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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…

When the heart loses its pumping power, it’s not just the heart muscle that changes—entire tissue structures are affected. Numerous cell types respond…

The uptake and oxidative degradation of cystine in the cell nucleus promote the growth and repair of blood vessels via nutrient-dependent histone…

Lipids are not just energy sources and structural components of cell membranes – they also act as molecules that transmit signals within and between…

New study shows where the crucial changes associated with ageing take place in heart tissue.

Muscle stem cells ensure repair of muscles after injury a person's lifetime. This ability relies on the stability of the cells themselves. Scientists…

Michael Gotthardt (DZHK PI) at the Max Delbrück Center and collaborators are developing a drug to treat a common type of heart failure characterized…

Five members of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) are among the twelve researchers who have been awarded a total of over one…

A large study in the European Heart Journal shows that ‘clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential’ (CHIP) is widespread in coronary heart…

Metabolism is as unique as a fingerprint. A better understanding of genetic influences could enable new therapies. Researchers at the Berlin Institute…