TU Graz develops method for the precise design of artificial proteins
As part of the ERC project HelixMold, a research team at TU Graz led by Gustav Oberdorfer has developed an innovative method for designing artificial proteins on the computer. These are intended to serve as tailor-made biocatalysts for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals...
Electronic patient record in East Germany: Lots of potential, low use
100 days after its nationwide introduction on April 29, 2025, the electronic patient record (ePA) is making slow progress in terms of acceptance in Germany. According to a dpa survey of the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkassen (AOK) and...
New Lancet Countdown warns of health risks from plastic pollution
An international group of researchers including Prof. Dr. Joacim Rocklöv and Dr. Marina Treskova from the University of Heidelberg presented the "Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics" in Geneva on August 4, 2025. The report, published in The Lancet , documents the...
Bundeswehr medical service relies on civil-military cooperation in the care of the wounded
This summer, the medical service of the German Armed Forces presented its skills in the care of the wounded under conditions of national and alliance defence at the Information and Teaching Exercise (ILÜ SanDstBw) in Feldkirchen, Lower Bavaria. A central element of...
Early immunotherapy crucial in rare anti-IgLON5 disease
Anti-IgLON5 disease, a rare autoimmune disease of the nervous system, poses a diagnostic challenge due to its diverse symptoms. Typical are sleep disorders, movement, swallowing and speech disorders, which, if left untreated, lead to severe impairments and often death...
University Medical Center Magdeburg treats patients with autoimmune diseases using CAR-T cell therapy for the first time
At the University Medical Center Magdeburg (UMMD), two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) were treated with CAR-T cell therapy for the first time in clinical trials in cooperation with the Helios Specialist...
DIVI focuses on strengthening additional training for clinical acute and emergency medicine
In the current debate on the introduction of a specialist in emergency medicine, the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) has published a recommendation for the further development of clinical acute and emergency...
Chemical synthesis of herpotrichones: A breakthrough for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has announced a significant advance in the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. A research team led by Professor Sunkyu Han of the Department of...
AI revolution in research: CAS SciFinder accelerates scientific breakthroughs
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, has unveiled the next evolution of the CAS SciFinder® platform. By integrating advanced artificial intelligence (AI) optimized for scientific applications with the world's largest human-curated collection of scientific...
Spacial Omics: New technologies are revolutionizing biomarker research
Tumor immunotherapy has fundamentally changed cancer therapy by targeting the immune system to fight cancer cells. Innovative approaches such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, including antibodies against PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4, have achieved impressive success in...
