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Lipid Metabolism and Diabetes: In Sync with the Internal Circadian Clock
Depending on the timing of food intake, plasma lipid profiles change and affect insulin sensitivity. This is shown in a study by a research group led...
Read moreRenowned Obesity Researcher Becomes Director of Helmholtz Institute in Leipzig
As of December 1, 2019, Prof. Dr. Matthias Blüher is the director of the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), an...
Read moreLeibniz Association Senate Recommends Further Funding for DIfE
Following a positive evaluation, the Leibniz Association Senate recommends further funding for DIfE by the federal and state governments. On November...
Read moreDiabetology: Deficits in the Promotion of Young Talents – Increasing Demands
Diabetology faces major challenges due to a decrease in the number of chairs in diabetology and increasing numbers of people with diabetes. Professor...
Read moreWorld Diabetes Experience Day: Large Crowds at the DZD Stand
Interactive games, expert tips on nutrition, exercise and diabetes, the latest from diabetes research – the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)...
Read moreResearchers discover a new way in which insulin interacts with its receptor
Since the discovery of insulin nearly 100 years ago, scientists have explored how it interacts with its receptor with the goal of improving the...
Read moreDZD Scientist in Morning Magazine about Diabetes
As an expert, PD Dr. Julia Szendrödi from the DZD partner Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum in Düsseldorf was a guest on ARD's morning magazine MOMA. She...
Read moreNew DFG Research Training Group to Investigate Early Development of Type 2 Diabetes
What are the molecular mechanisms of the early development of type 2 diabetes? This question will be investigated at the Heinrich Heine University of...
Read moreEarly Detection of Diabetes: Information Event at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Conjunction with World Diabetes Day 2019
Do you know if your family members have risk factors for diabetes? How can diabetes be prevented and detected early? What can you do if you or a...
Read more“LASST UNS ÜBER 1 REDEN“: New Campaign Drives Dialogue on Type 1 Diabetes
Starting November 10, the Institute for Diabetes Research at DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München is carrying out a dialogue campaign titled “LASST...
Read moreDZD at World Diabetes Day: Risk Test, Interactive Games and Valuable Information from Diabetes Research
November 14 is World Diabetes Day. Numerous activities will take place around this date in order to draw attention to the metabolic disease and its...
Read moreDZD Professor Jens Brüning awarded Heinrich Wieland Prize 2019
Professor Jens Brüning, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolic Research in Cologne and Associate Partner of the German Centre for Diabetes...
Read morePhone Campaign of the German Center for Health Education: How to Protect against Type 2 Diabetes
How can I determine my diabetes risk? How can I prevent type 2 diabetes? What are the symptoms of a possible disease? These and other questions will...
Read moreActive Throughout Life: Fun Exercise with PFIFF
Regular exercise can be so easy. In order to give children a further incentive for an active lifestyle, the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German...
Read moreWhat and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses
For the first time, a study led by researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) shows how glucocorticoid...
Read moreHelmholtz Zentrum München allies with Eli Lilly and Company to discover new targets for pancreatic beta cell regeneration in the treatment of diabetes
The Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research at the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München and the global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and...
Read moreDZD scientist among the Sanofi iAward winners again
Dr. Christian Herder from the DZD partner Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum in Düsseldorf is one of the scientists to receive a Sanofi iAward in 2019. He was...
Read moreProf. Andreas Birkenfeld is the New Head of the DZD partner institution in Tübingen
Since October 1, the Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München in Tübingen is headed by Prof. Dr....
Read moreStudy on early detection of type 1 diabetes reaches milestone and continues
The Institute of Diabetes Research of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München has now registered 100,000 participants in the Bavarian study "Fr1da"...
Read moreDiscovery of potential novel therapeutic target for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
One of the key comorbidities of type-2-diabetes is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With an increasing prevalence worldwide and no treatment...
Read moreHelmholtz Zentrum München Highly Successful in Diabetes Research Publications
Munich is the hotspot for the most cited minds in the field of diabetes research, as is shown by the citation comparison of the journal...
Read moreOpen Positions for PhD Students at the International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes
The International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes is offering up to four PhD positions at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center, three year employment...
Read moreHans-Hench PhD Award for DZD scientist Isabelle Serr
Dr. Isabelle Serr from the Institute for Diabetes Research (IDF) at the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München was awarded the Hans-Hench Doctoral...
Read moreWith Diabetes throughout Life: Large Crowd of Visitors at the 17th Diabetes Day in Düsseldorf
Intensive discussions with experts on topics such as diabetes in childhood and adolescence, secondary diseases and diabetes care: The 17th Düsseldorf...
Read moreActivated insulin receptor adorns title page of "BIOspektrum”
Almost 100 years after the discovery of insulin, a German-American research team, including DZD scientists, published how exactly the hormone...
Read moreHelmholtz Zentrum München boosts excellence in research
On September 3, the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München celebrated two milestones. Themed “Building the Future of Health” the inauguration of the...
Read moreDiabetes Health Parcours: Get Informed and Active at the 17th Düsseldorf Diabetes Day
Hand grip strength test, running analysis, nutrition consultation: On Saturday, September 7, 2019, a varied program awaits visitors to the 17th...
Read more10 Years DZD - the Video to the Anniversary
The German Centre for Diabetes Research (DZD) celebrated its 10th anniversary in June 2019. During the ceremony in Berlin with companions from...
Read moreType 2 Diabetes Prevention: Can Diabetes Risk Be Lowered by Consuming Whole Grain Products?
Numerous studies have shown that dietary behavior plays a role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. In an umbrella review, scientists at the DZD...
Read moreFresh Off the Press: DIfE Biennial Report in Magazine Look
With new sections, bright colors and a lively layout, the just published Biennial Report 2017/2018 of the DZD partner German Institute of Human...
Read moreA New Diabetes Classification? Subgroups of Type 2 Diabetes have Specific Risk of Diabetes-Associated Diseases such as Fatty Liver and Neuropathy
The traditional classification of diabetes, mainly in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, has been challenged by studies from Scandinavia. In the current...
Read more100,000 babies screened for increased type 1 diabetes risk in Freder1k Study
It is a major milestone for one of Europe’s biggest health research cooperations: The international platform GPPAD (“The Global Platform for the...
Read moreThree Years of Pea Noodles and Canola Oil – What is the Effect?
Plenty of plant proteins, healthy fats and fiber – for three years Michael Nowak * followed a plant-based dietary pattern and came for regular tests...
Read morePreventing Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: Prize for the "FreizeitFit4Kids" Prevention Program of RIN Diabetes
As part of the "FreizeitFit4Kids" project, RIN Diabetes of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) together with the Düsseldorf Youth Welfare...
Read moreDZD Board Member Hrabě de Angelis to Become a Member of the Leopoldina
Prof. Dr. Martin Hrabě de Angelis has become a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for his services to metabolic genetics. The...
Read morePromising Approach: Prevent Diabetes with Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver. DZD scientists...
Read moreDZD Celebrates 10 Years of Successful Activities in the Fight against Diabetes
On June 24, 2019, 10 years to the day since the signing of the founding documents, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) celebrated its...
Read moreSkipping Meat on Occasion May Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
People who eat less live longer and healthier lives – many studies point out the positive effect of (intermittent) fasting. However, besides calorie...
Read more10 Years DZD: Working to Achieve Precise Treatment and Prevention Strategies for Diabetes
The DZD was founded ten years ago, on June 24, 2009, upon the initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. More than 400...
Read moreNew drug reduces risk of death in patients with type 2 diabetes
In Germany, about one in ten people suffer from diabetes. Diabetes patients still die two to three times more frequently from cardiovascular diseases...
Read moreScience instead of pillow fight - 17th Long Night of the Sciences Dresden
Jointly marveling, researching, laughing, experimenting and communicating. 39,000 visitors at 700 events in Dresden's scientific institutes, that was...
Read moreFoundation Stone Laying Ceremony at DIfE for New Research Building
On June 11, 2019 Dr. Birgit Schröder-Smeibidl and Professor Tilman Grune, together with Carsten Feller, head of the Department of Science and Research...
Read moreThe DDZ Opens New Center of Competence for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT) Comprised of Eight Partners
In a festive ceremony, the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) officially opened its new Competence Center for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT), a...
Read morePaul Langerhans Institut Dresden at the 11. REWE Team Challenge
Huge, loud, highly emotional. The eleventh edition of the REWE Team Challenge has set new standards with an incredible 25,000 participants - more than...
Read moreDZD Researchers Honored at the 2019 Diabetes Congress
The German Diabetes Society (DDG) honors several researchers of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) at its congress in Berlin (May 28th to...
Read moreInnovative Diabetes Research for Future Care
Currently, about seven million people in Germany suffer from diabetes. The incidence is rising rapidly: By 2040, the number of people with diabetes is...
Read moreDiabetes Congress 2019: “Diabetes – Not Only a Question of Type”
Under the motto "Diabetes – Not Only a Question of Type", the latest developments in diabetes research and treatment will be discussed at the Diabetes...
Read more6th Diabetes Patient Day: Strong visitor response
Along with current knowledge from medicine and research, high-level speakers at the Diabetes Patient Day presented tips and help for daily life with...
Read moreDiabetes Prevention: Football Training with a Focus on Kinesiology
The participating children of the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center completed a training session with the football trainer and...
Read morePotsdam Science Day – Diabetes Research at DIfE
The German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE), partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), took part in the Potsdam...
Read moreUlm: Open Position in Epidemiology and Medical Biometry
At the University of Ulm, in the Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Department ZIBMT, there is a part-time/doctoral and habilitation...
