A research team from Central Hessen is testing a new strategy in the fight against corona: a substance that inhibits a cell’s own enzyme and thus reduces the reproduction of different viruses.
Medical experts already agree that coronavirus can also affect other organs such as the heart and kidneys – as well as the central nervous system. However, there is no reliable evidence for the exact pathomechanism. To clarify this, a nationwide register is currently being set up at the University of Giessen.
A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is the saving anchor for millions of people. Healthcare experts from Central Hessen have again come a step closer to this goal. Clinical trials on humans can begin.
Scientists at Marburg University are testing photodynamic therapy – PDT for short – for its effectiveness in COVID-19 patients. PDT is already being successfully used for other diseases.
The Data Science working group of Uni Marburg is developing a new biomedical database: CORDITE for future research and drug production.
For more than three decades Werner Seeger has been researching sudden lung failure caused by viruses. In this interview, Seeger talks about the coronavirus situation at the UKGM, as well as promising studies and what he thinks about political decisions made during this pandemic.
A vaccine against the respiratory disease MERS could provide a breakthrough against SARS-CoV-2: Scientists at the University of Marburg are playing a major role in the development of an effective vaccine against the coronavirus.
Corona laboratory tests are scarce – but they are urgently needed to further reduce the number of new infections with COVID-19. One test method is a nasal and throat swab, a testing method which can reliably determine carriers of SARS-CoV-2. BAG Diagnostics has developed a new rapid test for this method.