DGfN supports Europe-wide call for a second EU action plan on organ donation and transplantation
The German Society of Nephrology (DGfN) supports a Europe-wide initiative of the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and other professional societies. They call on the European Commission to launch the second EU Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation. In...
Vaccine candidate against MERS shows long-lasting immune response
An international research team has investigated the persistence of MERS-CoV-specific antibodies and T cell responses in healthy adults two years after vaccination with MVA-MERS-S. The study is based on a phase I clinical trial in which participants in Hamburg and...
Goodbye jet lag: Oral agent for the forward movement of the internal clock discovered
A Japanese research team has discovered a new agent that can shift the body's internal clock forward. This offers hope for faster recovery from jet lag and better adaptation to night shift work. The agent Mic-628 specifically activates the transcription of the "clock...
DGKL announces three scientific prizes for 2026
The German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) is offering three scientific prizes for 2026. The aim is to honour excellent research achievements, promote young scientists and make innovative developments in the digitalisation of laboratory...
Contraception: BMFTR Funds Improvement of Menstrual Cycle Apps with 2.8 Million Euros
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is funding an interdisciplinary research network with 2.8 million euros. The goal is to make cycle apps for determining a woman's fertile and infertile days more reliable by taking biological markers into...
AMBOSS launches online training course on laboratory diagnostics with DGKL expertise
AMBOSS has launched a new online training course on the 1x1 of laboratory diagnostics. The course teaches how laboratory values are specifically requested and interpreted in a clinical context. It comprises 19 CME points, recognized by the Berlin Medical Association...
Legal dispute over abortion ban: Giordano Bruno Foundation plans demo before appeal hearing in Hamm
The legal dispute between chief physician Joachim Volz and the Christian Hospital Lippstadt is entering the next round. Before the appeal hearing on February 5 at the Hamm Regional Labor Court, a demonstration against the Catholic abortion ban is planned. It begins at...
UKE study: No effects eight months after cannabis legalization
Researchers at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf have investigated the short-term effects of cannabis illegalization for adults in Germany. The result: There were no significant changes compared to the time before the change in the law. It was based on...
Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Study shows role of the immune system in cancer risk
Li-Fraumeni syndrome greatly increases the risk of cancer. This is the conclusion of an international study that shows that the immune system influences both the age and the form of cancer onset. This opens up approaches for personalized care. The results were...
AI tool Helixer revolutionizes gene annotation
Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have developed the Helixer tool. The special feature: It determines genes directly from DNA sequences, without laboratory experiments or prior knowledge of the organism. The process of...