Read moreDüsseldorf: Open Postdoc Position
The Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf is looking for a Post-doctoral...
Read moreDZG at DGIM: Research for People's Health
A focus of this year's 125th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) on May 4-7 in Wiesbaden will be on the German Centers...
Read moreFor Diabetes Experts of Tomorrow: 1st Diabetes Day in Aachen
The first Diabetes Day in Aachen at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) on April 5th was aimed at students of medicine, biology...
Read moreFood preferences firmly in view
The gaze of another influences food choice. Thus, a food gains greater value when previously viewed by another person. This has been discovered by a...
Read more"Our Medicine is Research"
The aim of SYNERGIE, the new magazine published jointly by the German Centers of Health Research (DZG,) is to present modern medical research and...
Read moreFirst Time: Orally Available GLP-1 Agonist More Effective than DPP-IV Inhibitor
With the participation of researchers from the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID), partner at the German Center for Diabetes Research, a GLP-1...
Read morePotsdam: Open Position for Junior Research Group Leader
For the field of cognitive control of eating behavior and food intake, the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke has a...
Read moreDiabetes Prevention: Moving More Together
The children of the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center train at the Düsseldorf Sports Club 1899.
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Soyoung Q Park Heads New Department of Decision Neuroscience at DIfE
The psychologist and brain researcher Soyoung Q Park has accepted the joint appointment to a W3 professorship of the DZD partner, the German Institute...
Read moreHeidelberg: Open Position at DZD Studies Outpatient Clinic
The DZD studies outpatient clinic at the Centre for Internal Medicine in the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Clinical Chemistry at the...
Read moreThe Basics for a Balanced Diet
The children taking part in the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center completed their nutrition pilot license on the occasion of...
Read moreGNC Study Center Berlin-South/Brandenburg Welcomes 10,000th Study Participant
With the 10,000th participant, Germany’s largest health study, the German National Cohort Health Study (GNC, German abbreviation: NAKO), is now also...
Read moreNew Method for Molecular Profiling of Adipose Tissue
The Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden, a partner of the DZD, and the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus joined their forces with Lipotype GmbH and...
Read moreEarly Detection of Type 1 Diabetes: Study Center Opened
In the presence of Dr. Melanie Huml, Bavarian State Minister for Health and Care, the Institute of Diabetes Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München,...
Read moreMunich: Open Position for PhD in Metabolism
The Institute of Experimental Genetics (IEG) at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the DZD, has an open position to fill for a PhD scientist in...
Read moreInsulin: Protective Adaptive Mechanism in the Brain
Insulin helps neurons produce a specific class of proteins that are important for brain health. This is the result of a study in mice by DZD...
Read moreInternational Cooperation also for Young Scientists
The Swedish University of Lund, a cooperation partner of the DZD, is holding a postgraduate course in diabetes research at the end of March. A broad...
Read moreTwo Open Positions in the DZD Head Office
At the Head Office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, two positions as scientific biobank manager and scientific project...
Read moreInspiring Children: SMS is Cooking with PFIFF
As part of the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.”, elementary schoolchildren learn that a balanced diet is a key prerequisite for the...
Read moreNew Competence Center for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT) Funded by NRW and EU
Over the next three years, a new competence center will be established at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) with funds from the state of North...
Read moreTogether Against Common Diseases: Clinical-Oriented Research on Cancer, Diabetes and Neurodegenerative Diseases
On Tuesday February 12th, 2019, the three German Centers for Health Research (DZG) located in Dresden, the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden of the...
Read moreThe Lypla1 Gene Impacts Obesity in a Sex-Specific Manner
Susceptibility to obesity, insulin resistance and other cardio-metabolic traits may also be dependent on a person’s sex. An international research...
Read moreNumber of People with Type 2 Diabetes Projected to Increase to 12 Million in Germany by 2040
Currently, depending on the respective estimate, at least 7.2 percent of the population in Germany have diabetes, most of them type 2 diabetes. The...
Read moreActive Start to a Healthy Life
Düsseldorf's largest sports club, the SFD '75, supports the initiative "SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit" in the fight against lifestyle-related...
Read moreGenetic Variant Associated with Improved Glycemic Response to Metformin
Many individuals with type 2 diabetes take the diabetes drug metformin to improve their blood glucose levels. A team of scientists at the DZD partner...
Read moreA Fun Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle
At PreSchoolSports, the children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” can try out a wide range of sports activities.
Read moreDiabetes Guide for the Düsseldorf Region: Up-to-Date Information
It is often not easy for people with diabetes to find information about relevant offerings and services in their vicinity. The Regional Innovation...
Read moreIdentity Crisis of Satiety Neurons Leads to Obesity
Obesity − as research in the past decade has shown − is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners in the...
Read moreDZD Researcher Fritsche in the SWR Documentation "Droge Zucker" (Drug Sugar)
DZD researcher Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Fritsche explained the effects of high sugar consumption on unborn children in the SWR documentation series...
Read moreDZD Scientist Awarded Dr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize
Oana-Patricia Zaharia, a young scientist at the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) has been awarded the Dr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize 2018. In...
Read moreHelmholtz Scientists Identify the Causes of Cortisone Induced Side Effects
Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the...
Read moreDZD Scientists in 3sat on the Topic of "Fasting"
"Healthy through fasting" is the theme of a current documentary on 3sat. Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzig, scientific director of the DZD partner Helmholtz...
Read moreMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a happy new year.
Read moreNew Center for Research, Teaching and Therapy under Construction in Dresden
Experts in internal medicine, endocrinology, immunology, surgery, transplantation medicine, cell biology and materials science will jointly develop...
Read moreDr. Theresia Gutmann Awarded with GBM Innovation Award for Young Scientists
During the 22nd Joint Meeting of the Signal Transduction Society and the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) in Weimar, Dr. Theresia...
Read moreAssociation of Area Deprivation and Regional Disparities in the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
How the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes is treated also depends on where the patients live in Germany. In socio-economically weaker regions,...
Read moreOpen Position: Full Professor (W3) of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nephrology
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a position as a Full Professor (W3) of Diabetology, Endocrinology,...
Read moreOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany awarded to Prof. Stefan R. Bornstein
With this award, the Federal Government honored his scientific and social commitment to the community.
Read moreDiabetes Health Day in Tübingen
Tübingen University Hospital is organizing a Diabetes Health Day event on November 22nd at 7 p.m. in cooperation with the Tagblatt. In the Sparkassen...
Read moreWorld Diabetes Day 2018: 6 Facts to Know about Diabetes
In Germany, more people die of diabetes and its sequelae than previously thought. Being slim does not automatically mean protection against diabetes....
Read moreProfessor Michael Roden Receives the 2018 Morgagni Gold Medal
Professor Michael Roden, board member of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) – Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, director of the Department of...
Read moreNew Marker Provides Insights into the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
Small chemical changes in the DNA building blocks, which may be influenceable by lifestyle factors, can reduce the amount of IGFBP2. A DIfE / DZD...
Read moreCarl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Prize for DZD Researcher
The Cologne-based hormone researcher and molecular biologist Jens Claus Brüning, associate partner in the German Center for Diabetes Research, has...
Read moreDüsseldorf Active in World Diabetes Day on November 14th
Early detection of diabetes: Get involved in Düsseldorf Diabetes Week 2018! The aim of Düsseldorf Diabetes Week 2018 from November 12-18 is to raise...
Read moreDZD Researcher Norbert Stefan Appointed Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School
Professor Norbert Stefan, MD, Heisenberg Professor for Clinical Experimental Diabetology at the University of Tübingen and researcher at the German...
Read moreMaking Use of Big Data for Personalized Diabetes Prevention
Since 1980, the number of people with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide. In Germany alone, almost 7 million people suffer from this metabolic disease,...
Read moreTwo-pronged approach – Novel combined therapy tackles excess fatty tissue
A new combined therapy for obesity and diabetes has been shown to suppress the appetite and at the same time increase energy expenditure. Scientists...
Read moreHonorary Doctorates for DZD Board Member Martin Habrĕ de Angelis
The Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine of TU Dresden has awarded Professor Martin Hrabě de Angelis an honorary doctorate in recognition of his...
Read moreDZD Scientists at IQ - Wissenschaft und Forschung
The Bayern 2 radio programme "IQ - Wissenschaft und Forschung" (IQ - Science and Research) dealt on 16.10.2018 with the topic "Personalised medicine -...
Read moreThe DZD Wins Graphie Award
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has been awarded the 2018 Neo4j Graphie Award for its work using graph technology in the field of...
Read moreOpen Assistant Position in the DZD Head Office
At the Head Office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, a position as assistant and eventmanager is to be filled as soon as...
Read moreGo out and play!
Children who have a first-degree relative with type 1 or gestational diabetes can also improve their insulin sensitivity through exercise, meaning...
Read moreObesity: Satiety in 3D
Many overweight people lack the feeling of being full. It was long thought that this was due to the disrupted transport of the satiety hormone leptin...
Read moreDoor Opener Day with the Mouse at the Institute of Diabetes Research
On the occasion of the "Door Opener Day" campaign of the "Sendung mit der Maus" (WDR) TV program, the Institute of Diabetes Research (IDF) of the DZD...
Read moreDZD Researcher Professor Nawroth Awarded the Camillo Golgi Prize
Peter Nawroth was awarded the renowned Camillo Golgi Prize at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The...
