Electron microscopy: Espresso as an environmentally friendly alternative to uranyl acetate
Researchers at the Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalytics at the Graz University of Technology have demonstrated ordinary espresso as an effective contrast agent for biological samples under the electron microscope. The images achieve a comparable or in...
Leipzig University Hospital uses capsaicin patches to treat chronic nerve pain
The University Hospital Leipzig (UKL) is expanding its range of therapies for chronic pain by using highly concentrated capsaicin patches. The pungent substance from chili peppers is used specifically for nerve pain that is difficult to treat, especially in the pain...
Mechanical ratchet mechanism allows cell division without a closed contractile ring
Researchers from the Brugués group at the Physics of Life Cluster of Excellence at the Technical University of Dresden have discovered a new mechanism of cell division. In early embryonic cells of zebrafish, cells divide despite an open, not completely closed...
New metabolic BMI enables more accurate risk assessment for metabolic diseases
Researchers at the Universities of Leipzig and Gothenburg have developed an AI-based computational model that calculates metabolic BMI (metBMI) from metabolic measurements. This model is intended to record the individual risk of diseases such as diabetes and fatty...
PhD student solves global mystery of “blood cell strips” during centrifugation
When red blood cells are centrifuged, the cells gather in red "stripes" from the top (low density) to the bottom (high density), with white stripes with fewer red blood cells in between. Until now, it was assumed that this was due to the irregular loss of water that...
FEATURED: Gesundheit-Intranet.de is driving digitalization in healthcare practices
The Gesundheit-Intranet.de platform serves as central support for the digitization of internal processes in healthcare practices and facilities. It offers modular, combinable tools that are efficient, customizable, and fully GDPR compliant to improve communication...
CRISPR base editing makes CAR T cells fit against aggressive tumors
Researchers at the University Hospital Tübingen and the Cluster of Excellence iFIT have established a method to specifically improve CAR T-cell therapy. The highlight: By using CRISPR base editing, immune cells can be modified in such a way that they fight tumor cells...
Hope for T-cell leukemia in childhood
Children and adolescents with a difficult-to-treat form of blood cancer – T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) – should be treated more effectively in the future: An international study is investigating whether an additional drug can make the leukemia cells...
Researchers develop system for the targeted treatment of individual organs
A research team at the German Heart Center of the Charité (DHZC) has developed a method that allows gene therapy to be applied in a highly concentrated manner to a single organ for the first time – and has impressively demonstrated this in an animal model. The work,...
Many Norwegian mothers do not attend follow-up examinations after childbirth
A study by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) shows that one in four women in Norway does not take advantage of the free follow-up examination at the family doctor six weeks after giving birth. It is particularly worrying that women with chronic...
