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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major public health problem. According to the Alzheimer's Association, about 6.2 million people are living with the disease in the USA alone, and that number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million by 2050. Classic treatment eliminates symptoms and does not affect the underlying cause of the...

Stem cells represent undifferentiated structures. Stem cells form more mature cells of different tissues in the process of growing. This depends on which biologically active compounds (growth factors) influence them, as well as on the presence of other organs and the number of tissues. These features of stem cells make stem cell...

Adrenal cancer is a rare but very aggressive tumor. According to clinical statistics, it usually develops in people over 40 years old. More than half of the patients amongst these people are women. Since the adrenal glands are endocrine organs, the tumor is hormonally active in every 2 out of 3 patients. German hospitals use innovative...

Heart diseases remain the most common cause of death in the world. Nonetheless, with the rapid development of cardiac surgery, the mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases has fallen significantly over recent years. This particularly applies to the developed countries, such as Germany. German clinics perform...

Aging affects not only a person's appearance and physical activity but also the state of the immune system. One of the manifestations of age-related changes in immunity is inflammatory aging (inflammaging). Chronic inflammation leads to the development of atherosclerosis, heart attacks, strokes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease...

Female infertility is a condition when conceiving a baby is impossible. Doctor can make appropriate diagnosis based on a number of indicators like: a woman had a regular sexual intercourse during last 12 months but didn’t get pregnant, contraceptives were not used, a male partner is healthy (fertile).

Cervical cancer is one of the most common female oncological diseases. In most countries, it is second to breast cancer. However, in the coming years, the number of this  type of cancer cases is expected to decrease. A vaccine was developed that protects women from the main cause of cervical cancer - papillomavirus infection.

Glaucoma is considered to be a disease that generally affects the elderly, because with age the risk of developing this pathology increases. However, this does not necessarily mean that children and young adults can not suffer from glaucoma. Both congenital and acquired glaucoma are sometimes found in children.