2.5 to 3 percent of the world’s population has psoriasis

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease with many forms A significant percentage of people with psoriasis skin disease suffer from itchy, scaly patches almost continuously. It doesn’t matter how much ointment they lubricate. Not necessary, says dermatologist Bing Thio of Erasmus MC. There are several therapies nowadays that can help almost any patient to have fair … Read more

Scholarship for the treatment of rheumatism

Rheumatoid arthritis is chronic inflammation of the joints Prevent rheumatism? According to the LUMC researchers, this is by no means a daydream: they are now receiving a € 10 million Synergy Grant from the European Research Council to deepen their strategy. It is the first time that a UMC in the Netherlands leads such a … Read more

The Ebola alert level in Uganda has increased

Infected people in the districts of Mubende, Bunyangabu, Kyegegwa, Kasanda and Kagadi There is an Ebola outbreak in some regions of Uganda that are also frequented by tourists. RIVM therefore asks healthcare professionals to pay attention to Ugandan travelers regarding complaints that may be related to Ebola and to request diagnoses to rule out or … Read more

Information on breast cancer metastases due to minor armpit surgery

In breast cancer patients with metastases in the armpit, all lymph nodes in the armpit are often removed after treatment with chemotherapy In women with breast cancer and armpit lymph node metastases, not all axillary lymph nodes should be removed as standard. A minor operation provides a good prediction of the disappearance of metastases in … Read more

A lot less infectious variants of the coronavirus to the brain

In specific, loss of smell appears to be a lot less popular just after omikron BA.1 infection The omikron BA.1 variant of the coronavirus is a lot less ready to penetrate the brain and brings about much less inflammation in brain cells than the 1st corona wave virus variant. This is the consequence of study … Read more

Hazard of death right after organ transplant affiliated with abnormal intestinal flora

This is apparent from a significant prolonged-phrase review by UMCG scientists The intestinal flora (also named the microbiome) of individuals who have undergone a kidney or liver transplant is less various after transplant than the normal population. This change in the intestine microbiota is associated with poorer wellness and a better threat of demise for … Read more

18 various tumors from a single tube of blood

Scientists observed that the genetic product in the form of RNA in platelets alterations beneath the impact of a tumor The refinement of a new procedure now will allow 18 forms of most cancers to be tracked. Applying this system (thromboSeq), most cancers styles in platelet RNA have presently been learned in a preceding review. … Read more

Learned how the malaria parasite survives in mosquitoes

Malaria parasites, or a lot more specifically sporozoites, hold out in the salivary glands of the mosquito for a human to chunk Researchers from Leiden University Health-related Center (LUMC) have discovered how malaria parasites escape the immune program of mosquitoes. The so-referred to as QC enzyme modifies the proteins outside the malaria parasite so that … Read more

Exotic mosquitoes and new viruses due to climate change

The pain of a mosquito bite is annoying enough, but unfortunately mosquitoes can also transmit diseases It is summer so unfortunately mosquito time again. They keep you awake and can sting viciously. Annoying of course, but does it also involve risks? Professor of Experimental Virology Ronald van Rij of Radboudumc explains in our summer series … Read more

Hope for recovery of muscle strength in rare, hereditary muscle disorders

Under the name Generate Your Muscle, researchers want to promote the production of muscle mass and tissue by using healthy, endogenous muscle stem cells. A consortium led by scientists from Maastricht UMC+ is starting clinical trials for an innovative stem cell therapy against, among other things, genetic muscle disorders and muscle breakdown in the elderly. … Read more