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Preventing severe courses: new antibodies against hepatitis E

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The language of organs: how faulty communication leads to disease

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
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Prof. Peter G. Kremsner receives the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2024

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
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© CC BY 4.0/Images modified from: Römpp, A., Treu, A., Kokesch-Himmelreich, J. et al. The clinical-stage drug BTZ-043 accumulates in murine tuberculosis lesions and efficiently acts against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Commun 16, 826 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56146-9.

Novel antibiotic BTZ-043 also reaches tuberculosis bacteria hiding in dead lung tissue

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
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