In 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) succeeded in mapping more than 90% of the human genome for the first time. Subsequently, the 1,000 Genome…
Damage to the mitochondria, the “power plants” of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers from Marien University Hospital & School Gelsenkirchen (MUHS)…
Recently during a lunch break: After their meal, someone eats a yoghurt and an apple. They then ask themselves the question: What should I do with the…
Researchers from the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin and Marien University Hospital & School Gelsenkirchen (MUHS) have implicated a new gene in the progression of…
The sudden, unexpected and medically unexplained death of an infant during sleep, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), remains to be fully understood.…
An international team comprising 90 authors presents the status of research on “ferroptosis”, a cell death mechanism caused by excess iron and oxygen…
Fatty liver disease (steatotic liver disease, SLD for short) is increasingly causing failure of the liver as a vital organ. A team led by researchers…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have a profound impact on the world of work in Europe. In a new report for the European Agency for…
A healthy liver is capable of completely regenerating itself. Researchers from Marien University Hospital & School Gelsenkirchen (MUHS), University Hospital…
Vaccine development aims at protecting as many people as possible from infections. Short protein fragments of pathogens, so-called epitopes, are seen…