Research in Germany

Germany is a top destination for PhD students, postdocs, and senior scientists. The website "Research in Germany" helps you to find your way to Germany, to seek for PhD positions, research jobs or funding opportunities. It describes the German research landscape and provides you with contacts to institutions and networks. Welcome to Germany - the Land of Ideas!

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Here you will find a selection of the latest R&D news from German universities, non-university research institutes and industrial research facilities.

Dieting: brain amplifies signal of hunger synapses

Possible target for drugs to combat the yo-yo effect Many people who have dieted are familiar with the yo-yo effect: after the diet, the kilos are quickly put back on. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet: The nerve cells that mediate the feeling of hunger receive stronger signals, so that the mice eat significantly more after the diet and gain weight more quickly. In the long term, these findings could help developing drugs to prevent this amplification and help to maintain a reduced body weight after dieting.
Mar 24, 2023, 5:00:00 PM

Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Blood Clotting Discovered

A research group from Würzburg led by Bernhard Nieswandt deciphered a platelet-mediated regulatory mechanism of fibrin formation in blood clotting opening the way to new therapeutic approaches. Hemostasis is vital to prevent excessive blood loss. However, there is an increased risk for thrombosis if there is an excessive reaction and uncontrolled formation of fibrin. In the study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, the researchers uncover platelet glycoprotein GPV as a central regulator for hemostasis and thrombus formation.
Mar 24, 2023, 9:03:07 AM

Targeted computer modelling to accelerate antiviral drug development

Effective drugs against viral diseases like COVID-19 are urgently needed now and in the future. The emergence of viral mutants and yet unknown viruses could push vaccines to their limits. The DZIF scientist and bioinformatician Andreas Dräger from the University of Tübingen is working on a computer-based method that can help to accelerate the time-consuming identification and development of antiviral agents. Using a novel analysis technique that applies to any virus and host cell type, the research team around Dräger has now created a model to detect additional host cell targets that allow inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 replication.
Mar 24, 2023, 8:58:08 AM

Dieting: brain amplifies signal of hunger synapses

Possible target for drugs to combat the yo-yo effect Many people who have dieted are familiar with the yo-yo effect: after the diet, the kilos are quickly put back on. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet: The nerve cells that mediate the feeling of hunger receive stronger signals, so that the mice eat significantly more after the diet and gain weight more quickly. In the long term, these findings could help developing drugs to prevent this amplification and help to maintain a reduced body weight after dieting.
Mar 24, 2023, 5:00:00 PM

Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Blood Clotting Discovered

A research group from Würzburg led by Bernhard Nieswandt deciphered a platelet-mediated regulatory mechanism of fibrin formation in blood clotting opening the way to new therapeutic approaches. Hemostasis is vital to prevent excessive blood loss. However, there is an increased risk for thrombosis if there is an excessive reaction and uncontrolled formation of fibrin. In the study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, the researchers uncover platelet glycoprotein GPV as a central regulator for hemostasis and thrombus formation.
Mar 24, 2023, 9:03:07 AM

Targeted computer modelling to accelerate antiviral drug development

Effective drugs against viral diseases like COVID-19 are urgently needed now and in the future. The emergence of viral mutants and yet unknown viruses could push vaccines to their limits. The DZIF scientist and bioinformatician Andreas Dräger from the University of Tübingen is working on a computer-based method that can help to accelerate the time-consuming identification and development of antiviral agents. Using a novel analysis technique that applies to any virus and host cell type, the research team around Dräger has now created a model to detect additional host cell targets that allow inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 replication.
Mar 24, 2023, 8:58:08 AM
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