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New research findings from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) show that both atria undergo significant changes in cases of persistent atrial fibrillation. Until now, the left atrium in particular was considered to be the main factor in the condition. The results of the international study have been published in

Biomolecules, also known as organic molecules, include sugars, proteins and lipids and are the building blocks of all life. They play a role in the structure and metabolism of all living organisms. To make them visible under a microscope, researchers use special dyes to make them glow. A research team

MBExC member Dr. Melina Schuh receives the Pearse Prize from the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS). The RMS awards this prize to scientists who contribute significantly to histochemistry & the life sciences.   You can find the press release here.

An international, interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Göttingen University has been awarded a Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) research grant for the project “Noise or signal? Information fidelity at the edge of jamming”. The award is worth 1.2 million dollars for 3 years. Together with academics from New York

A research team in Göttingen led by MBExC member Dr. Lukas Cyganek, Head of the Stem Cell Unit at the Department of Cardiology and Pneumology at the Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG), has demonstrated that connective tissue cells in the heart – known as cardiac fibroblasts – play a key

MBExC member Professor Timo Betz at Göttingen University’s Faculty of Physics has been awarded Momentum funding by the Volkswagen Foundation for his project “From Cells to Smart Gels: Momentum in Motion”. The award is worth just under 950,000 Euros over 4 years with a possible extension of 2 years. It

In order to support couples struggling with infertility, the formation of human germ cells must be precisely understood. Biochemist and MBExC member Melina Schuh studies the development of mammalian egg cells and has discovered why errors can occur during egg cell formation. In recognition of this work, the German National

An international team led by researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) has used advanced electron microscopy technologies to capture key cellular mechanisms of stress resistance with near-atomic precision. They were able to show that the protein mHsp60, which helps other proteins to adopt their functional form, remodels its

Cardiac arrhythmias are one of the main causes of death in industrialised countries. These are often treated with defibrillators, which deliver painful electric shocks. However, physicist and MBExC member Stefan Luther has found a gentler way to stop these arrhythmias. He is now working with industry partners to bring the

Göttingen research receives millions in funding   The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) is receiving over one million euros from the zukunft.niedersachsen funding programme for a gene therapy project to treat Noonan syndrome. The focus is on developing individually tailored therapies for children with heart disease.   Rare diseases often