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Replicated DNA

New Research Findings, Stem Cells, IES,

Cells of the Future: A Key To Reprogramming Cell Identities

The new findings about DNA replication can serve as a tool to reprogram cells.

Fork with measuring tape around on pink background

Transfer, HI-MAG, IDO,

Science Has Named GLP-1 Drugs the Breakthrough of the Year

2023 has changed the way we treat obesity. A new class of drugs, mimicking a gut hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), is reshaping medicine and improving many people’s lives globally. GLP-1 drugs do not only induce significant weight loss,…

Pamela Nono Nankam receives Science Award of the Lipedema Society

Awards & Grants, HI-MAG,

Pamela Nono Nankam receives Science Award of the Lipedema Society

At this year’s Conference of the Lipedema Society (LipödemGesellschaft e. V.) HI-MAG PostDoc Pamela Nono Nankam received the society’s Science Award. The Annual Conference was held from October 27th and 28th, 2023 in the city hall of Flörsheim/Main.

RSOM-Aufnahmen von Haut eines gesunden Probanden (links), eines Patienten mit Diabetes (mitte) und eines Patienten mit Diabetes und Neuropathie (rechts).

AI, New Research Findings, Bioengineering, IBMI,

Examining Diabetes with a Skin Scanner and AI

Changes in small blood vessels are a common consequence of diabetes development. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a method that can be used to measure these microvascular changes in the…

GFAP (red) Gal3 (white) DAPI (blue) gliosis hemorrhage

New Research Findings, Stem Cells, ISF,

New Source of Stem Cells in Injury-Affected Brains of Patients

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the LMU have discovered that, in the case of brain injuries, specific cells in the brain become active in disease situations, exhibiting properties of neural stem cells. The authors further discovered that a…

Pulmonary capillary network in human precision cut lung slices (hPCLS)

AI, New Research Findings, Environmental Health, PRM, 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…