Kidneys are the most transplanted organ in Germany. According to the German Organ Transplantation Foundation, a total of 1,514 kidneys were transplanted after post-mortem organ donation in 2023, out
An international research group led by scientists of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a promising new drug candidate
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has produced and released a new film about the broad spectrum of its activities. At the DZIF, over 700 researchers in 35 member institutions at seven
A coalition of leading tuberculosis (TB) experts and medical societies—including scientists from the German Center of Infection Research (DZIF)—is calling for an urgent expansion of the European
Infections with the hepatitis E virus often go unnoticed because they cause no symptoms. However, in patients with weakened immune systems or pre-existing liver damage, and in pregnant women, the
Changes in diet and the environment constantly pose new challenges to the human metabolism. Different organs and tissues work together in complex interactions to keep the metabolism in balance. The
Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kremsner, a renowned tropical medicine specialist and infection researcher, has been awarded the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2024. The award recognizes his
Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment
A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with scientists from Guinea and
More than 400 experts from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) will meet in Munich from February 13-15, 2025 for their Joint Annual
