HIV antibodies: 007 overcomes resistance gaps
An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Florian Klein has discovered a novel antibody against HIV-1 that attacks the V3 glycar instead of the virus surface protein in a previously unknown way. In laboratory tests and mouse models, the antibody with the...
INP Greifswald: Medical gas plasma renders adenoviruses harmless in seconds
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald have shown in a laboratory study that medical gas plasma strongly inactivates adenoviruses within a short time. The results were published in the journal Small (DOI:...
Lifesaver laboratory medicine: “As a rule, a result should be available after 60 minutes at the latest for emergencies.”
11.2 is the day of the emergency call - but for laboratory medicine it is only one of 365 days on which 24/7 standbys enable the fastest possible, sometimes life-saving analysis in emergencies. MedLabPortal asked DGKL Presidium member Prof. Julie Schanz about the...
Carnival 2026: Sex, falls, cuts and alcohol
In the carnival week from Weiberfastnacht, the number of injured people in many emergency rooms increases significantly. The German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) points out that cuts and joint injuries – especially to the ankles – and injuries...
Biomarkers predict response to checkpoint inhibitors in PML
Researchers at Hannover Medical School (MHH) have identified biomarkers that can predict which patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) will benefit from therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). The results were published in the journal...
Software: ovrlpy detects hidden sources of error in spatial transcriptomics
In an international collaboration, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) has developed the software tool ovrlpy, which significantly improves the accuracy of spatial transcriptomics analyses. The results were published in the journal Nature Biotechnology...
Metastases: Study from Regensburg and Erlangen refutes old assumption
Metastases have long been considered localized offshoots of a primary tumor that settle in a new organ and only continue to grow there without forming new metastases themselves. A recent study by the Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine III of the University...
New biomarkers could enable earlier diagnosis of osteoarthritis
Researchers have used advanced spatial mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) and proteomics of synovial fluid to demonstrate early molecular remodeling processes in subchondral bone in knee osteoarthritis (OA). These changes are already occurring under intact...
Platelet researcher Dr. Sarah Beck receives Frank Misselwitz Memorial Award
Dr. Sarah Beck from the Department of Experimental Biomedicine I at the University Hospital Würzburg has been awarded the Frank Misselwitz Memorial Award for Excellence in Thrombosis Research by the Bayer Foundation. The one-time prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and...
Psychotherapy: National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds plans blanket fee reduction of ten percent
The professional association unith e.V. warns of an imminent blanket reduction of fees for psychotherapeutic services by ten percent. According to media reports, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds is pushing for a corresponding reduction,...
