Differences in clinical practice & barriers to access in #myositis treatment ⤵️
An international analysis led by #MedUniVienna has provided an overview of the actual use of #IVIg in clinical practice worldwide.
Read more about the results! ⬇️
📰 @eular.org Rheumatology Open
New guidelines ⏩️ @eular.org has released updated recommendations for the treatment of #rheumatoidarthritis as part of a major international initiative led by #MedUniVienna.
The guidelines provide a detailed framework to enable more personalised treatment for patients.
📰 @ard.eular.org
🆕 horizons for cultural studies & #medicalimaging:
A proof-of-concept study by #MedUniVienna has shown for the first time that printed letters on overlapping sheets of paper can be made visible using high-resolution #magneticresonance microscopy.
📰 @commseng.nature.com
❕️Potential #suicide-preventive effect of #palliativecare in patients with #cancer:
A #MedUniVienna study shows patients receiving specialised palliative care do not have higher suicide mortality vs. other #oncology patients. ⬇️
How does #adrenaline affect #histamine-induced blood pressure drops?
A #MedUniVienna study in @allergy-eaaci.bsky.social confirms it remains first-line in #anaphylaxis while highlighting the need for better therapies.
Read more! ⬇️
🔬 For the first time, uniform criteria have been established for treating #pancreaticcancer with limited metastasis.
An international team led by #MedUniVienna defines oligometastatic cases, paving the way for targeted therapies.
📖@thelancetoncol.bsky.social
🧬 Severe chronic skin inflammation may suppress #skincancer.
Researchers at #MedUniVienna confirmed that in #psoriasis, tumors often do not arise in inflamed skin and identified a possible biological mechanism behind this effect.
📖 Published in @pnas.org ⬇️
💊 Promising new approach in #drugresearch ⤵️
The review, led by #MedUniVienna, explores targeted modulation of intracellular signalling proteins as a strategy to control disease-relevant signalling pathways.
📖 @cp-trendspharma.bsky.social
⚠️🏃Lack of exercise is both symptom and risk factor: People with #mentalillness die 10–20 years earlier – mainly from cardiovascular & metabolic diseases.
A team led by #MedUniVienna calls for #physicalactivity in #psychiatrictreatment.
📖 @jamapsychiatry.com
🍷🚫 #Alcohol abstinence enables liver regeneration even in advanced #cirrhosis
A study led by #MedUniVienna shows up to one third of patients with decompensated cirrhosis achieved full “re-compensation” through sustained abstinence.
@jhepatology.bsky.social
💭 How come so many achievements of the 20th century originate in #Vienna?
British historian Richard Cockett will visit us on the Day of #MedUniVienna and speak about Vienna's contribution to the intellectual and cultural achievements of the West in the 20th century.
Register now! ⬇️
💯 #UniversityHospitalVienna and #MedUniVienna ranked 20th in @newsweek.com's ranking of the World's Best Hospitals 2026 ⤵️
The result underlines the close integration of patient care, research and teaching at the university location.
Ranking details! ⬇️
🧠 Precise #tumour classification — without tumour tissue?
An international team incl. #MedUniVienna developed an #AI-based method to classify #braintumours via genetic material from #cerebrospinalfluid & monitor disease progression.
📖 @natcancer.nature.com
🫁 Can #particulatematter and #airpressure trigger #pulmonaryembolism?
Researchers from #MedUniVienna analysed 969 cases and links to short-term environmental conditions in @rpth.bsky.social. ⬇️
@cihanaymd.bsky.social
🧠🗣️ EUFUS 2026 | Vienna
Roland Beisteiner from #MedUniVienna, member of the EUFUS Organising Committee, will open the 8th European Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Therapy and present recent advances in clinical ultrasound neuromodulation.
📍 Billrothhaus | 🗓️ April 9–10 2026
Register now! ⬇️
💊 Cortisol-lowering drug shows metabolic benefits
Researchers at #MedUniVienna show that metyrapone can improve #liver function and #glucose #metabolism in patients with hormonally active adrenal adenomas.
@eclinicalmed.bsky.social
🧠🏃♂️ Focus on #physicalactivity and #mentalhealth in research & teaching:
@brendonstubbs.bsky.social takes up a #tenuretrack Assistant #Professorship in Mental and #BrainHealth and strengthens interdisciplinary research at #MedUniVienna. ⬇️
🌐🤝🏻 Long-term research partnership launched⤵️
#MedUniVienna and the #medicaltechnology company Therakos are collaborating to advance extracorporeal #photopheresis in solid #organtransplantation.
A total of €4.2 million in funding is available over seven years. ⬇️
Minisymposium 🗺️ Women Researchers and Global Crises in a Connected World
🌟👩🏻🔬 Join us on February 11th for a Minisymposium at #MedUniVienna to celebrate Women & Girls In Science!
Find out more about the speakers and register now! ⬇️
#WomenInScience #GirlsInScience
🤖🧪 How could #AI agents change the future of #biomedicalresearch?
#MedUniVienna and @cemm.oeaw.ac.at have investigated the potential and limitations in a study.
📰 Scientific Reports ➜ @nature.com
See the results! ⬇️
What role do #sexhormones play in #cardiovascularrisk in people with #type2diabetes?
A study led by @jhu.edu with significant participation from #MedUniVienna shows gender-specific correlations – particularly in men. 🫀⬇️
➡️ Published in #Diabetes Care
🦠 #Hantavirus - How long does the immunity last after a Puumala #virus infection?
#MedUniVienna & @medunigraz.at investigated the immune responses elicited in Styrian Puumala virus patients.
📰 @ebiomedicine.bsky.social
🥁 Inventors of the Year 2025
A team at #MedUniVienna has developed a new #imagingtechnique that can visualise individual cells in the living #retina non-invasively, contact-free and in 3D.
👏 Congratulations to Elisabeth Brunner, Andreas Pollreisz and Michael Pircher. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pHKTtL
New approach discovered for treating a difficult-to-treat form of #lungcancer 🫁⤵️
A team from #MedUniVienna has shown ERBB inhibitors & Aurora kinase inhibitors – is more effective against KRAS-mutated lung adenocarcinomas than existing therapies.
More about the study! ⬇️
#CancerResearch
Is there a link between the rising number of people with chronic inflammatory #boweldiseases and the increasing exposure to #microplastics & #nanoplastics?
A team led by #MedUniVienna has shown that #plastic particles can affect the #immunecells and #intestinalmicrobiome.
Study Details! ⬇️
Where ideas sparkle ✨ #MedUniVienna wishes you a wonderful end to the year and a successful start to the new.
See you in 2026! 🎇
#happynewyear
🧫 How does the multi-resistant #fungus #CandidaAuris become resistant to antifungal therapies?
A team involving #MedUniVienna identified new targets that could be used to curb the spread & infections caused by the fungus. ⬇️
📰 @natmicrobiol.nature.com
How do tiny molecules like #RNA control essential cellular functions?
Our #ResearcheroftheMonth Vinod Rajendra and his team uncovered how the protein #ADAR1 forms a functional pair — a key step in how it acts on RNA.
More details about their findings! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XZisMF
#MedUniVienna
Is there a link between #fatmetabolism and #skininflammation in #psoriasis?
🔬 A team from #MedUniVienna shows that the protein FABP5 drives inflammation via #ferroptosis – and could serve as a biomarker for targeted therapies.
🗞️ @nature.com
👏 Thomas Vogl, Center for #CancerResearch at #MedUniVienna, has been accepted into the Young Investigator Programme by @embo.org!
He is investigating how the gut microbiome and #immunesystem together influence the success of #cancertherapies. ⬇️