Read moreIncreased Blood Flow triggers Liver Regeneration
The liver is one of the few human organs that completely regenerates within a few weeks after more than half of the organ has been removed. However,...
Read moreDirect Exchange of Researchers and Patients
The event DZD meets #dedoc had a successful premiere at the EASD annual conference in Berlin. Young scientists and patients talked to each other about...
Read morePresentation of Achievements in Translational Research
Information on translational diabetes research, presentation of current research results, meetings between young scientists and people with diabetes –...
Read moreDZD Researcher Annette Peters Named Board Chair of the NAKO Health Study
As of October 1, 2018, Professor Annette Peters of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München will take over the chairmanship of the NAKO Health Study....
Read more6th DZD Diabetes Research School about to start
The 6th DZD Diabetes Research School is just around the corner: It will take place from 29 September to 1 October in Berlin. The international event...
Read moreAnne Grapin-Botton affiliated to the Dresden Diabetes Program
With her appointment as new MPI-CBG director in September 2018, Prof. Anne Grapin-Botton is also joining the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute...
Read moreThe Curse of the Sugar Cube: Professor Blitz Delights around 300 Pupils with Magic Nutrition Tricks
The children stare at the magician Professor Blitz in disbelief, then the applause erupts. The magician has just conjured up a large sugar cube into a...
Read moreDZD Meets #dedoc – Diabetes Online Community Perspectives of Patients and Researchers
What drives the young researchers? What do people with diabetes hope from science? These questions will be discussed at the event "DZD trifft #dedoc"...
Read moreYoung Investigator Workshop in Bioanalytics: Basic Lab Techniques and Latest Methods
Chemists, molecular biologists and physicians learned about the latest methods in the field of bioanalytics at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a...
Read moreDZD scientists at "W wie Wissen" on the subject of interval fasting
Prof. Dr. Stephan Herzig from the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München explains the effects of interval fasting in the ARD broadcast "W wie Wissen"....
Read moreExtensive insights into metabolism – the orchestra in the body
A recent paper published in the scientific journal Cell gives an unprecedented insight into the metabolic interactions that occur throughout the body...
Read moreTwo New German Centers for Health Research
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will provide even more funding for research into mental health and child and youth health. The...
Read moreNumerous Preventive Offers at the Düsseldorf Diabetes Day
Free check-ups for blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol level: participate in the new health parcourse, get numerous medical check-ups for free...
Read moreDZD Annual Report Published: Digitization Enables Diabetes Research in a New Dimension
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has published its Annual Report 2017. On 60 pages, not only current figures, data and facts about the...
Read moreGeorges Köhler Prize awarded to DZD Scientist
Dr. Carolin Daniel of DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München has been awarded the Georges-Köhler Prize for outstanding junior scientists by the German...
Read moreDZD in Hyperraum.tv: Cause study diabetes
In its current focus, the science channel Hyperraum.tv sheds light on the topic of diabetes. How does diabetes develop? What types of metabolic...
Read moreNovel Concepts for the Diagnosis of Fatty Liver and Personalized Treatment
Almost one in three adults in industrialized countries suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver. For the affected people this increases the risk of...
Read moreCombating constant hunger
A plant-derived substance widely used in traditional Chinese medicine has demonstrated promising weight loss effects. The findings of a study...
Read moreNumb, Burning and Tingling Sensations in the Feet: New Biomarkers of Inflammation Identified as Risk Factors for Neuropathy
Polyneuropathy is one of the most common complications in people with diabetes. However, it can also occur with certain risk factors or diseases...
Read moreHow do muscles know what time it is?
How do muscle cells prepare for the particular metabolic challenges of the day? Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and...
Read moreTraining on type 1 diabetes
"Type 1 Diabetes - Stress, Immunity and the Beta Cell" is the theme of this year's Oktoberfest Symposium, which takes place in Munich on October 2....
Read moreDigital prevention center: with data against diabetes
DZD scientist and board member Prof. Martin Hrabé de Angelis is planning a digital diabetes prevention center at the partner location Helmholtz...
Read moreNutriAct Family Study: Food Choices, Influence of Origin Family and Adult Partner
Even before birth, the family sets the course for later eating behavior. But what happens when the cards are reshuffled? Can people change their...
Read moreNew Institute of Translational Stem Cell Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München
Starting August 1, Prof. Dr. Henrik Semb will head the newly established Institute of Translational Stem Cell Research at the DZD partner Helmholtz...
Read moreDZD scientist in the BR on type 1 diabetes
A contribution of the programme "Gut zu Wissen" by Bayerischer Rundfunk deals with the topic of type 1 diabetes. Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler,...
Read moreDZD Scientist at BR Campus TALKS
In the programme Campus TALKS on 31.07.2018, Prof. Stephan Herzig, Director of the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer at DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum...
Read moreMatthias Tschöp appointed new CEO of Helmholtz Zentrum München
Professor Matthias Tschöp, MD, has been appointed the new CEO of DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München. He took over from Professor Günther Wess, who...
Read moreChildren of mothers with type 1 diabetes have a higher body mass index
Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of being overweight and of exhibiting insulin resistance. This was published...
Read moreFascination Judo: Promotion of a Healthy Lifestyle and Transmission of Values
The Judo Club 71 offers the elementary school students of the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center a judo trial training.
Read moreHigh Prevalence of Restrictive Lung Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Breathlessness and conditions of restrictive lung disease (RLD), such as pulmonary fibrosis, may be a late complication of type 2 diabetes. These are...
Read moreInterdisciplinary Conference: Globally leading experts in Diabetes, Metabolism and Biomedical Engineering meet to discuss future concepts for Precision Medicine
New technologies enable deeper insights into the causes of major diseases such as diabetes, obesity or cancer and open the way to a new generation of...
Read more6th DZD Diabetes Research School - application now open!
The 6th DZD Diabetes Research School will take place in Berlin from September 29 to October 1, 2018. The School's speakers list includes renowned...
Read moreThe Mediterranean Diet Is Healthy – Even Far Away from Mediterranean Regions
New analyses of the EPIC-Potsdam study show that a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes even outside the Mediterranean region. In...
Read moreDZD scientist among the winners of the Sanofi iAward
Dr. Daniel Markgraf from DZD partner Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum is one of the winners of the newly created iAward from Sanofi. His work on...
Read moreInspiring Children to Exercise with the Aim of Preventing Diabetes
High Jump Champion Hendrik Beyer visited the Mosaikschule und and conducted a sports session with children participating in the SMS initiative of the...
Read moreGünther Wess Receives the Bavarian Order of Merit
Professor Günther Wess was honored with the Bavarian Order of Merit for his many years of service to the scientific location of Munich in general and...
Read moreSensory Training to Support Healthy Development
The advanced training course in motor skills training of the Präha Weber School conducts a sensory classroom with the primary school children...
Read moreInitiatives for Franco-German Research Funding – with the Participation of the DZD
German Research Minister Anja Karliczek and her French colleague Frédérique Vidal initiated a series of measures at the 6th Forum for Franco-German...
Read moreThe DZD Congratulates the Magazine Diabetes Ratgeber on its 40th Anniversary
DZD board member Professor Martin Hrabĕ de Angelis and Dr. Eckhart von Hirschhausen were the keynote speakers on June 19th at the 40th anniversary...
Read moreSpecific Liver Fats: Warning Signs of Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance
Overweight and type 2 diabetes are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Worldwide, about 50 to 75 percent of people with type 2...
Read moreDiabetes Information Booth at the 16th Long Night of Science, Dresden
As in previous years, the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden (PLID) took part in the Dresden Long Night of Science with its own information...
Read moreDiscovering the Diversity of Herbs Using All the Senses
The primary school children participating in the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center visit the Central School Garden of the City...
Read moreDiabetes Prevention: Exercise and Fun in the Water
With the Aqua Trampoline, the Düsseldorf municipal swimming pool company offers the children participating in the SMS initiative of the DZD partner...
Read moreHelmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) founded
Diabetes affects large numbers of people in Germany, and complications of the disease make it one of the biggest health challenges facing society. To...
Read morePrize for Interdisciplinary Cooperation for DZD Researchers
The research team headed by Professor Heiko Lickert has been awarded the Prize for Interdisciplinary Cooperation of the Friends and Supporters...
Read moreFortuna Düsseldorf Supports Fight Against Diabetes
Fortuna Düsseldorf invites the primary school children participating in the SMS Initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center to the Young...
Read moreHeart Attack and Stroke Risk Also Elevated in Women with Obesity Who Are Metabolically Healthy
Women with obesity are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, even if they are considered to be metabolically healthy. Moreover, women of normal...
Read more20,000 participants, 16 DZD runners and a world record!
This year the REWE Team Challenge (RTC) in Dresden celebrated its 10th birthday – runners of the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute joined in, too....
Read moreAbdominal Fat Secretes Novel Adipokine Promoting Insulin Resistance and Inflammation
An international research team in which the DZD is participating has identified a novel adipokine that favors the development of insulin resistance...
Read moreMotivating Kids to Discover the Fun of Exercise
Together with the Football Factory, the SMS initiative organized a one-day football camp for the participating primary school children.
Read moreSupport for Diabetes Prevention
Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf Supports the Social Commitment of the SMS Initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center.
Read moreAward-winning Science: DZD Experts To Be Honored at the Diabetes Congress
Several researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have been selected to receive awards or grants of the German Diabetes Society...
Read moreNutrition Education Up Close
Primary school children participating in the SMS initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center visited the Hercules Bakery.
