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DZD News,

Dr. Martin Schön Receives the Prevention Award 2025

At this year’s Congress of Internal Medicine, Dr. Martin Schön, scientist at the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ), was awarded the Prevention Award of the German Society of Internal Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin e.V.,…

Julia Szendrödi in a white blazer smiles as she speaks at a lectern at the DDG Diabetes Congress.

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DZD Researcher Julia Szendrödi is the New President of the German Diabetes Association

Professor Dr. Julia Szendrödi, Medical Director at Heidelberg University Hospital and researcher at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), has been elected as the new President of the German Diabetes Association (DDG). She takes over the…

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Prof. Dr. Annette Schürmann Received the Paul Langerhans Medal of the DDG

Prof. Dr. Annette Schürmann from the German Center for Diabetes Research and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) was honored this year with the Paul Langerhans Medal, the highest award of the German Diabetes Association…

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DZD Researchers Honored at the Diabetes Congress 2025

Several researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) were honored for their excellent scientific achievements with prestigious awards at the Congress of the German Diabetes Association (in Berlin, May 28–31).

DZD Press releases,

Prof. Dr. Annette Schürmann Received the Paul Langerhans Medal of the DDG

Berlin

Prof. Dr. Annette Schürmann from the German Center for Diabetes Research and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) was honored this year with the Paul Langerhans Medal, the highest award of the German Diabetes…

DDG Diabetes Congress

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DZD News,

How Do We Reach More Study Participants? Creative Ideas from the Patient Advisory Board

The 7th meeting of the DZD Citizens' and Patients' Advisory Board (CAB) took place in Tübingen on May 6, 2025. The focus was on current developments in the DZD, preparations for the external DZD evaluation in 2026 and the question of how more people…

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New DZG Magazine SYNERGIE Published: “New Paths in Prevention”

Many diseases develop long before the first symptoms become visible. This is precisely where the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) come in: They analyze molecular changes at an early stage in order to better understand disease progression and…

Tagesspiegel expert forum: “Early detection can save lives - new approaches in type 1 diabetes diagnostics”

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DZD News,

New Insights into How Insulin mRNA is Stored in Beta Cells During Resting Blood-Glucose Levels

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a condition that causes insufficient production of insulin, the glucose regulating hormone secreted by the pancreas. During an influx of glucose in the bloodstream, beta cells of the pancreas translate pre-existing insulin…

DZD Press releases,

New Insights into How Insulin mRNA is Stored in Beta Cells During Resting Blood-Glucose Levels.

Dresden

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a condition that causes insufficient production of insulin, the glucose regulating hormone secreted by the pancreas. During an influx of glucose in the bloodstream, beta cells of the pancreas translate pre-existing…

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DZD News,

Artificial Sweeteners Stimulate Appetite in the Brain and Influence Decision-Making Ability

Artificial sweeteners are practically calorie-free and are increasingly being used in the food industry, for example in soft drinks. A study led by the University of Southern California (USC) and involving the DZD has now shed light on the effects of…

3rd DZG Munich Day

DZD Press releases,

Artificial Sweeteners Stimulate Hunger Signals in the Brain

Tübingen

Artificial sweeteners are virtually calorie-free and are increasingly being used in the food industry, for example in soft drinks. A study led by the University of Southern California (USC) and involving researchers from Tübingen provides…

2nd DZG Long Covid Symposium

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DZD News,

DZD Presents Current Research Successes at the Diabetes Congress

The German Diabetes Association (DDG) has coined the slogan “New Dimensions of Diabetology – Individual. Interdisciplinary. Innovative.” to invite to the Diabetes Congress which takes place in Berlin from May 28 to 31, 2025. Scientists from the…

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DZD News,

Impaired Glucose Metabolism Due to Late Meals

Our bodies process food differently depending on the time of day and many metabolic processes are more active in the morning than in the evening. Although studies show that late eating is associated with an increased risk of obesity and…

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DZD News,

diabinfo.de: Podcast Series “Diabetes and Pregnancy”

An increasing number of women are affected by diabetes during pregnancy. Whether type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes is diagnosed during pregnancy – the diagnosis raises many questions and presents challenges. The new special…

DZD Press releases,

Late Eating is Associated with Impaired Glucose Metabolism

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

Our metabolic processes differ depending on the time of day and many of them are more active in the morning than in the evening. Although studies show that eating late in the day is associated with an increased risk of obesity and…

left: grafical presentation of three T2D subtypes with overweight; middle: arrow "bariatric surgery"; right side: list of metabolic improvements

DZD Publications,

Bariatric Surgery: Different Benefits for People with an Increased Risk of Diabetes

Subphenotype-Dependent Benefits of Bariatric Surgery for Individuals at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.

