How the coronavirus attacks the heart
The coronavirus Sars-Cov-2 can cause severe organ damage in humans. Heart complications are one of the possible consequences of an infection. In addition, the virus also attacks the…
Testing embryos for genetic conditions – Who is eligible and how are decisions made?
Researchers from Osaka University investigate the various approaches to determining which genetic conditions are eligible and which individual cases should be approved for preimplantation genetic testing
Doctors call for NICE to change guidance on how prostate biopsies are performed
Senior doctors at the UK’s main gathering of imaging and cancer specialists are calling for a change in the way prostate cancer biopsies are performed in the UK.
Emerging Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 are inhibited less efficiently by antibodies
Infections with the “old” omicron subvariants BA.1 and BA.2 provide little protection against the SARS-CoV-2 subvariant BA.5 causing a “summer wave” of cases in Germany
Gut microbes differ in men with prostate cancer
Researchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with those who have benign biopsies.