Congress in Saarbrücken: Artificial Intelligence for Seamless Patient Care
On August 27, 2025, the congress "Patient-oriented care management - digital before outpatient before inpatient" will take place at the Innovation Center of Saarland University in Saarbrücken, organized by Netzwerk Health.AI Saar. The event starts at 2 p.m. and brings...
Gaming: Researchers discover immune response to scary virtual characters
A research team at the University of Hamburg has discovered that human images in virtual systems that are perceived as uncanny can activate the immune system. The study, published in the journal "Scientific Reports", investigated the so-called "uncanny valley effect"....
Pilot study: PGT-A improves chances of pregnancy in women over 35
A pilot study by researchers from King's College London, King's College Hospital and King's Fertility shows that genetic testing on IVF embryos can help women over the age of 35 get pregnant faster. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine , is the...
Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of dementia
A new study by researchers at Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute shows that a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of dementia, especially in people at high genetic risk of Alzheimer's. The study, published in...
AWMF criticizes Hospital Reform Adjustment Act: Danger to the quality of care
At the hearing on the Hospital Reform Adjustment Act (KHAG), more than 130 associations and professional societies expressed concerns. The Association of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) criticises the fact that the bill endangers the quality objectives of the...
Pharma Germany criticizes EU-US customs agreement and points to supply risks
Pharma Deutschland is sticking to its criticism of the new EU-US trade agreement, which provides for an import tariff of 15 percent on medicines from the EU. Despite a certain degree of planning security due to the customs cap, the association sees a structural risk...
Tamoxifen: New mechanism for increased risk of uterine cancer discovered
An international research team led by Professor Kirsten Kübler from the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that explains why the breast cancer drug tamoxifen can increase the risk of secondary tumors in the uterus. The study,...
Novartis Prize 2025 awarded for immunological research
The German Society for Immunology (DGfI), in cooperation with the Novartis Foundation for Therapeutic Research, has awarded the Novartis Prize 2025 to Professor Kaan Boztug and Professor Evelyn Ullrich. The prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros, honors work that...
Saliva sample reveals microbiome of stomach and small intestine
In the future, a simple saliva sample could help to analyze the bacterial composition in the stomach and small intestine and to create individual risk profiles for diseases. This is shown by a study by the University of Hohenheim, which reveals a connection between...
Cold plasma shows potential against cancer in deeper tissue layers
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), in collaboration with the University Medical Center Greifswald and the University Hospital Rostock, have demonstrated that cold plasma can also effectively fight tumor cells in deeper tissue...
