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Friendly Fire within the Lungs
Cigarette smoke or a high level of exposure to dust damages our lungs – cells of the immune system are activated within the sensitive respiratory tract and by mistake can attack the healthy pulmonary tissue. This so-called auto-immune reaction can lead to serious…
German and Indian researchers unite to fight diseases
To enable research findings to be used for the treatment of patients more quickly: this is the main aim of an agreement which German and Indian scientists have now concluded in New Delhi. The Helmholtz Association and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) want…
Salmonella utilise multiple modes of infection
Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have discovered a new, hitherto unknown mechanism of Salmonella invasion into gut cells: In this entry mode, the bacteria exploit the muscle power of cells to be pulled into the…
A better understanding of the ageing immune system
Our society gets older, people live longer. The price we pay: infectious diseases can easier overcome the immune system. Like all organs, the immune system does not function flawlessly in old age. A new collaboration of university and non-university research institutes…
Full Throttle on the DNA
Millions of Germans suffer from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, diabetes or chronic intestinal inflammation: the body’s defence system raises a false alarm and starts to attack its own body cells. The reasons for such overreactions are diverse and have not been…
The hunt for deadly pathogens
The causes of dreaded diseases such as Cholera, Anthrax, Rabies and AIDS are the main focus of a symposium at the German Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI). International scientists from all over the world will meet…
Human against virus – a molecular race
Most people become infected with the human cytomegalovirus (CMV) at some point in life. Over millions of years, our immune system has evolved a trick or two to defend us against this virus, but unfortunately, CMV evolved its own tricks, too. New drugs to target viral…
New insights on phagosome maturation
Phagocytes ingest particles as well as pathogens from their surroundings into compartments called phagosomes. The phagosomes possess a harsh milieu with microbicidal function; therefore the phagocytes represent the first line of defense against infections. However, some…
Concentrated competencies in the fight against infectious diseases
Two leaders in the field of infection research are planning on bundling their expertise in the future. Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin and Wernigerode will be sharing their…
HZI part of COMPACT
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and its branch Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) are partners in the project COMPACT ( C ollaboration on the O ptimisation of M acromolecular P harmaceutical A ccess to C ellular T argets),…
