Gilead acquires LMU spin-off Tubulis for up to 5 billion US dollars
The US biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences is acquiring the Munich-based biotech company Tubulis GmbH. The transaction is valued at up to $5 billion and strengthens Gilead's oncology pipeline with innovative, next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs)....
MHH researchers discover microprotein that repairs heart after infarction
A research team at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has discovered a previously unknown microprotein that plays an important role in repairing the heart after a heart attack. The protein BRICK1 promotes the formation of new blood vessels in the infarct region and...
Physicians weaken leukemia cells through targeted false alarm response
Cancer cells in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can be specifically weakened by inhibiting certain proteins. A research team at the Mainz University Medical Center has discovered that the blockade of the proteins p300 and CBP in the tumor cells triggers a strong defense...
National Heart Network to implement EU target for fewer cardiovascular deaths in Germany
Despite medical advances, about 1.7 million people die of cardiovascular diseases in Europe every year – many of them could be prevented. With the EU Safe Hearts Plan, the European Commission has set the goal of reducing premature mortality from these diseases by 25...
Wal Timmy: Germany’s problem with euthanasia
EDITORIAL. Letting Timmy suffer is more due to the German lack of experience and the bureaucratic hurdles – euthanasia of stranded whales, on the other hand, is standard in the USA or Australia. Euthanasia in stranded whales (especially large whales such as humpback...
Sensation: Universal blood plasma for all blood groups receives PEI approval
A research team at the University Medical Center Greifswald has developed a universally applicable blood plasma for all blood groups. The procedure has been approved by the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut as the higher federal authority for medicines and is intended to reduce...
Strong synapses are retained longer
Strong synaptic connections in the brain are more stable and last longer than weak ones. This is shown by a new study by the Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH) and the Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN) at Heidelberg University. The...
Integrated ethics to enable responsible research with embryonic stem cell models
An international team of experts from science, ethics and law proposes a new approach to make research with embryonic models based on human stem cells (hSCBEMs) ethically responsible and at the same time conducive to innovation. Instead of rigid, retrospective...
Munich researchers decipher resistance of tumors to CAR-T cells
A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered a central mechanism that explains why many solid tumors do not respond adequately to CAR-T cell therapies. The innate cellular alarm system of the tumor cells, which normally fights off viral...
Threats against democratically engaged researchers are increasing
Anfeindungen, Hassrede und konkrete Bedrohungen gegen demokratisch engagierte Personen in Deutschland nehmen spürbar zu. Neben Politikerinnen und Politikern sowie Medienschaffenden geraten zunehmend auch Akteure der Zivilgesellschaft und Wissenschaftlerinnen und...
