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Johanna Trommer and Tobias Krönke are part of the HZDR team that developed the special molecular marker.  © HZDR/K.Zheynova

New marker shows which bladder cancer patients benefit from therapy

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have developed a molecular marker to help doctors choose the right bladder cancer therapy. The radiotracer NECT-224 makes visible whether tumors carry a certain protein to which modern drugs can dock. In summer 2025, it was used successfully for the first time on a patient at Dresden University Hospital.

Noah Pesch (l) scored to make it 3:2 in the test against Ulm. (archive picture) / Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa

Magdeburg beats Ulm 4:2 in a test

Second division club 1. FC Magdeburg returned from the sunny winter training camp with two test match successes in their luggage. The team from the Elbe city achieved a 4:2 win against third division side SSV Ulm.

Two more ceremonial rooms have been completed during the reconstruction of the Dresden Residenzschloss (archive photo). / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Dresden Palace gets two ballrooms back

Dresden Palace, which was destroyed in the Second World War, has been under reconstruction for 40 years. Two ceremonial rooms of the residence of the Saxon rulers are now complete. Everything is due to be completed in 2027.