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Research for a Future Without Diabetes

German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)

To better prevent diabetes, treat it or even avoid the metabolic disease - these are the goals and the mission of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).

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DZD News,

DZD Young Talent Program: Funding for Merly Vogt and Leontine Sandforth

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DZD Press releases,

ERC Starting Grant for DDZ Researcher: How Muscles Influence Metabolism and Cancer

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DZD Press releases,

Cancer Cachexia: How a Tumor Protein Drives Wasting in the Body

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DZD News,

Invitation to the 2026 Düsseldorf Diabetes Day: The Latest on the Heart, Weight, and Gender-Specific Medicine

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DZD News,

In Interview: Timo Müller on Innovative Drug Concepts for Obesity and Diabetes

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DZD Press releases,

Rethinking Diabetes Prevention

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National Diabetes Information Portal

Comprehensive facts about diabetes mellitus - independent, generally understandable and scientifically based - are offered by the national diabetes information portal www.diabinfo.de.

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DZG Magazine SYNERGIE

The current issue 2/2025 of the joint magazine of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) is dedicated to the topic of regenerative medicine. (in German)

SYNERGIE – Das Magazin der DZG (dzg-magazin.de)

The German Centers for Health Research (DZG) 

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