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Mothers massively change their intestines during pregnancy and nursing
A multinational team led by Josef Penninger (MedUni Vienna, IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna, University of British Columbia, Canada, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Germany) observed that the intestinal villi reorganize during pregnancy and…
Three HZI scientists among the world's most cited researchers
Prof. Andreas Keller heads the department “Clinical Bioinformatics” at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), a site of the HZI in cooperation with Saarland University. He uses computational methods to investigate how bacteria, as producers…
Activating the hidden pharmaceutical potential of bacteria
In contrast to humans, bacteria have the remarkable ability to exchange genetic material with each other. A well-known example with far-reaching consequences is the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between bacterial pathogens. This gene transfer allows them to…
Consensus on the management of tuberculosis in migrants
The researchers found a higher vulnerability of migrants for tuberculosis, including an increased risk of extrapulmonary disease, antimicrobial drug resistance of tuberculosis bacilli, HIV co-infection and worse treatment outcomes when compared to host populations.…
