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Quick help is needed in the event of a stroke. In the days that follow, some people suffer a second one. A new therapy should help. © pixabay/Alexander Fox | PlaNet Fox

Dresden doctors test new therapy against second stroke

Around one in three stroke patients suffers a relapse - often just a few days after the initial cerebral infarction. Doctors at TU Dresden are now starting a large nationwide study with 2,100 participants. They want to find out whether a combination of two drugs provides better protection against a second stroke than the current standard therapy. The Federal Ministry of Research is funding the project with three million euros.

Even minor injuries can become infected and, in the worst case, lead to sepsis. Leipzig researchers want to improve the treatment of blood poisoning. © AI-generated with ChatGPT

Better treatment of blood poisoning: 7.5 million euros for project under Leipzig leadership

Every year, 75,000 people in Germany die from sepsis. Many deaths could be avoided. Leipzig University Hospital is now launching a nationwide project with 7.5 million euros in funding to improve treatment. The researchers want to digitally link all treatment data and use modern pathogen diagnostics to detect dangerous progressions earlier. Partners are university hospitals from four other cities.