Publications by authors named "Lars Becherer"

Background/objectives: Falls and fractures are emerging as a near-pandemic and major global health concern, placing an enormous burden on ageing patients and public health economies. Despite the high risk of polypharmacy in the elderly patients, falls are usually attributed to age-related changes. For the "Individual Pharmacotherapy Management (IPM)" established at the University Hospital Halle, the IPM medication adjustments and their association with in-hospital fall prevention were analysed.

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Article Synopsis
  • * This article aims to compare non-operative (N-OP) and operative (OP) treatments for ATR by analyzing existing literature, including meta-analyses and cost analyses.
  • * Both treatment methods can effectively restore function, with OP having a lower re-rupture rate and N-OP having fewer complications; minimally invasive surgery (M-OP) is preferred, provided there is care to protect the sural nerve.
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Background: We investigated the effects of continuous cancer gene therapy including (antigen-presenting cell) (APC) engineering and local stimulation of the immune system.

Materials And Methods: Lewis lung carcinomas and B16 melanomas, intradermally established on C57/Bl6 mice, were shot using a gene gun every 4th day with a combination of plasmids. The first therapy group received plasmids coding the genes for interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-2.

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