German Heart Foundation gives tips for safe travel with heart disease
People with heart conditions such as coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, valvular diseases or heart failure can usually travel, but should plan their holidays carefully. The German Heart Foundation draws attention to this. Early consultation with the...
BPI warns of US price maintenance and tariffs: Risks for global drug supply
The German Pharmaceutical Industry Association (BPI) is concerned about the U.S. government's introduction of a "Most Favoured Nation" (MFN) pricing model, which links the prices of prescription drugs in the U.S. to the lowest international prices. This measure, part...
Jena research team searches for fourth domain of life
A research team from the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse" at the University of Jena is starting a pioneering project to search for an intermediate form between prokaryotes and eukaryotes that could represent a fourth domain of life. The Volkswagen...
InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena receives 8 million euros for third funding phase
The InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena has secured almost 8 million euros for seven new projects in the third and final phase of the funding initiative of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Starting in October 2025, the campus will be...
New Fraunhofer Method Reduces Radiation Exposure in Breast and Lung Cancer Diagnosis
A new method from three Fraunhofer Institutes combines X-ray and radar technology to make the diagnosis and treatment of breast and lung cancer more precise and less radiation. In the "Multi-Med" project, researchers are developing a multimodal imaging method that...
IQWiG celebrates its 20th anniversary and moves to Cologne-Deutz
In 2024, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) looked back on an eventful year, marked by its 20th anniversary and the move back to the right bank of the Rhine, the "Schäl Sick". Symbolic image. Credits: freepik The anniversary was celebrated...
Neuroresearcher Diethelm Wolfgang Richter has passed away
Prof. Dr. Diethelm Wolfgang Richter, long-time director of the Institute of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), passed away on July 23, 2025 at the age of 81. This was announced by the UMG today. From 1988 to 2014, he held...
European research project develops gene therapy for heart failure
Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) under the direction of Prof. Dr. Constanze Schmidt, Director of the Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, are working on a novel gene therapy for the treatment of heart failure as part of an international...
New research project “SecureNeuroAI”: Artificial intelligence to make healthcare systems more secure
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionize healthcare, but it poses risks from cyberattacks that can compromise patient safety, medical devices, and the work of emergency responders. The "SecureNeuroAI" project, a collaboration between the University of...
Inflammation markers influence the success of treatment for depression in diabetics differently
Researchers at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), the Research Institute at the Diabetes Academy Mergentheim (FIDAM) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD ) have discovered that chronic inflammatory processes significantly influence the success of treatment...
