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Can small protein molecules from plants, insects, cone snails or snakes serve as blueprints for active substances with reduced side effects' This is the question that the international consortium "Bi

An international research consortium, with significant participation from MedUni Vienna, has tested a novel therapeutic concept to treat virus-induced lung failure in patients with severe COVID-19 in a phase 2 clinical trial.

A groundbreaking success in the fight against hepatitis C: As part of the cross-institutional ELIMINATE project, hospital data was systematically analyzed in ten hospitals in Vienna (including 6 WIGEV clinics) and Lower Austria in order to identify and treat those affected.

Living patient safety every day is a central goal of University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna. In 2024, University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna are once again joining forces in the global WHO campaign and illuminating the main buildings in the campaign color orange.

Thomas Vogl's research team at MedUni Vienna's Center for Cancer Research aims to identify biomarkers in the gut microbiome that are associated with Long COVID. The "Global Grant for Gut Health", awarded by Yakult and Nature Portfolio, is now supporting them in this endeavour. "If we succeed in finding biomarkers that both indicate a person's risk of Long COVID and represent therapeutic targets against the disease, this could significantly improve our ability to treat and perhaps even prevent Long COVID in the future," says Thomas Vogl, summarising the importance of the research work.

Around four billion people worldwide are affected by recurring headaches, and over 356 million spend more days of their lives with than without a "thunderstorm in their head".

While the female sex has a protective effect during an acute infection with Covid-19, women run an increased risk of developing post-Covid syndrome (PCS) even after mild cases.

40 years ago, a team at University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna successfully performed the first heart transplant in Vienna.

The use of bacteriophages is a promising option for the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. The therapeutic use of these special viruses is a new treatment option, particularly for patients who have developed resistance to antibiotics.

Florian Krammer will take up the Professorship of Infection Medicine. His work will alternate between the two institutions.

In the run-up to World Cancer Day on February 4, the medical universities in Graz, Innsbruck and Vienna are announcing an important merger: The newly founded Austrian Comprehensive Cancer Network (ACCN) pools the expertise of the Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC) in Graz, Innsbruck and Vienna.

Around seven percent of children in Austria are born prematurely, i.e. before the 37th week of pregnancy.

Thomas Reiberger, a hepatologist at MedUni Vienna's Department of Medicine III, has taken up a professorship (§99/4) at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, effective November 1, 2023.

Surgical removal of parts of the liver remains the only curative approach for patients with liver-specific cancer.

Patient safety is a central aspect of healthcare and plays a role wherever patient care takes place.

, Vulnerable groups, such as immigrants, face particular challenges in the health care system. Stereotypes, such as the insinuation of exaggerated pain expression, can have a significant impact on the care of these patients.

At the University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna, a kidney was successfully transplanted into an immunologically highly sensitised patient for the first time in Austria as part of a clinical trial using a new enzyme therapy.

In order to prevent a recurrence after a life-threatening cardiac event, secondary prevention measures such as health-promoting behaviour immediately after interventional treatment are particularly important.

Every year, approximately 17.3 million people are currently dying of cardiovascular disease every year.

University , Medicine & Science Imaging biomarkers are considered to be particularly valuable tools in precision medicine, a future trend to which MedUni Vienna attaches great importance.

People of the MedUni Vienna Johannes Klopf and Anna Sotir from the Division of Vascular Surgery of the Department of General Surgery and Surgical Research Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna

University , People of the MedUni Vienna The Transplantation Research Platform of the Medical University of Vienna has awarded two "Startup Grants" to support young scientists in the field of transplant research.