Prof. Rolf Hilgenfeld and his team from the Institute for Biochemistry at the University of Lübeck look back at several months of intense work, including many night shifts. At the end of July 2016, their work on the crystal structure of a protein essential for survival of the Zika virus was published in the scientific […]
Scientist of the European Vasculitis Study (EUVAS) group published the results of a recent study (Csernok et al., Autoimmunity Reviews 2016) testing the performance of two fully automated platforms for multiparametric ANCA IIFT diagnostics which combine cell substrates and monospecific antigen substrates: the EUROPLUS Granulocyte Mosaic (EUROPattern, Euroimmun AG) and CytoBead ANCA (Aklides, Medipan/Generic Assays
Earlier this year, EUROIMMUN announced the availability of the first serological test systems for diagnostics of Zika virus infections. The infectious disease had rapidly spread in Latin America, especially in Brazil, during the past year. Suspicion regarding a link between the virus infections and the increased rate of malformations of newborns’ heads (microcephaly) precipitated concerns
The alarm didn’t go off, in the rush of the morning, the little one spilled the milk and needs changing, the car won’t start and the important meeting starts within 10 minutes! STRESS! Stress causes unconscious physical reactions in humans: Glucose is provided as prompt energy source, blood pressure rises to assure sufficient blood supply
Every year on April 7th, the WHO commemorates its foundation in 1948 with the World Health Day and dedicates a certain health topic of global importance to this day. This year, diabetes mellitus is in focus (“Beat diabetes”). The reason for this is the growing number of diabetes patients, especially in middle and low income countries.
