PFAS: New Microfluidic Chip Enables One-Step Extraction of Contaminants from Cloudy Samples
Researchers at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and Chungnam National University have developed a microfluidic chip that extracts and analyzes pollutants such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and carbamazepine directly from solid-containing...
Mechanism of rare cerebral vein thrombosis deciphered after COVID-19 vector vaccines
A research team from the University Medical Center Greifswald, together with partners from Australia and Canada, has elucidated the mechanism that triggers cerebral vein thrombosis after vaccination with vector-based COVID-19 vaccines in extremely rare cases. The...
Dr. Martini Prize 2026 goes to only one female scientist for the first time in 14 years
The oldest medical prize in Germany, the Dr. Martini Prize, was awarded exclusively to a researcher this year. Dr. Felicitas Hengel from the III Medical Clinic and Polyclinic of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) receives the award, which is endowed...
NCT/UCC Dresden launches two groundbreaking projects for the care of children with cancer
On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15, 2026, the Pediatric Oncology Center at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden is drawing attention to two new care projects. The aim is to give children and adolescents with cancer...
Diagnostics: Nanodiag BW Future Cluster Receives 15 Million Euros for Second Funding Phase
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has approved funding of 15 million euros for the future cluster nanodiag BW for the second phase as part of the Clusters4Future initiative. The funding will enable the seamless continuation of the work...
BNITM researcher Prof. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma inducted into TIME100 Health 2026
The US magazine TIME has included Prof. Dr. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma in the TIME100 Health 2026 – a list of 100 leading personalities who are significantly shaping global healthcare. The issue will be published on 23 February 2026 (in stores from 13 February) and can be...
HIV antibodies: 007 overcomes resistance gaps
An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Florian Klein has discovered a novel antibody against HIV-1 that attacks the V3 glycar instead of the virus surface protein in a previously unknown way. In laboratory tests and mouse models, the antibody with the...
INP Greifswald: Medical gas plasma renders adenoviruses harmless in seconds
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald have shown in a laboratory study that medical gas plasma strongly inactivates adenoviruses within a short time. The results were published in the journal Small (DOI:...
Lifesaver laboratory medicine: “As a rule, a result should be available after 60 minutes at the latest for emergencies.”
11.2 is the day of the emergency call - but for laboratory medicine it is only one of 365 days on which 24/7 standbys enable the fastest possible, sometimes life-saving analysis in emergencies. MedLabPortal asked DGKL Presidium member Prof. Julie Schanz about the...
Carnival 2026: Sex, falls, cuts and alcohol
In the carnival week from Weiberfastnacht, the number of injured people in many emergency rooms increases significantly. The German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) points out that cuts and joint injuries – especially to the ankles – and injuries...
