AI simplifies medical online texts – HHN study shows potential and risks
Artificial intelligence can make online medical articles much more readable for laypeople – but correctness remains a critical point. This is shown by a new study by Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences (HHN), which has been published in the journal JMIR AI . The...
3R: New blood test reduces animal stress in cancer research
A research team at the University of Marburg has developed a method that can be used to gently and precisely monitor tumor growth in mouse models. The highlight: Instead of stressful imaging techniques, the scientists measure secreted luciferases – luminescent enzymes...
Jena celebrates 225 years of the discovery of UV radiation with an interdisciplinary symposium
225 years ago, on February 22, 1801, the naturalist Johann Wilhelm Ritter discovered ultraviolet radiation in Jena – an invisible radiation beyond violet light. To mark the occasion, Friedrich Schiller University Jena is organising the symposium "The Discovery and...
Laboratory medicine: DGKL CEO Jan Wolter calls for state-financed storage capacities
In the brand-new MedLabPortal interview with DGKL CEO Jan Wolter, it becomes clear that the true Achilles' heel of German laboratory medicine lies in global supply chains – and in the dramatic dependence on non-EU countries. Wolter therefore unequivocally demands:...
Implant supplies the brain with medication
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the University of Copenhagen, University College London and other institutions have developed a novel, needle-thin brain implant. The so-called microfluidic axialtrode (mAxialtrode) combines the recording of...
World Cancer Day: Almost one in two cancer patients suffers from chronic tumor pain for years
On the occasion of World Cancer Day last Wednesday, the German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS) and the German Pain League (DSL) presented the results of a nationwide patient survey with over 12,000 cancer patients. The survey shows considerable supply deficits in the...
Ten tips against hangovers: North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists has tips for carnival
With the start of the street carnival on February 12, alcohol consumption increases for many. The North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists points out that there is no healthy alcohol consumption: Alcohol is a cell toxin and harmful to the body from the very first glass....
Fulbright Fellow Researches New Therapies for Chronic Wounds
At the Hannover Medical School (MHH), the US Fulbright scholarship holder Samuel Sung is developing innovative approaches to the treatment of chronic wounds together with the team of Prof. Dr. Nico Lachmann. Chronic wounds often heal very slowly, cause pain and...
DEGAM: Enough family doctors available for the primary care system
The German Society for General Practice and Family Medicine (DEGAM) has published a new position paper in which it refutes the thesis that there are not enough family doctors for a primary care system led by family doctors in Germany. In it, DEGAM argues that such a...
Helmholtz Association launches nationwide Biomedical Engineering Initiative
The Helmholtz Association launched the "Helmholtz Biomedical Engineering Initiative" at the beginning of 2026. The aim is to accelerate technology development and transfer in biomedical fields, to position Germany as a leading location for biomedical technologies,...
