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🫀 Researchers at #MedUniVienna have identified the enzyme MMP12 as a new target for combating heart scarring in #CardiacSarcoidosis. The findings could pave the way for new treatments and improve the management of this often-underdiagnosed condition. Find out more! ⬇️ 📰 @atsblueeditor.bsky.social

Cardiac sarcoidosis: MedUni Vienna identifies enzyme as a target for combating scarring of the heart

More about the therapeutic strategy!

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💊 #Methotrexate has been the mainstay of treatment for #RheumatoidArthritis. Researchers at #MedUniVienna analysed how the drug alters the #immunesystem during the first few weeks of treatment. ⬇️ 💡 MTX triggers coordinated changes in the immune system within just a few weeks. 📰 @ard.eular.org

Rheumatoid arthritis: Early immune changes during methotrexate treatment may predict treatment success

Details of the MedUni Vienna study!

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✅️ #KidneyTransplant in high-risk cases An international research team led by #MedUniVienna has succeeded in using a drug from the field of #cancermedicine to sustainably reduce antibodies against potential #donororgans, thereby enabling a #transplant. 📰 @nejm.org​ Details of the case study! ⬇️

Kidney transplant despite poor initial conditions: New drug sustainably reduces immune response against donor organ

More about the research!

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💯 Zwei Auszeichnungen für die Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendchirurgie #MedUniWien Helena Sorger erhielt beim Deutschen Chirurgie Kongress 2026 den Fritz-Linder-Forumpreis & beim Annual Meeting der SIOP Renal Tumor Study Group den Best Oral Presentation Award. Herzliche Gratulation! 👏

Eine junge Frau im roten Pullover hält eine Auszeichnung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie in der Hand, vor einem Hintergrund von grünen Pflanzen.