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Facial tumours in Tasmanian devils are among the few known cases of transmissible cancer. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have identified molecular signalling pathways in both variants of this disease that are crucial for the survival and growth of cancer cells.

Reporting side effects makes medicines safer. That is the message of the World Health Organisation (WHO) #MedSafetyWeek, which runs from 3 to 9 November 2025. "Together, we encourage patients, healthcare professionals and health workers to report all suspected side effects - because every report can help protect people," says Health Minister Korinna Schumann, emphasising the benefits of the campaign, which is now in its tenth year.

An international study led by Nikola Vladic and Cihan Ay from the Department of Medicine I (Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, MedUni Vienna) shows that artificial intelligence (AI) language

An enhanced computer model is now helping to provide fresh insights into cancer-cell growth and how it can be stopped.

Type 1 diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder in children and adolescents. Despite modern therapies, it remains a chronic disease and can also reduce life expectancy.

With this year's motto "Safe care for every newborn and every child", International Patient Safety Day 2025 is focusing on young patients.

Since the beginning of the year, MedUni Vienna's examination centre for victims of violence has been offering specialised support to victims of violence.

Simon Licht-Mayer, researcher at the Clinical Institute of Laboratory Medicine at MedUni Vienna, has been awarded an individual project grant by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

Infections or reactivations of the BK polyomavirus are among the most common complications following kidney transplantation.

According to the WHO, only around ten percent of global transplant requirements can currently be met - due to a lack of donor organs on the one hand and the fact that only a fraction of donated organs are actually used on the other.

An international clinical study, in which Veronica Falcone from MedUni Vienna played a key role, investigated the probability of success of vacuum extraction in cases of occipital posterior presentation - a particularly unfavorable fetal position that often complicates the natural birth process.