Strategic cooperation accelerates cell and gene therapies in Magdeburg
The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, the University Medical Center Magdeburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) in Leipzig have agreed on a strategic partnership. The collaboration is expected to bring innovative cell and gene...
Nationwide intensive care register RAPID launched
Researchers from the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen have started the RAPID project together with colleagues from the University Medical Center Greifswald and other university hospitals. The project is part of the University Medicine Network (NUM)...
Open-source tool LazySlide facilitates AI analysis of tissue images
A new open-source software tool called LazySlide makes the computer-aided analysis of giant digital tissue images (whole-slide images) much more accessible and easier to combine with molecular data. It was developed by a team led by CeMM researcher André Rendeiro. The...
Hepatitis E: Bemnifosbuvir inhibits virus replication
An active ingredient that has already been tested in clinical trials against the hepatitis C virus also shows a strong effect against the hepatitis E virus (HEV). The nucleotide analogue bemnifosbuvir effectively suppresses HEV proliferation in preclinical models with...
ASKED: “The new GOÄ is a far greater danger than some people realize”
The new fee schedule for doctors (GOÄ) provides for significant cuts for laboratory medicine. DGKL board member Jan Wolter sees this as a danger that has so far received little attention - it is about the economic and geopolitical consequences for Germany as a...
Lower Saxony chambers warn of fee cuts in psychotherapy
The Medical Association of Lower Saxony and the Chamber of Psychotherapists of Lower Saxony sharply criticize the planned reduction of fees in outpatient psychotherapy. The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds had decided on a reduction of 4.5...
AirMed World Congress 2026 in Munich with record program
The AirMed World Congress 2026 sets new standards in its 46-year history. From September 16 to 18, the organizers expect around 800 participants to attend more than 160 lectures, 85 workshops and 15 panel discussions – spread over two Munich venues. The world's...
Light switch in beta-blockers: More precise drugs with fewer side effects possible
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have observed for the first time at the molecular level how a light-switchable active ingredient against high blood pressure changes its shape and thus controls its effect on the receptor. Using ultrafast measurements at...
Meningitis: DGN urges meningococcal vaccination
In view of current meningitis cases in southern England, the German Society of Neurology (DGN) reminds us of the life-threatening danger of meningococcal infection and the decisive role of vaccination. The disease quickly leads to inflammation of the meninges and...
DGKL working group calls for nationwide standardization of laboratory units of measurement
The German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) advocates a uniform system of units in laboratory medicine. The reason: More than three decades after reunification, East German facilities predominantly use SI units, while West German...
