“We form the interface with precision medicine”
Prof. Dr. Harald Renz is medical director of the University Hospital Marburg. As a laboratory physician, he knows exactly how important individualized clinical diagnostics are.
Diagnostics & Therapy
Today, biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry and IT companies cooperate closely to develop new diagnostic options and new therapies. The tasks range from drug screening to microscopy and big data. The focus here is on personalized medicine, which promotes innovation in many fields. The aim is to provide customized therapy recommendations, and this requires innovative diagnostic methods. Central Hessen is a region of countless examples of successful researchers and entrepreneurs who develop new diagnostics and therapies and promote them worldwide.
“A single lab value buried inside 6 kilograms of data”: Solving rare medical mysteries
At the Center for Unknown and Rare Diseases (ZusE) at Marburg University Hospital, patients find help from Prof. Juergen Schaefer.
Nasal Long-Term Inhalation Therapy: Treating the respiratory tract during sleep
Millions of people with chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD are among the most vulnerable to the corona pandemic. The best protection is offered by an optimally adjusted therapy of the inflamed lung areas – and this could receive an innovative boost through Nasal Long-Term Inhalation therapy (NLI therapy), which is currently being developed in Marburg.
Research Acceleration: Early Detection of Children’s Dementia
The new Centre for Rare Diseases in Children (ZSEGi) combines research approaches with specialist knowledge to treat rare diseases in children.
Fighting cancer gently thanks to particle therapy
In recent years, particle therapy has established itself in cancer treatment option for patients, with comparatively low side effects.
Medical Cannabis: A last hope for chronic pain
Cannabis is more than a narcotic. The plant relieves pain in chronically ill patients for whom regular therapies are no longer effective. Since 2017, doctors in Germany have been allowed to prescribe medical cannabis legally. But does consumption also entail risks?
Sleep apnea: how poor sleep causes health risks
Many people around the world snore. However, if left untreated, snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea, which can lead to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. To prevent such outcomes, Marburg-based experts are researching therapeutic methods to treat sleep and respiratory disorders.