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Hepatitis B continues to be a global health problem

Hepatitis B infections are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide. The disease can become chronic, and is one of the most important causes of severe diseases such as liver cancer. In the scope of an international study funded by the World Health…

28.07.2015
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Keeping herpes viruses dormant

The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a herpes virus that is present, but undetected, in the majority of the human population. It causes symptoms only once the immune system of the host becomes weakened. But then it can even be fatal. For this reason, researchers are looking for…

24.07.2015
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Improving the investigation of material biofilms

Patients afflicted by cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease, often suffer from obstinate infections by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. This germ forms so-called biofilms in the lung. This layer of mucus allows them to defy the treatment with antibiotics.…

15.07.2015
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Phase-2 study of tuberculosis vaccine started

The inclusion of the first infant just started a clinical phase-2 study of VPM1002, a new Tuberculosis - Vaccine . This newest Tuberculosis - Vaccine in clinical development is expected to reduce the spread of the life-threatening Tuberculosis not only in endemic areas,…

09.07.2015
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Minister President Stephan Weil visits National Cohort

Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil visited the study centre of the National Cohort (NAKO) in Hannover on Thursday, 25 June 2015. NAKO is Germany's largest health study and includes 18 sites nation-wide. In the upcoming years, a total of 200,000 randomly…

06.07.2015
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Bacteria use chemical harpoons to dock onto their host

The steady increase in antibiotics resistance is one of the major global challenges facing health research. Therefore, alternatives to antibiotics are sought urgently. A potential therapeutic approach has recently been identified by scientists of the University of St.…

02.06.2015
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New hope in the fight against tuberculosis

According to figures of the World Health Organization, some 8.7 million people contracted tuberculosis in 2012 and this disease is fatal for approximately 1.3 million people throughout the world each year. One of the main problems is that the tuberculosis pathogens have…

05.06.2015
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Princess of Asturias Award for Emmanuelle Charpentier

Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier, head of the Regulation in Infection Biology department at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig (HZI), Humboldt Professor at Hannover Medical School and Guest Professor at the Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine…

28.05.2015
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Second study phase of the nationwide antibody study has begun

After completion of the first study phase at the end of July 2020, the second part of the study has now begun in the car park of the old post office in Reutlingen. Participants taking part in the second round are previously positive and borderline cases from the first…

20.10.2020
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Preparations Underway for Helmholtz Institute in Greifswald

The establishment of the institute goes back to a decision made by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag. The plans for Greifswald’s new institute include three research departments, each with its own W3 professorship and three junior research groups. A new…

16.10.2020