Focus on Artificial Intelligence: New Lecture Series at APOLLON University of Applied Sciences
As part of the online lecture series "AI in Healthcare" at APOLLON University , doctoral students Yannik Angler and Yannik Kempf will present their research projects. Angler investigates the economic effects of artificial intelligence on hospital processes, Kempf the...
Augsburg Faculty of Medicine Introduces Visual Thinking Strategies
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Augsburg is using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) method in teaching for the first time in the winter semester. The aim is to promote professional perception, critical thinking and communication skills of medical...
European consortium investigates causes of neuropathic pain
The European consortium DECIPHER is investigating the causes of neuropathic pain and wants to find out why some patients experience pain despite the same cause, but others do not. The working group of Prof. Dr. Nurcan Üçeyler at the University Hospital Würzburg is...
Health Study Hub integrates data from the German Health Centers
The Health Study Hub of the NFDI4Health initiative makes health data findable and accessible. Information on common diseases from the German Centers for Health Research is now being integrated into the platform, which is driving networked health research. The reuse of...
Universität Hamburg defends top position in sustainability ranking
Universität Hamburg has defended its top position in the QS Sustainability Ranking among German universities and remains among the top 50 internationally. The competition has grown this year, as more universities are represented nationally and internationally. In...
Personalized medicine: Quantum sensors enable non-destructive monitoring of cells
For the first time, quantum sensors are to monitor disease processes in living cells without leaving any traces. At the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology, a physicist and two biologists are researching mini-sensors that shine through laser light and change...
Younger donor age improves chances of success in stem cell transplants
The compatibility of human leukocyte antigens is considered the most important criterion in the selection of donors for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Current data from the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) underline the greater...
Thuringia consolidates its position as a centre for sensor technologies
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space has funded the regional research alliance QUANTIFISENS in Thuringia with around twelve million euros. The project has developed new sensor technologies based on fibres and quanta and strengthened Bavaria as a...
Root canal treatments reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes
Successful root canal treatment could reduce inflammation associated with heart disease and improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels. In a clinical study by King's College London, the first of its kind, the changes in blood chemistry after root canal treatment in a...
AMI warning during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW)
On the occasion of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW ), Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has called on policymakers worldwide to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (CAP-AMR) and take a more inclusive,...
