Explainable AI reveals hidden tissue changes in type 2 diabetes
For the first time, a research team has used explainable artificial intelligence (AI) to visualize subtle structural changes in the pancreas of people with type 2 diabetes. The study, in which the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf, the Paul Langerhans...
Sugar as an underestimated driver of inflammation: DGZMK calls for broader prevention
On the occasion of Healthy Nutrition Day on 7 March , the German Society for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine (DGZMK) is calling for an expanded prevention approach against excessive sugar consumption. Sugar is not only considered the main trigger of caries,...
ASKED: Iran war. Quo Vadis laboratory medicine?
Der Angriff der USA und Israels auf den Iran hat mittlerweile spürbare Konsequenzen für Deutschland. Welche genau das sind, wie die Labormedizin betroffen ist, und warum iranische Ärzte in der Bundesrepublik weiterhin eine wichtige Stütze des Gesundheitssystems...
Bavaria: Medical studies at PMU Nuremberg cost 21,930 euros per year
In the future, the Free State of Bavaria will support medical students at the Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU) in Nuremberg with a new scholarship program. The aim is to alleviate the shortage of doctors in rural areas. Ten students will receive 20,000...
Impact of icterus on PT and APTT measured with photometric versus mechanical clot detection
Icteric plasma samples, common in liver diseases, may interfere with photometric clot detection. This study was aimed to compare prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thrompoblastin time (APTT) from non-icteric and icteric plasma samples using Werfen ACL TOP 750...
Protein IMP2 in macrophages promotes tumor growth
The protein IMP2 (insulin-like growth factor 2, mRNA-binding protein 2) plays a crucial role in promoting tumor growth in tumor-associated macrophages. Researchers led by Professor Alexandra K. Kiemer from Saarland University were able to show in cell culture models...
New approach against treatment-resistant breast cancer
Researchers at Philipps-Universität Marburg have identified a metabolic vulnerability in therapy-resistant forms of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. In experimental models, they showed that tumor cells become particularly susceptible to...
UMG: New device facilitates lymph node removal from cancer patients
Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have developed an electromechanical device that significantly simplifies and improves the isolation of lymph nodes from the surrounding fatty tissue of cancer patients. The invention was filed for a patent...
DGKL: Laboratory medicine sharply criticizes Nina Warken’s planned expansion of tests in pharmacies
The German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) firmly rejects Nina Warken's draft of the Pharmacy Supply Further Development Act (ApoVWG) to extend laboratory diagnostic examinations to pharmacies. In a recent statement , the professional...
Journal of Laboratory Medicine – half a century of interesting insights into laboratory medicine
The Journal of Laboratory Medicine (JLM, formerly Laboratoriumsmedizin) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year since its first publication in January 1977. Many colleagues from the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL, formerly...
