Relationships between executive and motor functions and academic performance in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder often exhibit motor difficulties in addition to inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which are linked to deficits in executive functions. Handwriting, as an aspect of motor skills, is also frequently impaired. These challenges negatively affect academic performance and can have adverse consequences for social participation and mental health. The project investigates the relationship between executive and motor functions and academic performance more fine-grained.

Prospective randomized controlled validation of a computed tomography-centered diagnostic algorithm for coronary artery assessment in patients prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the standard procedure for patients aged 75 and older with aortic valve stenosis (AS). The gold standard for ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD) before TAVI is invasive coronary angiography. However, the exclusion of relevant CAD is often already achieved during the pre-TAVI evaluation using CT (CT).

Shining a Spotlight on Childhood Dementia: New Clinician Scientist Professorship for Rare Diseases

Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, 27 February 2025 – Dr Angela Schulz, senior physician at the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), was awarded the Clinician Scientist Professorship for Rare Diseases at the beginning of the year. The aim is to advance new therapies for paediatric dementia and improve patient care.

Prof. Hans Hauner - TUM Emeritus of Excellence

Prof. Dr. Hans Hauner, Direktor des Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrums für Ernährungsmedizin, wurde von der Technischen Universität München als TUM Emeritus of Excellence ausgezeichnet – eine Anerkennung für ausgewählte Wissenschaftler, die sich in herausragender Weise durch wissenschaftliche Leistung und ihr Engagement für die Universität hervorgetan haben. Prof. Hauner hat die Ernährungsmedizin an der TUM begründet, mehr als zwei Dekaden nachhaltig geprägt und bleibt der Hochschule auch in Zukunft als Senior Professor und Berater verbunden.

Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professuren 2025 (only available in German)

Obschon es mittlerweile an vielen Orten Programme gibt, die dem Nachwuchs eine solche Ausbildung während der Facharztweiterbildung bieten, bleibt die Attraktivität für den Berufsweg als Clinician Scientist beschränkt, weil geeignete Anschlusspositionen nach Ablauf der Clinician-Scientist-Programme fehlen.

Als einen Lösungsansatz schreibt die Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung als Modell jährlich drei

Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professuren

Four new Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorships facilitate highest-caliber medicine in cases of cancerous, kidney and cardiometabolic diseases

Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, February 6, 2025 – In pursuit of continuously improving application-related and patient-oriented medical research in Germany, in 2024 Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (EKFS) offered an out-of-the-ordinary opportunity to experienced Clinician Scientists for the sixth time: application to receive one of the Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorships respectively funded by the foundation with 1.1 million euros. Four of these professorships were awarded in 2024.

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