For the first time, DZD researchers have comprehensively investigated how biological sex affects molecular processes in skeletal muscle – and what…

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, the national diabetes information portal invites you to the 5th edition of its online event series “diabinfo im Dialog”.…

This year, the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden put together a motivated team and proudly took part in the 2025 Dresden REWE Team…

The Copenhagen Declaration developed by the Global Diabetes Forum outlines a new vision for combating the global type 2 diabetes epidemic. Researchers…

At this year’s Congress of Internal Medicine, Dr. Martin Schön, scientist at the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ), was awarded the Prevention…

Professor Dr. Julia Szendrödi, Medical Director at Heidelberg University Hospital and researcher at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), has…

Prof. Dr. Annette Schürmann from the German Center for Diabetes Research and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) was…

Several researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) were honored for their excellent scientific achievements with prestigious…

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…

Many diseases develop long before the first symptoms become visible. This is precisely where the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) come in:…

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a condition that causes insufficient production of insulin, the glucose regulating hormone secreted by the pancreas. During…

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 German Diabetes Association (DDG) has coined the slogan “New Dimensions of Diabetology – Individual. Interdisciplinary. Innovative.” to invite to…

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.…

An increasing number of women are affected by diabetes during pregnancy. Whether type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes is diagnosed…

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…

A recent study by the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) shows that six risk groups for cardiometabolic complications previously identified in middle-aged…

Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems improve blood glucose control in type 1 diabetes, as is shown in a current study. The meta-analysis, which…

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…

Diseases can develop differently in women than in men - including diabetes. Researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have…

Dr. Oana-Patricia Zaharia from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) received this year’s Karl Oberdisse Award of the North Rhine-Westphalian…

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

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is holding a workshop “Liver and Pancreas in Metabolic Disease: From Pathways to Therapies” from 2…

Research data is the key to progress in health research. It enables more accurate diagnoses, personalized therapies and better care. The eight German…

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is hosting its Diabetes Congress in Bangkok (Thailand) from April 7 to 10. The German Center for Diabetes…

A study led by researchers from the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich unveils a key communication pathway between the immune system and metabolism in the…

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…

Dr. Fabian Eichelmann from the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung, DIfE)…

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…

A research team led by Prof. Henrik Semb, Director of the Institute of Translational Stem Cell Research at the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich, has…

Almost one in three adults worldwide suffers from fatty liver disease, also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD).…

One in four adults in Germany has severe overweight. Many of those affected suffer from the health consequences of obesity and its complications –…

DZD Speaker Prof. Dr. Michael Roden was awarded the Dr. Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation Research Prize for his pioneering scientific research into the…

The DZD partner Helmholtz Munich has successfully secured funding from the third DZG innovation fund for "Inter-Organ Metabolomics". Led by Dr. Maria…

A study by the University Hospital of Tübingen, Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has provided new insights into the…

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

Under the motto “Cooperation in NUM: Breaking new ground in an interdisciplinary and multicenter way”, the Network of University Medicine (NUM) is…

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 at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have for…

Age plays an important role in long-term intermittent fasting. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ludwig…

In an article in ‘Nature Metabolism’, Andreas L. Birkenfeld and Vasilis Ntziachristos discuss advances in non-invasive glucose monitoring for people…

In comparison with open-loop systems, hybrid closed-loop systems improve blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes, lower the HbA1c level,…

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.…

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity is proposing a major revision of the diagnosis of obesity. The new approach goes beyond body mass…

People with prediabetes often develop diabetes, but many of them manage to reverse to normoglycemia. What determines these distinct outcomes? Can we…

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common complications of type 2 diabetes. People with prediabetes may already be at increased risk of these…

About 70 percent of obese people have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). However, MASLD is also found in lean people.…

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to be the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in Europe by 2040. In order to…

Diabetes subtypes also differ in terms of depression symptoms, health-related quality of life, well-being and the perception of diabetes-related…

The food additive carrageenan (E 407) can be responsible for the development of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, and increased blood sugar…

In 2021, a research team led by Prof. Heiko Lickert from Helmholtz Munich discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" and its role as a…

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness of diabetes and supporting people with diabetes. With numerous events,…

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

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…

The most recent meeting of the Citizen and Patient Advisory Board of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) focused on strategy and…

Around World Diabetes Day on November 14, numerous events will once again draw attention to the metabolic disease. The DZD and the national diabetes…

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…

The updated version of the S3 guideline on “Prevention and treatment of obesity” has been published. The new guideline takes greater account of the…

Analyzing large amounts of data makes it possible to diagnose, treat or even prevent common diseases more precisely. The current issue of SYNERGIE…

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

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…

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…

Prof. Knut Mai, who is project partner at the DZD, acceded to the professorship for internal medicine with a focus on endocrinology and diabetology at…

