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The protein STAT3 helps the immune system to recognise leukemic cells. This interaction, which is important for future immunotherapies, is now understood in detail thanks to a study at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems). The study showed that STAT3 influences the formation of surface structures on leukemic cells that make them vulnerable to the immune system. If these structures are missing, leukemic cells can escape the body's innate immune surveillance. The expression of STAT3 in and the surface structures on leukemic cells could be a potential biomarker for future immunotherapies.
What defines old age and how do algorithmic technologies influence these constructions and definitions of ageing? The two researchers on ageing, Vera Gallistl-Kassing from the KL Division of Gerontology and Anna Wanka from the Goethe University Frankfurt have published new data from the ALGOCARE project, which explores experiences on the use of algorithmic technologies in long-term care settings in Austria. Drawing on Karen Barad’s concept of spacetimematter, they explore how ageing is co-constituted through the interplay of older care home residents, care staff and algorithmic technology.
Worldwide satellite data analyzed, structured and published by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Austria.
LH-Stv. Pernkopf: Drei neue Stiftungsprofessuren im Kampf gegen Krebs.
Mainstream media is often the first and sometimes the only source of information about mental health for many people. The portrayal of mental disorders can thus have a great influence on how public perceptions and thus stigmatisation of illnesses are influenced. At the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, the experts at the Research Centre Transitional Psychiatry deal, among other things, with the question of how the topic of mental health is dealt with in media reporting. A recent study, which was also published in a renowned magazine, examined the portrayal of autism in the context of its stigmatising attribution.
Together with partners from seven different European countries, private lecture Dr Beate Schrank, MSc PhD and Professor Dr Giovanni Rubeis are developing an app to promote the mental health of young people in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. After the ErasmusPlus project Teaching To Be, ASP-belong is the next successfully acquired EU project for Karl Landsteiner University. In addition to the funding of scientific staff, KL will benefit from intensified networking in the European research community.
New recommendations on current best treatment options favor targeted therapies for specific genetic alterations in tumor cells.
Wie leben ältere Menschen in Österreich und welche Ansprüche und Wünsche haben sie an ihr Wohnen? Das Kompetenzzentrum für Gerontologie und Gesundheitsforschung hat unter der Leitung von Herrn Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland eine repräsentative Befragung über Wohnbedürfnisse und zukünftige Wohnpräferenzen älterer Österreicher:innen (60+) durchgeführt. In Zusammenarbeit mit der SeneCura Gruppe wurde der „Wohnmonitor Alter“ im Frühjahr 2023 wiederholt und Veränderungen durch die vorherrschenden multiplen Krisen untersucht.
On September 7-8, 2023, this year's annual meeting of the Inter-University Cooperation Center for Water and Health (ICC Water & Health) was held at KL, as it was last year.
In collaboration with the KL Division of General and Family Medicine and the two Clinical Divisions of the KL University Hospital in Tull "Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine" and "Neurology", the new S1 guideline for the management of post-viral conditions was developed using the example of post-COVID-19. This updated and revised the previous recommendation on differential diagnosis and treatment strategy for Long Covid from 2021. In addition to providing information on the latest developments in drug therapy, the publication primarily serves as a reference work for practitioners and gives clear recommendations for action.
Research Team at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences develops novel protocol for studying isolated pairs of hippocampal neurons. Dedicated work honoured by cover page in Bio-protocol Journal.
From B cells to antibodies - this was the motto of the Karl Landsteiner Symposium of the Danube Allergy Research Cluster (Danube ARC) held at Luberegg Castle in the Wachau region from 10-11 July 2023.
