Research

New EMBL research discovers an unexpected relationship between metabolism and cell communication during embryonic development Summary Pregnant women rely on a balanced diet and supplements to deliver proper nutrients to their babies, to ensure they grow healthfully. Such nutrients contribute to fueling development and providing cellular building blocks that lead to healthy brains, bones, organs, […]

Since their discovery in 2004, the grid cells in the brain, which are important for our orientation, have been regarded as a kind of “GPS in the head.” However, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital have now shown that grid cells work much more flexibly than previously assumed. In […]

The cellular environment of a tumor can either support or sabotage recovery. The most comprehensive study to date on the tumor microenvironment in low-grade gliomas, conducted by the Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Jena University Hospital, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), and Heidelberg University Hospital, shows what a supportive or obstructive “neighborhood” looks […]

Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed an AI model that assesses the long-term individual risk for more than 1,000 diseases. The model, which was trained and tested using anonymized medical data from the UK and Denmark, can predict health events over a period of […]

German Arthrosis Aid Association supports Heidelberg project for the treatment of chronic arthrosis pain With funding of €500,000, Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe e.V. is supporting research into chronic osteoarthritis pain at Heidelberg University’s Medical Faculty. The aim of the funding is to scientifically evaluate a data set on patients with chronic pain that has been compiled over […]

Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine have decoded a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 selects its integration targets in the human genome. A research team led by DZIF scientist Dr. Marina Lusic identified RNA:DNA hybrids (R-loops) as molecular signposts for the virus. These findings reveal a key […]

On September 24, 2025, the smartLabs Summit will open its doors for the first time in Heidelberg – an event dedicated to practical innovation, digitalization, and automation in laboratories. The Summit will take place at BioLabs Heidelberg (Nicola-Tesla Straße 1–3, 69124 Heidelberg) and offers a full program from 1:00 to 7:30 p.m. Initiated by the […]

The aim of the project is to use special quantitative MRI to visualize early changes in the intervertebral disc and enable timely treatment. Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI opens up completely new approaches to preventive imaging that are difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional MRI methods. Full text in German below. DFG fördert Heidelberger […]

Researchers from Heidelberg University’s Medical Faculty, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) in Heidelberg have tested the use of targeted drugs in the initial treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma, an extremely aggressive brain tumor, in the multicenter study “NCT Neuro Master Match (N2M2)”. Of the five drugs […]