Medical therapy can be a tricky balancing act: The treatment to rid a patient of one condition often comes at the cost of significant side-effects. As awareness is growing, new therapeutic concepts aim to mitigate adverse effects on patient health while keeping primary treatment goals intact. We also take a look at new approaches at the micro- and nanoscale which show that even the smallest contributions may have a huge impact in healthcare. Enjoy reading!
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Article • Five-year EU project to avoid heart damage in oncology patients
Cardiac collaterals in breast cancer therapy
Modern cancer therapies are tough on the tumours, but often, also on the heart of the patients. The “CARDIOCARE” project aims to reduce the cardiac burden of anti-cancer therapies through more patient-tailored treatment approaches. At the ESC ...
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Sponsored • Radiology equipmentLatest technology meets solid technologyIn radiology, it is important to place patients safely and precisely. This works with the "GetUp®" holding system from Febromed. |
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News • Science and research collaborationUK rejoins "Horizon Europe" programmeBrexit has also been a disconnect for many joint research projects. The news of the UK rejoining the "Horizon Europe" programme feels like a silver lining for many. |
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News • Only 2 out of 4 methods for EMS found to be usefulSepsis screening: inadequate tools lead to underdiagnosisTwo out of the four screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognising sepsis, according to new research presented at the EUSEM Congress. |
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News • Detecting tumors and metastasesNanoparticles deliver double strike against cancerA new nanocomplex renders a tumor harmless – and, on top of that, it trains the immune system to detect and eliminate metastases. |
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News • Intratumoral approach for hard-to-treat gliomaMicrodevices implanted into tumor to help treat brain cancerA new type of microdevice could offer new ways to treat brain cancer. The shape and size of a grain of rice, it is implanted into a tumor to study the effects of ongoing therapies. |
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News • Insulin and oxygen productionAn implantable device for injection-free diabetes controlEngineers from MIT are developing a device containing insulin-producing cells and a tiny oxygen-producing factory to keep the cells of diabetes patients healthy. |
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News • Heart perfusion simulatoriHEART: a new model to boost cardiac researchA team at Politecnico di Milano developed iHEART, a mathematical and computational model of the human heart designed for studying coronary artery disease. |
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