Forschung Frankfurt (Englisch)

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Forschung Frankfurt – Ausgabe 2.2019

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Zebrafish

Does the myocardium possibly operate differently than research has assumed for years? Human geneticist Michelle Collins wants to find out by X-raying fish hearts There are four rooms in total,…

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Stopping the growth of scars

Even after heart attack patients leave the hospital, scarring causes their hearts to become weaker. The biologist Nuno Camboa wants to find a way to stop the growth of scars.…

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Cold heartedness and efficiency

An interview with economic historian Werner Plumpe In his widely acclaimed book “Das Kalte Herz” (The Cold Heart), economic historian Werner Plumpe tells the story of the history of capitalism,…

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Cell atlas of the sick heart

Single cell techniques provide new insights at the cell level Heart and vessels form a highly complex organ system in which extremely diverse cells have to work together correctly to…

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Rooms of love – On the treatment of the heart in medieval literature

Modern thought distinguishes clearly between the medical image of the heart and the heart as a linguistic image. This is not the case in medieval literature: the idea of the…

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Prevention is better than a cure

Philipp Wild is betting on bio-databases to predict diseases and their course of development Professor Wild, one of your main areas of activity is the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Since…

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University Hospital Research

The physician Silvia Mas-Peiro wants to find out how to help patients whose heart valves are narrowed. She carries out her research even after working hours. Outside, in front of…

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When mutations in blood cells damage the heart

Do cancer and cardiovascular diseases have a common cause? Mutations in blood stem cells do not necessarily have to result in leukaemia. It was only recently discovered that clones of…

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You are what you eat!

Nowadays almost everyone is aware of the link between high blood cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease. There are effective treatments that target blood cholesterol. his overview highlights some well known…

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The fish oil-fatty acid research

He first studied the metabolism of fish oil in the eye and discovered a way to stop eye diseases from diabetes. Now the pharmacologist Jiong Hu has turned his attention…