News • Elderly heart patients
Aortic stenosis: benefits of early intervention
Early surgery for aortic stenosis – a common heart condition in the elderly – can drastically improve patients' quality of life, a new study shows.
Studies
News • Transformation study
Turning labs into “discovery factories” with AI and robotics
Increasing implementation of robotic automation and AI will speed up scientific progress in science laboratories, according to a new study. The experts outline this process across distinctive levels.
News • PFAS and Kidney Health
New research reveals connection between PFAS, kidney function and gut health
New research has revealed that the connection between PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to dysregulation of the gut microbiome.
News • Irritable bowel syndrome
How genes determine the effectiveness of diets in irritable bowel syndrome
A European research team has now shown that dietary measures are more effective in IBS patients with defects in carbohydrate digestion genes than in those without these changes.
News • AI efficiency
AI in everyday clinical practice: not always efficient
The study offers valuable insights into the impact of AI technologies on everyday clinical processes. Above all, however, the study calls for clearly structured future research.
News • Research into protein structures
New research findings on the interaction of the three large protein complexes
How do the three large protein complexes – the ribosome, the SKI complex and the exosome – interact? A team of scientists led by Elena Conti reveals this question in their current study.
News • Cancer treatment advances
USC study findings: early blood test forecasts survival rates in patients with metastatic prostate cancer
A new study found that measuring circulating tumor cells (CTCs), rare cancer cells shed from tumors into the blood, is a reliable way to predict later treatment response and survival prospects with metastatic prostate cancer.
News • DNA damage response
New insights into the DNA damage response
The study findings of a team from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany help to broaden the conceptual view on the DNA damage response and to link it more closely with RNA metabolism.
News • Research on 'risk windows'
Covid vaccination reduces risk of serious cardiovascular disease, study finds
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have a significantly lower risk of developing more severe cardiovascular conditions linked to Covid-19 infection, a new study shows.
News • BAC as predictor of cardiovascular disease
Mammograms can detect more than breast cancer, study finds
Measuring the calcium build up in the arteries of the breast, researchers have developed an AI-generated score for predicting cardiovascular disease in women from their mammograms.
News • Study on sex-specific VHD treatment
Treatment inequality puts women with heart valve disease at risk
Women with severe native valvular heart disease (VHD) are less likely to be treated in accordance with guidelines than men, finds a new study conducted at more than 200 centres across Europe.
News • Experts propose combination strategy
Kidney cancer: early detection through 'piggyback' screening
Kidney cancer is relatively rare, so dedicated screening programmes would not be cost-effective. Combined with lung cancer screening, however, this would be much more feasible, a new study shows.
News • Burst wave lithotripsy
Pushing kidney stones with ultrasound
Sometimes all it takes is a little push: Using ultrasound to reposition small kidney-stone fragments significantly lowers patients’ returns to the operating room, a new study finds.
News • Individualized therapy planning
Tumour irradiation: a little different every day
A bit more mucus in the nose, a little less air in the gut: Even small changes can be important when planning proton therapy against cancer. A new workflow allows for an adapted irradiation every day.
News • Study shows impact on length, safety, and efficiency
Operating room design can help shorten surgery
Can operating room design help improve orthopedic surgery procedures? A new study suggests that OR size and layouts can impact the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries.
News • Breast cancer detection
Decade of DBT: 10-year study shows benefits of tomosynthesis
Evidence of the superiority of tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection is stacking up, with new results from a 10-year study further demonstrating the 3D imaging technique's benefits.
News • Sensor solution
Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD
Early detection and management of asthma and COPD is critical. US researchers have developed a deep learning model paired with a wearable sensor patch to automatically detect wheezing sounds.
News • Research on BRCA recurrence
Breastfeeding after breast cancer treatment is safe, studies find
Two international studies presented at the ESMO Congress 2024 show no increase in recurrence or new breast cancers in women who breastfeed after being treated for breast cancer.
News • Study on antiviral therapy efficacy
Covid-19 treatment of immunocompromised patients: better late than never
Immunocompromised patients are at greatest risk of developing severe Covid-19 after an infection. While early antiviral treatments yield best results, even late-onset therapies still show benefits.
News • Surprising study results
Coronary bypass: new insights on ‘no-touch’ vein harvesting
For coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a ‘no-touch’ technique to harvest the saphenous vein graft has been considered superior to the conventional approach. Surprisingly, a new study comes to a different conclusion.
News • Breast cancer screening
The emotional impact of false positive mammograms
Mammography can lead to “false positives,” meaning they do not result in a breast cancer diagnosis. This may discourage some women from future screenings, according to a new study.
News • Echocardiography
Robot arm and 5G for remote heart diagnostics
When the cardiologist cannot come to the patient, a robot arm might do the trick: New research shows the potential of echocardiograms performed remotely using robot arm technology and a 5G network.
News • Improving radiology workflows
AI weeds out unremarkable chest X-rays
Radiology practices have a high volume of chest X-rays without clinically significant finding, which take up a lot of time. A new AI tool could improve workflows by providing an automatic report.
News • Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion
‘Heart-in-a-box’ to improve organ transport
Not just a Nirvana song, but also an effective way to keep a donor heart fresh for transplantation: New research shows the benefits of “heart-in-a-box” storage.
News • Time loss vs. life expectancy gains
Dialysis: Is the tradeoff always worth it?
New research sheds light on the tradeoffs between survival and time spent in inpatient care that dialysis might entail. This could help patients with kidney failure make more informed decisions.