Read moreClinical Research: DDZ Scientist Receives the Ferdinand Bertram Prize
Dr. Julia Szendrödi, head of the Clinical Study Center at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), was awarded the Ferdinand Bertram Prize at this year's...
Read moreDZD at the DDG Diabetes Congress: New Approaches to Diabetes Prevention
In Germany, about half a million people are newly diagnosed with diabetes every year. But how can the disease be treated or even prevented? At the...
Read more2nd Franco-German Conference: Joining Forces against the Diabetes Epidemic
The agenda of the 2nd Franco-German Conference on Diabetes Research (April 19-20) contained many exciting elements, including the presentation of...
Read moreNew Clinical Study of the DZD Started
The "Triangle" smartphone app helps women who developed diabetes during pregnancy adapt to a healthy lifestyle routine. The Test Triangle Study of the...
Read moreGreat interest in 2nd German-French Conference on Diabetes Research
With over 160 participants, the second German-French Conference on Diabetes Research will take place next week. In addition to leading scientists from...
Read moreOpen Bioinformatic Positions in the DZD Head Office
At the Head Office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, two positions in bioinformatics are to be filled as soon as possible.
Read moreDZD spokeswoman Prof. Schürmann on the subject of sugar in the Tagesschau
Sugar and hidden sugars in food and the consequences of sugar consumption was the subject Prof. Annette Schürmann was interviewd about by Tagesschau...
Read moreImproved Assessment of the Genetic Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
An international research group headed by scientists from the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München has developed a method for calculating the risk...
Read moreBaden-Württemberg: Significantly Reduced Risk of Going Blind among People with and without Diabetes
So far, Germany has lacked reliable figures for the comparison of blindness incidence in people with and without diabetes as well as a time-trend...
Read moreAward for DZD Scientist
Dr. Stephanie Kullmann has been awarded the Ernst and Berta Scharrer Prize of the German Society of Endocrinology (DGE) for her research on...
Read moreDZD Professor Matthias Tschöp elected member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities has elected Professor Matthias Tschöp to the ranks of its 200 ordinary members. According to the...
Read moreSMS Initiative: Mastering the School Day with a Well-Balanced Diet
The “aid” nutrition pilot license program is carried out in the participating primary school classes of the SMS initiative.
Read moreAdvanced training in mass spectrometry
The DZD partner Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Düsseldorf will again offer a mass spectrometry course in 2018. The 10th annual Protein Rainbow Workshop...
Read moreDZD Professor Discusses Intermittent Fasting in the ZDF TV Program moma
As an expert guest in a broadcast of the ZDF TV program moma, DZD speaker Professor Annette Schürmann of the German Institute of Human Nutrition in...
Read moreSMS-Initiative: Diabetes Prevention through Fun Exercise Activities
The Düsseldorf Sports Club 1899 invited the primary school children participating in the SMS initiative to a taster hockey training session.
Read moreDZD Researcher Tim Schulz Awarded Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers
The 2018 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers will be awarded today to Professor Tim Schulz in recognition of his...
Read moreResearch for the Benefit of People
One important task of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is to transfer new findings faster and more efficiently into effective diagnosis...
Read moreHeinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation Honors Tübingen DZD Researcher
Professor Andreas Fritsche, diabetologist at the DZD partner Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases at Helmholtz Zentrum München at...
Read moreCooking for a Balanced Lifestyle
KochDichTurkish offered the participating pupils of the SMS initiative a cooking course for kids.
Read moreOlympic Champion Udo Hempel Supports Diabetes Prevention
Udo Hempel highlights the fascination of sports in a talk to primary school children participating in the SMS initiative.
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RIN Diabetes: Health Promotion and Prevention at the Workplace
More and more employers are offering their employees support services to promote health at the workplace. Together with the Regional Innovation...
Read moreStudy decodes new diabetes genes
Scientists have identified a network of genes that could play an important role in the development of metabolic diseases such as diabetes. A research...
Read moreEvent of the RIN Diabetes Partner Network Marks Successful Three Years in the Düsseldorf Region
At an event marking the third anniversary of the establishment of the Regional Innovation Network (RIN) Diabetes, around 80 invited guests and...
Read moreHow the insulin receptor works
As we are approaching the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a wide array of its signaling pathways has been defined. However, the initial...
Read moreNew Methylation Patterns in Type 1 Diabetes Detected
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have investigated methylation patterns of risk genes for type 1 diabetes. In the ‘Journal of Autoimmunity’...
Read morePower of genes
More than 100 genes are involved in the development of type 2 diabetes. But not only the genes, but also nutrition play a role in the development of...
Read more2nd German-French Conference on Diabetes Research
On April 19-20, 2018 the second German-French Conference on Diabetes Research will take place at the French Embassy in Berlin. It continues the...
Read moreType 2 diabetes: the costs of treating complications
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have examined health insurance data of more than 300,000 people with diabetes in Germany. Their report,...
Read moreAnette-Gabriele Ziegler Receives Honorary Professorship in Dresden
Professor Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, director of the Institute of Diabetes Research at the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München has been awarded an...
Read moreProstate Cancer: Poor Prognosis in Men with Diabetes
Men with type 2 diabetes are less likely to develop prostate cancer than patients without diabetes. However, the mortality rate is higher. Researchers...
Read moreDZD Researcher Receives Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Scientists
Professor Tim J. Schulz of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) will be awarded the internationally renowned Paul Ehrlich...
Read moreMediterranean Diet Especially Suitable for People with Diabetes
Compared to eight other diets, the Mediterranean diet is best suited to improve blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. This is the...
Read moreDZD Scientist Receives Award from Dr. Eickelberg Foundation for Biomarker Research
Dr. Maren Carstensen-Kirberg, research associate at the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ), has been awarded the Dr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize...
Read moreOpen Assistant Position in the DZD Head Office
At the Head Office of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) in Munich, a position as assistant is to be filled as soon as possible.
Read moreDonation to Promote Diabetes Prevention
The Glomm Bakery and Pastry Shop and Fortuna Düsseldorf Clubhaus Bar95 support the SMS initiative.
Read moreAutoimmune Reaction Successfully Halted in Early Stage Islet Autoimmunity
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered a mechanism that amplifies the autoimmune reaction in an early stage of pancreatic islet...
Read moreMerry christmas and a happy new year!
The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a happy new year.
Read moreSnapshot of proteins that cause type 2 diabetes
When proteins misfold, accumulate and clump in insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, they can kill these cells. Now, researchers at the DZD partner...
Read moreGerman Diabetes Study Welcomes the Thousandth Study Participant
Around 6.5 million people in Germany have diabetes. Thus, Germany ranks second in Europe in the number of cases of the disease. The German Diabetes...
Read moreSport Lessons with Top Athletes
The primary school children participating in the initiative "SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center completed a...
Read moreIncidence of Depression Twice as High in People with Diabetes
In Germany, more than 6.5 million people have diabetes, most of them type 2. Of these, an estimated 800,000 people also suffer from a depression that...
Read moreDZD Actively Engaged in Diabetes Prevention in Occupational Health Care
During the occupational health weeks at Hugo Boss in Baden-Württemberg, the DZD provided information on the prevention of type 2 diabetes at various...
Read moreDZD Scientist Tschöp receives Charles H. Best Lectureship and Award
Every two years the University of Toronto nominates a speaker to deliver the prestigious Charles H. Best Lecture, and presents a corresponding award....
Read moreDZD Professor in SAT1: Why Having a Big Backside is Linked to Being Smart
Professor Norbert Stefan from the DZD Partner Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases at the Helmholtz Zentrum München at the...
Read moreAt a Glance: Online Guide to Diabetes Offerings in Düsseldorf
Around one million people with type 2 diabetes currently live in North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition, there is a high number of unreported cases....
Read moreDZD Researcher on HR TV “Slim yet Diabetic”
Even people with a healthy lifestyle and who exercise regularly can suffer from diabetes. What is the reason for this?
Read moreHR2 Program with DZD Experts on Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes
On World Diabetes Day on November 14th, the Hessian Radio 2 program "Der Tag" focused on the topic of type 1 diabetes. Dr. Peter Achenbach from the...
Read moreWomen with Diabetes: 50 Percent Increased Risk of Stroke
Women with diabetes have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Studies from the German Diabetes Center show that the risk of stroke...
Read moreWorld Diabetes Day: The General Public Can Help to Improve Diabetes Prevention
Worldwide, there are about 415 million people with diabetes. In Germany alone, more than 6.7 million people have the disease, and up to 500,000 people...
Read moreDiabetes-related Mortality in Germany Higher Than Expected
In Germany, nationwide data on mortality attributable to diagnosed diabetes are not available. Researchers at the DZD partner German Diabetes Center...
Read moreDDZ Researcher Receives 1.5 Million Euros in EU Funding
Dr. Bengt-Frederik Belgardt, deputy director of the Institute for Beta Cell Biology at the German Diabetes Center (Deutsches Diabetes Zentrum, DDZ), a...
Read moreHow Obesity Promotes Breast Cancer
Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressive as a...
Read moreDZD Scientist Reports about a “Bioreactor” on the ARD TV Program Midday Magazine
Scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) at TU Dresden have developed a bioreactor that secretes insulin.
Read moreArtificial Pancreas: Successful Transplantation of Animal Beta Cells
Research Team with DZD Participation Reports Successful Pig-Islet Xenotransplantation without Immunosuppression
Read moreDZG Training Course: From Invention to Clinical Product
For the first time, the DZD offers a joint advanced training course for young scientists of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG): "Translating...
