Body and blood: Chimeras in medicine
What does an ancient Greek monster have to do with treating cancer? As it turns out, quite a lot. In Greek mythology, a chimera is…
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A better treatment for sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease is the most prevalent inherited blood disorder in the world, affecting 70,000 to 100,000 Americans. However, it is considered an orphan disease,…
Binding iron improves the effect of the anti-tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline
Although tuberculosis, or TB, killed nearly as many people as COVID-19 (approx. 1.8 million) in 2020, it did not receive as much media and public…
Parkinson’s disease: When molecular guardians need to be protected
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common, age-related, neurodegenerative disease: In Germany alone, about 300,000 people are affected and experience sometimes major limitations to their…
Staying active while working from home
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have been working from home for months now. I want to start being more active, especially because my work often requires…
Virtual reality could help to reduce pain for people with nerve injuries
We all feel physical pain in different ways, but people with nerve injuries often have a dysfunctional pain suppression system, making them particularly prone to…
Study: Older multiple myeloma patients can be spared of long-term steroids
The combination of cancer therapy lenalidomide plus the steroid dexamethasone (together called Rd) is considered standard treatment for elderly patients with multiple myeloma. However, prolonged…