Diabetes Care 2025

left: grafical presentation of three T2D subtypes with overweight; middle: arrow "bariatric surgery"; right side: list of metabolic improvements

DZD News,

Bariatric Surgery: Different Benefits for People with an Increased Risk of Diabetes

People at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, such as those who are overweight, have varying degrees of risk of developing the disease and its complications. DZD researchers have examined various subgroups more closely. The results show that the new…

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DZD News,

Risk Groups for Type 2 Diabetes can also be Identified at an Older Age

A recent study by the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) shows that six risk groups for cardiometabolic complications previously identified in middle-aged people can also be identified in older people. In cooperation with Helmholtz Munich, a special risk…

Girl with AID system and cell phone in hand.

DZD News,

Type 1 Diabetes and AID Systems: Meta-Analysis Proves Efficacy

Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems improve blood glucose control in type 1 diabetes, as is shown in a current study. The meta-analysis, which evaluated 46 clinical studies with 4,113 participants, is the most comprehensive study of its kind.

DZD Press releases,

Risk Groups for Type 2 Diabetes can also be Identified at an Older Age

Düsseldorf

A recent study furnishes evidence that in people without diabetes, six risk groups for cardiometabolic complications previously identified in middle-aged people can also be identified in older people. In cooperation with Helmholtz Munich,…

DZD Press releases,

Type 1 Diabetes and AID Systems: Meta-Analysis Proves Efficacy

Düsseldorf

In a recently published study, researchers at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) showed that automated insulin delivery (AID) systems can improve blood glucose control in people with type 1 diabetes compared to other insulin therapies. The…

Citation on green background with beta cell: "GIPR agonism and antagonism decrease body weight and food intake via different mechanisms in mal mice" Timo Müller

DZD News,

GIP Receptor: Activation and Blockade Help with Weight Loss

Drugs that bind to and activate the receptors for the hormones GLP-1 and GIP are also used to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. Surprisingly, active substances are also currently being developed that not only activate the GIP receptor (agonists) but…

DZD Press releases,

GIP Receptor: Activation and Blockade Support Weight Loss

Neuherberg

Drugs that bind to and activate the receptors for the hormones GLP-1 and GIP are effective in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Surprisingly, active substances are currently being developed that not only activate the GIP receptor…

German infographic on gender-specific differences in diabetes, with symbols for female and male.

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Gender-Specific Differences in Diabetes

Diseases can develop differently in women than in men - including diabetes. Researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have discovered that the brains of men and women react differently to insulin. In the latest issue of the Health…

DZD Symposium at the IDF World Diabetes Congress: Diabetes research from bench to beside: Successful structures and innovations from the DZD

IDF World Diabetes Congress

Portrait of Oana-Patricia Zaharia: dark hair gathered in a knot at the nape of her neck. She is wearing a green top and earrings.

DZD News,

Oana-Patricia Zaharia Received the Karl Oberdisse Award 2025

Dr. Oana-Patricia Zaharia from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) received this year’s Karl Oberdisse Award of the North Rhine-Westphalian Society for Endocrinology and Diabetology for her work on the role of the patatin-like phospholipase…

Screenshot of Stephan Herzig in a white shirt with open collar and dark jacket against a dark background. View of the upper body up to slightly below chest height.

DZD News,

Stephan Herzig at ARD Campus Talks on Fasting and Hunger

Prof. Stephan Herzig from DZD partner Helmholtz Munich spoke about “Healthy through hunger?” in the ARD alpha program Campus Talks on March 31.

EMBO Workshop: The Liver and Pancreas in Metabolic Disease: From Pathways to Therapies

Topic, location and date of the EMBO workshop in white lettering on the background of a fluorescence analysis image with dark, blue and green spots.

