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Altered stress hormone release influences mortality

People with an altered release of the stress hormone cortisol have an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Researchers reported this…

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New research network on heredity in heart attacks launched at the University of Lübeck

Atherosclerosis and the resulting secondary diseases, coronary heart disease (CHD) and myocardial infarction (MI) are the leading causes of death…

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Center for Cardiovascular Disease Control (CCDC)

At its spring meetings, the German Science Council rated the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Control (CCDC) proposed by the Mannheim Medical Faculty…

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Atherosclerosis: How diseased blood vessels communicate with the brain

LMU scientists have been able to demonstrate for the first time that nerve signals are exchanged between arteries and the brain in atherosclerosis.

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Award winners of the 88th DGK Annual Conference

Congratulations! At the 88th annual conference of the German Society for Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research e. V. (DGK), numerous DZHK scientists…

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Four ERC Advanced Grants to DZHK Principal Investigators

Outstanding researchers from the DZHK receive the renowned ERC Advanced Grant 2022.

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Arterial thromboses: Innovative approach to treatment

Scientists show in the animal model that the messenger CXCL12 could be suitable as a target structure for the therapy of blood clotting disorders.

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The DZHK at the 88th Annual Conference of the DGK

Selected Program Items

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Mechanism discovered that leads to cardiac arrhythmias in heart failure

So far, there are only a few medicines for heart failure patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Those that are approved often have severe side effects.…

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Stefanie Dimmeler has been awarded with the Otto Warburg-Medaille

DZHK Board Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler has been awarded with the Otto Warburg Medal of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology…

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