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In a joint study conducted by the DZHK sites in Heidelberg, Munich and Göttingen, researchers are deciphering how the spatial organisation of the genome in the heart determines genetic disease risks.   Most of the genetic risk variants for heart disease are outside of genes and don’t work the same

Research team optimises microscope with innovative technology to benefit research and medicine   Light sheet microscopy produces impressive 3D images of tissue and entire organs, such as the delicate cochlea in the inner ear or the complex brain of a mouse. A thin layer of light, the light sheet, moves

New study elucidates continuous dynamics of cooperation and competition   When people reach for the same object, walk through a narrow doorway, forage for food, or work together on a shared task, they continuously negotiate—often without noticing—how much to cooperate or compete. Unlike classical laboratory games that force players to

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The Helmholtz Center in Berlin has awarded its Innovation Award to three scientists for their pioneering work in the field of histological tomography: physicist and MBExC member Prof. Dr. Tim Salditt from the University of Göttingen, pathologist Prof. Dr. Danny Jonigk from RWTH University Hospital Aachen, and pathologist and anatomist

For several years, pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) has been a major success in preventing new cases. However, individuals on PrEP typically engage in riskier sexual behavior and thus are more susceptible to acquiring other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To counteract this, people on PrEP have to regularly take mandatory

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1286 ‘Quantitative Synaptology’ at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) for a further 3.5 years from 1 January 2026. This is already the third round of funding for the research consortium, which was launched in 2017. The total

A joint study by Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG) and Würzburg University Hospital provides new insights into why heart muscle cells lose their rhythm in atrial fibrillation. Disrupted calcium communication between central cell structures in the heart could be a decisive mechanism in this process. The findings have been published

The CHAPEROME project, now awarded an ERC Synergy Grant, aims to uncover how molecular folding helpers – known as chaperones – work together with the translation machinery to keep cells functional and adaptable.   Of the 712 proposals submitted for this ERC Synergy Grant call, only 66 projects were selected

For the first time, researchers at the Göttingen Campus have succeeded in examining the tiny synapses in the inner ear — the contact points between hair cells and auditory nerve cells — at a molecular level. They demonstrated that ion channels and other essential hearing proteins are organised in specific