Umweltbedingungen beeinflussen im Zusammenspiel mit anderen Faktoren wie dem Erbgut, der Lebensweise oder dem sozialen Umfeld die menschliche Gesundheit. Erdbeobachtung aus dem All liefert Daten, die unterschiedlichste ...

Purpose An increasing number of childhood cancer survivors are using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to overcome treatment-related fertility impairment. We report perinatal and health outcomes of offspring born ...

Objective Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has markedly increased survival and quality of life in people living with HIV. With the advent of new treatment options, including single-tablet regimens, durability ...

In resource-limited or point-of-care settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), that aim to simultaneously detect HIV antibodies and p24 capsid (p24CA) antigen with high sensitivity, can pose important alternatives to screen ...

Purpose Iodine deficiency in childhood and adolescence may lead to later thyroid dysfunction, stunted growth and cognitive impairment. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued recommended age-dependent urine iodine ...

Hintergrund Mit dem Gendiagnostikgesetz (GenDG) hat der deutsche Gesetzgeber tief greifende Vorschriften für die humangenetische Leistungserbringung einschließlich der genetischen Beratung erlassen. In dieser Arbeit ...

Background. Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) serotype b (Hib) vaccination was introduced in Germany in 1990. This study presents a comprehensive overview on the burden of invasive Hi infections for 2001–2016, including serotype ...

Analysis of 228 H3N2 swine influenza A virus isolates collected between 2003 and 2015 in Germany revealed important changes in molecular epidemiology. The data indicate that a novel reassortant, Rietberg/2014-like swine ...

Hintergrund: Seltene Erkrankungen sind eine heterogene Gruppe von komplexen Krankheitsbildern, die überwiegend chronisch verlaufen. Die Seltenheit der einzelnen Erkrankungen erschwert die medizinische Versorgung. Ergebnisse: ...

Background: Rare diseases are a heterogeneous group of complex clinical patterns, which more often than not run a chronic course. The fact that they are rare complicates the provision of medical care for the specific ...