DZD News,

EMBO Workshop on Liver and Pancreas in Metabolic Diseases

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is holding a workshop “Liver and Pancreas in Metabolic Disease: From Pathways to Therapies” from 2 to 4 April 2025 in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona (Spain). DZD researcher Heiko Lickert is…

DZG logo top left, below a white paper title on health research data in German language with a stethoscope and graphic elements in the background.

DZD News,

New White Paper: Guide to the National Health Data Space

Research data is the key to progress in health research. It enables more accurate diagnoses, personalized therapies and better care. The eight German Centers for Health Research (DZG) have published a joint white paper: „Gesundheitsforschungsdaten:…

Two-part image: on the left the IDF logo with the congress dates and the slogan “Shape the future if diabetes”, on the right the photo of a Thai temple on a riverbank.

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DZD at the IDF Diabetes Congress in Bangkok: Diabetes Research from Bench to Beside

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is hosting its Diabetes Congress in Bangkok (Thailand) from April 7 to 10. The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) will be presenting its structures and research successes at the symposium “Diabetes…

White Paper „Health Research Data: Joint Exploration, More Efficient Research“

 

The eight German Centers for Health Research (DZG) have published a joint white paper: „Gesundheitsforschungsdaten: gemeinsam erschließen, effizienter forschen“ (Health research data: joint exploration, more efficient research). In it, the DZG,…

7th Joint Dresden DZG Symposium

DZG Lunchtime Career Talk: Turning Knowledge into Solutions: Working in Translational Research

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DZD News,

Fighting Metabolic Diseases Through Immune Modulation

A study led by researchers from the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich unveils a key communication pathway between the immune system and metabolism in the hypothalamic region of the brain. By identifying the role of regulatory T-cells (Tregs) in metabolic…

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DZD News,

The Language of Organs

Great success for the DZD: Researchers of the DZD are involved in both selected projects funded by the DZG Innovation Fund on the topic of Inter-Organ Metabolomics.

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DZD News,

Hans Adolf Krebs Award for Fabian Eichelmann

Dr. Fabian Eichelmann from the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung, DIfE) was honored at the 62nd Scientific Congress of the German Nutrition Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft…

White letters on purple: 2nd Long COVID Symposium of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) 9 May 2025, Frankfurt am Main, Senckenberg Museum

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Interdisciplinary Long Covid Symposium by DZG

The 2nd Long COVID Symposium of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) will take place in Francfort/Main on May 9, 2025. The event in the Senckenberg Museum brings together leading experts to discuss the latest findings on Long COVID. This…

DZD Workshop

DZD News,

New Study: How Are Insulin-Producing Beta Cells Formed?

A research team led by Prof. Henrik Semb, Director of the Institute of Translational Stem Cell Research at the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich, has gained new insights into how immature pancreatic cells decide whether to become insulin-producing beta…

DZD NEXT Symposium

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DZD News,

More Precise Treatment of Fatty Liver Diseases

Almost one in three adults worldwide suffers from fatty liver disease, also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD). MASLD can lead to serious liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer and increases the risk of…

DZD Press releases,

Clusters of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease for Precision Medicine

Tübingen / Verona

Globally more than 30% of the adult population has metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). People with MASLD and more so with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and MASLD-associated…

Screenshot of the home page of the obesity section on diabinfo.de. In the Prevention sub-portal, the obesity menu is displayed so that you can see the titles of the sub-pages.

DZD News,

New on diabinfo.de: Comprehensive Information on Obesity

One in four adults in Germany has severe overweight. Many of those affected suffer from the health consequences of obesity and its complications – such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis and mental illness. Just in time for Obesity…

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DZD News,

Research Prize of the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation for Michael Roden

DZD Speaker Prof. Dr. Michael Roden was awarded the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation Research Prize for his pioneering scientific research into the pathogenesis and prevention of complications of diabetes mellitus.

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DZD News,

Inter-Organ Metabolomics: New Metabolic Mechanisms are Explored

The DZD partner Helmholtz Munich has successfully secured funding from the third DZG innovation fund for "Inter-Organ Metabolomics". Led by Dr. Maria Rohm, an interdisciplinary research team will explore how metabolic byproducts in individuals with…

Overweight man and female doctor look at the data on a tablet that the doctor is holding in her hand.

