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Researcher on four paws

More and more animals and plants are threatened with extinction. With their fine sense of smell, species-tracking dogs can often track down these endangered species better than technology or humans.

With AI to the "super expert doctor"

Engineer and computer scientist Narges Ahmidi has had to overcome a few hurdles since she began studying science in her native Iran. Today, she is working in Munich to optimize medical decisions with artificial intelligence (AI). 

What medications and therapies help with COVID-19?

We have been living with the Corona pandemic for a year now. A lot has changed in patient treatment since then. Senior physician Harald Prüß explains which drugs are effective and which are not - and how the survival chances of intensive care patients have developed.

Bread for the world

An international research team has succeeded in decoding the genetic makeup of wheat. This opens up great opportunities for nutrition and health: New wheat varieties can feed more people worldwide - and the genome helps to better understand allergies and intolerances.

How AI is revolutionizing image analysis

Image analysis with artificial intelligence (AI) is a major topic of the future in medicine. Medical computer scientists from Heidelberg have now developed a method with which all image data can be processed with AI - free of charge and also usable by laypersons.

Is the pandemic affecting our mental fitness?

Wie verändert eine COVID-19-Erkrankung die Gedächtnisleistung? Und welche Rolle spielt die psychische Belastung durch die Pandemie? Mit einer App wollen Hirnforscher mögliche Effekte auf das Gehirn untersuchen. Bürger ab 18 Jahren können mitmachen – auch diejenigen, die nicht an COVID-19 erkrankt sind.