Until now, it has been especially difficult to track the regulation of non-coding RNA, which is RNA that is not further converted into proteins. A research team has now developed a minimally invasive reporter system that enables highly sensitive monitoring of RNA production of both coding and non-coding RNA.

Every year, millions of people fall ill with Chagas or sleeping sickness. Both diseases are caused by parasites that are spreading from tropical countries to Europe. Researchers have discovered a weak spot in those parasites, which may be a key to a potentially life-saving drug.

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich are working toward a world without diabetes. They are not doing so alone, but with a network of organizations, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies. Their goal is to use experts’ knowledge to create something new: innovative prevention and treatment of diabetes.

How do single cells communicate in a tissue? How can these interactions be modeled, while retaining information of spatial context? Researchers around Fabian Theis have generated a new method to represent cell communication.

New study from researchers around Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Helmholtz Munich Institute of Diabetes Research provides novel insights on dynamics of blood sugar levels and autoimmunity in early childhood.