DZD News,

Obesity Starts in the Brain

A study by the University Hospital of Tübingen, Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has provided new insights into the role of the brain as a crucial control center and the origin of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The…

DZD Press releases,

Tübingen Study: The Brain Plays a Central Role in the Development of Obesity

Tübingen

The number of obese persons has grown significantly in recent decades, which presents significant difficulties for those who are impacted, healthcare systems, and those who provide treatment. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the…

Logo of the German Institute for Human Nutrition

DZD News,

Potsdam: Open Professorship at the DIfE

The DZD partner German Institute for Human Nutrition (DIfE) has a vacancy for a full professorship (W 3) for Diabetology and Nutrition.

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DZD News,

German Centers for Health Research at the NUM Convention 2025

Under the motto “Cooperation in NUM: Breaking new ground in an interdisciplinary and multicenter way”, the Network of University Medicine (NUM) is hosting the NUM Convention on February 25 and 26, 2025. Experts from the German Centers for Health…

Similar to a car speedometer, the illustration shows a semicircle that begins on the left with a green “no increased risk of diabetes” area, an orange “increased risk of diabetes” area in the middle and a red “diabetes” area on the right. The tachometer needle points to the right outer end of the orange area.

DZD News,

Remission of Prediabetes Reduces the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A growing number of people have elevated blood sugar values, which is known as prediabetes, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. In a review article, researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the University of Tübingen emphasize…

DZD Press releases,

Prediabetes Remission Reduces the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Tübingen

A growing number of people have elevated blood sugar values, which is known as prediabetes, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. In a review article, DZD researchers from the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM) of…

Two gentlemen in the laboratory: Professor Al-Hasani in a jacket standing behind Doctor Turewicz, who is sitting in front of a screen in a lab coat.

DZD News,

New Findings on Insulin Action: Potential for Type 2 Diabetes Therapies Discovered

Researchers at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have for the first time studied the temporal course of insulin action on protein kinases in human muscle…

DZD Press releases,

New Insights into Insulin Action: Dynamic Signaling Network Offers Therapeutic Approaches for Type 2 Diabetes

Düsseldorf

Researchers from the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) and the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have studied the temporal pattern of insulin action on protein kinases in human muscle cells in detail for the first time. Their findings…

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DZD News,

Intermittent Fasting in Adolescents Could Impair the Metabolism

Age plays an important role in long-term intermittent fasting. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have discovered…

In a canteen, blurred in the background, a woman holds a blood glucose meter into the camera next to her bare upper arm with sensor.

DZD News,

A Future Without Needles: Optical Glucose Monitoring for Diabetes

In an article in ‘Nature Metabolism’, Andreas L. Birkenfeld and Vasilis Ntziachristos discuss advances in non-invasive glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. Optical measurements through the skin are difficult because they often only show…

Boy in undershirt with sensor on upper arm looks at a smartphone in the hand of an adult in a white coat. The measured values from his CGM system are displayed on the smartphone.

DZD News,

Comparison of Hybrid Closed Loop and Open Loop Systems in Type 1 Diabetes

In comparison with open-loop systems, hybrid closed-loop systems improve blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes, lower the HbA1c level, and increase the percentage of time in the target glucose range. This is shown by a cohort study with…

DZD Press releases,

Type 1 Diabetes: Hybrid Closed-Loop and Open-Loop Systems Compared

Aachen / Ulm

People with type 1 diabetes require continuous insulin treatment and must regularly measure their glucose levels. With open-loop therapies*, insulin administration is manually controlled, while hybrid closed-loop systems* automatically…

Guideline of the German Medical Association for Quality Assurance of Laboratory Medical Examinations (Rili-BÄK) - Table B1.1 (page 11) - Determination of glucose and potassium in vitro

 

Letter to Dr. med. Klaus Reinhardt and the Board of the German Medical Association: Please do not resume glucose determinations in serum. The current DDG practice recommendations clearly state that glucose measurements for diabetes diagnostics…

DZG Lunchtime Career Talk: Funding your own research group

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DZD News,

Regulator of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism Discovered

Physical activity is not only important for fitness, but also for health. This is confirmed by a new study conducted under the direction of Prof. Dr. Maximilian Kleinert at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE). His team…

