Gut microbes affect the heart via the brain

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have uncovered how a bacterial metabolite produced in the gut regulates heart function through specific brain cells. The findings, published in “Circulation Research,” reveal a new gut-brain-heart axis and point…

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New Study on Obesity Criteria Shows: Vast Majority of Affected Individuals are Classified as Clinically Obese

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health risks are associated with this. The team led by Prof. Matthias Schulze from the German Institute of Human Nutrition…

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Fatigue affects many patients with rheumatic disease

Despite improved inflammation control 50 % of patients with rheumatic disease suffer from persistent exhaustion or fatigue

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From ideas to care: New ARC Center at Charité accelerates innovation

With the establishment of an ARC Innovation Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) are creating a new organizational framework to advance medical innovations rapidly and in a targeted manner.…

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WHO Collabo­rating Centre for Emergency Medical Teams

The German National Focal Point for Emergency Medical Teams (EMT NFP) at the Robert Koch Institute is designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) for EMT. Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) provide rapid emergency medical assistance during health…

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Eckert & Ziegler and UJF Significantly Increase Production Volume for Actinium-225

Eckert & Ziegler SE (ISIN DE0005659700, TecDAX) and the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Ústav jaderné fyziky, “UJF”) have successfully transitioned their joint Actinium-225 initiative into larger scale manufacturing using…

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A blood test to detect immune deficiency

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a fast, cost-effective blood-based tool that can identify and classify immune deficiencies with high accuracy. The approach, published in “Nature Communications,” could help address long-standing…

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hellomed secures €6M to prevent medication errors

Medication errors represent one of the most underestimated risks in professional care. In Germany alone, an estimated 250,000 hospital admissions occur annually due to incorrect medication, resulting in costs of up to €1 billion per year. Behind…

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Interview | Dr. Sievert Weiss | “AI should not remain a magical ‘black box’, but should enrich healthcare.”

Dr. Sievert Weiss is a physician, co-founder, and medical director of AMBOSS. Since its founding, he and an interdisciplinary team have pursued the goal of making medical knowledge available where it is needed in everyday clinical practice.

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