Epigenetic programming of immune cells: permanent tissue residence and protection against infections

Stents are used to remove narrowings (stenosis) in blood vessels, stabilize the vessels and thus prevent heart attacks or strokes. However, the implantation process damages the inner wall of blood vessel, and in addition a foreign body material is…

The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is expanding its professorial staff and strengthening the field of digital health: Prof. Dr. med. Katarina Braune will start on October 1 with her research area "Digital Health Non-Communicable Diseases" at the…

The Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) is coordinating the central European research project "EU-CiP" (European Cancer Information Portal). This project is funded with 12 million euros over four years by the European Union's Horizon Europe…

Lab-made sugars open new possibilities for faster, more reliable diagnosis

Deadline: October 15th, 2025

Researchers in Berlin have used base editing to repair mutations that cause the kidney disorder ADPKD in cells from both mice and humans. In mice, a team led by Michael Kaminski was able to ease a key symptom of the difficult-to-treat disease. The…

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- Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil acknowledges the significance of the project for Germany as supporting environment for innovative companies

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On September 17, the World Health Organization (WHO) will celebrate World Patient Safety Day 2025 under the theme “Safe care for every newborn and every child.” As part of this global campaign, Berlin-based startup tio announces the beta launch of…

Altuna Akalin and his team at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new tool to more precisely guide cancer treatment. Described in a paper published in “Nature Communications,” the tool, called Flexynesis, uses deep neural networks and evaluates…