Atopic eczema increases suicide risk
Adults with atopic eczema suffer from suicidal thoughts significantly more often than the general population, as a new international study at the Congress 2025 of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology shows. The "Scars of Life" study, one of the most...
Introducing: IFCC – Global Leader in Laboratory Medicine
The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) is a leading international organization dedicated to promoting excellence in laboratory medicine to improve global healthcare. With a broad network of national societies, associated...
Human organoids: Gene therapy against blindness in childhood dementia successfully tested
Researchers at the University of Tübingen have demonstrated the efficacy of gene therapy against retinal damage in the rare childhood dementia CLN2-Batten syndrome in an innovative human laboratory model. Without animal experiments, it was possible to reduce...
Women significantly underrepresented in leadership positions of medical societies
Women are still strongly underrepresented on the boards and presidiums of medical societies in Germany, despite their increasing share in the profession. An analysis by the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) shows...
Stem cells repair stroke damage
The transplantation of neuronal stem cells can reverse damage to the brain after a stroke, as researchers at the University of Zurich have shown in two new studies. The therapy leads to the formation of new nerve cells, reduces inflammation and restores motor...
Erythropoietin: Growth factor promotes learning and thinking processes in the brain
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim have discovered a new role for the growth factor erythropoietin (EPO). Known for its function in blood formation, EPO also...
Berlin innovation hub: ProBioGen and BIH cooperate on gene and cell therapies
ProBioGen and the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) announced at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Berlin Center for Gene and Cell Therapies (BC GCT) that they will collaborate on the development and production of clinical material for gene and cell...
DGU Congress in Hamburg: Sustainability and Innovation in the Focus of Urology
From September 17 to 20, 2025, the German Society of Urology (DGU) will gather for its 77th congress at the Congress Center Hamburg under the motto "Urology connects". The congress president, Prof. Dr. Bernd Wullich, focuses on sustainability, a topic that is to be...
Heidelberg researchers discover new mechanism of HIV integration
Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which the HIV virus selects its integration sites in the human genome. The team led by scientist Marina Lusic...
BioCog test developed for the early detection of Alzheimer’s in primary care
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test called BioCog that is intended to facilitate the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in primary care. The test enables early and precise detection of cognitive impairment in order to...
