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After heart surgery, intensive care treatment is often considered standard. But Herzzentrum Leipzig has been showing for 20 years that many patients can recover safely without it. A long-term study involving more than 20,000 patients found that a specialized recovery unit avoided ICU stays in nine out of ten cases — helping to relieve pressure on intensive care capacity.

Most airborne microplastics come from tire wear

We breathe it in every day without realizing it: tiny plastic particles, smaller than a human hair. Researchers from Leipzig and Oldenburg have now measured for the first time in Germany how much of it is in the city air - and where it comes from. The result is surprising. | more

How our heart processes signals: New insights into living cells

Researchers at Leipzig University have developed a new method to observe important signal receptors in cells live. Using tiny luminous molecules, they have shown for the first time in living cells how a receptor that helps control heart function works. The discovery: these receptors are not simple switches, but take on different forms depending on the active ingredient. This could enable the development of drugs with fewer side effects. | more

Late-Night-Shopping: Starke Eröffnungsrabatte bei PUMA und ONLY & SONS

Beim Late Night Shopping am Freitag, 7. August 2026, warten in den Marken-Outlets Schwarzheide-Mitte besonders attraktive Preisvorteile. Bis zu 50 Prozent Rabatt bei PUMA, zahlreiche 2er- und Mehrfachkauf-Angebote bei ONLY & SONS und viele weitere Sonderaktionen warten auf die Besucher. Die Besucher können bis 21 Uhr entspannt shoppen, sparen und den Sommerabend bei Musik und kulinarischen Angeboten vom Food Truck genießen. | more

Lowering blood sugar halves the risk of heart attack in prediabetes

More than one in five adults has elevated blood sugar levels. A new study by TU Dresden and King's College London now shows how important it is to normalize them. Those who bring their blood sugar back to normal levels halve their risk of serious heart disease. The research questions previous assumptions in preventive medicine. | more

Saxony's Ministry of Social Affairs supports hospitals with 193 million euros

This year, the Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs supported investments in hospitals in Saxony with 193 million euros. | more

Ex-Bundesliga professional Torsten Kracht survives heart attack and operation

Former Bundesliga professional Torsten Kracht survived a heart attack just over a week ago and had to undergo surgery. | more

Warum Führung ohne die richtige Haltung nicht gelingen kann

Die meisten Führungskräfte wissen, was gute Führung ausmacht. Sie kennen Kommunikationstechniken, besuchen Seminare und haben zahlreiche Managementbücher gelesen. Und doch geraten viele im Alltag immer wieder in Situationen, die sie verunsichern: schwierige Mitarbeitergespräche, Konflikte im Team, weitreichende Entscheidungen oder der Spagat zwischen wirtschaftlichem Druck und menschlicher Verantwortung. | more

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