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A Lethal Cocktail for Melanoma
Jedrzej Malecki
Jagiellonian University in Krakow
Melanoma is a highly invasive and aggressive tumour; it does not respond to currently available...
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Reliable Research through Biobanking
Wolfgang Thasler
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich
The immense faith that patients have in their physicians greatly promotes the healing process,...
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Healing Chronic Wounds, Trojan Horse–Style
Magdalena Kozakowska
Jagiellonian University in Krakow
Although the term “muscle damage” may sound serious, it is usually a mild injury that nearly all of...
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The Magic Bullet: Heat-Seeking Drugs
Lars H. Lindner
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
Image: Drug release from a temperature-sensitive liposome after heating from 37 to 41 °C.
The magic...
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SOX11 Can Improve Strategy in Targeting Cancer Treatment Options
Sara Ek
Lund University
It’s been known for a while that different types of cancers require different types of treatments...
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Dying in the 1990s vs. in the 2000s: Does Mental Functioning in Late Life Differ by Year of Death?
Gizem Hülür
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Think you are smarter than your grandparents? You could be right. It has been documented that...
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Eyes Are Ears, Hands Are Eyes: Understanding Integration of Senses Through Artificial Neural Networks
Elisa Magosso
University of Bologna
Imagine being at a party with a friend: loud music is playing and people are talking loudly all...
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Stroke, Robotics, and Sound: New Approaches in Treating Stroke Patients
Florina Speth and Michael Wahl
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Nine out of ten patients are unable to use their arm following a stroke; for three or four out of...
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When Two Become One: The Power of Multifunctional Drugs to Combat Deadly Tropical Infections
Andrea Cavalli
University of Bologna
Tropical infections kill millions of people worldwide each year, in particular in the developing...
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Malignant Individuals: Will Personalized Medicine Overcome the Diversity of Tumors?
Philipp A. Greif
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich
Recent advances in DNA sequencing technology allow, for the first time, identification of tumor-...