Read moreLarge Crowd of Visitors at the 15th Diabetes Day in Düsseldorf
Nutrition, exercise, therapy, technologies, diabetes in childhood and adolescence, and diabetes complications: On Saturday September 30, 2017,...
Read moreFighting Diabetes: Ex-Pros Kick for a Good Cause
When referee legend Walter Eschweiler, cult reporter Werner Hansch,"Euro Fighter" Ingo Anderbrügge, the honorary captain of Fortuna Düsseldorf Gerd...
Read moreThe TV Program “Sendung mit der Maus” Visits DZD Partner in Dresden
Children between five and ten years old are invited to a “Door Opener Day” with the mouse on October 3rd from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The DZD partner Paul...
Read moreDiabetes Researcher Professor Hans-Georg Joost Awarded the Von Mering Gold Medal
The Potsdam-based diabetes researcher Professor Hans-Georg Joost, founding member and board member of diabetesDE - German Diabetes Aid, ombudsperson...
Read moreOn the Trail of Sugar – Magic Show for World Children’s Day
The initiative "SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center invited the participating primary schools to the...
Read moreUncovering β-cell heterogeneity by tracing developmental origins
Dr. Nikolay Ninov, group leader at the DFG research center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden, and...
Read morePatients' Day Diabetes in Tuebingen
On Saturday, Sept. 23, the University Medical Center in Tuebingen is going to host the 2017 Patients' Day Diabetes organized by...
Read moreThe German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) Celebrates 25 Years of Existence
On September 19, 2017, the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), a DZD partner institute, will celebrate its 25th anniversary...
Read moreTreatment of Overweight: Is Metabolically Healthy Obesity a Worthwhile Initial Goal?
Worldwide nearly one in three individuals is obese. The consequence: More and more people suffer from diseases associated with morbid overweight such...
Read moreDZD Annual Report 2016 Published
The current annual report of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is available online as download.
Read moreImmune cells help fat deal with environmental challenges
Immunosuppressive regulatory T-cells play an important role in the functioning of adipose tissue. This is the discovery of scientists from the...
Read moreDZD Scientist Matthias Tschöp to Receive Carus Medal
For the first time, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina will award the Carus Medal to a diabetes researcher. This year’s award will go...
Read moreDZD Scientists Participate in the Annual Meeting of the German Obesity Society
The 33rd Annual Meeting of the German Obesity Society (DAG) will take place in Potsdam (Griebnitzsee Campus) from September 28th-30th. Experts from...
Read moreMalaria in Pregnancy: Possible Cause for Metabolic Traits in the Offspring
There is a direct link between malaria during pregnancy and the later occurrence of metabolic traits in the offspring. These include impaired glucose...
Read morePlan B for heat generation
Brown adipose tissue is considered an interesting target for the treatment of obesity or type 2 diabetes. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum...
Read moreDZD Researcher to Receive DGE Award
The DZD researcher Andreas Müller has been selected to receive this year’s award of the German Society for Electron Microscopy (DGE). The award will...
Read moreEnzyme produced in the liver promotes obesity, fatty liver disease and insulin resistance
In mice that are given a high-fat diet, an increased production of the enzyme DPP4* by the liver promotes an increase in body fat, the development of...
Read moreNearly One in Four Hospitalized Patients Has Diabetes
One in four patients in a university hospital suffers from diabetes (22 percent), and again as many suffer from prediabetes (24 percent). These were...
Read moreOrgan Crosstalk: Fatty Liver Can Cause Damage to Other Organs
The consensus among scientists until now has been that overweight people have an increased risk for diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure and heart...
Read moreLong-Term Diabetes Complication: Liver Inflammation Raises Cholesterol Levels
Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels in people with diabetes, thus promoting subsequent vascular diseases. This is...
Read moreCharacteristics of metabolically unhealthy lean people
Compared to people who are of normal weight and metabolically healthy, subjects who are of normal weight but metabolically unhealthy (~20% of normal...
Read moreTU Dresden Summer University on Diabetes
An afternoon with focus on diabetes. The DZD partner PLID and the CRTD hosted a joint event in the program of the TU Dresden Summer University.
Read moreFit for the School Day with Whole Grain Bread
The school children participating in the initiative "SMS. Be smart. Join In. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center gain insight into the...
Read moreFighting the Diabetes Epidemic through Translational Research
Diabetes mellitus has become a major disease worldwide. In Germany alone almost one in ten people suffer from the metabolic disease. At the 2017...
Read more5th Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference
For the fifth time, the 'Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference' will attract numerous top international researchers to Munich. The event,...
Read moreInfections in Early Life Associated with Increased Risk for Celiac Disease
Infections during infancy are associated with increased risk for gluten intolerance (celiac disease) later on. Apparently the risk is particularly...
Read moreThe New Biennial Report of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Has Now Been Published
The new Biennial Report 2015-2016 of the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) can now be accessed online or in a...
Read moreJoint Initiative to Get Düsseldorf Primary School Children Moving
The initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center has joined up with the project “Wanted: Sandlot Football...
Read moreTop Athletes Help Düsseldorf Primary School Kids Get Fit
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center gain insight into the lives...
Read moreDr. Anja Zeigerer: Diabetes – Hitchhiking through the Cell Membrane
Dr. Anja Zeigerer is head of the young investigator group Endocytosis & Metabolism at the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer (IDC) of the DZD partner...
Read moreFamily Friendly: the DDZ Receives berufundfamilie Certificate
Nowadays it is not always easy to reconcile work, family and one’s private life. However, employers have a variety of solutions at their disposal to...
Read moreDiabetes Information booth at the 15th Long Night of Science, Dresden
As in previous years, the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) participated again with its own information booth at the 15th Long Night of Science...
Read moreDZD Expert Speaks about Diabetes Tattoos on Internet Radio Program
How well do diabetes tattoos measure blood glucose? Can they actually simplify the daily life of diabetes patients? DZD scientist Professor Andreas...
Read moreDZD Special Edition of "Diabetes Aktuell" with a Focus on Translational Research
Current translational research is the main theme of the latest issue of the journal Diabetes aktuell. Für die Hausarztpraxis. Without exception, all...
Read moreHow Insulin in the Brain May Suppress the Subjective Feeling of Hunger
Insulin in the brain may help regulate the hunger sensation and improve functional connectivity in certain cognitive brain regions. This is the...
Read moreDiabetes Epidemiology: Course on Current Research Topics
Renowned professors from German and Danish research institutions will give young scientists insight into how epidemiological research approaches...
Read moreTV Program “RBB Praxis” with DZD Scientists: Diabetes – Is a Cure Possible?
Professor Annette Schürmann, Dr. Stefan Kabisch and Dr. Gisela Olias of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, a DZD partner, were...
Read moreBeta cells under fire
Type 2 diabetes causes pathological changes in the beta cells. Scientists have successfully depicted the processes on the basis of the metabolome and...
Read moreThree teams of DZD scientists successfully ran the 9th REWE Team Challenge 2017
We made it! After these five kilometers, there was no stopping. Arms were pulled up, selfies were taken or simply high fives were given. On June 1st,...
Read moreNo Cure without Research
Each year between 300,000 and 500,000 people in Germany are newly diagnosed with diabetes. In an interview at the Diabetes Congress, Professor Martin...
Read moreDDG Congress President and DZD Speaker on Deutschlandfunk
Under the title “500,000 New Diagnoses - The Diabetes Epidemic”, the German public radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk reported in its medical program...
Read moreDiabetes Congress 2017: “Progress for Our Patients”
A DZD study on mice and humans shows that a single high-fat meal can have negative metabolic consequences and promote type 2 diabetes. In Germany...
Read morePrimary School Children Visit the Botanical Garden: “Bananas and Tomatoes Don’t Grow in the Supermarket”
Tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers: The three nightshade plants originally come from Central and South America. Nowadays however, depending on the...
Read moreAwards for Excellent Research: Six Prizes for DZD Scientists
The German Diabetes Association (DDG) will honor several researchers of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) at the DDG Congress in Hamburg...
Read moreDZD Scientist Discusses Reliability of Dietary Assessment Studies on German TV Program
Professor Andreas Pfeiffer of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE), a DZD partner, was featured as expert in the program...
Read moreDiabetes Congress 2017: Elucidating the Role of Genes, Lifestyle and Environmental Factors
At the preliminary press conference for the Diabetes Congress of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) on May 17th in Berlin, translational diabetes...
Read moreJoint Meeting of the EASD Islet Study Group and Beta Cell Workshop in Dresden - International conference on beta cells ended successfully
More than 230 scientists from 25 different countries and with expertise in beta cell research attended last week the Joint Meeting of the EASD Islet...
Read moreRenowned Diabetes Experts and Young Researchers Exchange Ideas
More than 80 young scientists from all over the world informed themselves about the current status of diabetes research at the DZD Diabetes Research...
Read moreInspiring Kids to Eat Healthy Food
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be Smart. Join In. Be Fit.” of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf earn their...
Read moreFatty Acids in the Blood Reflect the Amount of Dietary Fiber Intake
To estimate dietary fiber intake, researchers have previously depended on study participants’ self-reports of their dietary habits. Now scientists...
Read moreThe DZD at the DDG Diabetes Congress: Diabetes Epidemic: Trend Reversal through Translational Research
Diabetes mellitus has become a major health problem throughout the world. In Germany alone almost one in ten people suffers from the metabolic...
Read moreRacing against Diabetes: DDZ Relay Teams Run in the Marathon in Düsseldorf
In sunny but windy weather, two relay teams of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center took part on Sunday, April 30th, in the Metro Group Marathon in...