DZD Press releases,

PanK4 Identified as a Regulator of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

Physical activity is not only important for fitness, but also for health. This is confirmed by a new study conducted under the direction of Prof. Dr. Maximilian Kleinert at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke…

Excerpt from a graphic from The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

DZD News,

Proposal to Revise the Obesity Diagnosis

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity is proposing a major revision of the diagnosis of obesity. The new approach goes beyond body mass index (BMI) and includes additional measurements of body fat as well as objective symptoms at the…

DZD Press releases,

International Commission Proposes Major Revision of Obesity Diagnosis

Dresden

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity is proposing a major revision of the diagnosis of obesity. The new approach goes beyond body mass index (BMI) and includes additional measurements of body fat as well as objective symptoms at…

Graphic with the heading Prediabetes. Below this are two crossed test tubes, from which an arrow labeled Remission points to the left and an arrow labeled Type 2 Diabetes points to the right

DZD News,

Prediabetes Study: Biomarkers as the Key to Predicting the Development of the Disease

People with prediabetes often develop diabetes, but many of them manage to reverse to normoglycemia. What determines these distinct outcomes? Can we identify biomarkers to predict the different trajectories of prediabetes? To address the questions…

DZD Press releases,

Identification of Novel Marker Candidates Associated with the Progression of Prediabetes to Diabetes or Its Remission to Normoglycemia

Dresden

People with prediabetes often develop diabetes, but many of them manage to reverse to normoglycemia. What determines these distinct outcomes? Can we identify biomarkers to predict the different trajectories of prediabetes? To address the…

Transparent torsos in which the internal organs are visible and colored differently from image to image. Below, explanations of the clusters of prediabetes subtypes in colored fields.

DZD News,

Precision Prevention for People at Increased Risk of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common complications of type 2 diabetes. People with prediabetes may already be at increased risk of these complications. DZD board member Andreas Birkenfeld, together with diabetes specialists Paul Franks…

DZD News,

Heterogeneity of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease

About 70 percent of obese people have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). However, MASLD is also found in lean people. Paradoxically, some effective pharmacological approaches to improve liver health in people with MASLD…

EP PerMed logo: Intertwined circular path with a green, blue and yellow section next to EP PerMed, European Partnership for Personalized Medicine

DZD News,

New Project to Improve the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to be the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe by 2040. In order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this type of cancer, a new international research project led by…

Newly Funded “EP Permed” Project Targets Pancreatic Cancer Diversity for Better Diagnosis and Treatment

Dresden

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe by 2040. Unlike other types of cancer, survival rates for pancreatic cancer have barely improved over the past 50 years,…

5 stick figures in different colors, two of them with skirts. Above them 4 gray clouds, below which is written: Diabetes subtypes influence depression symptoms.

DZD News,

Diabetes Subtypes Have Different Risks for Depression Symptoms and Reduced Well-being

Diabetes subtypes also differ in terms of depression symptoms, health-related quality of life, well-being and the perception of diabetes-related stress. This is indicated by studies conducted by DZD researchers. The results were published in 'The…

Diabetes Subtypes Differ in Terms of Well-being, Depression Symptoms and Their Health-related Quality of Life

Düsseldorf

The motto of this year's World Diabetes Day on November 14 is “Diabetes and Well-being.” Researchers at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) have conducted studies on the well-being and quality of life of people with diabetes and published…

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DZD News,

Could the Food Additive Carrageenan Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

The food additive carrageenan (E 407) can be responsible for the development of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, and increased blood sugar levels in animals. DZD researchers have now investigated the effects of carrageenan on the human…

The Food Additive Carrageenan Could Disrupt the Intestinal Barrier

Düsseldorf / Tübingen

The food additive carrageenan (E 407) can be responsible for the development of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, and increased blood sugar levels in animals. DZD researchers have now investigated the effects of…

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DZD News,

New Approach for Diabetes Therapies: Inceptor Regulates Insulin Homeostasis

In 2021, a research team led by Prof. Heiko Lickert from Helmholtz Munich discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" and its role as a suppressor of the insulin signaling pathway. Now, the researchers have unlocked another, even more…

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DZD News,

Active In Informing During Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness of diabetes and supporting people with diabetes. With numerous events, symposia and information stands, the researchers of the DZD and the diabinfo.de team provided…

Anette Ziegler in a white lab coat at her desk. Two children are sitting in front of her with their backs to the camera.

