Allergic sensitization follows distinct regional patterns, and molecular IgE profiling can reveal these profiles in detail. An international research team has now demonstrated both phenomena in a population-based study of 1,000 adults from five cities in Türkiye that represent distinct climate zones. 

On 13 November 2025, the Lower Austrian Conference on Cancer Research (LACCR ) took place for the first time at KL Krems on the initiative of Univ. Prof. Mag. DDr. Klaus Podar, Karl Landsteiner University (KL) and under the patronage of ecoplus GmbH Plattform für Gesundheitstechnologie.

On 19 November 2025, the annual memorial service for body donors took place at the Karl Landsteiner University memorial grave in the Waldfriedhof cemetery in St. Pölten, accompanied by music from the KL orchestra ‘Med-Musics’.

An interdisciplinary research project conducted by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences and the University for Continuing Education Krems is developing an innovative 3D co-culture system to improve NK cell immunotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).The aim is to prevent relapses and reduce animal testing with mimicking models.

The Fit4Reanimation project, led by Karl Landsteiner Private University, has successfully entered its second phase: since September 2025, sixth-year pupils in Lower Austria have been receiving first aid and resuscitation training in school, alongside primary school pupils. The aim of the initiative is to familiarise children and young people with resuscitation and first aid at an early age in order to reduce inhibitions. They learn to react quickly and correctly in an emergency so that the rate of lay resuscitation increases in the long term.

A multicenter clinical study in Austria has shown that a new, highly precise ultrasound approach can successfully target and treat early prostate cancer while preserving patients’ quality of life. Tumor control was achieved in most participants, with urinary function (micturition) and sexual function largely maintained. Conducted at three hospitals under the coordination of Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems), this was the first prospective, multicenter study in Austria to evaluate the efficacy of this organ-preserving approach. The findings point toward a promising alternative to whole-gland surgery or radiotherapy for selected patients.

From March 2020 to August 2024, the Department of Water Quality and Health at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences conducted a comprehensive study on the spread of antibiotic resistance and disease-relevant pathogens in Lower Austrian rivers. The aim of the study was to gain a realistic picture of the current situation - both for scientific experts and for water management - and to place the results in an international context. The study was supported by the Gesellschaft für Forschungsförderung Niederösterreich (GFF, project "RIVAR"). The study leaders, Assoc. Prof. PD Dr Alexander Kirschner and Univ. Prof. PD Dr Andreas Farnleitner, MSc, report on the implementation, content-related approaches and recommendations derived from this for the domestic wastewater industry.

Research, teaching and clinical practice: a career shaped by curiosity, chance and determination

For decades, stroke patients with swallowing difficulties have routinely received crushed tablets to reduce the risk of aspiration. New clinical data now challenge this practice. A study using endoscopic swallowing diagnostics in patients with poststroke dysphagia has shown that whole tablets, when administered with a soft bolus such as applesauce, are often swallowed safely — without signs of penetration or aspiration. In contrast, crushed forms left significantly more residue in the pharynx, potentially impairing drug absorption and increasing the risk of complications. The research, coordinated by the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems), calls into question the default use of crushed tablets and points to the need for updated clinical guidelines. A more differentiated approach could reduce medication errors and improve the safety of pharmaceutical treatment in stroke care.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role when it comes to age(ing). But how exactly does it influence the lives of older people - and how is this relationship viewed in research? As part of a study at the Competence Centre for Gerontology and Health Research at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, it was worked out how the sociology of ageing has so far theoretically described the interaction between AI and age(ing)

Why is one child perfectly healthy and another allergy-ridden? Paediatrician Thomas Eiwegger is researching novel treatment approaches for food allergies at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL) and the University of Toronto. He tells art & science krems what is known and what is not yet known about childhood allergies.

At the “Wissenschaftsgala” of the Province of Lower Austria on 14 October 2025, Prim. Prof. Dr Julia Mascherbauer, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine 3 at University Hospital St. Pölten, received the award for outstanding scientific achievements. The most important scientific awards of the state of Lower Austria were presented at Campus Krems for the first time this year.