Prof. Dr. Olga Ramich from the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) explained the connections between metabolism and sleep in the…

Through treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and combination therapies, e.g. semaglutide or tirzepatide, persons with…

DZD speaker Prof. Dr. Michael Roden was awarded the Silver Medal of Honor for his many years of special service to the state of Vienna. With this…

Every year on October 3rd, the German broadcaster WDR organizes the event "Doors Open with The Mouse." This year, 770 companies and research…

Many people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes struggle with concomitant cardiovascular diseases and their mental well-being is also often affected. How…

Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research at DZD partner Helmholtz Munich, was awarded the Rachmiel Levine Medal…

A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr. Olga Ramich from the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) and the Charité –…

Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), ETH Zurich and the…

Human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells can differentiate into any cell type in the human body, including pancreatic islet cells. The current methods used…

The European Research Council is funding DZD scientist Prof. Dr. Michael Laxy and his EcIMPACT project with an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros…

Researchers at the DZD have gained new insights into the molecular adaptations in skeletal muscle after bariatric surgery in obese patients with and…

A new position paper published by experts from the Fr1daPlex initiative, the Bavarian Association of Pediatricians (BVKJ) and PaedNetz Bayern e.V.…

More than 170 researchers and clinicians from the eight German Centers for Health Research (DZGs) and invited guests from the world of politics shared…

Dr. Bilal Sheikh, group leader of the Young Investigator’s group “Vascular Epigenetics” at the Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research…

Using infrared light and machine learning, researchers from the attoworld team have developed a method to investigate the health status of a…

Current medical guidelines recommend that people in a preliminary stage of type 2 diabetes lose at least 7 percent of their body weight in order to…

On July 9, 2024, the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg (MWFK) promised the DZD partner German Institute of Human…

The physician Matthias Tschöp is one of the leading international scientists in the field of diabetes and obesity. He is responsible for a number of…

Switching from a diet high in saturated animal fats to one rich in plant-based unsaturated fats affects the fat composition in the blood, which in…

Obese but metabolically healthy people have a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death compared to metabolically unhealthy people…

People who are severely overweight (obese) not only exhibit altered risk behavior, but also changes in their metabolism and psyche. It was previously…

If the body mass index (BMI) is the only factor used as a basis for tall people, the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease might be…

Research for health and the prevention and better treatment of widespread diseases are the goals of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG). At…

How does our body control blood sugar so precisely? An international team led by DZD scientist Prof. Nikolay Ninov at the Center for Regenerative…

On July 1, 2024, PD Dr. Olga Ramich was appointed professor jointly by the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Institute of Human…

United against common diseases! This is the mission of the German Centers for Health Research (DZGs). Their scientists are working to optimize the…

Current results from the “NutriAct” competence cluster of nutrition research show that a dietary pattern with a high proportion of polyunsaturated…

People with prediabetes are advised to reduce their weight in order to prevent manifest diabetes. Researchers from the Institute for Diabetes Research…

Getting smart until midnight. Explore, laugh, research, and discuss together. Thousands of visitors took advantage of this opportunity at several…

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is now inviting applications for becoming a DZD Project Partner. The program includes project funding…

Big, loud, highly emotional. The 15th edition of the REWE Team Challenge set new standards, with an incredible 28,500 participants, more than ever…

At the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) in Leipzig, two metabolic chambers for humans have been constructed…

If the day-night rhythm is disrupted, important key points in the genetic makeup can change. Current studies show that here, fathers not only put…

The German Center for Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine (DZKJ) will become a new partner of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) from June 1,…

A recent study conducted by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research provides new insights into how fathers' diets and overweight…

On May 25, 2024, approximately 2,500 people came together in Dresden to send a strong signal for the value of democracy and liberal-democratic…

At the suggestion of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG), we, Mrs. Lieselotte Klotz (member of the DZNE Patient Advisory Board, member of the…

What does sugar do to our bodies? Can you get really addicted to sugar? What impact would a sugar tax have on consumption in Germany? In a new episode…

Air pollution, noise or microorganisms - our health is influenced by many external factors. The totality of these factors is referred to as the…

The national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de is expanding its range of information on prevention and now also provides information on…

At this year's Diabetes Congress (May 8-11) in Berlin, the German Diabetes Association (DDG) awarded prizes to numerous scientists and researchers…

The German Diabetes Association (DDG) has given the Werner Creutzfeldt Award to DZD researcher Prof. Dr. Robert Wagner. With this award, the…

This year, the highest award of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) – the

Paul Langerhans Medal – is awarded to Prof. Dr. med. Anette-Gabriele…

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that leads to disrupted glucose metabolism. It requires lifelong insulin therapy. The Global Platform for the…

At the Annual Meeting of the German Diabetes Association (May 8-10 in Berlin), researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) will…

