Press release - 23/05/2011 University of Hohenheim – scientists with a growing awareness of functional foods The gastrointestinal tract and its nervous system have numerous functions related to the uptake of food and they also play an important role in the development of adiposity. The Institute of Nutritional Medicine at the University of Hohenheim Germany carries out numerous projects aimed at investigating the relationships between food uptake digestive and nervous systems thus making the institute an excellent partner in the Bioactive Plant Foods…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/university-of-hohenheim-scientists-with-a-growing-awareness-of-functional-foods
Article - 23/05/2011 Alzheimer’s disease puzzle remains unsolved despite new findings and theories 105 years after the first description of the Alzheimers disease by the German neuropsychiatrist Alois Alzheimer the disease still remains a mystery. Around 25000 researchers worldwide are focusing on Alzheimers and are coming up with a broad range of theories and hypotheses on its pathogenesis and potential therapies.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/alzheimer-s-disease-puzzle-remains-unsolved-despite-new-findings-and-theories
Article - 02/05/2011 Production of high-density peptide arrays Frank Breitling and Alexander Nesterov-Müller from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT are working on the development of a second-generation peptide laser printer and a peptide chip printer based on computer chips. This development will enable the low-cost production of high-density peptide arrays consisting of up to one million peptides as well as opening up completely new areas of application.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/production-of-high-density-peptide-arrays
Article - 21/03/2011 Immunotherapy: the rocky road to clinical application Hans-Georg Rammensee has one major goal: he wants to contribute to the successful application of immunotherapy in clinical settings and is convinced that this will only be possible once individualised immunotherapies are used. Individualised immunotherapy refers to the induction of a specific immune response against specific tumour-associated antigens. Rammensee has made major progress in this area and is now focused on overcoming the obstacles…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/immunotherapy-the-rocky-road-to-clinical-application
Article - 20/03/2011 Non-pathogenic bacteria for the treatment and prevention of allergies Researchers and physicians from the Department of Dermatology at Tübingen University Hospital are investigating huge numbers of non-pathogenic bacteria with the aim of shedding light on their potential for the prevention and treatment of allergies. The mode of action of highly promising candidates is being investigated in further detail. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/non-pathogenic-bacteria-for-the-treatment-and-prevention-of-allergies
Article - 07/03/2011 Thomas Brunner: steroid synthesis in the intestine A research team led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Brunner at the University of Konstanz has found out that intestinal epithelial cells are able to synthesise anti-inflammatory steroids glucocorticoids following immunological stress which makes a considerable contribution to the maintenance of local immune homoeostasis. Brunner plans to use his findings to develop a therapeutic approach for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/thomas-brunner-steroid-synthesis-in-the-intestine
Article - 07/03/2011 Farming lifestyle: microbial diversity keeps allergies away Children who grow up on farms have a lower prevalence of allergies and asthma than other children in the same geographical region who do not grow up in such environments. A study by a European group of researchers published in the renowned New England Journal of Medicine adds to evidence supporting the hygiene hypothesis.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/farming-lifestyle-microbial-diversity-keeps-allergies-away
Article - 28/02/2011 The regulation of the intestinal immune system If the interplay of factors that regulate the intestinal immune system tips out of balance, this could result in allergic reactions or serious inflammatory intestinal diseases. Professor Dr. med. Stefan Meuer, Managing Director of the Institute for Immunology at the University Hospital in Heidelberg, is focusing on the molecular mechanisms of mucosal immune regulation. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-regulation-of-the-intestinal-immune-system
Dossier - 28/02/2011 Allergies – a major human plague According to the Federal Health Monitoring Information System a persons life expectancy is reduced by around one per cent due to allergies and their effects. Knowledge about the molecular mechanisms that lead to disorders in the interplay of the immune system and the environment is a prerequisite for developing new therapies for the causal treatment of allergies.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/allergies-a-major-human-plague
Article - 20/12/2010 Michael Reth – Immunobiological discoveries that meet resistance Dr Michael Reth professor at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and the University of Freiburg and some of his colleagues have recently uncovered the mechanism that foreign substances use to activate B cells of the immune system. The researchers were using synthetic biology methods long before this particular branch of science existed in its present form. Their results require a paradigm change and a revision of the reference books.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/michael-reth-immunobiological-discoveries-that-meet-resistance
Dossier - 20/12/2010 Environmental toxins: effect and origin Environmental toxins, also referred to as xenobiotics, are chemicals that do not occur in biological substance cycles; they are difficult to degrade and often have a toxic effect. Xenobiotic substances are becoming an increasing problem because we are constantly exposed to them and because they slowly but surely poison us. The World Health Organisation (WHO) sees xenobiotic substances as factors that contribute, along with other factors, to the…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/environmental-toxins-effect-and-origin
Article - 29/11/2010 Against chronic liver inflammation and liver cancer Chronic hepatitis B and C are the major causes of liver cancer. In contrast to hepatitis B viruses, there is no hepatitis C virus vaccination available. New research carried out by Professor Bartenschlager and his colleagues from Heidelberg might give rise to new strategies for the development of vaccines and medications for the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infections.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/against-chronic-liver-inflammation-and-liver-cancer
