Cortisol amplifies emotional memories through brain network changes
A Yale University study shows how the stress hormone cortisol enhances emotional memories by altering dynamic brain networks. The research provides new insights into the mechanisms by which stress influences memory formation. The researchers investigated how cortisol...
Epigenetic atlas revolutionises childhood cancer research
An international team of researchers led by the Research Institute of the Children's Cancer Center Hamburg and the KiTZ Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg has created the world's most comprehensive epigenetic atlas of mouse models of childhood cancer. The study,...
Pharmacy Library released in version 2.6
The Pharmacy Library, a freely accessible service of the EbM network, has been comprehensively updated with version 2.6. The revised link list supports pharmacists and other professionals with questions about medicines, pharmacotherapy and evidence-based methodology....
New sensor film revolutionizes early detection in bowel surgery
An interdisciplinary research team from the Technical University of Dresden (TUD), the University Medical Center Rostock (UMR) and the University Hospital Dresden has developed a groundbreaking, fully absorbable sensor film. For the first time, this enables real-time...
First cartilage transplant from Würzburg on the way to implantation
At the University Hospital Würzburg (UKW), a cartilage transplant from a patient's nose for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis was produced for the first time as part of the European ENCANTO study. The transplant, which will be implanted within 24 hours in one of...
For the first time among two million laboratory animals in Germany
The number of laboratory animals used in Germany fell below two million for the first time in 2024. This is the result of the annual statistics of the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. In total, the...
Brain organoids clarify the causes of rare developmental disorders
An international research team has investigated the causes of a rare microcephaly disorder with the help of human brain organoids. The German Primate Center, the Hannover Medical School and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics were involved....
ERDERA funds new research consortia on rare diseases
The European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) has announced the establishment of 18 new research consortia in Europe to advance research into rare diseases. Two of these consortia are being established at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and the University...
MPI in Heilbronn launches new research group on biomembranes
From March 2026, Kevin Jahnke will establish the Biomembrane Engineering research group at the new location of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heilbronn . The focus is on the development of synthetic lipid nano- and microstructures to investigate the...
XXIV Lipid Meeting Leipzig opens with focus on cardiovascular diseases
The XXIV Lipid Meeting Leipzig opens today at the Salles de Pologne in Leipzig. The three-day conference from 10 to 12 December 2025 will bring together international researchers to discuss current and forward-looking topics in cardio-metabolic diseases. The renowned...
