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Everyday activities such as standing up or climbing stairs become increasingly difficult over time for people with chronic heart failure. Researchers now want to test a suit that helps patients train their physical fitness. Like a pedelec, it amplifies the patient's own muscle...

Atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, does not come back as quickly in obese people if they lose weight after catheter ablation, which is standard therapy for symptomatic atrial fibrillation. This is shown by the SORT-AF study, supported by the German Centre for...

It has been known for some time that salt not only drives up blood pressure, but can also throw the immune system out of balance. Now scientists have uncovered how salt affects certain cells of the immune system. The DZHK funded the work, which has now been published in the...

The DZHK supports women in research during the particularly challenging phase of life when they are caring for children and at the same time laying the foundation for their academic careers. One of them is biologist Daniela Panáková from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular...