AI improves risk assessment in the most common form of heart attack
Artificial intelligence enables a more precise assessment of the risk in patients with acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation, the most common form of heart attack. This would allow treatment to be controlled in a more targeted manner. This is the result of an...
Verification of ferritin on Roche cobas® 8000 C702 and comparison with E801
Ferritin is an iron-binding protein responsible for storing iron mainly in the spleen, liver and bone marrow. The plasma concentration of ferritin reflects the iron status in the patient and is determined for monitoring iron metabolism and iron therapy in patients...
FAQ: What can media expect at DKLM 2025 in Leipzig?
The German Congress for Laboratory Medicine (DKLM) 2025 is a central event for experts in laboratory medicine under the motto "Science for Precision Medicine". As a media representative, you can gain exciting insights into current developments, innovations and...
New Kiel University microbiome platform strengthens interdisciplinary research in Kiel
Kiel University (CAU) is building a new microbiome platform over five years with funding of 800,000 euros from the German Research Foundation (DFG). This combines state-of-the-art analytical methods to comprehensively investigate the composition and function of...
Cells convert viral sabotage into effective defense
A newly published study in the journal Nature reveals how human cells cleverly counter viral attacks by converting the pathogens' acts of sabotage into an alarm signal for controlled cell death. An international team of researchers led by scientists from Philadelphia,...
AWMF warns of cuts in the innovation fund
The Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) expresses sharp criticism of the Federal Ministry of Health's austerity plans for the Innovation Fund. According to the AWMF, the planned halving of funding from 200 to 100 million euros from 2027 jeopardizes the...
World Anesthesia Day 2025: Anesthesiology as the backbone of modern medicine
On the occasion of World Anesthesiology Day on October 16, 2025, the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) and the Professional Association of German Anaesthesiologists (BDA) are highlighting the central role of anaesthesiology. The...
Charité study uses machine perfusion to increase available donor livers
In Germany, significantly fewer donor livers are available than needed, which has fatal consequences for many patients on waiting lists. Up to a third of those affected become too ill for a transplant or die during the waiting period. A research team at Charité –...
INTRODUCING: Prof. Thomas Streichert as AI expert at DKLM 2025
Prof. Thomas Streichert, Director of the Institute of Clinical Chemistry at the University Hospital Cologne, will appear at the German Congress of Laboratory Medicine (DKLM) 2025 in Leipzig as a leading specialist in digital transformation and artificial intelligence...
DGKL expert Dr. med. Jakob Adler with a strong AI focus at DKLM 2025
Dr. med. Jakob Adler, member of the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL), will appear at the German Congress for Laboratory Medicine (DKLM) 2025 in Leipzig as a prominent expert on artificial intelligence (AI) in laboratory medicine. As...
