Polio Vaccination Remains Essential
The vaccination against poliomyelitis is considered one of the greatest achievements in preventive medicine.
New approach to prostate cancer treatment
By blocking a specific thyroid hormone receptor, cancer growth was inhibited in both animal models and tumour cell cultures.
Previously unknown mechanism in pre-eclampsia discovered
Pre-eclampsia is one of the most serious complications in pregnancy, affecting millions of women and newborns worldwide and potentially life-threatening. Despite intensive research, it has remained unclear what…
Genetic cause of hereditary vision loss discovered
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz has discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of hereditary optic atrophy, a degenerative…
New brain imaging technique can detect early frontotemporal dementia
An international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden demonstrates that it is possible to detect subtle changes in the brain and identify early signs of…