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Slowing down atherosclerosis through less inflammation: protein could protect against deposits

Researchers now know that atherosclerosis - deposits on the inner wall of blood vessels - causes inflammatory processes in the body. These processes…

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Vascular Biology Collaborative Research Center enters second funding period

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a collaborative research center with around 14.3 million euros to investigate mechanisms by which…

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Two ERC Starting Grants awarded to DZHK scientists from Berlin and Munich

With this funding, the EU supports scientists at an early stage of their career. Two of a total of 408 grants have been awarded to DZHK scientists…

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16 DZHK researchers are "Highly Cited Researchers" 2022

16 scientists of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) are among the most cited researchers worldwide and thus among the most…

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If the heart weakens, the molecular motors are revved up

Research group led by Heidelberg University Hospital identified enzyme that modifies motor proteins of heart muscle cells and thus influences their…

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