Laying of the foundation stone for the Helmholtz Institute for One Health in Greifswald
The Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) in Greifswald has laid the foundation stone for its new research building with a festive ceremony. Numerous representatives from science, politics and partner institutions took part in the event. The new building on...
World Sepsis Day 2025: Prevention and protection against meningococcal disease
On September 13, 2025, World Sepsis Day will be celebrated to draw attention to the causes, prevention options and therapies of sepsis, also known as blood poisoning. Especially in the cold season, the risk of infections transmitted by droplet infection, such as...
New blood test enables early detection of HPV-associated head and neck cancer
A novel blood test could revolutionize the early detection of HPV-associated head and neck cancer. Researchers at Mass General Brigham have shown in a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that their liquid biopsy procedure, called...
Fulminant myocarditis: Study provides approaches for better diagnostics and therapy
A multicenter study led by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) with 26 European centers has gained new insights into the course of the disease, the prognosis assessment and the risk factors of fulminant myocarditis . The results, published in the "European Heart...
Humans and AI: The next big step in evolution?
The increasing intertwining of humans and artificial intelligence (AI) could mark a turning point in evolution, comparable to milestones such as the emergence of complex cells. Evolutionary biologists advocate this thesis in a recent publication and stimulate a debate...
Cancer cells: Synapse formation with nerve cells promotes tumor growth
An international team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery in cancer biology: cells of small cell lung cancer form functional synapses with neurons to accelerate their growth. This finding, published in the journal "Nature" under the title "Functional...
Those affected and the Sepsis Foundation call for a National Sepsis Plan before the Bundestag
On September 14, those affected will organize an action together with the Sepsis Foundation in front of the Berlin Reichstag building to demand the introduction of a National Sepsis Plan. The occasion is World Sepsis Day, which is celebrated on September 13. In...
Fatty acid composition of the blood predicts bone density from childhood to adolescence
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland has shown for the first time that the fatty acid composition in the blood and the activity of certain enzymes can influence bone mineral density from childhood to adolescence. The results of the "Physical Activity and...
Research report: Why some flu viruses are more dangerous
Researchers at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, in collaboration with the Freiburg University Medical Center, have gained new insights into why certain influenza A viruses cause more severe illness than others. The study, published in the online edition of Emerging Microbes...
New recommendations for long-term follow-up of young cancer patients
An interdisciplinary team from the University Hospitals of Leipzig and Dresden and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden has carried out a comprehensive analysis of over 13,000 publications and developed 32 recommendations for long-term, efficient...
