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The -PharMSchool- started up ten years ago and is a lighthouse project for interdisciplinary, networked teaching Can therapeutic plasters help to combat depression?

In Germany, doctors have to feed some 200 out of 800 very premature babies every year - mostly due to an infection - by diverting stool out of the body through an artificial intestinal stoma and returning the intestinal contents (chyme) at another stoma, in order to relieve the intestine.

International expert committee led by Professor Arndt Vogel updates ESMO treatment guidelines for biliary tract cancer Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are cancers of the bile ducts and gallbladder.

MHH researcher Nico Lachmann receives 2.5 million euros for Fraunhofer-Attract group Immune cells and immune cell preparations are playing an increasingly important role in modern medicine&per

German Research Foundation renews Collaborative Research Center 1361 / Cooperation with IMB Mainz, the RMU partner universities in Darmstadt and Frankfurt as well as LMU Munich The German Research Fo

New Collaborative Research Center - Transregio PILOT under the auspices of the University of Freiburg The newborn's immune system is suddenly confronted with microorganisms, food and numerous environmental influences at birth. How do the baby's immune cells prepare for this moment during pregnancy and birth?

Kai Schmidt-Ott is increasingly focusing on single-cell sequencing and bioinformatics in his clinic. Whoever takes over a clinic management usually brings something with him: new ideas, research cooperation and proven staff. This is also true for Kai Schmidt-Ott, who took over the management of the Clinic for Renal and Hypertension Diseases six months ago.

SPRIND to finance spin-off Plectonic The Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation SPRIND will provide funding for the work of Plectonic Biotech in the coming years.

The Collaborative Research Centre "Vascular Control of Organ Function" (CRC 1366) at Heidelberg University will continue its research for another four years. After a positive evaluation, the application for extension for a second funding period has now been accepted in the latest approval round of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

A new collaborative research centre is being launched in Würzburg. It investigates critical decision processes that determine the outcome of human infection.

Joint press release by the City of Mannheim, Heidelberg University Hospital, Mannheim University Hospital and Heidelberg University "In the Heidelberg-Mannheim region, Baden-Württemberg already has an international flagship in life sciences and medicine.

Focus on mechanisms for recognition and elimination of foreign genetic material Success for a research alliance of the University of Bonn, the Technical University of Dresden and the Ludwig Maximilia

Five ERC Starting Grants, highly endowed grants of the European Research Council (ERC), have been allocated to Ruperto Carola in the latest approval round.

European Research Council funds ethicist with 1.5 million euros Freshly appointed to the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Bonn and immediately successful in acquiring one of

Huge success for young academic talent Twelve talented researchers at TUM have been awarded ERC Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC).

Antibiotics are major weapons in the fight against bacterial infections. However, antibiotics are increasingly losing efficacy due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

Dr. Axel Schambach receives prestigious EU funding award for pioneering research on Usher syndrome Protecting children and adults from hereditary deafness with the help of gene therapy is one

Three professors of the Hannover Medical School are among the world's most cited researchers Three scientists from Hannover Medical School are among the most frequently cited researchers in the world: Professor Dr. Michael Manns, Professor Dr. Thomas Werfel and Thomas Thum. This was the result of an analysis of scientific publications by the company Clarivate Analytics.

Quantum technology on its way into society: Joint project DiaQNOS to develop quantum sensors to improve brain tumor surgery Removing a brain tumor presents surgeons with special challenges: They must remove the tumor without damaging healthy brain tissue.

Life Awards and Personnel Published: Physician Andreas Hochhaus.

International evaluation names researchers whose publications have been most cited worldwide 13 researchers from Heidelberg University feature on the list of "Highly Cited Researchers" that has just appeared.

6.3 million euros for research into innovative methods and new modalities in medicinal chemistry The German Research Foundation (DFG) is establishing a new Research Training Group (RTG) at the University of Bonn to further strengthen young scientists. The goal of the RTG " Tools and Drugs of the Future" is to modernize medicinal chemistry and train a new generation of medicinal chemists and researchers at the interface with interconnected disciplines.

The health of nerve cells is closely linked to the auxiliary cells that surround them, the so-called glial cells.

International research team analyzed the genetic material of more than 5,000 severely affecteds Rare gene mutations can significantly increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease.

Research project iGUARD receives follow-up funding for the development of RNA-based drugs Despite successful vaccine development, there are still no effective drugs for most viral diseases.

At the Amyloidosis Centre Lower Saxony, MHH offers diagnostics and therapy to those affected by the disease Amyloidosis is a rare disease that can affect individual organs and body regions or the entire organism.