First draft of a genetic interaction map created
An international research team has presented the first draft of a genetic interaction map (GI map). The map shows how genes can work together in complex networks and secure each other. The study has been published in the journal Cell . With the significant...
AI system SPARK revolutionizes cancer diagnostics in pathology
Researchers at the University Hospital of Cologne have developed a novel, agent-based AI system that fundamentally changes pathology. The framework SPARK (System of Pathology Agents for Research and Knowledge), designed as a "digital brain", can extract previously...
POCT: New rapid test method revolutionizes tuberculosis diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Heidelberg and the University of California, San Francisco have developed a new POCT diagnostic method for tuberculosis (TB) that does not require a stationary laboratory and provides a result in less than 35 minutes. Detection is done...
New CAR-T cells with stem memory phenotype show promising effect in blood cancers
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Immunotherapy (LIT) in Regensburg and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the USA have shown in a first clinical study that CAR T cells with memory T cells (TSCM) are safe and effective. Even at very low doses, the cells led...
Changed CDC communication on vaccinations and autism reduces vaccine willingness and trust
A changed official communication from the US health authority CDC on the subject of vaccinations and autism leads to measurably negative effects on public perception. This is shown by a large-scale online study by the University of Vienna with almost 3,000...
AI chatbots receive worse symptom information than human doctors
People describe their symptoms of illness to artificial intelligence in much less detail than to a human doctor. This is the central finding of a new study by Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) and other partners. The limited quality of information could...
Greifswald method accelerates drug development
Researchers at the University Medical Center Greifswald have developed an innovative method that makes the examination of renal corpuscles (glomeruli) much faster and more precise. The method, called "Glomage", combines rapid isolation of the tiny structures with 3D...
Facts for Warken: FeNO measurement can save up to 300 million euros annually
The measurement of nitric oxide in exhaled air (FeNO) could significantly improve the care of around five million asthma patients in Germany and at the same time save considerable costs. This is the conclusion reached by the German Society for Pneumology and...
New therapeutic approach against myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS)
Researchers at the University Medical Center Dresden have found a promising new approach to the treatment of myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS). In preclinical models, the anti-inflammatory agent tasquinimod (TASQ) improves both impaired blood formation and bone health –...
NfL blood test for the detection of neuroinflammation in MS receives CE mark
A new blood test has received CE marking for the detection of neuroinflammation in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.¹ It measures neurofilament light chain, or NfL for short – a protein released when nerve cells are damaged.² The minimally invasive...
