10.05.2023 - Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity…
The European Reference Networks (ERN) were established as an initiative of the European Commission and are funded under the EU4Health programme. After…
The new EU project EUthyroid2 is trying to prevent the negative effects of iodine deficiency during pregnancy through improved education in…
After four years of systematic observation: Düsseldorf University Hospital can now provide qualified proof of one of the world’s first cases in which…
Postdoctoral fellow Rachel K. Spooner, PhD, is a research fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She is a visiting fellow at the Institute…
Despite many years of research, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) still has a poor prognosis. In addition to research into effective drugs,…
There is currently no treatment that causes tissue regeneration and functional recovery in the adult central nervous system (CNS), i.e. brain and…
By filtering waste products and toxins from the urine, the kidney is one of the most important players in human metabolism. It is estimated that…
In 2020 the two female researchers who developed the CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing process described as ‘precise genetic scissors’ were awarded the…
On 22 February 2022, the Senate of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf unanimously passed a resolution calling upon people to champion the freedom of…
