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Prof. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann explains how climate change affects our health. The environmental medicine specialist focuses on the prevention of allergic diseases such as hay fever and neurodermatitis.

During the 2nd Helmholtz Munich Expert Hour on April 10, 2024, representatives from politics and science gathered once again to discuss pressing health issues and stay informed about the latest developments in research. The topic "When will diabetes…

Recent research underscores the critical role of adipocytes in storing fat, vital for organismal survival. Dysfunctional adipocytes can lead to metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, highlighting the importance of…

Scientists have created a non-invasive technology for measuring glucose levels in blood.

After weight loss, people with overweight and obesity express more of the protein Kallistatin* in subcutaneous white adipose tissue. This was demonstrated by researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in a…

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Helmholtz Munich is bringing together a wide range of experts to advance the development of foundation models focused on health research. The Munich Health Foundation Model Symposium, to be held on April 10, 2024, at the Helmholtz Munich Campus, aims…

Prof. Ulrike Protzer erhält Bundesverdienstkreuz

On October 28, 2025, Prof. Dr. med. Ulrike Protzer was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit). This honor recognizes her outstanding contributions to the field of virology – particularly her pioneering translational research…

Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Helmholtz Munich Institute for Diabetes Research, is awarded with this year’s Hamm International Prize. She is being honored for her research to understand the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and efforts…

German Medical Award 2025 for Prof. Ulrike Protzer

Prof. Ulrike Protzer, Director of the Institute of Virology at Helmholtz Munich and Chair for Virology at the Technical University of Munich, has been awarded the German Medical Award 2025 in the category "Female Doctor of the Year". The honor…

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Resilient to Climate Change and Preventing Allergies

Helmholtz Munich at the German Parliament: Breakthroughs in Common Diseases: Obesity and Diabetes

Scientists Reveal Adipocyte's Metabolic Role and Identify Treatment Targets

Non-invasive Glucose Sensing in Blood

Kallistatin Contributes to the Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Weight Loss

Helmholtz Munich to Host First Health Foundation Model Symposium

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Ulrike Protzer Receives the Federal Cross of Merit

Anette-Gabriele Ziegler Receives Hamm International Prize for Diabetes Research

Ulrike Protzer Receives the German Medical Award 2025

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