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Diabetes activates underestimated immune mechanism and damages heart and kidneys

High blood sugar activates special immune cells, thereby damaging the heart and kidneys. This is shown by a study conducted by an international team,…

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Chest pain without narrowing: study identifies eight causes

A new international study identifies eight different causes of chest pain despite normal coronary arteries.

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Expansion of UMM vascular medicine: foundation of a new clinic focusing on angiology and diabetology

Heidelberg University has appointed Professor Dr Konstantinos Stellos to the newly created Chair (W3 Professorship) of Internal Medicine, with a focus…

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Differences between women and men: iron therapy does not affect both equally in cases of heart failure (FAIR-HF2-DZHK5)

DZHK scientist Prof. Dr. Dr. Mahir Karakas from the Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) is…

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The influenza vaccine protects against heart attack

Specialists at the German Heart Centre at Charité (DHZC), a member institution of the DZHK, recommend influenza vaccination for heart patients –…

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Eleven scientists from DZHK among the most cited researchers worldwide

Researchers who make it to the list of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ are among the most influential experts in their field: their publications have been…

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Weight loss injection: protection for the heart

After DZHK researchers at TUM had already shown that weight-loss injections can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by more than 40 percent in…

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Alexander Meyer takes over professorship for artificial intelligence in medicine

Artificial intelligence (AI) will shape the healthcare of tomorrow. It is already playing an increasingly important role in many areas today – from…

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Disturbed calcium signals as a cause of atrial fibrillation and cardiac arrhythmia

A joint study by Göttingen University Medical Centre (UMG) and Würzburg University Hospital provides new insights into why heart muscle cells lose…

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How the heart maintains its shape and function – and what can go wrong

A team from the DZHK sites in Heidelberg/Mannheim and Berlin has discovered that a single enzyme in the heart plays a key role in determining whether…

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