So far, allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of severe blood cancers has been the only medical intervention to have cured at least three people infected with the HI virus (HIV). It
Dr Christian Keller, from Philipps-University Marburg and the German Center for Infection Research, and Dr Anke Osterloh, Research Center Borstel, were awarded this year’s "Memento Award for neglected
The search for effective drugs against the new coronavirus is currently a top priority at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). Developing inhibitors of viral replication is a promising
Currently, little is known about children and their susceptibility to the new coronavirus. It has been observed that young children have rarely presented with COVID-19 up to now. No specific
An international consortium found a remarkable global spread of strains of a multi-resistant bacterium that can cause severe infections – Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The study, published under the
MHH professor and DZIF scientist Thomas Pietschmann leads the German part of an international consortium of scientists. This research network is searching for substances that act against SARS-CoV-2 in
Over the past 20 years, coronaviruses have been responsible for large outbreaks, resulting in severe respiratory illness and a number of deaths. These include the SARS coronavirus outbreak in 2002
Alongside developing vaccines, scientists at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) are working at high speed to develop new drugs to improve the treatment of COVID-19 patients. A DZIF
In the global fight against the new coronavirus, an increasing number of clinical trials are being conducted on drugs to fight the virus in many countries of the world including Germany. In order to
