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Detecting myocarditis earlier

Magnetocardiography is a simple and safe examination of the heart. It does not currently play an important role in cardiology. However, this could…

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"Gene scissors" Crispr/Cas9: VIP admission ticket speeds up entry into cells

The so-called "gene scissors" CRISPR/Cas9 can be used to specifically modify DNA: Researchers worldwide hope to be able to use it to better combat…

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Two new junior research groups started at the DZHK

For young researchers, leading their junior research group is an important step towards scientific independence. Heart-lung specialist Dr. Jana Grune…

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Better healing after heart attack

A DZHK research team at the University Medical Center Mainz has discovered a new signaling pathway of the coagulation system that controls scar…

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Benjamin Meder accepted W3 professorship "Precision Digital Health"

Prof. Benjamin Meder has accepted the call to the W3 professorship "Precision Digital Health" at Heidelberg University. Within the framework of the…

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DZHK establishes two central biobanks - cooperation partners welcome

The German Center for Cardiovascular Research is centralizing its biospecimens collections, which are currently stored at 60 sites. Therefore, it is…

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When heart cells no longer "listen"

Heart tissue consists of different cell types. If the tissue is healthy, the cells "chat" extensively with their neighbors, exchanging information via…

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How the active ingredient gets to the right place: researchers use materials from the sea

How does the medical agent get to the inflamed articular cartilage? And how can gene therapeutics be targeted to the vascular wall to prevent an…

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Risk score for atrial fibrillation may protect patients from recurrent stroke

How can patients who have already suffered a stroke be protected from having another stroke? At least for a particular group of stroke patients, it…

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Fabian Theis wins Leibniz Prize 2023

Mathematician, physicist and information scientist Prof. Fabian Theis has won the 2023 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.The award is considered the…

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