Medizinische Hochschule Hannover : MHH Insight

Regional President Steffen Krach and MHH President Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner sit next to each other at a table and sign a document.

MHH and the Hanover Region become partners

Region Hannover and MHH will collaborate even more closely in the future in the areas of research, teaching, continuing education and training.

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Active ingredient from red foxglove helps with heart failure

Multicentre MHH study DIGIT-HF demonstrates clear positive effect of digitoxin in heart failure. Results from ten years of research involving more…

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Gene therapy for hereditary vision loss

MHH scientist Professor Axel Schambach has been awarded the coveted Proof of Concept Grant for the second time for his pioneering research into Usher…

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Fighting viral respiratory diseases with gene scissors

A research team at MHH wants to use the CRISPR-Cas13 system to cut up viral RNA and thus stop the pathogens from multiplying. The Volkswagen…

Activating paralysed muscles with a new type of fibre fleece

MHH cooperation project investigates how muscle function can be stimulated again after nerve injuries.

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Five new risk factors for uterine cancer discovered

An international study led by MHH compares genomic data from national biobanks worldwide and identifies new risk factors in DNA that promote tumour…

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Controlling infections so that the weakened liver can recover

The INDIVO research network is looking for ways to diagnose bacterial infections in people with liver cirrhosis more accurately and treat them more…

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Seven million euros for the infection research of tomorrow

In the ACME graduate programme, researchers are searching for new cell-based defence mechanisms against viruses and bacteria, while also training the…

(from left): Professor Markus Cornberg, Professor Reinhold Förster, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz; Professor Gesine Hansen, Minister President Olaf Lies, MHH President Professor Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Science Minister Falko Mohrs and Professor Thomas F. Schulz.

‘Germany at its very best’

During his inaugural visit to Lower Saxony, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the MHH to learn about the RESIST Cluster of Excellence.

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New strategies against kidney transplant loss due to BK viruses

MHH researchers are searching for biomarkers for the diagnosis and prediction of severe kidney inflammation in the stopBKV project and are developing…