ASKED about type 1 diabetes: “Comprehensive screening would make sense in principle”
Around 400,000 people in Germany live with type 1 diabetes. At the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW (HDZ NRW), Bad Oeynhausen, a new drug is now available, which was approved by the European Union at the beginning of the year. Studies show that the active ingredient...
Preanalytics in glucose measurements: Centrifuged PST tubes are superior to NaF-KOx
A study by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School shows that centrifuged lithium heparin plasma gel separation tubes (PST) are significantly more stable in glucose measurement than the commonly used sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (NaF-KOx) tubes....
20th Annual Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics: Last chance to register until May 18
The 20th Annual Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) will take place from May 20 to 22, 2026 at the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing on Lake Starnberg. Interested parties only have the opportunity to...
UZH researchers correct genetic epilepsy mutation directly in the mouse brain
A research team at the University of Zurich has successfully treated mice with a hereditary form of epilepsy for the first time. Through targeted gene editing in the brain, the disease-causing mutation could be corrected. The therapy significantly reduced the...
TÜV: Defect rate for X-ray equipment continues to rise
The defect rate for X-ray equipment in Germany rose slightly to 13 percent in 2025. A good one in eight X-ray equipment has deficiencies in independent safety tests. This is the result of the "TÜV Röntgenreport 2026". The experts of the TÜV organizations tested 15,333...
BPI sharply criticises statutory health insurance savings law
The Federal Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (BPI) has sharply criticized the planned Statutory Health Insurance Contribution Rate Stabilization Act. BPI Chairman Oliver Kirst described the reform as a missed opportunity to create more justice and to send a...
Gold nanoparticles behave like a liquid – Tohoku researchers discover dynamic self-assembly
Gold nanoparticles at the air-water interface can dynamically change their arrangement – depending on temperature and mechanical pressure. A research team from Tohoku University has observed this liquid-like behavior for the first time, thus showing a new way for...
Depression: Biological Overlaps in Mental Illness
Depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are classically considered separate diseases. Biologically, however, they overlap significantly. A new systematic review by the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Magdeburg suggests that inflammatory processes and...
Heart attacks continue to decline in Germany
The number of heart attacks in Germany has continued to fall in recent years. According to a recent evaluation by the Scientific Institute of the AOK (WIdO) for the Health Atlas Germany, around 185,400 heart attack cases were documented in hospitals in 2024. This...
German Medical Congress: DGKL CEO Jan Wolter criticizes Nina Warken’s health reform
Today begins the 130. Doctors' Day in Hanover, where members of the DGKL are also represented. On the occasion of this event, MedLabPortal spoke exclusively with DGKL CEO Jan Wolter - and learned why Nina Warken's health reform could plunge the healthcare system into...