Press release - 28/11/2010 Immune cells react to their immediate environment A new collaborative research centre (SFB) will be established in Heidelberg to investigate chronic inflammatory diseases. Scientists from the University of Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center will be funded with around 10 million euros for the research. Prof. Meuer from the University Hospital of Heidelberg will coordinate the new SFB.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/immune-cells-react-to-their-immediate-environment
Article - 14/11/2010 Maria Leptin – the first woman scientist at the head of the renowned EMBO In January 2010, the developmental biologist Prof. Dr. Maria Leptin, internationally known for her work on the signalling pathways that regulate tissue differentiation and morphology during Drosophila embryogenesis, was appointed director of the EMBO, one of the most prestigious science organisations in Europe.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/maria-leptin-the-first-woman-scientist-at-the-head-of-the-renowned-embo
Article - 02/11/2010 Multicellular tumour spheroids: 3D models for tumour research Multicellular tumour spheroids, MCTS or MTS for short, have been the focus of studies by researchers since the early 1970s. MCTS are spheroid tumour cell aggregates that offer an excellent in vitro system for investigating the properties of solid tumours and their responses to therapy, thereby opening up new strategies for the establishment of new therapeutic approaches.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/multicellular-tumour-spheroids-3d-models-for-tumour-research
Press release - 12/10/2010 Clarification of stem cell migration – hope for more effective bone marrow transplants Researchers from the University of Ulm, Germany, and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA, have shown that pharmacological inhibition of a signalling pathway triggered by EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) increased the mobilisation of haematopoietic stem cells in mice.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/clarification-of-stem-cell-migration-hope-for-more-effective-bone-marrow-transplants
Article - 27/09/2010 Harald Langer combines cardiology with immunology The Volkswagen Foundation has taken the decision to finance a “Lichtenberg Professorship” at the University of Tübingen for a period of up to eight years. The new chair, cardiologist Dr. Harald Langer, uses molecular and cell biology methods to investigate how the immune system affects the development of arteriosclerosis in order to come up with innovative therapeutic strategies.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/harald-langer-combines-cardiology-with-immunology
Press release - 17/09/2010 Receptor blockage improves lung function in cystic fibrosis Dr. Dominik Hartl, who was recently appointed professor at the University Children’s Hospital in Tübingen, particularly focuses on the cellular processes associated with airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis. His research results will be featured as the cover story in Nature Medicine in September 2010.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/receptor-blockage-improves-lung-function-in-cystic-fibrosis
Article - 23/08/2010 Antibiotics for the prevention of malaria Researchers from Heidelberg and Berlin have shown that if malaria-infected mice are administered an antibiotic, no parasites appear in the blood and the mice are protected from this life-threatening disease. The scientists believe that antibiotics also have the potential to strengthen the human immune system as well as making it possible to provide a natural needle-free vaccination against malaria.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/antibiotics-for-the-prevention-of-malaria
Press release - 23/08/2010 Mystery of nickel allergies solved Researchers from the University of Gießen and the Mannheim Medical Faculty along with colleagues from Freiburg, Münster and Munich, have made a fundamental contribution to deciphering the biological mechanisms behind nickel allergies. The results, which might be of great importance for developing innovative preventive and therapeutic approaches, have now been published in the current edition of “Nature Immunology”.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/mystery-of-nickel-allergies-solved
Press release - 23/08/2010 Dr. Carsten Daub – team leader at the Bioinformatics Core Facility of RIKEN in Yokohama Dr. Carsten Daub a German bioinformatician who first studied chemistry at the TU Berlin did his doctoral degree in 2004 at the MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam Germany and after a two years post-doctoral training at the Karolinska Institutets Center or Genomics and Bioinformation in Stockholm Sweden joined the Genome Sciences Center at RIKEN in April 2006 on a five years contract.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/dr-carsten-daub-team-leader-at-the-bioinformatics-core-facility-of-riken-in-yokohama
Press release - 07/08/2010 Light into the darkness of the human immune system Scientists from the Department of Molecular Immunology at the Faculty of Biology and the Centre for Biological Signalling Studies (BIOSS) at the University of Freiburg have discovered a new mechanism that regulates the development of B-lymphocytes in the human bone marrow.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/light-into-the-darkness-of-the-human-immune-system
Press release - 21/07/2010 One Million for Cancer Research from Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation When Harald zur Hausen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008, Manfred Lautenschläger spontaneously offered to support the Nobel laureate’s scientific work by funding a new research team. These funds will now go to Angelika Riemer, a young scientist who plans to advance the development of a vaccine which is able to cure existing infections with carcinogenic human papillomaviruses at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/one-million-for-cancer-research-from-manfred-lautenschlaeger-foundation
Article - 28/06/2010 ATG:biosynthetics GmbH – Modular molecular systems of the future ATGbiosynthetics GmbH based in Merzhausen close to Freiburg produces biological systems that can combine gene constituents following a construction kit principle. The company provides the pharmaceutical industry and basic researchers with products that have specifically chosen properties.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/atg-biosynthetics-gmbh-modular-molecular-systems-of-the-future
Press release - 21/05/2010 The road to individualized tumour vaccines What are the typical cancer cell characteristics that our immune system is directed against? Using a new biochemical method, scientists from the Neurosurgery Department of the Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) are now able to answer this question for each individual patient. The method is expected to help identify new target structures for individualized tumour vaccines. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/the-road-to-individualized-tumour-vaccines