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Pharmacology - Innovation - 06.11.2024
'They behave like stones in the body'
’They behave like stones in the body’
The working group headed by Denise Steiner and based at the PharmaCampus is looking for new ways to get active ingredients into the body Her first steps on a long working day often lead Lena Mahlberg to the precision scales in Room 155, a lab in C Building on the PharmaCampus.

Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 05.11.2024
ERC Synergy Grant for AI-assisted Search for New Antibiotics
ERC Synergy Grant for AI-assisted Search for New Antibiotics

Pharmacology - Environment - 29.10.2024
Strategy against increased propofol waste in the OR
Strategy against increased propofol waste in the OR
Bonn researchers show which procedure reduces the waste of the anesthetic Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. In order to maintain anesthesia, total intravenous anesthesia is usually followed by a continuous infusion of the drug via a separate syringe pump. This is not entirely sustainable: propofol produces around 45 percent of the drug waste in the operating room and a quarter of the drug remains unused.

Pharmacology - 15.10.2024
Jens Meiler toasted Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner David Baker with chocolate bars
Jens Meiler toasted Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner David Baker with chocolate bars
News from Jens Meiler was returning from a conference in Mainz with students and postdocs when he received the good news: his long-time colleague and friend, biochemist David Baker from the Universit

Pharmacology - Health - 14.10.2024
Substance against rare form of cancer discovered
Substance against rare form of cancer discovered
Researchers have patented the active ingredient against gastrointestinal stromal tumors and licensed it to a pharmaceutical company Around 1,200 Germans are diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tu

Health - Pharmacology - 05.09.2024
Five new Starting Grants from the European Research Council awarded to University of Tübingen
Five new Starting Grants from the European Research Council awarded to University of Tübingen

Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 21.08.2024
Anti-ageing and increased mental capacity through cannabis
Anti-ageing and increased mental capacity through cannabis
Bonn researchers clarify the influence of treatment with tetrahydrocannabinol on the metabolic switch mTOR A low-dose long-term administration of cannabis can not only reverse aging processes in the brain, but also has an anti-aging effect. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn together with a team from Hebrew University (Israel) have now been able to show this in mice.

Campus - Pharmacology - 16.07.2024
Two New Members of the University Council Appointed - New Chair Elected
Two New Members of the University Council Appointed - New Chair Elected

Pharmacology - Health - 12.07.2024
Unravelling the secrets of silk threads
Unravelling the secrets of silk threads
The silkworm  (Bombyx mori ) and related species are among the oldest pets of mankind. The fascinating ability of these insects to spin a thread hundreds of metres long has been used for around 5,000 years.

Pharmacology - Health - 03.07.2024
Does a Mixture of One Million Peptides Hold the Key to the Antibiotics of the Future?
New approach to diminish antibiotic resistance developed by research team from Freie Universität Berlin, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and ETH Zurich Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine. They are regularly used to treat bacterial infections or as a prophylactic measure during surgery to prevent infection.

Chemistry - Pharmacology - 24.05.2024
Fluorinated sugar molecules as vaccine leads against meningitis B and C
Fluorinated sugar molecules as vaccine leads against meningitis B and C
Research team mimics natural molecular structures / New possibility for vaccine development Meningococci ( Neisseria meningitidis ) are disease-causing bacteria that cause life-threatening meningitis, or blood poisoning (septicaemia).

Health - Pharmacology - 17.05.2024
Treating chronic inflammation with approaches from nature
Treating chronic inflammation with approaches from nature
Chronic inflammation contributes to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver and intestinal diseases, and also increases the risk of cancer. To treat these diseases, medicine has so far mainly relied on substances that inhibit the body's immune response.

Innovation - Pharmacology - 08.05.2024
Building up long-term networks
Building up long-term networks

Health - Pharmacology - 24.04.2024
Study Confirms Positive Effect of Midazolam after Cardiac Arrest
Study Confirms Positive Effect of Midazolam after Cardiac Arrest
Experts call for recommendations and guidelines to be amended accordingly. If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet.

