Prostate cancer: Triaptosis could revolutionize cancer treatment
A groundbreaking study in the journal Science identified a new form of cell death called triaptose as early as 2024, which has the potential to change the fight against cancer in the long term. A research team led by Associate Professor Lin-Lin Bu from Wuhan...
Study calls for more attention to the sense of smell
A new study from the University of East Anglia shows that a programme of odour screening, education and health interventions could improve the mental and physical health of millions of people. The sense of smell has so far been considered a neglected area in public...
BMFTR: New funding guideline funds research on antimicrobial resistance
On 24 November 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) published a funding guideline that supports transnational research projects within the framework of the European Partnership "One Health Antimicrobial Resistance" (EUP OHAMR)....
AWMF warns of cuts at ZB MED and calls for essential services to be secured
In a position paper, the Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) has emphasised the importance of the Central Library of Medicine (ZB MED) and warned of the consequences of financial cuts. ZB MED, which has evolved from a classic specialist library to a...
Clinical study shows effectiveness of HIV drugs in advanced disease
An international study led by the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has compared the effectiveness of two HIV drugs in people with advanced infection for the first time. The results, which were published yesterday in the journal "The Lancet Infectious Diseases" on World...
Smell of fatty foods during pregnancy affects offspring
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have discovered that the smell of fatty foods during pregnancy increases the risk of overweight and obesity in the offspring of mice. Pregnant mice were fed a healthy, low-fat diet, but enriched with...
World AIDS Day: Drastic setback calls for urgent action
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, organizations, celebrities and experts are calling on the German government and the international community to take immediate action to avert an impending catastrophe. The German AIDS Aid and numerous signatories warn of dramatic...
Health budget 2026: Warken strengthens laboratory capacities
Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken presented the health budget for the coming year, which shows some improvements in the area of laboratory capacities after parliamentary negotiations. The budget places particular emphasis on prevention, health resilience and the...
New environmentally friendly process converts lignin into valuable amides
An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) and several Chinese universities has developed an innovative, sustainable process that produces high-quality amides from the plant substance lignin. These compounds serve as key...
University of Basel discovers new approaches to severe muscle weakness
A team of researchers at the University of Basel has gained new insights into LAMA2 muscular dystrophy, a rare, incurable hereditary disease that mainly affects children. The study shows that in addition to progressive muscle atrophy, the ability of muscles to...