Jens Brüning, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and associated partner in the DZD, has been awarded an Advanced Grant by…

What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has now…

A position is available in the editorial office of the national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de in Munich, Germany. An online science…

Every year, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) honors young researchers at the beginning of their careers with a DZD Award. This internal…

Dr. Ingmar Schäfer has been appointed Professor and Chair of Structural Membrane Biology jointly at the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden…

At the beginning of April, the Citizens' and Patients' Advisory Board of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) met for its 5th meeting, this…

"Many who need it, don't get it. Many who don't need it take it. How does the so-called 'weight loss injection' work? And does it really help against…

Differentiating between people with and without diabetes can be useful for controlling and monitoring blood glucose levels in patients in the…

Timo Müllers research is focused on the development and evaluation of novel unimolecular pharmacotherapies to treat the metabolic syndrome, and in…

Prof. Stephan Herzig from the DZD partner Helmholtz Muich explains why intermittent fasting with conscious breaks of eating helps to bring the…

Recent research underscores the critical role of adipocytes in storing fat, vital for organismal survival. Dysfunctional adipocytes can lead to…

Since April 1, 2024, Maximilian Kleinert has held a Heisenberg professorship at the University Potsdam and headed the Department of Molecular…

With 250 researchers and clinicians, a budget of over 11 million euros and 240 publications alone in 2023, the three partner sites of the German…

As outlined in the Innovation Fund of the German Centers for Health Research (DZGIF), the call for proposals for 2025/26 has been opened. The topic…

Prof. Dr. Vasilis Ntziachristos from the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich has been elected as a new member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.…

After weight loss, people with overweight and obesity express more of the protein Kallistatin in subcutaneous white adipose tissue. This was…

Researchers from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) and the Robert Koch Institute have discovered a law for the relationship between…

Prof. Antje Körner, Head of the Metabolism Division at the Helmholtz Institute of Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) at the DZD partner…

Endocrine cells utilize secretory granules for the storage and regulated release of peptide- hormones and neurotransmitters - a process influenced by…

Research targeting the insulin-inhibitory receptor, called inceptor, unveils promising avenues for beta cell protection, offering hope for causal…

The DZD Core Data Set has defined a standard for clinical diabetes and metabolic research for three years. In order to ensure uniform data collection,…

The genetic information in our cells harbors secrets about the risks, progression, and complications of many diseases. With hundreds of millions of…

The German Centers for Health Research, and thus explicitly the DZD, support the statement of the Alliance of Science Organisations for an Open and…

Diabetes is a risk factor for severe illness with COVID-19 and, conversely, infection with the coronavirus increases the likelihood of developing type…

The national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de and the Association of Diabetes Counseling and Training Professions in Germany (VDBD) have…

Type 2 diabetes is a disease that progresses very differently. DZD researchers applied an innovative algorithm to stratify people with type 2 diabetes…

Researchers at DZD partner Helmholtz Munich have discovered how regulatory T cells of the immune system, also known as Tregs, interact with and…

Starting January 1, 2024, the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) has become a full member of DRESDEN-concept, a research alliance of…

Researchers from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf have systematically investigated the influence of different diets and dietary…

The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year.

The journal 'Science' has selected the development of glucagon-like peptide-1 (#GLP1) agonists as "Breakthrough of the Year 2023". Drugs based on…

This evening, the Süddeutsche Zeitung's health forum will be looking at the so-called "weight loss injection". DZD scientists Prof. Dr. Matthias…

Effective political decisions are based on sound science. With this guiding principle, Springer Nature brought the successful US event series “Science…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) opened the doors of its state-of-the-art research building, the Gerty Cori House (GCH), to…

A soft drink tax in Germany could reduce daily sugar consumption, prevent illness and thus cut healthcare costs. This is what a new study suggests.…

Around two million people in Germany live with diabetes without knowing it. Most of them have type 2 diabetes, which develops without symptoms. To…

A new generation of drugs may become a "gamechanger" in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. In the recently published issue of the DZG…

For a long time, medical research, and therefore many therapies, did not address the differences between men and women. With sometimes fatal…

The national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de will be represented twice this year at the Diabetes Autumn Conference (Diabetes Herbsttagung) of…

That the hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) reduces body weight by means of signals via the GIP receptor in the brain has…

In a groundbreaking collaborative effort, academic researchers, industry leaders, and charities have joined forces to combat Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)…

Prof. Peter Achenbach from DZD partner Helmholtz Munich was a guest in the studio of the television series "ARD alpha nachgehakt" ("ARD alpha followed…

The new issue of the research magazine SYNERGIE of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) on the topic of "blood" is here! The red juice of life…

The much-mentioned work by the American historian Michael Bliss on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin two years ago has now also been…

Worldwide, a growing number of people is affected by obesity. This often leads to diabetes, severe cardiovascular diseases, and many other…

