Bispecific antibody stops life-threatening combination of ITP and APS
An interdisciplinary team from the Medical Clinic and Polyclinic III at the LMU Klinikum München has successfully treated a young patient with severe, therapy-resistant immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with the bispecific antibody...
MMP11: Promising biomarker for liquid biopsy in metastatic prostate cancer
A research team at OncoRay – National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology in Dresden has identified the protein MMP11 (matrix metalloproteinase 11) as a potentially highly relevant biomarker for metastatic prostate cancer. The marker can be detected in blood...
New research project PREVENT is looking for non-hormonal contraceptives with few side effects
An interdisciplinary research team from Goethe University Frankfurt, the University Hospital Bonn and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich has launched the PREVENT project. The aim is to develop novel, non-hormonal contraceptive methods for women and men. The...
Healthy diet lowers cholesterol only to a limited extent – medication often indispensable
On the occasion of Healthy Nutrition Day on 7 March, the German Heart Foundation emphasises the central role of a healthy lifestyle in protecting against heart attacks and strokes. Nutrition plays an important but not decisive role in lowering LDL cholesterol, the...
Kiel researchers develop ultra-light aerohydrogels for realistic brain cell cultures
An interdisciplinary team at Kiel University (CAU), in collaboration with researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Oxford, has developed a novel ultralight 3D material that enables human brain cells to grow and network realistically in three...
HZB commissions state-of-the-art reactor platform for thin-film catalysts
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has commissioned the largest single investment of the project to date as part of the large-scale CatLab project. The test facility built by the Berlin-based company ILS with eight parallel chemical reactors has now been delivered and...
Explainable AI reveals hidden tissue changes in type 2 diabetes
For the first time, a research team has used explainable artificial intelligence (AI) to visualize subtle structural changes in the pancreas of people with type 2 diabetes. The study, in which the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf, the Paul Langerhans...
Sugar as an underestimated driver of inflammation: DGZMK calls for broader prevention
On the occasion of Healthy Nutrition Day on 7 March , the German Society for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine (DGZMK) is calling for an expanded prevention approach against excessive sugar consumption. Sugar is not only considered the main trigger of caries,...
ASKED: Iran war. Quo Vadis laboratory medicine?
Der Angriff der USA und Israels auf den Iran hat mittlerweile spürbare Konsequenzen für Deutschland. Welche genau das sind, wie die Labormedizin betroffen ist, und warum iranische Ärzte in der Bundesrepublik weiterhin eine wichtige Stütze des Gesundheitssystems...
Bavaria: Medical studies at PMU Nuremberg cost 21,930 euros per year
In the future, the Free State of Bavaria will support medical students at the Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU) in Nuremberg with a new scholarship program. The aim is to alleviate the shortage of doctors in rural areas. Ten students will receive 20,000...
