You Think the TREE Is Crooked: Penile Fractures Up at Christmas
Talk about taking a break for the holidays: A new German study found that penile fractures are more likely to occur around Christmas Day. From 2005 to 2021, 3,421 men in Germany required a hospital stay for penile fractures, with 1.2% occurring from December 24-26 in each year, reported Nikolaos Pyrgidis, MD, MSc, of University […]
Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination?
Swabs taken from coffeemakers in German hospital offices and break rooms, and in workers’ homes, tested positive for several important pathogens, researchers found. “Among the eight genera of ‘medically relevant’ Gram-negative species detected, 81% were found in coffeemakers at the hospital,” according to Sarah Victoria Walker, MD, of University Hospital Cologne in Germany, and colleagues. […]
Exercise and muscle regulation: Implications for diabetes and obesity
How do our muscles respond at the molecular level to exercise? Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) have unraveled the cellular basis and signaling pathways responsible for the positive impact of physical activity on our overall health. Regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell, play a critical […]
A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River
A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River. The settlement emerged from the waters of the Mosul reservoir early this year as water levels fell rapidly due to extreme drought in Iraq. The extensive city with a palace and several large buildings could […]
Computational sleuthing confirms first 3D quantum spin liquid: Numerical detective work verifies liquidlike magnetic order in prior experiments
Computational detective work by U.S. and German physicists has confirmed cerium zirconium pyrochlore is a 3D quantum spin liquid. Despite the name, quantum spin liquids are solid materials in which quantum entanglement and the geometric arrangement of atoms frustrate the natural tendency of electrons to magnetically order themselves in relation to one another. The geometric […]
Discovery of new immune process that regulates inflammation in human fat may help manage obesity
Irish and German scientists have just identified how specific immune cells can work together in fat to cause inflammation that leads to weight gain and obesity. Their work pinpoints new avenues to exploit the regulation of that inflammation in fat tissue, thereby suggesting new ways to manage obesity [Wednesday 9th March 2022]. There is a […]
Using T cells to target malignant brain tumors
Doctors and scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and from Heidelberg University’s Medical Faculty Mannheim have successfully tested a neoantigen-specific transgenic immune cell therapy for malignant brain tumors for the first time using an experimental model in mice. Cellular immunotherapies that specifically target malignant tumors are thought to be a promising approach in […]
Are Rubella and German Measles the Same? Rubella vs Measles Chart
Rubella is a contagious viral infection that is also called German measles or three-day measles. While rubella infection symptoms are mild, they are more severe for pregnant women. Rubella, commonly called German measles or three-day measles, is usually a mild illness caused by a virus. While it is also called German measles the virus that […]