Health - Pharmacology - 11.04.2024
ERC Advanced Grant: 2.5 Million Euros for Bernhard Nieswandt
ERC Advanced Grant: 2.5 Million Euros for Bernhard Nieswandt

Pharmacology - Health - 10.04.2024
Funding for research beyond national borders
"AUTOMETA" develops microfluidic chips to make personalised treatment with medicines more effective Coordinated by the University of Freiburg, the project "AUTOMETA: Automated preparation of samples

Health - Pharmacology - 09.04.2024
'A rain-soaked head can improve survival in the event of lightning strikes'
’A rain-soaked head can improve survival in the event of lightning strikes’
A wet head can save lives during thunderstorms - this has been known since the team led by Prof. Jens Haueisen and Prof. Michael Rock published the results of their research on lightning discharges in the renowned journal Springer Nature Scientific Reports. The scientists have succeeded in demonstrating that rainwater on the scalp can reduce damage caused by direct lightning strikes to the head.

Health - Pharmacology - 25.03.2024
Novo Nordisk to acquire Cardior Pharmaceuticals
Cardior has utilized basic research from the Max Planck Society to advance its proprietary technology and pipeline Novo Nordisk has agreed to acquire Cardior Pharmaceuticals for up to 1.025 bi

Health - Pharmacology - 28.02.2024
'Can we delay age-related diseases?'
’Can we delay age-related diseases?’
Children with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) develop premature aging symptoms. Karima Djabali, Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), wants to understand the biological m

Health - Pharmacology - 13.02.2024
When the Nose Goes to the Knee
When the Nose Goes to the Knee

Health - Pharmacology - 26.01.2024
Obesity in children: A problem far bigger than a person's waistline
Obesity in children: A problem far bigger than a person’s waistline
News from When it comes to modern diseases, paediatrician Professor Antje Körner believes that there is too great a focus on adults and not enough on children and adolescents.

Pharmacology - Health - 22.01.2024
Researching a new treatment option for severe blood disorders of the bone marrow
Researching a new treatment option for severe blood disorders of the bone marrow
When people develop myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), the healthy maturation of blood cells is impaired.

Health - Pharmacology - 18.01.2024
Reducing the Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Reducing the Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Johannes Karges develops anti-cancer agents that work in a targeted manner, rather than adversely affecting the entire body.

Health - Pharmacology - 16.01.2024
Practice-changing study on bone marrow cancer therapy
A team led by Würzburg hematologist Hermann Einsele has defined a new first-line therapy for bone marrow cancer.

Health - Pharmacology - 09.01.2024
Prepared for the next virus pandemic
Prepared for the next virus pandemic
In collaboration with 12 partners from 6 countries, Jena University Hospital is establishing the Antivirus Pandemic Preparedness EuropeAn pLatform (APPEAL), a European research initiative aimed at enhancing preparedness for future pandemics.

Pharmacology - Event - 14.12.2023
Evi Kostenis Awarded PHoeNIX Pharmaceutical Science Prize
Evi Kostenis Awarded PHoeNIX Pharmaceutical Science Prize

Health - Pharmacology - 27.11.2023
New therapeutic approach for prurigo nodularis
New therapeutic approach for prurigo nodularis

Health - Pharmacology - 24.11.2023
High-performance Oncological Medicine Made in Germany

Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 24.11.2023
All-rounder among receptors inspires drug research
All-rounder among receptors inspires drug research
News from Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1423, "Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signal Transduction", led by biochemists Professor Annette Beck-Sickinger and Professor Torsten Schöneberg from Leipzig University, has been extended for a second funding period. This was announced today (24 November) by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Health - Pharmacology - 17.11.2023
Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic
Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic
Because conventional antibiotics are increasingly failing, researchers at the Helmholtz Institute in Würzburg are looking for new solutions.

Health - Pharmacology - 14.11.2023
Würzburg in the Champions League of Myeloma Researchers
Würzburg in the Champions League of Myeloma Researchers
A team of Würzburg cancer researcher Hermann Einsele is part of an international consortium funded by the American Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation with a total of 21 million dollars.

Innovation - Pharmacology - 31.10.2023
Start-up for fundamentally new antibiotics
Start-up for fundamentally new antibiotics
Smartbax nominated for Falling Walls Award It all started with basic research: During experiments in the laboratory, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) discovered an active ingredient against multi-resistant bacteria that is fundamentally different from existing antibiotics. The researchers have since founded a start-up for the development of a novel drug.

Health - Pharmacology - 26.09.2023
New study supports remission as a therapeutic goal in prediabetes
New study supports remission as a therapeutic goal in prediabetes
People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of kidney disease, heart attack or stroke and are exposed to higher mortality.

