
News overview
All news at a glance.
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GAME TEI Summit 2024
With "Planetary Health" and "Entrepreneurship", the GAME Network's International Student Summit covers relevant and current topics in the training of healthcare professionals.
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Habemus doctores
When the hats fly, everything is accomplished - the Faculty of Medicine bids its graduates a festive farewell into a promising future.
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Algorithms can detect tumors
Algorithms can help localize tumours. This is the result of a study that evaluated 27 different algorithms.
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ERC Synergy Grants for the LMU
The highly competitive grant supports pioneering projects that lead to progress at the frontier of knowledge.
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LMU Innovation Incubator
Start-up teams secure over 2.5 million euros in public funding.
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Breast cancer: The diversity of metastases
A comprehensive analysis of breast cancer metastases compares different methods and provides new insights into the biology of the tumors.
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Humans in space - What role does medicine play in the planning of manned space flights?
Micro-gravity, i.e. the extensive loss of gravity, changes the physiological processes in the body. For example, fluid accumulates in the head, the muscles shrink and even the immune system changes.
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120 years of the LMU Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
A state-of-the-art clinic with a long tradition celebrates its anniversary with a symposium and an open day
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AI in medicine: new approach for more efficient diagnostics
Researchers from LMU, TU Berlin and Charité have developed a new AI tool that can also detect less common diseases in the gastrointestinal tract using imaging data.
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New bridge professorship: LMU's Department of Health and Faculty of Medicine cooperate
The Health Department of the City of Munich (GSR) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) announce the appointment of Prof. Dr. Sabine Gleich as a bridge professor at the Faculty of Medicine.
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LMU neuroradiologist uses magnetic resonance imaging in the Antarctic to observe the brain structure of polar explorers
Prof. Peter zu Eulenburg (LMU Munich) put the first mobile MRI into operation in the Antarctic to research isolation effects on the brain.
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Virtual themed conference on October 25 provides information on sports-related concussions
The "Protect your head!" initiative is holding a virtual conference on 25.10.2024 on Concussion Day (1-7 pm) on sports-related risks, under the patronage of Federal Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach.
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Groundbreaking technology paves the way for life-saving treatment for fatal skin reaction
Spatial proteomics provides therapeutic approach for patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis - off-label use of JAK inhibitors in first patients led to full recovery
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Data security: breakthrough in research with health data
The European research project "Federated Secure Computing" presents a new approach that allows patient data from different institutions to be analyzed securely and anonymously.
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Cancer Information Day Munich on October 19, 2024
On Saturday, October 19, people with cancer and their relatives can find out about current cancer treatment methods and supportive counseling services at the Munich Cancer Information Day.
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Oxidative stress: How protein recycling protects against cell death
Researchers at the LMU Medical Center have discovered a new molecular switch that protects against cell death.
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New research group: Muscle building and metabolic health
LMU researchers are investigating the health consequences of growing and shrinking muscles as part of a new DFG research group.
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Dr. Stefan Zippel awarded the Federal Cross of Merit
On October 2, Dr. Stefan Zippel received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from Minister of State Ulrike Scharf for his commitment to counseling and caring for people with HIV and AIDS.
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10 years of the Munich Lung Tumor Center: Comprehensive care from a single source
The LMU Klinikum and the Asklepios Fachkliniken München Gauting are celebrating the anniversary on October 5 with the symposium "Lung cancer therapy at the highest level"
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Progress in breast cancer treatment
LMU researchers have successfully tested an active substance that can significantly prolong the lives of breast cancer patients.
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Multiple sclerosis: early warning signs in the immune system
LMU researchers show that certain immune cells already play an important role in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Brain development: Extracellular vesicles control cellular communication
Brain development: Extracellular vesicles control cellular communication
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Teddy bear hospital, stitching wounds and endoscopy course
More than 8,000 visitors took a look behind the scenes at Bavaria's largest university hospital on the "50 years of LMU Klinikum Großhadern" open day.
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Brown fat: How cells generate heat and burn fat in the process
Researchers at the LMU Medical Center have discovered a new switch that controls thermogenesis in mitochondria.
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LMU research sheds light on the use of ChatGPT when writing research papers
The study, led by LMU Visiting Professor Dr. Sergio Uribe and Dr. Ilze Maldupa from RSU, analyzed nearly 300,000 dental research abstracts published between 2018 and 2024.
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50 years LMU Klinikum Großhadern
Bavaria's largest university hospital invites you to an open day on September 14
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New ERC Grants at LMU
Millions in funding from Brussels: Three talented early-career researchers wo are at or will move to the Medical Faculty have obtained prestigious starting grants from the European Research Council.
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Three LMU researchers elected to Leopoldina
Three LMU researchers - Professor Claudia Bausewein, Professor Frederick Klauschen and Professor Markus M. Lerch - have recently been elected to the Leopoldina Academy of Sciences.
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Treating strokes: New therapy in sight
LMU researchers have identified a possible approach to breaking the vicious circle of recurrent strokes.
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Delegation visit to Stellenbosch University, South Africa
On 02.07.2024, a delegation from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, visited the LMU Munich Medical Faculty.
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Annual reception of the Faculty of Medicine
Awards for outstanding achievements by researchers, lecturers and young scientists.