Since the early ages green tea has been known for its numerous health benefits. A recent study goes further and shows that it also could help to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria. DZIF scientists at
The discovery of an unusual hepatitis B virus from shrews offers new opportunities of better understanding the chronic progression of the disease. International research teams were able to demonstrate
The idea of genetically modifying a patient’s own immune cells and deploying them against infections and tumors has been around since the 1980s. But to this day modified T cells are still not as
The natural antibiotic Lugdunin, discovered three years ago by Tübingen DZIF researchers, attacks pathogenic bacteria in several different ways simultaneously and also interacts with the defense
Researchers have for the first time succeeded in conquering a chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus in a mouse model. The team showed in its publication, that T-cell therapy can provide a
Looking for an effective treatment of serious influenza infections, researchers of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut have used bioinformatics to screen licensed medicines for their potential efficacy against
A research team from the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen as well as from the German Center for Infection Research has investigated the mode of action of a new class of antibiotics that is
Helicobacter pylori, a globally distributed gastric bacterium, is genetically highly adaptable. The DZIF team of Professor Sebastian Suerbaum at LMU has now characterized its population structure in
The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America has affected over 60 million people up to now. The infection can have potentially fatal consequences for pregnant women and their unborn children: many
Salmonellainfections can have serious consequences for certain high-risk groups, such as young children, the elderly and individuals whose immune systems are functionally compromised.Most people