Health - Pharmacology - 14.09.2023
Cold plasma makes wounds heal faster
Cold plasma makes wounds heal faster
The gold standard for the treatment of chronic wounds is thus obsolete . Once the leg is open, patients often begin a long journey of suffering.

Pharmacology - 13.09.2023
Co-crystal improves the water-solubility of ASA
Co-crystal improves the water-solubility of ASA
This could benefit patients diagnosed with suspected acute myocardial infarction. For decades, researchers have been looking for ways to make the active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) - the active ingredient of Aspirin - more water-soluble.

Health - Pharmacology - 28.08.2023
High mortality in cardiogenic shock despite extracorporeal life support (ECLS)
High mortality in cardiogenic shock despite extracorporeal life support (ECLS)
The use of active mechanical circulatory support is growing rapidly around the world. The hope is that these systems will improve survival after the most severe form of acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock.

Health - Pharmacology - 25.08.2023
How the Immune System Keeps Gut Bacteria under Control
How the Immune System Keeps Gut Bacteria under Control

Health - Pharmacology - 08.08.2023
How do people really feel about electronic health records?
How do people really feel about electronic health records?
Many people with statutory health insurance don't understand the digital infrastructure behind electronic health records. One issue in particular raises concerns. In Germany, patients with statutory health insurance have had the option of using an electronic health record since January 2021. However, not many people have been taking advantage of it so far.

Health - Pharmacology - 31.07.2023
Interdisciplinary teamwork reduces complications in bone fractures
University physicians planning to develop a digital experts- forum with the EXPERT project An injury in a car accident, a twisted ankle while out jogging, a fall at home: bone fractures can occur very quickly.

Pharmacology - Health - 04.07.2023
Milestone in the treatment of anaemia in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
International Clinical Trial Shows Alternative to Standard Treatment of Myelodysplastic Neoplasms In people with myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), a usually benign form of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, the body produces too few functional blood cells.

Pharmacology - Health - 04.07.2023
Milestone in the treatment of anaemia in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS)
Milestone in the treatment of anaemia in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS)
In patients suffering from myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), a group of often mildly progressing bone marrow disorders, the body does not produce enough functional blood cells.

Pharmacology - 28.06.2023
974 million euros budgeted for new MHH building
974 million euros budgeted for new MHH building

Health - Pharmacology - 20.06.2023
Top research in the fight against cancer
Top research in the fight against cancer

Pharmacology - Health - 12.06.2023
Possible treatment for anaemia in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS)
Possible treatment for anaemia in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS)
In patients affected by myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), the body does not produce enough functional blood cells.

Pharmacology - 06.06.2023
The MHH mourns the death of Egbert Trowe
The MHH mourns the death of Egbert Trowe

Pharmacology - Health - 28.04.2023
Clinical trial to test new combination therapy against blood cancer
Clinical trial to test new combination therapy against blood cancer
The MHH is looking for subjects with an IDH1 gene mutation for a multicenter study on the combination therapy of two drugs previously used individually against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 28.

Health - Pharmacology - 24.04.2023
Improving the lives of MS patients
Improving the lives of MS patients
Reading time 9 min. Research at the new Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Neurosciences The TUM scientists and physicians and the patients at the Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Neurosciences, to open in 2025, will share a common objective: Making life with multiple sclerosis better. Many open questions will be answered - for example why the illness has such a variety of forms, particularly in its initial stages, and how to stop nerve cell death in the later stages.

Health - Pharmacology - 03.04.2023
Nasal Vaccine to Prevent Covid-19 Passes First Tests
Scientists in Berlin have developed a live attenuated vaccine for the nose and recently published a study in "Nature Microbiology" Joint press release by Freie Universität Berlin, Max Delbrück Center, and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Coronaviruses spread primarily through the air.

Health - Pharmacology - 22.03.2023
'Not many natural scientists can offer the combination of basic research and clinically oriented research.'
’Not many natural scientists can offer the combination of basic research and clinically oriented research.’
The -InFlame- Medical Scientist Programme supports postdocs from natural science disciplines to conduct medical research on inflammatory processes / Interview with the programme spokesperson Petra De

Health - Pharmacology - 28.02.2023
Drug from cancer chemotherapy helps fight deadly fungal infections
Drug from cancer chemotherapy helps fight deadly fungal infections
Infections with the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus are difficult to fight - especially because the fungus forms a biofilm and can thus protect itself from antifungal drugs and the immune defence system.
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