Research

The Medical Faculty Heidelberg of Heidelberg University and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences are combining their expertise in infectious disease research, mass spectrometry, and bioinformatics to overcome resistance in malaria vectors. The project is supported by funding from the Gates Foundation. Mosquito nets treated with insecticides are the most effective measure for preventing malaria. However, […]

Metastatic breast cancer requires complex and lengthy treatment, the side effects of which affect the quality of life of patients. These often include sexual problems. In a large international randomized exercise intervention trial, researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the NCT Heidelberg have now shown that women who received a nine-month supervised […]

The 2023/24 Meyenburg Prize, endowed with 50,000 euros, goes to Michel Sadelain of Columbia University, New York. The physician and immunologist is considered one of the fathers of CAR-T cell therapy. This cellular immunotherapy can be used to effectively treat certain blood cancers, even in advanced stages. The Meyenburg Prize will be awarded on Wednesday, […]

An electric car costs more than a comparable combustion engine because the battery is so expensive. And hardly any model gets as far on one charge as an average car on one tank of gas. Batene GmbH, a spin-off from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, wants to change this. The start-up is developing […]

One of the most modern methods for diagnosing lung cancer is now available in the Thorax Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital – robot-assisted bronchoscopy. With the steerable robotic catheter, small and unfavorably located abnormalities in the lung tissue can be reached more easily than before. The clinic is therefore ideally equipped for the start of […]

Heidelberg biochemists and structural biologists from Shanghai decode the work of two control factors in mRNA splicing Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger RNA – a prerequisite for protein synthesis in the cell. The poorly characterized factors are crucial to […]

In recognition of his fundamental contributions to the understanding of gene regulation by RNA-binding proteins and the identification of RNA-binding proteins, Prof. Dr. Matthias Hentze is awarded the Otto Warburg Medal 2025 of the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. More Information in German below. Otto-Warburg-Medaille 2025 geht an Matthias Hentze In Anerkennung seiner fundamentalen […]

(Stuttgart, 26.03.2025)  Daten retten Leben. Denn mit neuen Technologien und mit der Unterstützung von Künstlicher Intelligenz lassen sich riesige Mengen medizinischer Daten verlässlicher als je zuvor auswerten. So können Krankheiten frühzeitiger erkannt und behandelt werden. Dazu aber gilt es, die Daten optimal miteinander zu vernetzen, damit Ärztinnen, Ärzte, Kliniken und Pflegende ihre Patientinnen und Patienten bestmöglich […]

EMBL scientists have shown how overlapping loops of DNA stack upon each other in dividing cells to give rise to rod-shaped chromosomes Summary Among the many marvels of life is the cell’s ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For this, the cell must duplicate its DNA – its genome […]