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More than 200,000 people in Germany are newly diagnosed with liver cirrhosis each year. A team of doctors in Dresden has now used an advanced stent for the first time worldwide outside of a clinical study — it is expected to improve treatment for patients.

New AI from Dresden to detect liver cancer early

Liver cancer is often detected too late. Researchers at the EKFZ at TU Dresden have developed an AI model that uses routine clinical data to estimate individual risk – potentially enabling earlier diagnosis. | more

Lab-grown mini-organ advances liver research

The liver can heal itself – but exactly how this works has long remained a mystery. Researchers at the MPI-CBG in Dresden have now developed a tiny lab-grown model that recreates this process for the first time. It could help scientists better understand and treat liver diseases. | more

Aktuelles Wochenangebot bei MEDIMAX Meißen: Rabatte von mehr als 60 Prozent

Mehr als 60 Prozent unter der UVP: Im aktuellen Wochenangebot von MEDIMAX Meißen sind Fernseher, Haushaltsgeräte und Küchentechnik deutlich reduziert. Wir haben sechs Angebote herausgesucht, bei denen sich ein genauer Blick besonders lohnt. | more

Mini livers in space: Dresden researchers send tiny organs into space

Dresden researchers are sending tiny, laboratory-grown mini-livers into space. What weightlessness does to liver tissue should not only protect astronauts - but also open up new avenues in medicine. | more

Slim and still ill? New index exposes hidden risk

Normal weight does not automatically mean healthy. Researchers in Leipzig have developed a new index that reveals hidden metabolic disorders. The metabolic BMI analyzes the blood and shows: One in three slim people has a greatly increased risk of diabetes and fatty liver. Intestinal bacteria play an important role in this. | more

Mini livers from the petri dish to help patients

Over two million people die of liver disease every year. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Dresden have now developed a three-dimensional liver model from real patient cells. The mini-liver can mimic important functions and should help to better understand diseases, test new drugs and develop personalized therapies. The study was published in Nature. | more

Palais Sommer 2026 in Dresden: 60 Abende am Neumarkt bei freiem Eintritt

Kurz gesagt: Der Palais Sommer 2026 bringt vom Sonnabend, dem 20. Juni, bis zum Sonntag, dem 26. Juli mehr als 60 Abendveranstaltungen auf den Dresdner Neumarkt. Fast täglich beginnt das Programm um 18 Uhr vor der Frauenkirche. Der Eintritt ist frei. | more

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