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Climate & Health, Environmental Health, EPI,

Heat Action Day 2026: WHO Presents New Guidance for Health-Related Heat Action Plans

On 11 June 2026, the nationwide Heat Action Day will take place in Germany under the motto “Preparing together for extreme heat.” The day aims to raise awareness of the health risks posed by extreme heat and strengthen measures to protect the…

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Environmental Health, PGSB,

Decoding the Hop Genome to Help Protect the Future of Beer in a Warming World

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich, Hopsteiner and Carlsberg Research Laboratory have unveiled the most detailed genetic map of hops ever created – a major step toward protecting one of beer’s key ingredients from the growing impacts of climate…

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Diabetes, IDF, Environmental Health, EPI,

Rethinking Early Detection: Type 1 Diabetes in Young Adults

A population-based cohort study provides new data on the prevalence of early-stage type 1 diabetes in young adults, addressing a gap in epidemiological research. Using samples from the LISA and GINIplus cohorts and methodologies established in the…

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The fight against resistant tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) causes over one million deaths per year. Professor Michael Hoelscher, specialist in tropical medicine at LMU and head of the UGH (Helmholtz Munich) is developing a drug that could play a crucial role in the fight against…

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Awards & Grants, Diabetes, IDF, Environmental Health, EPI,

Helmholtz Munich Secures Funding to Investigate Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes in Adults

Helmholtz Munich has been awarded a prestigious grant of up to 900 000 US Dollar from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization. The funding will support the research into early-stage T1D in adults,…

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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?