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Why 'lazy Susan' has a weak heart
Mar 05, 2009 |
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When young, apparently healthy athletes suddenly collapse, it can be due to hereditary cardiac disease. Researchers at the Heidelberg University Hospital have now discovered a genetic modification that leads to cardiac weakness ...
Hope for preventative treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Heidelberg researchers have succeeded in preventing cystic fibrosis lung disease in an animal model by spraying amiloride into the lungs of young mice. This is the first therapy to successfully attack the root cause of the ...
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Fighting cancer before tumor grows
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers in Heidelberg have discovered a new strategy for an immunization against certain forms of cancer. They have determined that immune cells react strongly to the modified proteins in tumor cells in which a DNA repair ...
'First aid' for brain cells comes from blood
Apr 16, 2009 |
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In acute ischemic stroke, the blood supply to the brain is restricted. Initially, brain cells die from lack of oxygen. In addition, ischemia activates harmful inflammatory processes in the affected area of the brain. For ...
'Fluidhand': Each finger can be moved separately
Apr 22, 2008 |
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It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up to 20 kg – the world’s first commercially available pros-thetic hand that can move each finger separately and has ...
The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
Jun 30, 2009 |
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An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither ...
Visualizing virus replication in three dimensions
May 07, 2009 |
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Dengue fever is the most common infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes - some 100 million people around the world are infected. Researchers at the Hygiene Institute at Heidelberg University Hospital ...
Toxic bile damages the liver
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered a new genetic disease that can lead to severe liver damage. Because a protective component of the bile is missing, the liver cells are exposed to the toxic ...
Protection from the own immune system
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Some 80,000 people in Germany suffer from multiple sclerosis – their immune system attacks and destroys healthy nerve tissue. Researchers at the Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg ...
From the glass to the brain in 6 minutes
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Just one drink can quickly go to your head. Researchers in Heidelberg tested this well-known adage. Only six minutes after consuming an amount of alcohol equivalent to three glasses of beer or two glasses of wine, leading ...
HIV dearms protective protein in cells
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 15, 2009 |
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The AIDS-causing HIV specifically counteracts the mechanisms of human cells that protect these against viral infections - a special viral protein marks protective cellular proteins for their rapid destruction and thus diminishes ...
Why anorexic patients cling to their eating disorder
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Anorexic patients drastically reduce food intake and are often not capable of changing their behavior. This can lead to life-threatening weight loss. Using MRI technology, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have ...
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