Researchers find more genes that cause heart disease
Dozens of new gene loci are linked to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), an international team involving the DZHK partner site in Lübeck has discovered.
November 2022
Lamin A/C-dependent chromatin architecture safeguards naive pluripotency to prevent aberrant cardiovascular cell fate and function. DZHK authors: Yinuo Wang, Julio Cordero, Haojie Shi, Felix Trogisch, Mona Malek Mohammadi, Johannes Backs, Thomas Wieland, Jörg Heineke, Gergana Dobreva. Nature Communications
Slowing down atherosclerosis through less inflammation: protein could protect against deposits
Munich scientists have identified a protein that can slow down the development of atherosclerosis - it plays an important role in controlling the immune response.
Vascular Biology Collaborative Research Centre enters second funding period
The DFG is funding the Collaborative Research Centre "Vascular Control of Organ Function" at the DZHK partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim with around 14.3 million euros for another four years.
