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Pulmonary capillary network in human precision cut lung slices (hPCLS)
New Research Findings, Environmental Health, LHI,

Accelerating Drug Development for Lung Diseases: New Insights from Single-Cell Genomics

To mechanistically understand the root causes of lung disease, and identify drugs that target specific pathways, the scientists around Prof. Herbert Schiller and Dr. Gerald Burgstaller from Helmholtz Munich are collecting deep molecular insights from…

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Transfer, Environmental Health, LHI,

First International COPD-iNET Symposium

Redefining a Global Problem and an Urgent Need to Decipher the Disease’s Multiple Sub-Types

 

We urgently need more exchange about our findings from COPD research and clinical practice. But we need to broaden our perspective on the disease just as…

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Environmental Health, EPI, IEM,

Invisible and Ultrafine – How Do Air Pollutants Impact Health?

Air pollutants can not only influence the development and progression of lung diseases but also trigger inflammation throughout the body.

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Public Engagement, In Media, Environmental Health, EPI, IEM,

Climate Change and Human Health: Findings from the Lancet Countdown Report 2023

The consequences of climate change are far-reaching and profound. Extreme weather events, such as heat waves and droughts pose a severe threat to human lives and health.

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AI menschlicher Körper
Environmental Health, LHI, Computational Health, ICB,

A Journey into the Secrets of Human Cells

The Human Cell Atlas (HCA) promises insights into ourselves, unraveling our cellular landscape.

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Featured Publication, Environmental Health, IAP, LHI,

Air Pollution and Herpes Virus: How Nanoparticles Promote Chronic Lung Diseases like COPD

Helmholtz Munich researchers have discovered, that air pollutants activate previously dormant herpes viruses leading to a immune response. These new findings are now published in ASC Nano.

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