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double portrait of Erika von Mutius and Önder Yildirim

Environmental Health, IAP, LHI,

Farm Dust Could Hold the Key to Preventing Asthma

For decades, scientists have puzzled over a striking observation: children who grow up on traditional farms are far less likely to develop allergies or asthma than their urban peers. What is it about farm life that protects young lungs?

Doppelportrait-Wasnick-Lehmann

Environmental Health, LHI,

New perspectives on lung repair: cellular plasticity as a key to regeneration

How the lung regenerates after injury and the role played by specific cell types are at the center of a recent review article by LHI researchers Roxana Wasnick and Mareike Lehmann.

Nanomaterial - Gewebe

Environmental Health, PRM, LHI,

ToxAtlas: How Inhaled Nanomaterials Trigger Lung Inflammation at the Cellular Level

A new international study led by Dr. Tobias Stöger (LHI, Helmholtz Munich) and Prof. Herbert Schiller (PRM, Helmholtz Munich) has provided new insights into how inhaled nanomaterials spark inflammatory responses in the lungs.

Bloodstream Flow 3D Render of Red Blood Cells in Vessel Lumen

Awards & Grants, Environmental Health, LHI, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics, MCD,

Funding for Cell Death Research Extended

Research into a novel form of cell death is entering its next phase and could soon help reduce complications after heart attacks or organ transplants. The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) is providing continued support for…

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Events, Environmental Health, LHI,

ERS–COPD-iNET: International Research Symposium Highlights Opportunities for Early Intervention in COPD

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and COPD-iNET Research Symposium in Prague brought together more than 120 clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates to address one of the most pressing challenges in respiratory medicine: Chronic…

COPD Lung Day 2025

Environmental Health, LHI,

World COPD Day 2025

World COPD Day aims to raise awareness, share knowledge, and promote action to reduce the global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Helmholtz Munich is driving progress in these efforts, with pioneering research on new…