The research team led by Dr Valentina Puntmann and Professor Eike Nagel from University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt followed up around 350 study participants without previously known heart
The Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which dominated from about December to April, can already circumvent after three months the protection against infection offered by vaccinations
Extensive aid programs for companies during the COVID-19 pandemic also saved firms whose survival was not socially desirable. This is shown by a study of the Leibniz Institute for Financial
A clinical study from Spain recently confirmed laboratory experiments made by researchers of Goethe University Frankfurt and University of Kent who showed that the protease inhibitor aprotinin prevented cells to
A new study by researchers from the University of Kent and the Goethe University Frankfurt shows that the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is less effective than Delta at blocking a cellular
Instruct-ERIC has appointed Professor Harald Schwalbe as its new Director, succeeding Professor Sir David Stuart in the role. Integrated structural biology has demonstrated its innovative power in a breath-taking manner
University President Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff has two pieces of good news for students, teachers and staff in view of the rising incidence of corona: Together with the university’s occupational
Researchers have identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In order to multiply, all viruses, including coronaviruses, infect cells and reprogramme
Goethe University is making further appointments available in cooperation with the Workers’ Samaritan Federation (ASB) and the City of Frankfurt’s health department: Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm: Campus
In the winter 2021/2022 semester, Goethe University will return to in-person attendance. After three semesters in which teaching was primarily virtual, the majority of courses will once again be held
More than half of the population got vaccinated. But we need more people who are vaccinated to stem the spread of COVID-19. Especially the existence of new mutations which are
Certain regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome might be a suitable target for future drugs. This is what researchers at Goethe University, together with their collaborators in the international COVID-19-NMR consortium,
How effectively do children and teenagers learn in remote classes from home? The issue has been the subject of intensive discussions, not only among experts. A systematic review from the
During the first lockdown people were a good 40 percent less active, as shown by an international study led by Goethe University Frankfurt. Psychological well-being sank as well; the portion
The incidence numbers in Frankfurt dropped below the decisive threshold of 100 on 18 May and remained below this threshold for at least five consecutive work days. According to the
For the development of drugs or vaccines against COVID-19, research needs virus proteins of high purity. For most of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins, scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt and a total
When a cell is infected, SARS-CoV-2 not only causes the host cell to produce new virus particles. The virus also suppresses host cell defence mechanisms. The virus protein nsP3 plays
The Federal Infection Protection Act, which came into effect on 23.04.2021, also has consequences for the continued operation of Goethe University. Within the framework of these legal regulations, the Executive
In the middle of March last year, the coronavirus pandemic also arrived at Goethe University: Teaching operations in the semesters that followed were and continue to be carried out in
Despite rising infection numbers, contact restrictions could be avoided if the vaccination rate were fast enough. Professor Claudius Gros from Goethe University Frankfurt and Dr Daniel Gros from the Center
Research from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19,
A short ten months after Goethe University and Frankfurt University Hospital first called for donations, the Goethe Coronavirus Fund has passed the targeted 5 million euro mark. The idea of
In order for the SARS-CoV2 virus to enter host cells, its “spike” protein has to be cleaved by the cell’s own enzymes – proteases. The protease inhibitor aprotinin can prevent
Due the changed pandemic situation, the city of Frankfurt decreed through a change on 27 October 2020 to the general ruling that beginning immediately a mandate to wear a mouth-and-nose
With the onset of the current pandemic, our lives have become more digital and more mediatized than ever before. But how can we understand this transformation, and how can we
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