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The Austrian Neonatal Screening Programme (ÖNGS) has been an ongoing success story since the 1960s.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) has accepted more young researchers onto its scholarship programmes.

Marta Rizzi took over the Chair in Clinical Experimental Immunology (§98) at MedUni Vienna at the beginning of June. The expert on human B-cell lymphocytes comes to Vienna from University Hospital Freiburg. Marta Rizzi is an expert in human B-cell lymphocyte development, activation both in physiological and disease context.

Bionic reconstruction, i.e. the replacement of missing limbs with artificial ones, has made great progress in recent years. However, the intuitive control of these prostheses and the perception of the artificial limb as a separate part of the body continue to pose challenges for researchers.

Around 1.9 million people in Austria suffer from chronic back pain - it is very widespread and the second most common reason for sick leave.

In a complex procedure, a team from the Department of Cardiac Surgery at MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna has, for the first time, successfully inserted a novel implant for treating tricuspid valve regurgitation via a single access on one side of the groin.

By Susanne Filzwieser People with locked-in syndrome (LIS) are enormously restricted in their communication.

To mark World Hypertension Day on 17 May, MedUni Vienna is raising awareness about the growing number of children and adolescents with high blood pressure.

On the Medical Research Mile on the Long Night of Research on 20 May 2022, MedUni Vienna's focus will be on two major organs of the human body.

Three-quarters of the products that German-speaking influencers post about on various social media channels are so unhealthy that they contravene the WHO (World Health Organization) advertising standards for children.

Aortic valve regurgitation is one of the commonest heart defects. If the aortic valve no longer closes tightly, the valve has to be reconstructed or replaced.

On 1 May 2022, Antonia Müller, an expert in stem cell and immune cell therapies, took over the Chair in Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine (§98) at MedUni Vienna and leadership of the Department of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine of MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna.

By Gerhild Leljak Atglistatin can reduce the fatty acid level in the blood, which is causal for type II diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver or cardiac insufficiency.

The end of March was the deadline for applications to take part in the joint admission procedures for the medical universities in Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz as well as the Medical Faculty of Johannes Kepler University in Linz.

By Birgit Baustädter We carry through life around two kilograms of microorganisms on and inside ourselves.

University , Medicine & Science Approximately 800 people in Austria are affected by haemophilia, a rare congenital disease that can now be treated well thanks to enormous advances in research.

By Beate Mosing When it comes to questions about our health, we want accurate and understandable answers.

A team at the Department for Pharmaceutical Sciences developed a therapy concept that could stop tumor growth.

By Birgit Baustädter Medical devices have been tested and certified at TU Graz for 45 years. It is important for patients to be able to rely on the safety and benefits of medical devices.

By Susanne Eigner All nine of Styria's universities have a clear pro-vaccine stance and have issued an appeal for all those who can do so to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

By Birgit Baustädter What would fill entire factory halls in large production facilities, has been set up on just a few square meters at Inffeldgasse 13 in Graz: a production plant for medicines.

Use the TUW test offer at BIPA shops in Vienna and register for the COVID-19 vaccination in the separate category "Schoolchildren, students and university staff".

Recent results (05.02.21) of the study "Knowledge of and attitudes towards Corona", initiated by Univ.-Prof. Manuel Schabus, includes data from a total of 3,606 adults living in Austria (64.2% female, 35.5% male, 0.3% diverse).

By Susanne Eigner A multi-channel recording device developed at TU Graz for pathological lung sounds and associated automatic lung sound analysis could support existing screening methods for early detection of, for example, Covid-19 infections.