How Our Memory Changes the Past
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September 7, 2026 - Our memory doesn't work like a hard drive. In an interview with AOK, Prof. Dr. med. Emrah Düzel, director of the Institute for Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research and the Memory Clinic at Magdeburg University Medical Center, explains how memories are formed, why they change, and why our brain fills in the gaps with details.
More Resilient Thanks to Baroreflex Therapy
September 4, 2026 – In late 2025, baroreflex activation was used for the first time in Saxony-Anhalt at Magdeburg University Medical Center to treat advanced heart failure. Eight months later, the patient shows significantly improved physical endurance and greater independence in daily life.
Better Coordination for People with Serious Illnesses
September 3, 2026 - The Salzlandkreis and the Cracau Hospital’s Medical Care Center are working together to lay the groundwork for more closely integrated and needs-based hospice and palliative care. The new network is intended to bring together existing care services, improve coordination, and provide even better support for the critically ill and dying, as well as their families.
UMMD Dermatologist Named New Member of the Leopoldina
September 3, 2026 - Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Tüting, Director of the University Dermatology Clinic at Magdeburg University Medical Center, is a new member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Among other things, the skin cancer specialist conducts research on new immunotherapies for cancer.
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