In cases of domestic violence or sexual assault, there is a high inhibition threshold for the victims to exercise their rights and file a complaint directly with the police. Many victims of violence c

Natural killer cells (NK cells) are part of the first line of defense of our immune system. They eliminate virus-infested cells and tumor cells. This makes NK cells interesting helpers in cancer thera

Escherichia coli bacteria live in the intestines of humans and play an important role there for normal intestinal function as well as for a functioning immune system. These intestinal inhabitants do n

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS). In Germany, more than 280,000 people are affected. In most cases, MS progresses in relapses, which oc

When conventional treatment options fail in diseases such as severe viral infections or associated cancers, so-called adoptive immunotherapy comes into play. In this procedure, living immune cells are

The Department of Haematology, Haemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at Hannover Medical School (MHH) has a new director: Professor Dr Florian Heidel took office today. The specialis

06 July 2023 Human polyomavirus 2 - formerly called John Cunningham (JC) virus - infects about 70 to 90 percent of all people worldwide without most even noticing it. But once it enters the body, the

Every year, the German Liver Foundation honours a groundbreaking scientific paper. In 2023, the publication award goes to an MHH publication. It deals with the use of CRISPR/Cas technology to treat th

Since 1 July, Clinical Biochemistry has a new director. Christoph Garbers has moved from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg to the MHH to take over the professorship for biochemistry and the manag

Hannover Medical School (MHH) is sounding the alarm: in recent days, an increasing number of people have been admitted with mushroom poisoning. Since the beginning of August, six people have already b