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Helmholtz Launches Task Force to Strengthen Prevention Research

Engineering Smart Delivery for Gene Editors

New Knowledge Portal Adiposetissue.org Enhances Obesity and Metabolism Research with Centralized Data

Ancient Viral DNA Shapes Early Embryo Development

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the genome, researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have now revealed their crucial role in early embryo development. Unanswered Questions About the Role of Ancient Viral DNA Transposable ...

SCP-Nano: A New Technology to Visualize Nanocarriers in Cells and Tissues

Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla Honored With the Leibniz Prize 2025

Inceptor Regulates Insulin Homeostasis: A New Approach for Diabetes Therapies

Extreme Rainfall Poses Health Risks

Extreme Rainfall Poses Health Risks An international study led by Helmholtz Munich investigates the health consequences of heavy rainfall events. Researchers analyzed the relationship between precipitation patterns and mortality rates at 645 locations across 34 countries from 1980 to 2020. The key finding: Extremely heavy rainfall, which occurs approximately every five years, significantly increases the risk of death, ...

New Study: Father's Diet Before Conception Influences Children's Health

Press Release: Restless Legs Syndrome: Genetic Discoveries Advance Treatment and Risk Prediction

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) together with international collaborators have conducted the largest genetic investigation of the restless legs syndrome to date. Their findings, ...

New Study: Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke

Advanced Brain Science Without Coding Expertise

Asthma in Children: Researchers Envision Novel Drug to Reduce the Risk of the Disease

Asthma in Children: Researchers Envision Novel Drug to Reduce the Risk of the Disease Scientists have reached a milestone in the research of childhood asthma. For the first time, they have clarified how a certain genetic defect in children initially leads to frequent infections and later to asthma. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and ...

Scientists Reveal Adipocyte's Metabolic Role and Identify Treatment Targets

Rising Focus on 'Inceptor' as a Type 2 Diabetes Therapeutic Target

Therapeutic Vaccine for Chronic Hepatitis B Enters Clinical Trial

What Our Genetic Information Tells Us About Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Complications

Cells of the Future: A Key To Reprogramming Cell Identities

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

Understanding the Role of GIP in Managing Diabetes and Obesity

The increasing amount of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes benefit greatly from the recently developed GIPR:GLP-1R co-agonists. These novel compounds lead to substantial weight loss, offering a revolutionary approach to patients worldwide. Although the hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) was already shown by Helmholtz Munich scientists to decrease body weight via the brain GIP receptor, the ...