Hokkaido researchers discover health-promoting lipids in colored Japanese rice varieties
Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, but its lipid composition – although it only accounts for about two percent of the grain – has not yet been sufficiently researched. A team from Hokkaido University has now examined 56 Japanese japonica rice...
Universities of Leipzig and Shandong summarize therapeutic potential of adhesion GPCRs
Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (adhesion GPCRs) play a central role in many human diseases, but there are currently no approved drugs that specifically target this receptor family. A research team from the University of Leipzig and Shandong University (China)...
BfArM and Regenstrief Institute publish LOINC® 2.82 with extended German translation
The Regenstrief Institute has released the new version 2.82 of the coding system LOINC® (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) as well as RELMA® 7.15. The update contains a revised and significantly expanded German translation of LOINC terms by the Federal...
DGAI draws attention to OrphanAnesthesia on Rare Disease Day
On the occasion of Rare Disease Day on 28 February, the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) refers to its international project OrphanAnesthesia. The freely accessible online database provides standardised, peer-reviewed...
Experts welcome reform of living kidney donation – but call for clarifications and mandatory register
Health experts have basically welcomed the Federal Government's draft law on the reform of living kidney donation. In a public hearing of the Health Committee yesterday, Wednesday, as well as in written statements, they praised the initiative as an important step...
Rinkert on the Corona reappraisal: Clear responsibilities and transparency in federal crisis management are indispensable
The SPD member of the Bundestag Daniel Rinkert, member of the Enquete Commission for the Reappraisal of the Corona Pandemic, calls for clear responsibilities, transparent decision-making structures and better involvement of municipalities in future crises. With a view...
EPWUF AI Wins 2026 Ideas for Impact Award: AI System Improves Wound Care in Diabetic Foot Syndrome
The EPWUF-KI research project at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld has been awarded the "Ideas for Impact" 2026 health award. The team led by project leader Prof. Dr. Hubert Otten receives the main prize, endowed with 100,000 euros, for a...
Prevolution: Health insurance company demands fundamental right to health
In a nationally respected interview with MedLabPortal on January 12, 2026, DGKL CEO Jan Wolter called for the total reset of the German healthcare system - now other players are also rushing forward with fresh ideas: In view of the rising burden of disease, growing...
New MRI methods for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease: Campus Lübeck is looking for study participants
Researchers at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) and the Universities of Lübeck and Kiel are developing new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods to diagnose Parkinson's disease earlier and more precisely. The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the...
Rare diseases: Four million people affected in Germany
According to estimates, about four million people in Germany suffer from a rare disease. The reason for the alarmingly high number is that although each individual disease affects less than five out of 10,000 people, the more than 8,000 known rare diseases add up to a...