As part of the innovative funding program of the state of Schleswig-Holstein for medical research, additional scientists have been selected for the…

The TV program BR Gesundheit ('Health') on October 10 was dedicated to the topic "Diabetes - Fight Against Diabetes". In the various reports,…

International scientists, including experts from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), have written a consensus report on precision medicine…

The German Centers for Health Research (DZG) presented career opportunities in translational medical research at the Annual Conference of the German…

How exercise affects our muscles at the molecular level has now been discovered by DZD researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the German Institute of…

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has published its Annual Report 2022. In the traditional magazine style, the 68 pages present current…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has two vacancies for postdocs in the Junior Research Group Muscle…

On September 19, the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) will present career opportunities in translational medical research. The workshop will…

More and more children and young people are living with mental health conditions and chronic illnesses. They frequently need nursing or medical care –…

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease leading to an impaired glucose metabolism and requires life-long administration of insulin. While the cause…

How do we eat in harmony with our inner clock? Which diet promotes healthy aging? And what influence did nutrition have on our well-being during the…

For the first time in four years, an analog patient event will be held during World Diabetes Day month in November. diabetesDE - Deutsche…

Peptide hormones from the gut bind to specific receptors in the brain. As a result, these hormones influence food intake and metabolism. The role of…

In his role as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Potsdam-Mittelmark II, on Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, together with…

Under the motto "The government is inviting", also the Federal Ministry of Health will be opening its doors at Mauerstrasse 29 in Berlin on August 19…

A W-3 professorship in Physiology is available at the Faculty of Medicine at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

The DZD Data Management Team, based at the Head Office in Munich, has two vacancies.

In its "Thesencheck" (Theses Check) video series, the University of Tübingen has now taken up the topic of obesity. The treatment of severely…

DZD partner Helmholtz Munich has been honored with the prestigious Total E-Quality award for the seventh time, covering the years 2023 to 2025. The…

Prof. Dr. Antje Körner started as head of the Metabolism Division at the Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the DZD…

A W-2 professorship in Physiology is available at the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at the University of Dresden.

On 6th July, 2023, 140 researchers from the Munich site of all eight German Centers for Health Research (DZG) met at the 1st DZG Munich Day.…

The coexistence of multiple chronic diseases in a single individual, defined as multimorbidity, poses a significant challenge in healthcare as the…

In a podcast from 'Tonspur Wissen' ('soundtrack knowledge'), DZD board member Prof. Dr. Michael Roden from the German Diabetes Center explains the…

Jointly against common diseases! This is the mission of the German Centers for Health Research (DZGs). Their scientists are working to optimize the…

The increase in heat periods as a result of climate change can be more critical for people with diabetes than for metabolically healthy people. This…

The Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (Helmholtz-Institut für Metabolismus-, Adipositas- und Gefäßforschung, HI-MAG),…

If the risk factors of people with type 2 diabetes in Germany were optimally controlled, this would not only mean a better quality of life and a…

Marveling through the night. Jointly researching, laughing, experimenting and communicating. 48,000 visitors at several hundred events in Dresden's…

Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) can come with serious complications for families: too often, the autoimmune disease is only detected after severe…

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Matthias Tschöp, Helmholtz Munich CEO and Humboldt Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is the first German…

To help prevent a further dramatic increase in obesity, a new European research project aims to tackle the disease during childhood. To mark the start…

On June 13, 2023, in Berlin, the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) was again recognized for its family- and phase-of-life-conscious human…

Huge, loud, highly emotional. The 14th edition of the Dresden REWE Team Challenge has set new standards with incredible 22,500 participants, more than…

The brain determines whether the metabolism is functioning. If it does not react with sufficient sensitivity to insulin, liver, adipose, and muscle…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in the chronic autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes was observed in children, also in Germany. Researchers at…

Professor Dr. Andreas Fritsche from the DZD partner Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of Helmholtz Munich at Eberhard Karls…

Around 60 participants from science, care, business, patient representation, and public administration attended the 4th RIN Symposium, held by the DZD…

Under the banner “Diversity & Individuality – Rethinking Diabetes”, the 57th annual conference of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) will take…

How does physical activity affect blood sugar levels? Do different things have to be taken into account depending on the type of diabetes? How can I…

How do the organs in the human body work together? What effects does their interaction have on the treatment of diseases?

