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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...

Immunotherapy is considered one of the most rapidly developing areas of oncology. For most cancers, doctors already use immune checkpoint inhibitors, and they have become part of standard cancer treatment. Monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and CAR T-cell therapy are successfully used for some oncological...

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...

The exact causes of bowel cancer have not yet been established, with the exception of  a few which are caused by a gene mutation. However, bowel cancer has many risk factors. Some of them can be controlled, others can not be influenced. Here are a few factors that discuss  the causes of cancer of the intestine.

Joints disease are peculiar, their chronic nature and constant pain adds much suffering to a person’s life. Standard conservative therapy presupposes life-long administration of chondroprotectors (chondroitin, glucosamine) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. If these medications show low-effectiveness then glucocorticoids are prescribed.

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...

MukoCellis the first achievement of the tissue engineering implemented in urology. The tissue of the oral mucosa is cultivated under laboratory conditions and implanted to the patient in order to broaden the lumen of the urethra. When using MukoCell it is no longer necessary to cut large sections of patient's oral ...

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...