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The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) looks back on a successful 6th Long Night of Sciences, which attracted numerous visitors to the laboratories and research areas. A newly published image gallery now documents the highlights and the diversity of the medical research presented.
Jena, 02.06.2026 – Scientists from Jena have found a groundbreaking explanation for why the human gut flora degrades in old age and inflammation levels rise. Their research focuses on the body’s own immune defense.
An international research team led by the Jenaer Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung (FLI) has decoded a biological mechanism significantly responsible for cellular aging and demonstrated its potential reversibility.
Jena, May 13, 2026 – Prof. Dr. Martin Walter from the Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) is the new President of the German Society for Biological Psychiatry. The expert in depressive disorders and psychiatric brain imaging will hold the office for the next two years.
The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) is launching a large-scale research project on chronic inflammation with million-euro funding, focusing on natural substances like frankincense resin, vitamin E, and selenium.
A research team from Jena and Magdeburg has presented a novel approach to treating severe lung infections by neutralizing bacterial toxins with artificial molecules instead of using antibiotics.
Researchers at Uniklinikum Jena and the Universität Magdeburg have achieved a promising step in the treatment of severe lung infections. A new medicinal approach specifically blocks the tissue-destroying toxins of the pathogens.
Scientists in Jena are working on the development of a novel antibiotic for the treatment of tuberculosis. It would be the first fundamentally new drug against this bacterial infectious disease in half a century.
A significant milestone in German and international medical research is imminent: A novel antibiotic against tuberculosis developed in Jena has reached the phase of final, decisive tests.
The Robert-Koch-Institut is recording a concerning rise in diseases caused by fungi. To counteract this development, researchers from Jena are intensively searching for new treatment approaches, focusing on promising active substances from nature.