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Prof. Surjo Soekadar, Einstein Professor of Clinical Neurotechnology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, works in the field of advanced technologies for brain stimulation and brain-computer interfaces. He and his team develop and…

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center in Seoul have signed a memorandum of understanding. As part of this partnership, the Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) and the Samsung Comprehensive…

Cortisone is highly effective against rheumatoid arthritis, often imprecisely referred to as rheumatism. However, medical guidelines advise against taking it over the longer term due to a number of side effects mainly observed with the…

Nerve pathways in the spinal cord can be damaged or severed after an accident or serious injury, a condition known as paraplegia. Depending on where the injury is located, different parts of the body may be affected by deficits or…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can take many different forms, which is why it is sometimes called “the disease of a thousand faces.” MS is also complex and difficult to treat. Now, an international consortium headed by Charité –…

The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced: Triple combination therapy can achieve these positive, lasting effects in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Researchers from Charité –…

How do neurological disorders arise that are caused, triggered, or influenced by antibodies? What better possibilities are there for diagnosis – and above all for treatment? These are the questions addressed by the new Clinical Research…

What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited propensity to accumulate excess weight. A new study by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in…

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin placed seventh in the international Newsweek rankings, marking the fifth time in a row it has appeared in the top ten. That makes Berlin’s university medical center one of three hospitals in Europe to…

By 2030, there are expected to be six million people over the age of 80 living in Germany. Estimates put the number even higher, at nearly ten million, in 2050. At the same time, there will be as many as 7,000 fewer doctors and 500,000…