The current issue of the…

The DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) presented the Jühling Award 2022 for outstanding scientific work in the field of diabetes research. The…

A total of more than 80 institutions with numerous participating universities, university hospitals and non-university research facilities make up the…

A recent study by the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) shows that hyperbaric oxygen treatment for only two hours improves insulin action for…

Chocolate bars, crisps and fries - why can't we just ignore them in the supermarket? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research…

Under the key topic “Personalized Medicine”, researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research report on the significance of precision medicine…

The national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de now offers much of its content in the sections “Preventing Diabetes” and “Living with Diabetes”…

Patients can participate in medical research as active partners. Researchers should consider their needs and their unique expertise in the research…

The concentration of certain unsaturated fatty acids has been linked to the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is shown in a study by the German…

Using the data of the sixty-three million people with statutory health insurance as a basis, the DZD partner, the German Diabetes Center (DDZ),…

This is what ideal medicine would look like: Doctors could specifically alter molecular processes in diseased cells in the body and thus causally cure…

For major breakthroughs, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) awards its highest honor, the Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement named after…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for medical documentation at the Human Study…

DZD researchers have discovered the CITED1 protein in the brains of mice. This protein is crucial for the sex-specific signal pathways that suppress…

Prof. Robert Wagner from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center explains the different risk types in prediabetes in the TV program "Visite".

More than 2000 billboards and 750 info screens will raise awareness for the most common metabolic disorder in children and adolescents: type 1…

Scientists at the University of Augsburg and the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich have made an important breakthrough in better understanding early…

The members of the German Center for Diabetes Research mourn the loss of Professor Dr. Hellmut Mehnert, who passed away in Munich shortly before his…

Prof. Dr. Nina Henriette Uhlenhaut from the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich has received a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant for her…

Diabetes researcher Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Matthias H. Tschöp has been the Helmholtz Vice President of Health Research since January 2023. His goal…

Recent results from the prospective population-based KORA F4/FF4 study have linked environmental risk factors with the onset of distal symmetrical…

The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a healthy and happy new year.

Physical activity is one of the pillars of diabetes management. However, there is very little evidence synthesis on the association between physical…

Treatment methods commonly used to counteract aging – such as intermittent fasting – do not delay aging processes. This has been shown by a study…

Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis from the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich receives this year's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the most prestigious research…

During the World Diabetes Congress 2022 in Lisbon, Peter Schwarz was elected President-Elect by the General Assembly of the International Diabetes…

The United States Food and Drug Administration FDA has approved the drug teplizumab (brand name: Tzield) for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. This is…

Researchers from five of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) met on 31 October in Frankfurt am Main to discuss post-Covid syndrome. It is…

In September 2022, the DZD partner, the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) celebrated its 30th anniversary. However, the…

Patients with type 2 diabetes often also suffer from fatty liver disease. Usually, weight loss alone is not enough to reduce the buildup of fat in the…

Women with pregnancy diabetes (gestational diabetes, GDM) are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes after giving birth. Therefore, the…

More than 8 million people in Germany have diabetes. To help strengthen the prevention of diabetes, the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA)…

Obese people usually also suffer from insulin resistance in the brain. This has a negative effect on eating behavior and metabolism in the body, among…

The DZD partner Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of Helmholtz Munich at the Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen has an…

In a recently published study, the Institute for Health Services Research and Health Economics of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in…

The bridge to clinical application is the focus of the current edition of SYNERGIE published by the German Centers for Health Research (DZG).

For his work on the development of new drug therapy approaches against obesity and type 2 diabetes, DZD researcher PD Dr. Timo Müller from Helmholtz…

The German Centers for Health Research invite the public to a free event "Back to fitness and sports after COVID-19" in Frankfurt/M. on October 31.…

The DIfE ─ German Diabetes Risk Score® (DRS), developed by the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE), has thus far enabled the…

On October 10th, the new Center for Metabolic and Immunological Diseases and Therapeutic Technologies Saxony (MITS) of the Medical Faculty of the…

The health consequences that persist beyond the acute infection phase of COVID-19, referred to as post-COVID syndrome, represent an enormous global…

At the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting (September 19-23 in Stockholm), several researchers from the German Center for…

Long-standing DZD researcher Prof. Dr. med. Martin Heni has been awarded the 2022 Minkowski Prize for his exceptional work on the insulin-resistant…

The German Center for Diabetes Research published its annual report for 2021. The report presents all the DZD-related current figures, data, and…

Under the motto “Researching Nutrition. Strengthening Health”, on September 15, 2022, the DZD partner the German Institute of Human Nutrition…

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) organizes an annual conference for young scientists in diabetes research. After two years with online…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for a PhD student in the Department of…

Detailed characterization of human pancreatic islets is key to elucidate the pathophysiology of all forms of diabetes mellitus, including its most…

The Pixi book "Finn has diabetes" now provides parents as well as educational and medical professionals with a child-friendly explanatory aid. Based…

A team of researchers from Helmholtz Munich, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and Novo Nordisk have developed a new hormone combination…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for the head of the Human Study Center.

Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, DZD scientist and Director of the Helmholtz Munich Institute of Diabetes Research (IDF) receives this year’s…

Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, executive board member of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ), and director of the Department of Endocrinology and…

An unresolved question has been whether there are different subgroups within young-onset type 1 diabetes. Now a study with DZD participation has…

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rathmann of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center is the interview partner in the current episode of the German-language podcast…

Marveling through the night. Jointly researching, laughing, experimenting and communicating. 32,000 visitors at several hundred events in Dresden's…

Diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy are the earliest complications after the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adulthood. Up to 10% of patients…

In recent years, several types of questionnaire-based scores have been devel-oped to help determine a person’s future risk of type 2 diabetes. Little…

In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), misguided immune cells target their own bodies. At the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Prof. Carolin…

Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute for Diabetes Research at the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich, speaks in the podcast 'O-Ton…

On Saturday 02.07.2022 from 11:00 am to around 1:00 pm, diabinfo.de, the national diabetes information portal, will host a digital patient forum…

At its Diabetes Congress (May 25-28, 2022), the German Diabetes Society (DDG) will honor several scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research…

Obesity, impaired blood glucose metabolism, and high blood pressure increase the risk of dying from COVID-19 in young and middle-aged people to a…

“That was a cool day! It was especially exciting in the lab," concluded the four kid reporters, who were invited by the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich…

Dr. Reiner Jumpertz-von Schwarzenberg from the DZD partner institute at the University of Tübingen answers questions in the video and podcast "Habitat…

The immune system is the focus of the new issue of the DZG magazine SYNERGIE. The magazine reports on how this complex and intricate network protects…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for a Postdoc in the Department of Molecular…

Two newly awarded ERC Advanced Grants support the cutting-edge research of Prof. Heiko Lickert and Prof. Fabian Theis from the DZD partner Helmholtz…

For people with diabetes from Ukraine and German health care professionals who support refugees, the national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de…

A calorie-reduced diet cannot only delay the development of metabolic diseases, but also has a positive effect on the immune system. Researchers have…

The magazine SYNERGIE of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) has won the iF DESIGN AWARD 2022 in the category "Communication – Printed…

The lipid metabolism plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. However, little is known about the…

The DZD partner German Diabetes Center presented the achievements of the Competence Center for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT) at a concluding…

The aim of the German Centers for Health Research (DZGs) is to generate optimal research conditions in order to fight common diseases as dementia,…

An analysis of current projections of the worldwide number of people with diabetes shows that the predicted increase will be reached considerably…

Diabetes expert and Helmholtz Munich CEO Prof. Matthias Tschöp and his team at the DZD partner Helmholtz Munich are researching gastrointestinal…

We, the German Centers for Health Research, consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine an attack on elementary values of freedom, democracy and…

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases after an infection with Covid-19. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers with DZD…

The identification of subgroups in diabetes and prediabetes, the development of new drugs for the treatment of obesity, insights into how lifestyle…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for a PhD student in the Department of…

From March 16-18, 2022, the German Nutrition Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung e. V. (DGE) together with the Institute of Nutritional…

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become an epidemic, similar to the non-communicable diseases cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease and…

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are preceded by metabolic alterations. A current study by the DZD and DIfE indicates that specific lipid…

A study by the DZD partner German Diabetes Center has not only found that diabetes increases the risk of erectile dysfunction in men, but also that…

It only takes a blood test to detect the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes in children at an early stage and, thus, prevent severe metabolic…

The Heart and Diabetes Center NRW (HDZ NRW) has honored Professor Norbert Stefan with the “glucohead 2021” award for his creative work in the field of…

Voluntary fasting, for example interval fasting, is beneficial to health for many people, depending on their individual condition. For example,…

In order to develop new therapies or preventive measures for chronic common diseases such as lung diseases, allergies or diabetes, biomedical research…

Katsiaryna Prystupa from DZD partner IDM* in Tübingen wins the special prize of the Bytes4Diabetes Award 2022. With her innovative app, she…

Between January 2020 and June 2021, more children and adolescents in Germany were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes than in comparable earlier…

Under the title "Diagnosis lifelong - In the fight against the widespread disease diabetes", the Bavarian Minister of Science Bernd Sibler talks with…

Prediabetes should not simply be understood as a "last warning" before the actual diagnosis of diabetes because already the preliminary stage of…

Exercise causes the body to release hundreds of different signals that improve our health in many different ways. Now scientists have mapped these…

The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a healthy and happy new year.

Overweight or obesity, an unfavorable distribution of fat in the body and the development of type 2 diabetes are often associated with a reduced…

Intensive lifestyle intervention with plenty of exercise helps people with prediabetes improve their blood glucose levels over a period of years and…

Exercise not only trains the muscles but can also prevent the development of fatty liver. A new study by the German Center for Diabetes Research…

A short movie on 100 years of insulin has been produced by the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ). On the occasion of the anniversary year, the…

A “Translational science building for CARDiovascular research in DIABetes”, called CARDDIAB, is currently being built at Düsseldorf University…

The DZD partner Helmholtz Munich has a vacancy for a scientist in the Metabolism-Energy Metabolism Laboratory.