Read moreDZD Scientist on Arte on the topic of fasting
"Is there more to fasting than being hungry?" was the subject of the ARTE program Xenius on April 24th. Professor Stephan Herzig, director of the...
Read moreHealth Research Tool Pool: a Portal for IT tools and information
Since March 2017, TMF’s Health Research Tool Pool has been bundling IT tools and information to build data infrastructures in medical research. The...
Read moreDZD at the March for Science in Munich
About 3,000 people took to the streets in Munich on April 22nd to demonstrate for a free science. The DZD participated with an information stand at...
Read moreMacrophages leave brown adipose tissue cold
Brown adipose tissue is considered a pharmacologically interesting target structure to treat obesity. When the "good" brown fat is activated, the...
Read moreDiabetes Self-Help Group in Potsdam Visits DIfE
On April 5, 2017 members of the Potsdam self-help group (insulin pump users, people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes) of the German Diabetic...
Read moreHansen Family Award goes to the DZD Scientists Brüning and Tschöp
The award-winners of the Hansen Family Award 2017 have been named: Professor Jens Brüning and Professor Matthias H. Tschöp are this year’s recipients...
Read moreSMS Initiative Honored for Special Commitment
The initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center received an award from “We for Düsseldorf".
Read moreART Giants Team Motivates Primary School Children to Exercise
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the German Diabetes Center experience an introductory training...
Read moreidw Award for the Best Press Release
The Science Information Service (Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e. V. (idw)) has recognized the press release “Overweight Affects DNA Methylation”...
Read moreProteomics: Understanding the influence of genetic variations
How does type 2 diabetes develop? A team of researchers headed by the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich has...
Read moreLocalizing Diabetes Risks with Google Maps
Scientists of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) plan to localize risk factors for type 2 diabetes via geocoding services. Now they have...
Read moreHockey Training for SMS Primary School Children
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center completed a ‘taster’ training...
Read moreDiabetes Drug May Improve Bone Fat-induced Defects of Fracture Healing
A new study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), shows that gliptins –...
Read moreStatutory Health Insurance: Ten Percent of Expenditures Go to Care of Type 2 Diabetes
There is a widespread discussion among the actors in the German health care system about costs, challenges and the future. Researchers of the DZD...
Read moreOnly Other People Get Sick
Many people with elevated blood glucose levels or undiagnosed diabetes underestimate their probability of having or developing diabetes. This is the...
Read moreMen with Impaired Glucose Metabolism Should Avoid High-Carbohydrate Foods in the Evening
According to a nutrition study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research, the...
Read moreDGE Congress: Translational Research for a Future without Diabetes
In Germany, some six million people suffer from diabetes, and in addition around 270,000 new cases of the disease are reported each year. The German...
Read moreNew Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism Research in Leipzig
Diabetes affects many people in Germany and is one of the greatest health challenges for society due to its secondary health issues. In order to...
Read moreT cells in babies give clues to who will develop type 1 diabetes
A new understanding of cellular mechanisms occurring in babies having a high risk of developing type 1 diabetes was introduced by DZD researchers from...
Read moreType 1 Diabetes: Number of Participants for Fr1da Insulin Intervention Study Has Been Increased
Fr1da, Fr1dolin, Freder1k – these new screening tests for the early detection of type 1 diabetes in Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Saxony have one thing in...
Read moreTaekwondo Training for SMS Primary School Children
The association Sportwerk Düsseldorf invited children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German...
Read morePizza, burgers and the like: A single high-fat meal can damage the metabolism
The global proliferation of overweight and obese people and people with type 2 diabetes is often associated with the consumption of saturated fats....
Read moreHonorary Doctorate of the University of Leipzig for DZD Researcher Matthias Tschöp
The University of Leipzig today awarded Professor Matthias Tschöp an honorary doctorate. Tschöp is director of the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity...
Read moreBMBF funding for diabetes research on pancreas chip
Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be funding the new "PancChip" consortium for the next three years. This group will be...
Read moreSMS Initiative Successfully Evaluated
The health initiative of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” leads to improved motor skills in the...
Read moreInvolving Patients – Advancing Research Together
How can patients participate in research projects? How can health information be prepared in an understandable way? These questions were discussed by...
Read moreGene Variant in Conjunction with High-Fat Diet Linked to Increased Blood Pressure
The endogenous enzyme ACE* plays a major role in blood pressure regulation. As a twin study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), a...
Read moreBeta Cells Made in the Lab
Many people with diabetes must inject insulin several times a day throughout their lives. However, after many years, this treatment may no longer lead...
Read moreNew Index for the Diagnosis of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has become a global epidemic. There is not only a great interest worldwide to understand the causes and consequences...
Read moreMolecular patterns for subclinical inflammation are associated with complex diseases
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive marker for subclinical inflammation. In Genome Biology, an international consortium has now reported that...
Read moreYoung DZD Researcher Receives Dr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize
Marcel Blumensatt, a young scientist at the DZD partner institute German Diabetes Center (DDZ), has received the Dr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize 2016....
Read moreDZD Scientist Explains Intermittent Fasting on TV
On the NDR TV program “Visite”, Professor Annette Schürmann, DZD speaker and head of the Department of Experimental Diabetology at the German...
Read moreEpigenetic Changes Promote Development of Fatty Liver in Mouse and Man
Mice with a strong tendency to obesity already exhibit epigenetic changes at six weeks of age, inducing the liver to amplify its production of the...
Read moreOverweight Affects DNA Methylation
The extra pounds you gain during the holidays will not only show up on your hips but will also affect your DNA. This is the result of a large-scale...
Read moreHigher weight, higher health care costs
More than half the adult population in Germany is overweight, and the number of people classified as obese has even increased in recent years. But...
Read moreSMS Initiative Awarded GUT DRAUF Label
The initiative“SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit” of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center raises primary school children’s awareness of the benefits of...
Read moreDZD and Reutlingen County Health Department Offer Prevention Consultations
Starting in December, the Reutlingen County Health Department is offering diabetes prevention consultations in collaboration with the German Center...
Read moreNumerous Actions in Connection with World Diabetes Day
November 14th is World Diabetes Day. In order to draw attention to the metabolic disease and its consequences, numerous actions are taking place...
Read moreZDF “Volle Kanne” on World Diabetes Day with DZD Scientists
In the ZDF program “Volle Kanne” on World Diabetes Day, November 14th, the DZD scientists PD Dr. Andreas Lechner of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität...
Read moreBayern2 Radio Channel: “Living with Type 1 Diabetes” with a DZD Scientist
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, Dr. Peter Achenbach of the Institute for Diabetes Research of the DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München was an...
Read moreResearchers Discover New Regulator in Glucose Metabolism
A key genetic switch in the liver regulates glucose metabolism and insulin action in other organs of the body. Researchers of DZD partner Helmholtz...
Read moreProteins as an early warning system for type 1 diabetes?
Certain proteins in the blood of children can predict incipient type 1 diabetes, even before the first symptoms appear. A team of scientists at the...
Read moreDZD Scientists on 3sat nano: Diabetes Predisposition Can Be Epigenetically Inherited
A predisposition to obesity and diabetes, induced by a faulty diet, can be epigenetically inherited, according to DZD scientists led by Professor...
Read moreDZD Scientist Professor Matthias Tschöp on “Frontal 21”
A segment of the TV program “Frontal 21” on November 1, 2016 focused on the topic "Sugar-Coated Health Risk – The Tricks of the Sugar Industry"....
Read moreCampaign for World Diabetes Day: Germany Measures!
Two million people in Germany have diabetes without knowing it - and there are almost 1,000 new cases every day. In conjunction with World Diabetes...
Read moreHigh-Protein Diets Reduce Liver Fat
According to a new nutritional study conducted by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) on individuals with type 2 diabetes, high-protein...
Read moreHow Does Friendly Fire Happen in the Pancreas?
In type 1 diabetes, the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the German Center for...
Read moreVideos and Presentations of Patients’ Day Available
The 4th Diabetes Patients’ Day of the Diabetes Information Service of Helmholtz Zentrum München offered information regarding the diagnosis, treatment...
Read moreInformation about Widespread Diseases at the German Unity Day Celebration
Information about the widespread diseases diabetes, cancer and dementia generated much interest among the 450,000 guests who attended the German Unity...
Read moreDZD Annual Report 2015 Published
The current annual report of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is available online as download.
Read moreSmart drug clears fat from liver and blood
Scientists of DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität München have developed a ‘smart’ drug that safely clears the liver of...
Read moreMustard Oils from Nasturtium Influence the Cellular Glucose and Detoxification Metabolism
Nasturtium, which is also known as a medicinal plant, contains mustard oil compounds which are noticeable when eaten by their sharp taste. As a joint...
Read moreMutations in FTO and Dopamine Receptor Genes Increase Risk of Obesity and Diabetes
In the development of obesity and diabetes, signals from the brain play an important role. Here an important neurotransmitter is dopamine. DZD...
Read moreRenowned Diabetes Experts and Young Researchers Exchange Ideas
At the 4th DZD Diabetes Research School in September more than 80 young scientists from all over the world informed themselves about the current...
Read moreDZD Scientists on the Radio
On September 19th Professor Heiko Lickert, director of the Institute for Diabetes and Regeneration Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München, was on air...
Read moreDiabetes Is No Sweet Thing!
Telephone Campaign of "Münchner Merkur" on September 16: Diabetes Experts Answer Readers’ Questions
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Genes Influence How Strongly Coffee Protects Against Diabetes
Results of various population studies suggest that people who drink lots of coffee have a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. However, this apparently...
