25.04.2023 Professor Dr. Moritz Schmelzle has headed the Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery at Hannover Medical School since October 1, 2022. On April 1, 2023, he took over from Professor [...] repair. He has done research at Harvard Medical School, USA, among other places. Five questions for Professor Schmelzle: Where does the transplant center stand in your view? With a large number of groundbreaking

regulation of iron absorption via the mucous membrane of the small intestine. A research team led by Professor Dr. Michael Ott and Dr. Dr. Simon Krooss from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and [...] relevant, both methodologically and in view of the widespread nature of haemochromatosis," said Professor Dr Felix Stickel, one of the reviewers, explaining the jury's decision. The approach not only gives

researched for years for this type of cancer. An international research team with the participation of Professor Dr. Arndt Vogel from the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has now been able to prove in the KEYNOTE-966 [...] t in overall survival and a manageable safety profile in patients with bile duct cancer," says Professor Dr Arndt Vogel from the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and End

vessels supplying the brain has significantly improved stroke treatment in recent years," says Professor Dr. Heinrich Lanfermann, Director of the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology [...] under the best possible control. "This is a great benefit for the patients concerned," emphasizes Professor Lanfermann. New possibilities, less X-ray radiation Another technical innovation of the device is [...] treatment, the new angiographythe new angiography system will bring us another big step forward," says Professor Lanfermann is certain. Text: Tina Götting

Hinze and a wonderful success for our promotion of young researchers," emphasises MHH President Professor Dr Michael Manns. For Dr Hinze, it is already the second major success within a few months: In December [...] more information, contact Dr Laura Hinze, hinze.laura@mh-hannover.de . A video of MHH President Professor Dr Michael Manns visiting Dr Laura Hinze's lab and talking to her about her research can be found

Paediatric Surgery at Hannover Medical School (MHH) . The senior physician and his now former colleague Professor Dr Claus Petersen have been working together with the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) Lower Saxony for [...] about 50 percent of these children can survive in the long term with their own liver," explains Professor Petersen. All the others receive a liver transplant sooner or later, which ensures survival but [...] and early treatment determine the success of treatment and thus the long-term prognosis," says Professor Michael Manns, President of MHH. In Germany, there are about 35 to 40 newborns with bile duct o

explains Dr. Martin Hümmert of the MHH Department of Neurology. He led the study together with Professor Dr. Corinna Trebst, deputy director of the clinic. Together with doctoral student Franziska Bütow [...] disease such as NMOSD or MOGAD to be connected to a specialized center in pandemic times," says Professor Dr. Trebst. In fact, 91 percent of respondents said they had been satisfied with their overall medical [...] are certainly needed here to clarify whether vaccination really has a causal relationship," says Professor Trebst. So far, she says, this connection cannot be established. "The results of a large British

have a history of disease, catheter-based repair has proven its worth in recent years," explains Professor Dr Tibor Kempf from the Department of Cardiology and Angiology. One example is the MitraClip system [...] catheter, which connects the anterior to the posterior mitral leaflet and thus reduces the leakage," Professor Kempf explains. Valve replacement instead of repair But there are always patients for whom the MitraClip [...] machine and is therefore particularly suitable for older or pre-diseased people. Cardiologist Professor Kempf and cardiac surgeon Dr Ius are pleased to be able to offer the new treatment method at the

AAV vectors are derived from viruses, they serve exclusively as a means of transport," explains Professor Dr Hildegard Büning, AAV expert and Vice Director of the MHH Institute for Experimental Haematology [...] vector as foreign and eliminate it the second time at the latest," explains Institute Director Professor Dr. Dr. Thomas Thum. An additional vector variant offers the chance of another treatment. Due to [...] variants, a lower dosage is also sufficient. "This reduces the costs per treatment unit enormously," Professor Thum emphasises. At the same time, administration is made much easier. "Our goal is for the vectors

protective factors, behaviour and well-being parameters of the children and adolescents," explains Professor Dr. Ulla Walter, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research [...] It is all the more important now to promote the psychosocial health of adolescents," explains Professor Walter. "Our study can show for the first time which health promotion strategies in municipalities