In recent years, the understanding of the disease diabetes mellitus has improved significantly - so there are not only new insights into the…

Neo4j, the world's leading graph platform, presented a Graphie Award in the Innovation category to the HealthECCO project. Under the umbrella of…

The 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin is a milestone in diabetes research and insulin continues to be a lifesaver for many people. At the…

At the DZD Diabetes Research School of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) international diabetes experts informed more than 250 young…

This year marked the 30th anniversary of World Diabetes Day. In the course of this event, not only was a health market opened in Düsseldorf with…

Obesity, diabetes and gastrointestinal cancer are frequently linked to an unhealthy diet. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for this are…

Prof. Andreas Birkenfeld, head of the DZD partner institution Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of Helmholtz Zentrum München at…

For her research on the influence of the adipokine omentin on the development of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes, Dr. Corinna…

Just in time for World Diabetes Day, the national diabetes information portal www.diabinfo.de has announced that it has expanded its content offering.…

How can healthy protein consumption and sustainable protein production be responsibly combined? Can micronutrients in the blood help detect frailty in…

The German Obesity Society (DAG) has awarded the DAG Medal 2021 to Professor Annette Schürmann. With this honor, the DAG recognized her many…

The clinical scientist Dr. Zaharia from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf has investigated a new classification of diabetes into…

In the human brain, the hormone insulin also acts on the most important neurotransmitter for the reward system, dopamine. This was shown by…

Type 2 diabetes has many causes. The health consequences of this metabolic disorder and the risk of complications are correspondingly diverse.…

On the topic of "Sweeteners - how dangerous are they?" SWR also interviewed DZD scientists Prof. Dr. Andreas Birkenfeld and Dr. Reiner Jumpertz von…

For his outstanding scientific achievements, DZD board member Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, scientific director and executive board member of the German…

The right therapy for the right patient group at the right time - that is what precision medicine makes possible. In the current issue of the DZG…

Up to now, a reliable risk assessment for cardiovascular diseases has required medical examinations – for example, blood pressure measurement or blood…

The magazine of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) SYNERGIE has won the silver award Berliner Type. The Berliner Type competition honors the…

Type 2 diabetes can be diagnosed with a whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. This is shown by a current study by researchers from the…

The Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg is honouring Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis from the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München as a pioneer…

Regular physical activity in the form of sports is an important cornerstone of health and well-being. A new study by the German Diabetes Center, a…

At the head office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, a position in the area of scientific project management is to be filled…

Dr. Peter Achenbach of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München speaks as an expert in the TV program "Gut zu wissen" (Good to Know) of the Bavarian…

With the new classification of diabetes subtypes, diabetology is on the path to precision medicine. Nevertheless, many areas remain unexplored. For…

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has published its 2020 Annual Report. On 64 pages, the DZD not only presents current figures, data, and…

Prof. Dr. Carolin Daniel of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München receives the 'Isil Berat Barlan Award for Women Scholars in Immunology'.

The German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE), a partner in the DZD, inaugurated its new research building with a festive ceremony…

New diabetes classifications, diabetes technologies, nutrition and exercise, secondary diseases as well as new developments in diabetes management and…

The International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes (IHRS) has opened its call for international doctoral positions in diabetes research.

The 9th DZD Diabetes Research School (DRS) of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) will take place on four dates in the first two weeks of…

The two diabetes self-help associations DDH-M and DDF met on August 12, 2021 in Erfurt to discuss the intensification of further cooperation. In the…

A comprehensive study by the DDZ has examined the increase in type 1 and type 2 dia-betes in children and adolescents in the United States. The…

Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler and Prof. Heiko Lickert from the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München report on the latest findings in diabetes…

The project team "Fit in Gesundheitsfragen" of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München has received an award for its e-learning modules on diabetes.…

Eating at the wrong time of day disrupts our circadian rhythm and increases the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The team led by PD Dr. Olga…

Insulin was discovered 100 years ago. The Bavarian TV (BR) reports about this topic in the program "Gesundheit!" (Health) - with the participation of…

100 years ago, the two Canadian physicians Frederick Banting and Charles Best succeeded for the first time in isolating the hormone insulin from the…

Exactly 100 years ago, on July 27th, 1921, two physicians succeeded in isolating insulin. Since then, numerous people with diabetes have had access to…

The determination of the HbA1c value is not suitable for detecting gestational diabetes. This was the result of a study by the German Center for…

Researchers revealed how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can develop into a life-threatening complication. Their discovery will accelerate the…

Following the evaluation, the Senate of the Leibniz Association recommended the continued funding of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ). The…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for a W3 professorship for Epidemiology

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) defines a cluster of complex pathological states characterized by persistent hyperglycemia, often leading to cardiovascular…

