Biomarker shows: Dietary change can partially reverse brain aging
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have discovered that the chemical composition of proteins in the brain changes significantly with age, with the process of ubiquitylation playing a central role. These findings were...
Molecular signatures discovered for better diagnosis of liver transplant rejections
After ten years of work, an international research team led by the Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has identified molecular signatures that could help diagnose chronic rejection after liver transplants. The results...
Artificial intelligence is gaining acceptance in the German healthcare system
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly establishing itself in practices and clinics, where it supports diagnoses and therapies. A representative survey by the digital association Bitkom shows: 74 percent consider them useful for obtaining a second opinion, 72...
MHH project “RNA Healer” wins start-up funding competition of IBT Lower Saxony
In its fifth round of funding, the Institute for Biomedical Translation Lower Saxony (IBT) has awarded around 2.5 million euros to innovative biomedical research projects in order to transfer cutting-edge research into clinical practice more quickly. The jury selected...
DFG Extends Funding for Collaborative Research Center “OncoEscape” at the University of Freiburg
On November 21, 2025, the German Research Foundation announced that it will support the Collaborative Research Center 1479 "Oncogen-driven immune escape – OncoEscape" at the University of Freiburg for another three and a half years. The focus is on investigating how...
Novel reaction revolutionizes drug synthesis: Breakthrough in nitrogen chirality
A research team at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim has tackled a long-unsolved problem in chemistry and thus created new opportunities for the development of active ingredients, catalysts and materials. The results were recently published in the...
Hamburg Science Award 2025 goes to virologist Florian Klein for pioneering work in HIV therapy
Last Friday, the Hamburg Science Award 2025 in the field of "Immunomodulation" was awarded to Professor Dr. Florian Klein, Director of the Institute of Virology at the University Hospital of Cologne, at Hamburg City Hall. The award ceremony took place in the presence...
Synthetic stress hormone dexamethasone shows potential against breast cancer metastases
Researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a promising new effect of the drug dexamethasone: The synthetic stress hormone, which has so far been used primarily to alleviate chemotherapy side effects such as nausea and inflammation, could reduce the...
ASKED: “We get excellent feedback on our graduates”
The Albstadt-Sigmaringen State University of Applied Sciences offers the shortened course of study for MTLA/MTL with great success. While large parts of politics are thinking about innovative and unbureaucratic solutions for the future of Germany, the educational...
Marine bacterium shows promising anti-cancer effect
A research team from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has discovered that the marine bacterium Photobacterium angustum has a strong antitumor effect against colorectal cancer. The study, published on November 19, 2025 in the Journal for...
