are treated where the entire spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic options, including liver transplantation, interventional local procedures and systemic therapies, are offered. And this is only offered
lead to abnormal scarring (fibrosis) of the liver, which can end in cirrhosis and require an organ transplant. For successful treatment, the disease must be detected as early as possible. A research team led
first funding period were, for example, the non-animal safety assessment of gene therapies or transplants from other species, the digestive tract - especially the oral mucosa, intestine and liver - and
bacterial biofilms, which are very difficult to treat. Researchers at the Clinic for Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) are working on developing vascular
massage," explains Professor Dr. Arjang Ruhparwar, Director of the Clinic for Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery , who, together with his team, has used this system in Hanover for the first
A small proportion of them suffer from permanent heart failure, which may even require a heart transplant or the use of an artificial heart. A team of the working group for Molecular Cardiology led by
is currently no cure for the disease, and in the end the only treatment option is often a liver transplant. But now the way is clear for treatment with an effective drug. In a multi-centre study with 150
Philippe Vollmer Barbosa), the MHH Clinic for Haematology, Haemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation (Dr. Dr. Adrian Schwarzer) and the Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Fraunhofer ITEM
Philippe Vollmer Barbosa), the MHH Clinic for Haematology, Haemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation (Professor Dr Dr Adrian Schwarzer) and Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Fraunhofer
the long term with their own liver," explains Professor Petersen. All the others receive a liver transplant sooner or later, which ensures survival but is associated with many lifelong restrictions. Supply