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In the largest transcriptome study to date, an international research team analysed the RNA of transplanted hearts and discovered a number of new risk factors for dilated cardiomyopathy and other heart conditions which could thus be recognised more easily in future.

Common salt reduces the number of certain lactic acid bacteria in the gut of mice and humans according to a study published in Nature by Berlin’s Max Delbrück Center and Charité. This has an impact on immune cells which are partly responsible for autoimmune diseases and hypertension. Probiotics ameliorate the symptoms of disease in mice.

Acute ischemia (lack of blood flow) and sustained high blood pressure have grave consequences for...

Moving from mitochondrial research to stem cell biology gave Alessandro Prigione new tools and perspectives. Now he has made a model of mitochondrial disease from stem cells with promising results.

Velvet is a special fabric used to make elegant and luxuriously soft and warm jackets and pants. But how is it used in the lab?

The career development for the foregut is rather limited, as it sometimes has to learn the hard way.

The 3D landscapes of the genome have to change all the time. Otherwise genes would not be expressed properly and physiology would be in disarray. Ana Pombo’s group is mapping this genomic regulation.

Cats are not allowed in the lab of Oliver Daumke’s research team. Yet they make a valuable contribution to research – and we reveal what that is ...