DZD News,

Anette Ziegler in the Podcast: Recognizing Type 1 Diabetes Earlier and Even Stopping It

DZD scientist Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler reports on current research approaches to detect type 1 diabetes early or even prevent it in the Diabetes Anchor Podcast.

Inceptor Regulates Insulin Homeostasis: A New Approach for Diabetes Therapies

Neuherberg

In 2021, a research team led by Prof. Heiko Lickert from Helmholtz Munich discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" and its role as a suppressor of the insulin signaling pathway. Now, the researchers have unlocked another, even…

Visitors at the diabinfo.de booth

DZD News,

diabinfo.de and at the Diabetes Autumn Conference: Target Group-Oriented Prevention, Therapy and Education

At the Diabetes Autumn Conference of the DDG (November 22 and 23) in Hanover, the diabetes information portal diabinfo.de will have a stand with practical tips on preventing and managing diabetes. Current research results from the German Center for…

DDG Autumn Meeting

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DZD News,

Strategy and Communication in the Focus of the Advisory Board Meeting

The most recent meeting of the Citizen and Patient Advisory Board of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) focused on strategy and communication. A great deal of progress has been made since the last meeting, which also takes into account the…

Milestones of modern Diabetology

Night shot of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It is illuminated in blue to mark World Diabetes Day.

DZD News,

Activities and Events for World Diabetes Day

Around World Diabetes Day on November 14, numerous events will once again draw attention to the metabolic disease. The DZD and the national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de are also taking part. For example, diabinfo.de will be presenting its…

Screenshot from the Prevention section of diabinfo.de with a link to the chapter What can I do, taking health into my own hands. In the background 2 tomatoes, broad beans and a bulb of garlic.

DZD News,

diabinfo.de at BZgA Town Hall for Health Authorities

To mark World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) is hosting a town hall meeting on the topic of “Preventing diabetes”. The national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de will also be presented at this online…

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DZD News,

Updated S3 Guideline on the “Prevention and Treatment of Obesity”

The updated version of the S3 guideline on “Prevention and treatment of obesity” has been published. The new guideline takes greater account of the fact that obesity is a chronic disease that requires long-term, often lifelong treatment.

Panel Discussion at the Urania: Is Sugar Addictive?

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DZD News,

DZG Magazine SYNERGIE: Focus on Intelligent Medicine

Analyzing large amounts of data makes it possible to diagnose, treat or even prevent common diseases more precisely. The current issue of SYNERGIE describes the research approaches being pursued by the German Centers for Health Research (DZG).

Aerial view of the DDZ tower

DZD News,

German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf celebrates its 60th anniversary

The DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf is celebrating its 60th birthday with a ceremony on 29th October.

On a black background, a three-dimensional representation of two yellow beta cells surrounded by red capillaries on the left and a beige cilium in the center.

DZD News,

Beta Cells: New Insights into the Structure, Interactions and Neuronal Networking of Primary Cilia

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia*) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes. Little is known about the structure and function of these cilia. An international research team led by DZD researchers from the…

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DZD News,

DIfE Celebrates 30 Years of the EPIC Potsdam Study

On October 21, 2024, a celebratory symposium to mark the 30th anniversary of the EPIC Potsdam Study took place at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE). Also known as the Brandenburg Nutrition and Cancer Study, the prospective cohort study…

Beta Cells: New Insights into the Structure, Interactions and Neuronal Networking of Primary Cilia

Desden

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia*) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes. Little is known about the structure and function of these cilia. An international research team led by DZD researchers…

DIfE Celebrates 30 Years of the EPIC Potsdam Study

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

On October 21, 2024, a celebratory symposium to mark the 30th anniversary of the EPIC Potsdam Study took place at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE). Also known as the Brandenburg Nutrition and Cancer Study, the…

DZD Workshop

Helmholtz Munich at Bergson: The Weight Loss Syringe – The End to Obesity and Diabetes?

diabinfo in Dialog 2024: Diabetes, Heart Health and the Psyche

Birgit Niesing
Birgit Niesing

Public Relations

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niesingspam prevention@dzd-ev.de

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