The intestines can do more than just digest and absorb food. It has been known for a while that the intestines harbour a large part of the immune system and that intestinal bacteria are critically involved in the...
The initiative “Immunology & Inflammation” unifies efforts in immunological research within the Helmholtz Association. 23 working groups from five Helmholtz Centres are joining forces to address some of the most complex...
The hospital germ Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause serious wound as well as lung and urinary tract infections, especially in weakened individuals. Pseudomonas manages time and again to survive attacks of the immune...
Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is the most severe form of tissue death caused by bacteria. The bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the main causes of this disease. The infections take a rapid course and are...
Infections continue to be amongst the main causes of death throughout the world. Individually customised prevention and therapies promise to open up new options for curing diseases. But what is the current status of the...
High-ranking visitors at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH): Federal Minister of Research Anja Karliczek and Lower Saxony's Minister for Science and Culture Björn...
30 young scientists came together from 16 – 20 April 2018 at Bayer in Berlin for the ENLIGHT-TEN summer school on translational research and medicines development. The summer school introduced the participants to the...
A new machine learning tool that can detect whether emerging strains of the bacterium, Salmonella are more likely to cause dangerous bloodstream infections rather than food poisoning has been developed. The tool,...
Numerous pathogens are capable of becoming resistant to medications, such as antibiotics, which allows them to protect themselves from the antibiotics and to spread vigorously. Moreover, many diseases cannot be treated...
