Cardiology

Leadless pacemakers may soon be available for all patients

Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only available for 20% of these patients. However, thanks to an international consortium led by Amsterdam UMC, an improved version ...

Oncology & Cancer

New model identifies women at high risk for endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in the United States yet current guidelines do not recommend screening for endometrial cancer for individuals already at high endometrial cancer risk, such as ...

Immunology

Research team discovers body's own anti-inflammatory substance

A team of scientists led by Professor Karsten Hiller from the Braunschweig Center for Systems Biology BRICS has discovered an endogenous, anti-inflammatory substance: mesaconic acid. This molecule could be a drug candidate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI drives quest for new antivirals to fight outbreaks

Research into drugs to treat mosquito-borne flaviviruses such as Zika and dengue as well as COVID-19 will benefit from a major funding boost, says a group of international scientists using artificial intelligence to discover ...

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