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Observing metastasis in real-time
Even years after the successful treatment of a lung-, breast- or skin-cancer tumor metastases suddenly begin to grown in the brain. They are extremely dangerous since they cannot be removed, and growth can only be delayed at best. With an advanced microscopy technique, researchers of the Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) Munich have followed the different stages of metastases formation in real time. In the course of their work, they also found the processes that lead to a "dead end" for the cancer cells, meaning that no metastases form. The scientists believe that their results, which are published in Nature Medicine (online, 20 December 2009), serve as promising candidates for future treatment techniques. More
Deep brain stimulation helps severely depressive patient
A team of neurosurgeons at Heidelberg University Hospital and psychiatrists at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim have for the first time successfully treated a patient suffering from severe depression. The experts stimulated the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain. The 64-year-old woman, who had suffered from depression since age 18, could not be helped by medication or electroconvulsive therapy. Since the procedure, she is for the first time in years free of symptoms. More
Better outlook on glaucoma
If the internal pressure in the eyes is too high, the aqueous fluid doesn't flow properly. Surgery to enlarge the eye channel is often risky. But a new, less-invasive method is changing the outlook on glaucoma. Using a micro-catheter, doctors insert a tiny tube into the eye to dilate the channel. The fluid can drain properly, and the internal pressure drops off. Watch the report in Deutsche Welle’s TV health show In good shape. Deutsche Welle is Germany's international broadcaster, producing TV, radio and Internet programming in 30 languages.
Heart surgery: clear vision through blood
With the new Angiocam an old dream of cardiovascular surgeons will come true, namely to see through blood with sufficiently high resolution. Using an infrared laser for illumination, the new endoscopic vision system allows surgeons to directly view vessel walls and cardiac structures from the inside. The novel technical concept of Angiocam Infrared Vision Systems, a company founded by the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronics Systems, will promote progress in minimally invasive surgery. It is aiming at guiding cardiac operations such as mitral valve repair, closure of septal defects, or endovascular stenting of the severely diseased thoracic aorta, as well as procedures in interventional cardiology. The Angiocam is currently tested in clinical studies and said to be introduced later this year.
Successful eye tumor treatment
After more than ten years of experience and the treatment of more than 1,400 patients, the facilities for eye tumor treatment at Berlin’s Charité hospital have recently been re-branded: “BerlinProtonen” stands for ultra-modern and precise forms of therapy for intraocular cancers. Through the cooperation of medical physicists, radiotherapists and eye specialists, proton therapy has developed into a real success story. Today, tumor growth in 95 per cent of patients can be controlled. The majority of patients with large tumors retain good use of the affected eye following the proton therapy in Berlin.
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