10.07.2024
Female mammals – including humans – are born with all of their egg cells. Of a woman’s one to two million egg cells, about 400 mature before menopause and can be fertilized. Some egg cells therefore survive for several decades – and need to remain functional over this long time.
08.07.2024
Polycystin-1 loss of function increases susceptibility to atrial fibrillation through impaired DNA damage response
Authors Hendrickson T, Giese A, Fiedler M, Perez W, Reyes-Sanchez E, Reyes-Lozano M, Wang S, Venegas-Zamora L, Provasek V, El-Essawi A, Breitenbach I, Fakuade F, Kutschka I, Schiattarella GG, Voigt N, Valderrábano M, Altamirano F Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2024.07.08.602618. Abstract Background: The increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and
05.07.2024
Synthesis and Semi-Synthesis of Alpha-Synuclein: Insight into the Chemical Complexity of Synucleinopathies
Authors Gatzemeier LM, Meyer F, Outeiro TF Journal ChemBioChem Citation Chembiochem. 2024 Jul 5:e202400253. Abstract The chemical rules governing protein folding have intrigued generations of researchers for decades. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), prediction of protein structure has improved tremendously. However, there is still a level of analysis
02.07.2024
Targeting calpain-2-mediated junctophilin-2 cleavage delays heart failure progression following myocardial infarction
Authors Lahiri SK, Lu J, Aguilar-Sanchez Y, Li H, Moreira LM, Hulsurkar MM, Mendoza A, Turkieltaub Paredes MR, Navarro-Garcia JA, Munivez E, Horist B, Moore OM, Weninger G, Brandenburg S, Lenz C, Lehnart SE, Sayeed R, Krasopoulos G, Srivastava V, Zhang L, Karch JM, Reilly S, Wehrens XHT Journal Journal
02.07.2024
Interfering with aggregated α-synuclein in advanced melanoma leads to a major upregulation of MHC class II proteins
Authors Fokken C, Silbern I, Shomroni O, Pan KT, Ryazanov S, Leonov A, Winkler N, Urlaub H, Griesinger C, Becker D Journal Melanoma Research Citation Melanoma Res. 2024 Jul 2. Abstract Melanoma is the most serious and deadly form of skin cancer and with progression to advanced melanoma, the intrinsically
01.07.2024
Heart & Brain – understanding together
Special exhibition at the Forum Wissen How does a “patch” for the heart work? Can we hear with light? And how can insights from basic research be used to help diagnose and treat diseases? The “Heart & Brain – understanding together” exhibition examines these and related questions between these
29.06.2024
Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals adrenergic and STAT3 signaling in paradoxical low-flow low-gradient -specific cardiomyocyte subclusters: implications for aortic stenosis pathogenesis and treatment
Authors Xu X, Tan X, Cui B, Paul NB, Elkenani M, Beuthner BE, Li W, Mohamed BA, Schnelle M, Puls M, Zeisberg EM, Zeisberg M, Beißbarth T, Toischer K, Hasenfuß G Journal Cardiovascular Research Citation Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Jun 29:cvae137. Abstract No abstract available. DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvae137 Pubmed Link
25.06.2024
Inspiring children and teenagers in medical research
Following the launch of the German Centre for Child and Adolescent Health (DZKJ) at the beginning of June, children and teenagers are now to be actively involved in the centre’s research and organisation. Young people can and should have a say in health issues – that is the aim of
25.06.2024
Structural insights into the regulation of RyR1 by S100A1
Authors Weninger G, Miotto MC, Tchagou C, Reiken S, Dridi H, Brandenburg S, Riedemann GC, Yuan Q, Liu Y, Chang A, Wronska A, Lehnart SE, Marks AR Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Citation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024
24.06.2024
Significant progress in heart failure research
After twelve years, funding for the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1002 “Modulatory Units in Heart Failure”, which is based at the Heart Centre of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), will end on 30 June 2024. New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the treatment of heart failure were developed and