Read moreEating Healthy the Easy Way: Salad from the Concrete Mixer
On World Children’s Day on September 20, 2016, the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the German Diabetes Center, a DZD partner, will...
Read moreA Plant-Based Diet Can Prevent Inflammation
Being overweight or obese is often associated with chronic inflammation, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and...
Read moreDiabetesMARKT: Information about the Metabolic Disease
Diabetes now affects one in 11 adults. But how high is the personal risk of developing diabetes? What treatment options are there? Can the disease be...
Read moreMetformin influences nitrogen and urea metabolism
The most frequently prescribed oral antidiabetic drug metformin significantly affects metabolic pathways. This was reported by scientists from the...
Read moreInternational Diabetes Experts Meet in Munich
In the next few days, Munich will be the focal point of diabetes research. From September 11-20, 2016 a series of events will take place for an...
Read moreDiabetes: Risk Factor Air Pollution
Exposure to air pollution at the place of residence increases the risk of developing insulin resistance as a pre-diabetic state of type 2 diabetes....
Read moreIn the Apple Orchard: A Different Way of Learning
Apfelparadies Wittlaer (Apple Paradise Wittlaer) supports the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center...
Read moreDZD Scientists on "Food Check with Tim Mälzer"
In the broadcast on August 29th of the TV program "Food Check with Tim Mälzer" the TV chef discussed the issue of how much sugar is good for us. The...
Read moreDiabetes Highlighted in the Research Tent at the “70th Anniversary of NRW” Event
“How can I tell if I have diabetes? Does coffee protect against cardiovascular disease and diabetes? What is fatty liver?” – These were some of the...
Read moreFreder1k Study – "Early Diagnosis of the Risk for Developing Type 1 Diabetes"
The DZD scientists Prof. Dr. Ezio Bonifacio, director of the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden of TU Dresden, and Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele...
Read moreSugar addiction: Discovery of a brain sugar switch
Researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discovered that our brain actively takes sugar from the blood....
Read moreAntibody dynamics reveal how fast type 1 diabetes develops in children
Antibody tests can detect the early stages of type I diabetes in affected children, even before the first symptoms of the disease occur. Researchers...
Read moreBreastfeeding alters maternal metabolism and protects against diabetes
An interdisciplinary team of DZD scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München has studied the metabolism of women with gestational diabetes after...
Read moreDiabetes Researchers from Around the World Will Gather in Munich
With more than six million people affected by the disease in Germany, diabetes has become a growing health concern. From September 11–20, 2016...
Read moreOpen Postdoc Positions in DZD Partner Institutes
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is inviting young scientists to apply for 10 postdoc positions in translational diabetes research at its...
Read moreTwo Honors for DZD Scientist Professor Tschöp
With more than 400 million people affected, diabetes represents a steadily increasing challenge to world health. Through his outstanding work in the...
Read moreGenetics of type 2 diabetes revealed in unprecedented detail
The largest study of its kind into type 2 diabetes has produced the most detailed picture to date of the genetics underlying the condition. Among...
Read morePreventing type 2 diabetes: When genes fail to respond
It is widely accepted that physical exercise lowers the risk of developing diabetes. Yet in one in five participants in related studies this positive...
Read moreNew Approach for Regenerative Therapy
The marker Flattop subdivides the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas into those that maintain glucose metabolism and into immature cells...
Read moreDZD Scientists on WDR: Make Something of Your Genes!
The WDR television series "Quarks & Co." will feature the topic of epigenetics on July 5th. A program with the DZD scientists Prof. Johannes Beckers...
Read moreProteins can be used to predict prediabetes - Patent from the KORA study
A team of DZD researchers has developed a new method of predicting the early stages of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Their findings, published in the...
Read moreUpdated DIfE – GERMAN DIABETES RISK TEST Optimized for Mobile Devices
The German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) has updated the online version of its German Diabetes Risk Score® and has optimized it for mobile...
Read moreType 1 Diabetes: New Chance for an Old Active Agent
Scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research have shown in an animal model that bezafibrate influences type 1 diabetes positively. The...
Read moreDiabetes Information booth at the 14th Long Night of Science
As in recent years, the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) participated actively with an information booth at the 14. Long Night of...
Read moreDZD Scientists as Nutrition Experts on TV
German TV broadcasters invited scientists from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) to be guests on their programs to answer questions about...
Read moreDiabetes researchers set a good example
Sports as diabetes prevention is a longtime known fact. Scientists from DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) put this into practice...
Read morePrime Minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich visited the Diabetes Unit at CRTD
Saxony’s Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich visited the Center for Regenerative Therapies (CRTD) at the end of May to receive a first-hand update,...
Read moreDZD-Scientists Present their Research Results at the ADA’s Diabetes Congress
DZD-Scientists Present their Research Results at the ADA’s Diabetes CongressThis year the 76th scientific sessions of the American Diabetes...
Read moreOne in Four 80-Year-Olds in Germany Has Type 2 Diabetes
Epidemiologists at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a partner of the DZD, have analyzed data of 65 million people with statutory health insurance...
Read moreSMS Primary School Children Prepare Turkish Food with “KochDichTürkisch”
KochDichTürkisch invited children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center to take...
Read moreDFG Promotes Research into New Methods of Transplantation – DZD Partner Is Involved
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded a follow-up grant worth more than EUR 15 million for a research program on xenotransplantation, which...
Read moreDüsseldorf SMS Primary School Children Train at Flinger Broich
Fortuna Düsseldorf offered a soccer training session to children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner...
Read moreRIN Diabetes Receives the Certificate “Place of Progress”
The Regional Innovation Network (RIN) Diabetes of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center has been awarded the certificate “Place of Progress NRW 2016”...
Read moreEpigenetic Modification Increases Susceptibility to Obesity and Predicts Fatty Liver Later in Life
Scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) have shown in a mouse model that the...
Read morePrediabetes: Fatty Liver, Visceral Obesity, impaired Production and Action of Insulin modulate Risk
Prediabetes is associated with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and cancer. However, the disease risk considerably varies...
Read moreProfessor Roden Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Athens
Professor Michael Roden, director and chairman of the board of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) and member of the board of the DZD, has been awarded...
Read moreSMS Primary School Children Experience Sensory Classroom
The initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center Düsseldorf, together with the Präha Weber School, invited...
Read moreMetabolism research: How fasting helps fight fatty liver disease
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have new information on what happens at the molecular level when we go hungry. Working with the Deutsches...
Read moreDZD at DDG: How Bundling Research Endeavors Can Bring About Advances in Diabetes Research
Under the motto “Diabetology – Interdisciplinary”, the Diabetes Congress 2016 of the German Diabetes Society (DDG) is currently taking place (May 4-7,...
Read moreInfections can increase diabetes risk in children
Viral respiratory infections during the first six months of life are associated with an increased risk for type 1 diabetes. This is the conclusion...
Read moreWho Takes the Most Steps? – Competition to Raise Teen Awareness about Physical Activity
A ‘step-counting competition’ has been launched using digital pedometers to raise teen awareness for getting enough regular physical activity: That is...
Read moreDAAD Promotes Muscle Research Project at the DDZ
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is promoting the cooperation of researchers between the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a DZD partner, and...
Read moreDZD Presents Current Diabetes Research and Receives the DGIM Prevention Award
The 122nd Congress of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) convened from April 9 – 12, 2016 under the theme “Demographic Change Needs...
Read moreTop Athletes Train with Düsseldorf SMS Primary School Students
Sponsors of the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center give the participating children insight into...
Read moreDZD Scientists on TV and Radio on World Health Day
This year’s World Health Day on April 7th focused on diabetes. Experts of the DZD were featured both at the kick-off event at the German Diabetes...
Read moreGerman Centers of Health Research at Internal Medicine Conference
Major widespread diseases are the focus of the German Centers of Health Research (DZG), which are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and...
Read moreDietrich Monstadt MP: World Health Day Raises Social Awareness for Diabetes
Bundestag member Dietrich Monstadt (CDU) praised the thematic focus of this year’s World Health Day in his address at a press conference, saying it...
Read moreProfessorship for DZD Scientist Tim Julius Schulz
Dr. Tim Julius Schulz has accepted the joint appointment of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science at the University of Potsdam and the DZD...
Read moreDZD Professor Dan Ziegler Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Thrace
Professor Dan Ziegler, deputy director of the Institute for Clinical Diabetology at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a DZD partner, has been awarded...
Read moreGreat Interest in 2nd Middle German Diabetes Day in Dresden
On March 5th, the 2nd Middle German Diabetes Day was hosted by the DZD Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID) of Helmholtz Zentrum München at the...
Read moreThe Next Step in Preventing Diabetes
DZD scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in collaboration with Technische Universität München, have shown in a preclinical model that specifically...
Read moreYou Are What Your Parents Ate!
DZD scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in collaboration with researchers from Technical University of Munich, have shown that diet-induced...
Read moreEating Less Meat and White Bread Improves Metabolic Control in Diabetes
Dietary factors play an important role in the prevention of diabetes mellitus. While whole grain and fiber-rich foods, coffee, low-fat dairy products...
Read moreStart for a Healthy Life with the Nutrition Pilot License
On the occasion of Healthy Nutrition Day on March 7, 2016, the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” of the German Diabetes Center, a DZD...
