Immunodeficiency

Short description

Immunodeficiency manifests in a reduced resistance to infections and, as a consequence, in an increased susceptibility to disease.

Synonyms

Immunodeficiency disease

Detailed description

Immunodeficiency can have genetic causes or manifest as a consequence of certain diseases such as infections, cancer and gut diseases. It may even be induced artificially before bone marrow transplantations. The weakened makes patients more susceptible to usually harmless pathogens. Persons suffering from immunodeficiencies profit a lot from vaccines and immunotherapies.

Members of the round table dialogue, from left: Georg Kippels (MdB), Thomas Müller (BMG), Helge Braun (MdB), Marc Gitzinger (BEAM Alliance), Thomas Hälbig (GKV-Spitzenverband), and Timo Jäger (DZIF)

Second working meeting of the Parliamentary Group against Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest challenges for global health and development. According to estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO), almost five million deaths worldwide

Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)

Investigating the repertoire of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors in nosocomial pneumonia

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a hospital-acquired pathogen that causes difficult-to-treat infections, especially when caused by antibiotic-resistant isolates. There is a high unmet medical need, particularly for pneumonia, which often progresses to severe disease with high morbidity and mortality ...

Start-up EBViously founded

EBViously, a spin-off of Helmholtz Munich, officially started operations on 11 November 2024. The company is developing a preventive vaccine against diseases caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

24 Jan 2025

Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center
Parkallee 1
23845 Borstel
Germany

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