Biomarkers: SNAP-25 decreased in major depression and schizophrenia
In people with severe depression or schizophrenia, the concentration of the synapse protein "SNAP 25" in the cerebrospinal fluid is reduced. This is shown by a study by the University Medical Center Halle with more than 200 participants. Even though SNAP-25 cannot yet...
EU AI Act: what could AI literacy mean for medical laboratories? – Opinion Paper on behalf of the section digital competence and AI of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL)
The EU AI Act came into force on August 1, 2024, and since February 2, 2025, employees must be sufficiently trained in the use of AI systems (Article 4 of the EU AI Act). But what does "sufficient" AI literacy mean in the context of the EU AI Act? This article...
SNAP method: Researchers reconstruct neural networks in the laboratory
Forschende des Universitätsklinikums Bonn und der Universität Bonn rekonstruieren neuronale Netzwerke im Labor und erforschen neue Mechanismen der Signalübertragung im Gehirn. Dazu haben sie gemeinsam mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Universität Münster und der...
AWMF: Cuts at ZB MED jeopardize open access services
The Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) is concerned about the planned cuts in funding for the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED). This would also jeopardise the continuation of the open access cooperation project German Medical Science (GMS)....
Combination of two blood markers improves diagnostic accuracy in ALS
A new study led by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) in cooperation with the Alfried Krupp Hospital Essen shows that the combination of two blood biomarkers – neurofilament light chains (sNfL) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) – significantly increases diagnostic...
Current status and future perspectives on standardized training for laboratory medicine resident physicians in China
Laboratory medicine plays a fundamental role in modern healthcare, with its data chain spanning the entire continuum from early disease screening, diagnostic classification, and treatment monitoring to prognosis evaluation. With the rapid development of technologies...
NRW: New de-escalation training against violence in the health care system
The medical associations in North Rhine-Westphalia, together with the Leverkusen Clinic and experts from the Recklinghausen police, have developed a special de-escalation training for employees in the health sector as part of the state-wide prevention network "Safe on...
CHINET Surveillance Report 2024: Positive signs in the fight against superbugs
In October 2025, the China Antimicrobial Surveillance Network (CHINET), led by the Institute of Antibiotics at Fudan University's Huashan Hospital (DOI: 10.1186/s44280-025-00092-0), published its 2024 surveillance report in One Health Advances . The report provides an...
Number of pharmacies in Germany at lowest level since 1977
The number of pharmacies in Germany continues to fall and has reached its lowest value since 1977. At the end of the third quarter of 2025, there were only 16,732 pharmacies nationwide, which corresponds to a decrease of 309 compared to the end of 2024 with 17,041...
DGAI honors Professor Bernhard Graf with Badge of Honor in Gold
The German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) awarded Professor Dr. Bernhard Graf the Gold Badge of Honour at its annual congress. Graf, who works as Deputy Medical Director and Director of the Clinic for Anaesthesiology at the University...
