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What happens in the brain after a stroke?
Strokes are one of the main causes of long-term physical and cognitive impairment. A DFG project at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg is researching cellular level processes in the brain following an ischemic stroke, in which the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. These processes are poorly understood and could be the key to new therapies.
When the body doesn't want to lose weight
Obesity increases the risk of numerous secondary diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and mental illness. Prof. Dr. Kerstin Stemmer explains the role of genetics in weight loss and the effect of GLP-1 weight loss medication. She is researching the extent to which fat cells can communicate directly with the pancreas in order to stimulate insulin production.
Microbiome study: New method for the correction of bias
Studying bacterial communities, known as microbiomes, is a complex task, which often leads to bias. This can affect the accuracy and validity of scientific and clinical knowledge. Researchers at the chair for environmental medicine at the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine have now developed a standardised procedure to address this problem.
How effective is the use of medical imaging in everyday clinical practice?
Similar to a digital route planner, specific programmes support doctors in their everyday clinical work by selecting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The MIDAS study, led by Augsburg 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine, examined the effectiveness of such clinical decision-making aids for medical imaging in a multicentre, randomised study.
New insights into the risk assessment of rare, aggressive tumours in children
An international team with the significant involvement of Augsburg 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine has made progress in the risk assessment and treatment of extracranial malign rhabdoid tumours. Recently published in the renowned journal “Clinical Cancer Research,”?the study shows how clinical and molecular factors can influence disease progression.
Ceremonial opening of the new teaching building at Augsburg’s new medical campus
Together with around 400 guests, the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg celebrated a new milestone in the university’s history: the opening of the new teaching building for the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine and its growing number of young medical students. This marked the opening of Augsburg’s new medical campus. Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts, Markus Blume, and the founding dean of the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine (2017-2019), Prof Guido Adler, gave keynote addresses.
Heart health: What’s new in research?
To mark World Heart Day on the 29th of September, Prof Philip Raake, Chair of Internal 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine with a Focus on Cardiology at the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg and Director of the I. 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏ical Clinic at Augsburg 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 Hospital, gave an interview about current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases. He explains what is being researched in Augsburg when it comes to heart health and provides some tips for a heart-healthy lifestyle.
Research reveals the origin of scavenger cells in the vitreous body of the eye
Future of cancer detection
Liquid biopsy is a very precise method by which to diagnose cancer, which is much less invasive than conventional tissue sampling. The course of cancer treatment and its success can be comprehensively monitored using this method and tumours treated more accurately. A long-term clinical study at the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg is now focusing on the question of how liquid biopsy can be used in everyday clinical practice. Initial results have been published in the Journal of Laboratory 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine.
Heat action plan for Augsburg’s 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 Hospital
A heat action plan for the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 Hospital Augsburg is being developed by researchers at the Chair for Regional Climate Change and Health at the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine in collaboration with the Centre for Occupational 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 Hospital Augsburg. Over the next two years, researchers in the recently started “ProTect” project will analyse heat stress, develop measures to address it, and then evaluate the measures in order to help the hospital cope with heatwaves.
Will changes in mobility result in fewer heart attacks?
How people move around cities will change in future. The use of electric cars and improved public transport could protect people’s health and improve air quality. A new study led by Professor Christoph Knote from the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine at the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg is looking at the effects that changed mobility behavior in Augsburg and the surrounding region will have on cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. ?
Early detection of rare Borna virus
Researchers at Augsburg 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine have discovered a possible early detection method of the rare Borna virus. Their results have been published in the highly renowned medical journal “The Lancet.” In humans the virus triggers inflammation in the brain which is almost always deadly and is transmitted to humans by shrews.?
