Scientists are discovering more and more tasks performed by ribonucleic acids, or RNA for short, in the body. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Goethe University Frankfurt - both partner institutions in the DZHK - have been investigating the role of...

According to the authors of a recent study, this is mainly due to deficiencies in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Existing cardiovascular diseases are also detected too late and often cannot be treated as effectively as possible. It is in this area that Germany...

Environmental stressors such as air pollution, noise, unhealthy urban planning, and climate change increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, as do traditional risk factors such as smoking, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. An article recently today in Nature Review...

On the occasion of the Children with Heart Disease Day on May 5th, the National Heart Alliance (NHA) is raising awareness of a common hereditary condition called familial hypercholesterolaemia. It can also lead to heart attacks at a younger age and could be easily detected and...

Funding for Germany's largest health study has been secured for another five years. The Federal Government, the single states and the Helmholtz Association are investing up to €128 million in the long-term study, which has been interviewing and medically examining around 200,000...

For many people, the Covid pandemic was an extreme emergency situation with major challenges. This was particularly true for healthcare workers. One key question was: were physicians able to cope with the extraordinary stress situations in their professional lives, or did their...

International study lays the foundations for potential new therapy of a large number of diseases | Joint press release by the Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University and the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research

Environmental stressors such as traffic noise pose a threat to human health worldwide. A study by DZHK researcher Prof. Thomas Münzel, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, shows that noise has negative effects on blood vessels and the brain within a very...

When the heart gets out of rhythm, characteristic processes occur in the heart muscle cells. Among other things, the currents of electrically charged particles (ions) change. In chronic atrial fibrillation, one of these currents is reduced. Dr. Cristina Molina from the University...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Germany, accounting for around 40 percent of all deaths. The causes are diverse, and information about them is not readily available to the general public. With the launch of Herzmedizin.de, the German Society of...