Young DZHK Retreat 2024: Submit your abstract now!
Young scientists of the DZHK still have the opportunity to submit an abstract until 2 June 2024 - and to attend the DZHK Retreat from 11-13 September in Frankfurt am Main!
A new precise tool for cardiac research
Researchers from Heidelberg are investigating how well epigenetic silencing with the AAV-CRISPRi system works in heart cells. It could become a standard method for research into cardiovascular diseases.
The risk of cardiovascular disease increases with low social status
The team of researchers from the University Medical Center Mainz would like to use their findings to emphasise how important it is to take the social status into account when assessing risks and preventive measures.
Ground-breaking ceremony for the new Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
With 320 patient beds and a total of 20 operating theatres, hybrid operating theatres and cardiac catheterisation laboratories, the new DHZC building on the Virchow-Klinikum campus is set to become one of the largest and most modern cardiac centres in Europe.
Traffic noise, a novel risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
A team of international researchers has analysed the health effects of traffic noise. Particularly noise disturbance at night leads to a rise in the formation of free radicals, which in turn increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Gentle defibrillation for the heart
Light pulses instead of painful electric shocks: a team of researchers led by Prof Dr Stefan Luther wants to pave the way for more advanced defibrillators that bring the heart back into the right rhythm in a more gentle way.
