Every two years, the MDPI Sustainability Foundation presents the "Tu Youyou Award" for outstanding achievements in the fields of natural product and medicinal chemistry. This year, Rolf Müller is one
Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers at Charité –
The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the French Agence National de la Recherche (ANR) are now funding the project "Characterization of novel natural product binding sites in the DNA gyrase of
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Pathogenic strains of Salmonella inject effector proteins into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract to invade and multiply within them. The bacteria are usually ingested with contaminated food
Researchers from the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the LMU University Hospital Munich, the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) – Mbeya Medical Research Center
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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical deficiencies in the global health system and provides important lessons to improve preparedness for future emergencies. A case in point is Latin America, where
Kidneys are the most transplanted organ in Germany. According to the German Organ Transplantation Foundation, a total of 1,514 kidneys were transplanted after post-mortem organ donation in 2023, out
An international research group led by scientists of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a promising new drug candidate
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has produced and released a new film about the broad spectrum of its activities. At the DZIF, over 700 researchers in 35 member institutions at seven
A coalition of leading tuberculosis (TB) experts and medical societies—including scientists from the German Center of Infection Research (DZIF)—is calling for an urgent expansion of the European
