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Study on the impact of different risk communication formats on the vaccine intentions of 1255 unvaccinated, vaccine-hesitant adults in Germany Interactive risk communication formats can be more effective than conventional text-based formats in overcoming vaccine hesitancy and building public trust.

MHH cardiology starts the multicentre ORION HF study. She wants to find out whether a preparation in tablet form can correct iron deficiency and alleviate the typical symptoms of heart failure.

International evaluation names researchers whose publications have been most cited worldwide 16 researchers from Heidelberg University feature on the 2022 list of "Highly Cited Researchers".

The patients themselves choose between several treatment options. The aim of the project is to increase the quality of life and improve the success of treatment.

Together with ten other research institutes, the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin is investigating crisis governance in Europe in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

In a major international research project, the Technische Universität Ilmenau is developing a telemedicine method that will enable stroke patients to undergo rehabilitation at home.

A research association led by the MHH is developing chip-based replacement and supplementary methods to avoid animal experiments. To this end, it is receiving 3.6 million euros in follow-up funding. Developing replacement and supplementary methods for animal experiments and thus avoiding animal testing is the goal of the "Micro-Replace Systems" research network led by André Bleich, Director of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Science at Hannover Medical School (MHH), and Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede from the Foundation of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover.

Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Published: In non-cirrhotic liver diseases, organ transplantation in two steps, especially with a living donation, is a safe therapy option for donors and recipients.

PAIN2.0 is an outpatient therapy program for people with recurrent pain. Participation is now possible.

Interdisciplinary team of heart surgeons and cardiologists has good experience with a prosthesis implanted via the apex of the heart The mitral valve is one of our four heart valves.

Life Awards and Personnel Published: Gianni Panagiotou has been Professor of "Microbiome Dynamics" at Friedrich Schiller University Jena since the beginning of the year.

The epidemiological baseline situation determines how much the corona infection increase as a result of a major event such as a European soccer championship The impact of the European Soccer (Footbal

News from An innovative European research project called ENDOMIX aims to uncover the hidden dangers of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and decipher their effects on human health.

The facility offers innovative technology for the diagnosis and therapy of cardiac arrhythmias. A new treatment method is now available for patients with atrial fibrillation.

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.