Smell of fatty foods during pregnancy affects offspring
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have discovered that the smell of fatty foods during pregnancy increases the risk of overweight and obesity in the offspring of mice. Pregnant mice were fed a healthy, low-fat diet, but enriched with...
World AIDS Day: Drastic setback calls for urgent action
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, organizations, celebrities and experts are calling on the German government and the international community to take immediate action to avert an impending catastrophe. The German AIDS Aid and numerous signatories warn of dramatic...
Health budget 2026: Warken strengthens laboratory capacities
Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken presented the health budget for the coming year, which shows some improvements in the area of laboratory capacities after parliamentary negotiations. The budget places particular emphasis on prevention, health resilience and the...
New environmentally friendly process converts lignin into valuable amides
An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) and several Chinese universities has developed an innovative, sustainable process that produces high-quality amides from the plant substance lignin. These compounds serve as key...
University of Basel discovers new approaches to severe muscle weakness
A team of researchers at the University of Basel has gained new insights into LAMA2 muscular dystrophy, a rare, incurable hereditary disease that mainly affects children. The study shows that in addition to progressive muscle atrophy, the ability of muscles to...
LMU researchers combine machine learning and molecular dynamics for new RNA delivery materials
A team led by Professor Olivia Merkel from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) has developed an innovative platform that combines machine learning (ML) with molecular dynamics simulations (MD simulations). This method, called Bits2Bonds, enables the design and...
Proteomics hair analysis reveals self-injurious behavior
A study by the University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim has shown that self-injurious behaviour can be detected by biochemical analysis of hair samples. Under the direction of Alexander Karabatsiakis, a protein...
Military research at the MHH: System for the preservation of amputated limbs in progress
A team from the Hannover Medical School (MHH) led by Prof. Dr. Bettina Wiegmann and Prof. Dr. Kirsten Haastert-Talini is working on an innovative limb care system that will preserve severed limbs after traumatic amputations until retransplantation. The study was...
Electronic health professional cards (eHPC) must be replaced by 30 June 2026
By 30 June 2026 at the latest, numerous electronic health professional cards (eHPC) must be replaced, even if their official expiry date is later. The German Medical Association draws attention to this. The replacement is necessary for two reasons: Firstly, from 1...
INTRODUCING: The largest severe burn center for children in Germany
The largest centre for severe burn injuries for children in Germany is located in Hamburg at the Catholic Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift and is of national importance for the care of children and adolescents with scalds and burns. Every year , the Centre for...
