Roche to invest over 700 million euros in Germany in 2025
Roche invested around 719 million euros in Germany in the 2025 financial year, reaching an all-time high. Total sales rose by 4.7 percent to around 8.9 billion euros. The company thus reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Germany as a business location and made a...
PXR: New mechanism explains hormonal disruptions caused by chemicals
Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which certain drugs and environmental chemicals can influence the balance of sex hormones. The focus is on the Pregnan-X receptor (PXR), which is considered a sensor for chemical...
Delta-8 THC products: Study reveals inconsistent labeling and high dosages
According to a new study, products with delta-8-THC often have inconsistent and unclear labeling of the amount of active ingredient and sometimes contain very high dosages. This is reported by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs in its March 2026 issue. The...
Sildenafil shows promising effect in Leigh syndrome
An international team of researchers has identified sildenafil as a potential therapeutic agent for Leigh syndrome. The researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), the University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the...
Biomarkers: Increased pTau levels in the blood not only in Alzheimer’s
Increased concentrations of the phosphorylated tau protein (pTau) in the blood, which are considered an early indication of Alzheimer's, also occur in two rare systemic amyloidoses, according to new findings. This has been discovered by researchers from the German...
ULT freezer performance and dual-temperature storage in a modern biobank: preserving sample integrity during transition
This study evaluated temperature stability, warm-up characteristics, and energy consumption of ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers operated at −80 °C, −70 °C, and −60 °C, to support sustainable storage practices in biobanking. Methods Temperature and energy...
Medical Research in Iran 2026: Strong Achievements Despite Isolation
For about 15 years, Iran has been one of the countries with the world's fastest growth rate in scientific publications in the medical-biomedical field. Despite decades of international sanctions, limited access to state-of-the-art equipment, a lack of import...
INTRODUCING: Diagnoodle – the independent comparison platform for point-of-care diagnostics
Diagnoodle is a manufacturer-independent online platform for the research and comparison of in vitro diagnostic devices at the point of care (POCT). Founded in Vienna in 2024 and based at Kollmayergasse 15/62, Ferkelz GmbH provides medical professionals with a...
Autoantibodies in the blood could predict the risk of side effects of melanoma immunotherapy
A multicenter study led by researchers from the Heidelberg Medical Faculty, the Dermato-Oncology Section of the Dermatology Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg shows that detectable autoantibodies in the...
New finding: Peroxiredoxins form hybrid complexes
Researchers from Saarland University, the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau, the VIB-VUB Brussels and other institutions have shown that peroxiredoxins – important protective enzymes in cells – can be combined more flexibly than...
