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Prof. Dr. Steffen Massberg wins prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

ERC Advanced Investigator Grants are each worth up to 2.5 million (in exceptional cases as much as 3.5 million) euros over 5 years, and are intended…

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The new magazine published by the six German Centers of Health Research (DZG)

"Our medicine is research"

The aim of SYNERGIE, the new magazine published jointly by the German Centers of Health Research (DZG,) is to present modern medical research and…

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How video and questionnaires can help to better assess movement

Light, moderate or intense? It's not that easy to judge how hard you are working. For many people, it is especially difficult to distinguish between…

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Polluted air shortens the lifespan of Europeans by about two years

Air pollution is clearly underestimated as a health hazard, notwithstanding the heated discussion about diesel cars, nitrogen oxides and fine…

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Smartwatch accurately detects atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation can be correctly detected using commercially available smartwatches. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers of the…

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Elastic like rubber, viscous like honey - distinguishing immune cells by mechanical properties

Scientists at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), the University of Greifswald and the TU Dresden have developed a new way to…

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Uncovering the genetic causes of congenital heart disease

Using state-of-the-art gene analysis, a German research team was able to show that a complex form of congenital heart disease is caused by alterations…

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