Early induction of labor for high blood pressure during pregnancy halves serious complications
Planned early induction of labor from the 34th week of pregnancy in women with high blood pressure during pregnancy reduces the risk of serious maternal complications by more than half. This is the conclusion of a recent Cochrane Review published on World Preeclampsia...
Keratin essential for embryonic development
Without the structural protein keratin, cells in the embryo cannot move properly and the tissue breaks down during early development. This has been shown for the first time by a study by the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA). The results, published in...
Vitamin C inhibits the formation of cancerous compounds in the digestive tract
Vitamin C can reduce the formation of potentially carcinogenic nitrosation products from nitrates and nitrites in the diet. This is shown by a mathematical model study by the University of Waterloo, which simulates the complex chemical interactions in the human...
Asthma drug could strengthen immunotherapy for cancer
An asthma drug that has been approved for decades could improve the treatment of aggressive cancers. US researchers have discovered that tumors use the CysLTR1 receptor to trick the immune system and turn immune cells into allies. Blocking this switch with the active...
Preview: International Protein Biomarker Workshop in Reutlingen
Current developments in protein biomarker research will be the focus of an international workshop hosted by the Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen on September 17 and 18, 2026 in Reutlingen. The event is organized together with...
Sustainability: New strategy to combat high propofol waste in the operating room
With an optimized dosing technique, the high propofol rejection in the operating room can be significantly reduced. This has been shown by scientists from the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) in a study....
Heidelberg researchers identify central mechanism in hereditary heart failure
Overactivity of the signaling protein CaMKIIδ is the decisive driver of the rare RBM20 cardiomyopathy. This has been shown by a study by the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) at the Heidelberg/Mannheim site. For the first time, the results open up the...
Professional Association of German Laboratory Physicians (BDL) celebrates its 70th anniversary with an annual conference in Berlin
The Professional Association of German Laboratory Physicians (BDL) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with an annual conference on 21 and 22 May 2026 in Berlin. Under the motto "Laboratory - Key Subject of Medicine", representatives of laboratory medicine will...
New immunological approach against pulmonary fibrosis in rheumatic diseases
An international research team led by Dr. Wolfgang Merkt from Heidelberg University Hospital has identified a new immunological mechanism that plays a role in fibrotic lung diseases in the context of rheumatic diseases. In the long term, the results could lead to a...
HMF in bee feed: Studies show good compliance with limit values
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has published the results of the official feed monitoring on the content of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in bee feed. The data from 2021 to 2024 confirm that the recommended reference values are being met...
