ICON research center inaugurated at the Großhadern campus
The new research center "Interfaculty Center for Endocrine and Cardiovascular Disease Network Modelling and Clinical Transfer" (ICON) was opened at the Großhadern/Martinsried campus. The center bundles interdisciplinary research on cardiovascular diseases, the most...
North Rhine Medical Association warns of impending shortage of doctors
Medical care in the North Rhine region is facing major challenges: A significant proportion of doctors in the administrative districts of Düsseldorf and Cologne will retire from the profession in the coming years due to their age. According to the 2024 medical...
DGÄPC calls for legal regulation of aesthetic plastic treatments
The increasing demand for aesthetic plastic surgery and treatments in Germany is leading to growing problems in the industry. Unqualified providers, including young graduates without sufficient training and non-specialist doctors with self-awarded titles, are offering...
MHH strives for university of excellence status: Letter of intent submitted
Hannover Medical School (MHH), Germany's only purely medical university, has taken a decisive step in the nationwide competition for top-level research. To this end, the MHH submitted its declaration of intent to the German Council of Science and Humanities to apply...
Bioprinting: ETH Zurich develops 3D breast tissue model for research into breast milk production
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a groundbreaking model of milk-forming breast tissue that provides new insights into the processes of breast milk formation. Led by Prof. Marcy Zenobi-Wong, an expert in tissue engineering and biofabrication, the researchers...
Potential breakthrough in the treatment of ovarian cancer
A team of researchers led by Prof. Matthias Mann from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried and Prof. Ernst Lengyel from the University of Chicago has made a significant advance in the understanding and potential treatment of low-grade serous ovarian...
AI model recognizes fatty liver based on X-ray images
Fatty liver disease, which affects around one in four people worldwide, can lead to serious complications such as cirrhosis or liver cancer if left untreated. While standard diagnostics such as ultrasound, CT or MRI require expensive specialist equipment, chest X-rays...
action medeor supports Sierra Leone in the fight against mpox
In view of the sharp rise in Mpox infections in Sierra Leone, the health aid organization action medeor has initiated measures to contain the outbreak. In collaboration with local partners, the "emergency pharmacy of the world" is supporting over 40 hospitals and...
World Fragrance Day: Support for people with CRSwNP
World Fragrance Day on June 27, 2025 focuses on the importance of smells, which evoke memories, trigger emotions and provide orientation in everyday life. For people like Jannes, who suffer from chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP), this perception is often...
New VDI guideline evaluates disgusting odors
To mark World Odour Day on 27 June 2025, the Association of German Engineers (VDI ) is presenting a new guideline that introduces a standardized method for assessing nauseating and nausea-inducing odours for the first time. The guideline VDI 3940 Sheet 6, which will...
