The Helmholtz Association is pooling its commitment to prevention research with the launch of the Helmholtz Health Prevention Task Force. In a strategy paper published in Nature Medicine, the expert committee outlines...
The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome these resistances, drugs with novel mode of action are urgently needed. Researchers at the...
Today, around 60 schoolchildren from grades 5 to 9 visited the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig to gain an insight into the work of a modern research institution. They were able to immerse...
On March 17 and 18, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the INFRALINK network took place at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig. Six partner institutions will establish a network to facilitate...
Acquiring external funding is an integral part of any young scientist’s path towards an independent research career. Such additional funds not only make their own scientific success visible, but also give them freedom...
An international research group led by the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a promising new drug candidate against severe lung infections caused by the hospital germ Staphylococcus aureus....
Science is currently facing major challenges in the United States – and with noticeable impacts on Europe. Research budgets have been and continue to be cut and jobs lost, even in key areas such as health and infectious...
How do viruses and bacteria affect our cognitive abilities? What role do they play in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia? And how can we protect our brain in the long term? In this episode of the...
Not only does our body change with age, but so does our immune system. A recent study led by the Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM) shows exactly how immune cells age and how infections and vaccinations...
