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September 2019

TIP30 counteracts cardiac hypertrophy and failure by inhibiting translational elongation. EMBO Mol Med. DZHK authors: A. Grund, M. Malek Mohammadi, F.…

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Prasugrel proves superior in heart attacks

After a heart attack or unstable angina pectoris, antiplatelet treatment with prasugrel is better for patients than with ticagrelor. This is the…

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“Genetic variants associated with educational attainment” can also have positive implications for lifestyle

A German and British research team lead by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has examined the interplay between genetics, cardiovascular…

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Own and yet foreign: why the immune system fights the patient's own stem cells

Induced pluripotent stem cells, iPSC for short, are a promising way to overcome the lack of human donor organs. Like embryonic stem cells, iPSC are…

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We warmly congratulate Alexander Bartelt for obtaining ERC Starting Grant

IPEK group leader Alexander Bartelt studies metabolic processes in brown adipose tissue. He has now received a prestigious Starting Grant from the…

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