Dresden: Around 5000 people form a chain to commemorate the bombing 81 years ago
Around 5000 people formed a human chain in Dresden's city center on February 13, 2026 to commemorate the destruction of the city by Allied air strikes 81 years ago and to set an example for democracy, peace and solidarity. The chain closed at 6:00 p.m. to the ringing...
Cochrane Review: Intermittent Fasting Causes Hardly More Weight Loss in Overweight Than Other Diets
Intermittent fasting is likely to result in no or only minimally higher weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity than conventional diets with continuous calorie reduction. Compared to no structured change in diet, a small effect is likely. This is the result...
Interview: KKH CEO Dr. Wolfgang Matz on billing fraud, AI and the future of statutory health insurance
In an interview with MedLabPortal , Dr. Wolfgang Matz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, talks about record losses due to billing fraud, KKH's recipe for success, the role of whistleblowers and the need for cross-health insurance...
DKFZ identifies key factor for radiation damage to the skin
Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have discovered a central molecular trigger for chronic skin damage after radiation therapy. The protein Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) plays a crucial role in the...
PFAS: New Microfluidic Chip Enables One-Step Extraction of Contaminants from Cloudy Samples
Researchers at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and Chungnam National University have developed a microfluidic chip that extracts and analyzes pollutants such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and carbamazepine directly from solid-containing...
Mechanism of rare cerebral vein thrombosis deciphered after COVID-19 vector vaccines
A research team from the University Medical Center Greifswald, together with partners from Australia and Canada, has elucidated the mechanism that triggers cerebral vein thrombosis after vaccination with vector-based COVID-19 vaccines in extremely rare cases. The...
Dr. Martini Prize 2026 goes to only one female scientist for the first time in 14 years
The oldest medical prize in Germany, the Dr. Martini Prize, was awarded exclusively to a researcher this year. Dr. Felicitas Hengel from the III Medical Clinic and Polyclinic of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) receives the award, which is endowed...
NCT/UCC Dresden launches two groundbreaking projects for the care of children with cancer
On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day on February 15, 2026, the Pediatric Oncology Center at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden is drawing attention to two new care projects. The aim is to give children and adolescents with cancer...
Diagnostics: Nanodiag BW Future Cluster Receives 15 Million Euros for Second Funding Phase
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has approved funding of 15 million euros for the future cluster nanodiag BW for the second phase as part of the Clusters4Future initiative. The funding will enable the seamless continuation of the work...
BNITM researcher Prof. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma inducted into TIME100 Health 2026
The US magazine TIME has included Prof. Dr. Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma in the TIME100 Health 2026 – a list of 100 leading personalities who are significantly shaping global healthcare. The issue will be published on 23 February 2026 (in stores from 13 February) and can be...
