The human immune system can recognize and eliminate not only germs but also cancer cells. This is why treatments with weakened germs can help the immune system in its fight against cancer. Researchers at the Max Planck...
Weltweit infizieren sich immer mehr Menschen mit dem neuartigen Coronavirus, betroffen sind mehr als 140 Länder (Stand 15.03.2020). Deshalb hat die Weltgesundheitsorganisation WHO inzwischen die Situation zur Pandemie...
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the pathogen behind the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus contains a main protease termed Mpro (or also termed 3CLpro), which is involved in the development of the virus’...
Silke Tannapfel, former Administrative Director, will leave the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig on 31 December 2021 to take on new professional challenges as Ministerial Director in the...
Die erste Abwehrreaktion des Immunsystems auf eine Infektion mit einem Virus ist die Ausschüttung von Interferonen. Diese Botenstoffe, die zu den Zytokinen gehören, lösen einerseits antiviral wirksame Mechanismen in...
At the end of December 2019, the first cases of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus were reported from the Chinese city of Wuhan. Since then, infections with the pathogen appeared on several continents. Strict...
More than three percent of the world's population (about 260 million humans) are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Worldwide 880,000 humans die each year from the sequelae: liver cirrhosis and...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are one of the greatest threats to global health. In order to alleviate this problem, researchers explore new applications...