On July 24, DiabetesDE - Deutsche Diabetes-Hilfe commemorates the discovery of insulin 100 years ago with a festive event. The digital patient event…

Stiffened and narrowed arteries increase the risk of cardiovascular disease – the most common cause of death in Germany. A new epidemiological study…

For the past decade, the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München has been committed to improving health information and health literacy with its…

The modification of an active ingredient found in cough suppressants not only offers the chance of a new drug on the market, but also the possibility…

A collaboration between the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and Technical University Munich…

This week the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) is placing a thematic focus on the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Daily tweets on Twitter…

NutriAct, the nutrition research competence cluster established in the Berlin/Potsdam region, presented its successful cooperation between science and…

The German Diabetes Association (DDG) has a new leadership. The new president of the DDG is Professor Andreas Neu, MD. The DZD scientist Professor…

Prof. Matthias Tschöp, Scientific CEO of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München, will be awarded the Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine. The prize is…

Federal Minister of Education and Research Anja Karliczek opened the 8th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference (May 10-12) on Monday. At the international…

The 2021 Paul Langerhans Medal goes to Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Martin Hrabĕ de Angelis. The German Diabetes Association (DDG) thus honors his…

During its virtual congress (May 12-15, 2021), the German Diabetes Association (DDG) will honor several scientists from the German Center for Diabetes…

Under the motto "Precision Medicine - a Journey into the Future of Diabetology", the 55th Annual Meeting of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) will…

The DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München is hosting the 8th Helmholtz Diabetes Conference, May 10-12, 2021. Internationally leading scientists in…

People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing a severe course of COVID-19 compared to people without diabetes. The question to be answered…

A position is available in the editorial office of the national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de in Munich, Germany, as soon as possible. A…

At the Head Office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, a position in informatics or bioinformatics is to be filled as soon as…

At the head office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, a half-day position in the area of scientific project management is to…

Not everyone who has pre-diabetes with elevated blood glucose levels will go on to develop type 2 diabetes. Robert Wagner of the DZD partner Medical…

Dr. Markus Hippich from the Institute of Diabetes Research of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München reports on new results of the FR1da study in a…

Research at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) must be further intensified and a ban on advertising for unhealthy children's food should be…

A study by DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München concludes that during the second Corona wave, three to four times more children in Bavaria, Germany…

Chronic inflammation is increasingly a focus of research. A recent study by DZD researchers has now identified differences in indicators of…

The protein Asc-1 regulates whether fat-burning beige or fat-storing white adipocytes are formed, which can have an impact on the development of…

Elric Zweck from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf received this year's Karl Oberdisse Award. He was honored for his work showing…

The German Society for Endocrinology (DGE) awarded its highest honor, the Berthold Medal, this year to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Matthias Tschöp. He is…

Yanislava Karusheva, MD, from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf, is this year's recipient of the Hans Adolf Krebs Award. This was…

A new junior research group "Muscle Physiology and Metabolism" is headed by Dr. Maximilian Kleinert, who joined the DZD partner German Institute of…

Type 1 diabetes is the most common metabolic disease in children and adolescents worldwide. It can be particularly dangerous as often there is no…

On the MDR-Television broadcast 'exakt', Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler from the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München reports on her study in which…

The first digital patient forum 'diabinfo in Dialogue' on February 6 addressed the new diabetes type classification and gave personal insights into…

The GIP receptor in the central nervous system plays a crucial role in the regulation of body weight and food intake. This is shown by a recent study…

Prof. Carolin Daniel from the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München is the winner of the 2021 Research Prize of the Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation for…

The "Fit in Health Matters" offering for teachers, which is provided by the national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de, has won the special…

For the past seven years, DZD scientist PD Dr. Julia Szendrödi has headed the Clinical Study Center at the German Diabetes Center. Now she has…

The national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de invites to a direct exchange with experts of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in an…

In recent years, air pollutants have been suggested as risk factors for diabetes and its – also mostly obesity-associated – comorbidities. Until now,…

Researchers have discovered a novel and druggable insulin inhibitory receptor, named inceptor. The latest study from Helmholtz Zentrum München, the…

The DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) in Potsdam-Rehbrücke has an immediate vacancy for a PhD student in the Department of…

In a ‘Nature Reviews Endocrinology’ article authors from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) highlight the interconnection of obesity and…

Successful weight loss is considered to be an integral part of the therapy for type 2 diabetes. Nevertheless, studies keep appearing that question the…

The gut plays a central role in the regulation of the body’s metabolism and its dysfunction is associated with a variety of diseases, such as obesity,…

The Diabetes Virtual Winter Camp, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), is a 4-week virtual research internship program that invites…

Since the beginning of the year, the national diabetes information portal diabinfo.de, offered by the DZD and other institutions, has been online and…

All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are six clearly distinguishable subtypes, which differ…