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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),…
Six patients fall ill with the new corona virus
Press information of the German Centre for Infection Research On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported further cases of illness caused by the new corona virus; the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has thus risen to a total of six, four patients…
Appetite suppressant for scavenger cells
When infected with influenza, the body becomes an easy target for bacteria. The flu virus alters the host’s immune system and compromises its capacity to effectively fight off bacterial infections. Now, a team of immunologists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection…
Casting out devils
Salmonella are regarded as bad guys. Hardly a summer passes without severe salmonella infections via raw egg dishes or chicken that find their way into the media. But salmonella not only harm us – in future they may even help to defend us against cancer. The bacteria…
The right messenger for a healthy immune response
Cells of the immune system communicate using molecular messengers. One group of these substances are interferons. During a virus infection, the immune system increases the production of interferons such as Beta-Interferon, thus alerting immune cells to combat the…
The tiny difference in the genes of bacteria
Every year, diarrhea causes around five million fatalities worldwide. Most people die due to pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, which were ingested into the gastro-intestinal tract through contaminated drinking water or food. Determining which…
GARP makes the difference
Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany and the Medical School Hannover, Germany (MHH) have succeeded in treating immune cells in a way that enables them to inhibit unwanted immune reactions such as organ rejection.…
The whole world of infection research
The web site www.infection-research.de is being relaunched with a new look: it is the first internet portal worldwide on the subject of infection research. The Braunschweig Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) operates the web site which, in addition to an…
Thus the bile does not overflow
A consequence of the different cancers of the hepatobiliary system is blocked bile ducts. However, artificial catheters known as ‘stents’ can remediate this problem. Stents are medical implants which reopen narrowed bile ducts to allow the outflow of bile. However,…
