Entries by Jiří Erlebach

The brain tissue growth and changes signal Alzheimer’s disease

A grape-like structure in the brain called the choroid plexus becomes enlarged and shows increased accumulation of abnormal inflammatory molecular signaling in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. An international team of researchers, including scientists from the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) in Brno, Czech Republic, show that these changes appear to […]

Intensive Care Medicine Festival honours ICRC research

At the end of January 2023, the 25th edition of the international conference Colours of Sepsis dedicated to sepsis and intensive medicine in adults and children took place in Ostrava. Among the international guests were, for example, Prof. Dr. Manu Malbrain from Belgium with his presentation “Why we need more awareness for early sepsis detection” […]

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Through the eyes of a psychologist: What is life like for people who have undergone cancer treatment in their childhood?

February 15th is the annual International Childhood Cancer Day. This year, at the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC), we want to highlight the needs of cured paediatric patients who are dealing with the consequences of their treatment in adulthood. Since 2016, the Outpatient Clinic for Oncology Follow-up Care under the direction of Tomáš Kepák, M.D., […]