Read moreDZD Experts at 2nd Middle German Diabetes Day
At the 2nd Middle German Diabetes Day (2. Mitteldeutscher Diabetestag) on Saturday, March 5th, scientists of the DZD will hold talks and answer...
Read moreHelmholtz Researchers Identify Genetic Switch Regulating Satiety and Body Weight
A team of researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technische Universität München and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has identified a...
Read moreThe German Diabetes Center and Borussia Düsseldorf Team Up to Make Kids Fit
On Tuesday, February 23rd, Düsseldorf’s mayor Thomas Geisel officially launched CHECK! 2016, a fitness project for Düsseldorf primary schools. Third...
Read moreSMS Primary School Children Bake Olympics Bread
Children participating in the initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.” (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) of the German Diabetes Center,...
Read moreKarl Oberdisse Award 2016 for DZD Scientist
Sofiya M. Gancheva, a clinical studies physician at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a DZD partner, is this year’s recipient of the Karl Oberdisse...
Read moreAll Sugars Are Not Alike: Isomaltulose Better Than Table Sugar for People with Type2 Diabetes
Like sucrose (table sugar), the natural disaccharide isomaltulose (PalatinoseTM) consists of glucose and fructose, but it is apparently more suitable...
Read moreHonorary Doctorate for DZD Board Member
On February 2, 2016, Prof. Dr. Martin Hrabĕ de Angelis was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tübingen.
Read moreHeight Influences Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Cancer
Scientists at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the Harvard School of Public Health describe the relationship of the worldwide...
Read moreWhen Food Alters Gene Function
In a new study on mice reported in Diabetes, scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) led by Andreas Pfeiffer of the German...
Read moreDiabetes Prevention: Inspiring Children to Be Physically Active
Düsseldorf’s largest sports club, the SFD ’75, supports the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the German Diabetes Center, a partner in...
Read moreDZD Board Member Prof. Roden Appointed to the German Council of Science and the Humanities
Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, scientific director and executive board member of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) and head of the Department of...
Read more2nd Middle German Diabetes Day in Dresden
On March 5th, the DZD partner Paul Langerhans Institute of Helmholtz Zentrum München at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus of TU Dresden (PLID)...
Read moreHigh Jump Champion Trains with SMS Primary School Children
Hendrik Beyer is active in the health initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center Düsseldorf at primary...
Read moreMerry christmas and a happy new year!
The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a happy new year.
Read moreSMS Primary School Children Participate in a Tennis “Taster” Training Session
The initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, seeks to motivate the participating children to...
Read moreChallenges of the Diabetes Epidemic – Expertise of the DZD is in Demand
Diabetes is on the rise. On November 25, 2015 high-ranking representatives from the political arena, science and the economy discussed in the German...
Read moreUniversity Hospitals of the DZD Ranked among the Top Diabetes Clinics in Germany
In the “Best Hospitals List 2016” of the news magazine “Focus”, partners, associated partners and project partners of the German Center for Diabetes...
Read moreThe DZD Shows Support for World Diabetes Day
On World Diabetes Day on November 14th, landmark buildings across the globe will be lit up in blue. In Germany the Brandenburg Gate, the Munich...
Read moreDZD Young Scientist Receives Prize for Prevention Research
On November 4, 2015, the Forschungsverbund Berlin will award the Young Female Scientist Award, which is endowed with EUR 3000, to Dr. Kristin...
Read morePrimary School Children Experience the Fascination of Rowing
The initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." of the German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, seeks to motivate the participating children to...
Read moreGestational Diabetes Affects the Brain Response of the Unborn Child
In a newly published study, researchers led by Professor Hubert Preissl and Professor Andreas Fritsche of the German Center for Diabetes Research,...
Read moreSimple test to detect diabetes risk after pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is one of the most common conditions that can occur during pregnancy. Although the symptoms generally disappear after delivery,...
Read moreThe DZD at the DAG Congress: New Approaches to Obesity Prevention and Therapy
At the 31st annual meeting of the German Obesity Society (DAG) in Berlin on October 15-17, 2015, researchers of the German Center for Diabetes...
Read more31st Annual Meeting of the DAG: Joining Forces against the Obesity Epidemic
On October 15-17, 2015 more than 500 experts will meet at the 31st annual meeting of the German Obesity Society (DAG) in the Urania in Berlin in order...
Read moreOfficial Opening of the New KORA Study Center in the “Glass Palace”
The new Study Center of the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) was officially opened in a festive ceremony on October 6,...
Read moreMedia Prize for BR Broadcast with DZD Scientists
This year’s media prize of the foundation RUFZEICHEN GESUNDHEIT! [Call Sign Health] in the category Radio/TV was awarded to the TV program “Diabetes –...
Read moreLifestyle Changes May Not Always Reduce Elevated Blood Glucose Levels
In the “Prediabetes Lifestyle Intervention Study (PLIS)” of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), researchers are currently investigating...
Read moreCrosslinked cellular power plants for a slim look
Neuherberg, 30.09.2015. Our body consistently adjusts its energy management to changes in the supply of nutrients or physical activity. Malfunctioning...
Read moreType 1 diabetes prevention: insulin vaccine undergoes second trial
A vaccination against type 1 diabetes will soon also be available to young children: the Pre-POINTearly vaccination study will involve children...
Read more3rd Diabetes “Branchentreff” Meeting – Challenges of the National Diabetes Strategy
Despite all achievements and progress in the treatment of diabetes, our health system faces major challenges in view of demographic trends....
Read more3rd Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference a great success
The 3rd Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference, held at Lenbach Palais in Munich from September 19 to 21, 2015, followed on seamlessly from...
Read moreFEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award – Nominations until October 15, 2015
The DZD draws attention to the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award. Nominations for outstanding women scientists from the field of Life Sciences can be...
Read moreFriedmund Neumann Prize 2015 Goes to DZD Scientist
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the study of molecular genetic mechanisms of endocrine and metabolic diseases the Schering...
Read moreTesten und analysieren: Spektrometrie-Workshop für Nachwuchs-Wissenschaftler
Chemiker, Molekularbiologen und Mediziner haben sich am Deutschen Diabetes-Zentrum (DDZ) über die neuesten Verfahren im Bereich der Bioanalytik...
Read moreOutstanding Awards for DZD Researchers at the EASD Third DZD Research School Is Great Success
Scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) are well represented in the presentation and poster program of the 51st Annual Meeting of...
Read moreFour Genes Influence the Ability of Insulin-Producing Cells to Divide
Within the framework of a cooperative project funded by the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), a team of scientists led by Annette Schürmann...
Read more220,000 Cells and Surgery Give Leonie Back Her Joy in Life
In August 2014 an interdisciplinary team of experts at Dresden University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus implanted approximately 220,000 endogenous islet...
Read moreFutureNight "Rethinking Health": Citizens’ Dialogue with Federal Minister Wanka
At the FutureNight event of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on September 8, 2015, around 200 guests discussed the question...
Read moreGenetic Factors Drive Roles of Gut Bacteria in Diabetes and Obesity
A study of scientists at DZD partner Helmholtz Zentrum München and Joslin Diabetes Center examines how bacterial and mammalian genomics interact to...
Read moreSMS Primary School Children Experience Variety of Apples Up Close
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit." led by DZD Professor Karsten Müssig had the opportunity to learn about...
Read moreMultinational analysis shows diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) rates still high among pediatric patients
In the largest multinational analysis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in pediatric type 1 diabetes patients DZD scientists found in cooperation with...
Read moreDZD Annual Report 2014 Published
The Annual Report 2014 of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has been published.
Read moreNew Diabetes Type Shown to Be Reversible after Partial Pancreatic Resection
Findings of a current study have for the first time specified in more detail which patients with pancreatic tumors that develop hyperglycemia and...
Read moreDiabetes drug modulates cholesterol levels
Besides affecting the blood sugar levels, the substance Metformin, also has an impact on blood fat levels. This was elucidated by an interdisciplinary...
Read moreMajor European mouse study reveals the role of genes in disease
Neuherberg, 31. Juli 2015. The role of over 300 genes has been revealed by DZD scientists in cooperation with colleagues across Europe in a major...
Read moreStress and Type 2 Diabetes: Latest Research Results Presented
At the 2015 annual meeting of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM) in Nuremberg in July, the symposium “New Insights into Stress...
Read moreDiabetes expert John Todd receives Helmholtz International Fellow Award
John Andrew Todd, Professor of Medical Genetics and Director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at the Cambridge Institute for Medical...
Read moreDZD Professor Wins German Liver Foundation Award
The German Liver Foundation has awarded Professor Stephan Herzig, director of the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer at the DZD partner Helmholtz...
Read moreGhana: People with High Blood Pressure and T-2-D Have Elevated Blood Levels of Vitamin A (Retinol)
Ghanaians who suffer from high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes have comparatively higher levels of the vitamin A marker retinol in their blood than...
Read more"SMS Primary School Children" Learn via Sports to Show Mutual Respect for Each Other
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.“ (Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) were invited to take part in a...
Read moreDZD Scientist Receives MTZ Award 2015 of the University of Düsseldorf
Dr. Maren Carstensen-Kirberg, a young researcher at the German Diabetes Center Düsseldorf, has been awarded the MTZ Award 2015 of the University of...
Read more3rd Diabetes Patients’ Day – Expert First-Hand Information
As in previous years, the 3rd Diabetes Patients’ Day on June 20, 2015 attracted great interest. This time, the event was organized by the Diabetes...
Read moreThe Future of Medicine Is Personalized
Personalized approaches in prevention and therapy are becoming an increasingly important focus in medicine. How can patients receive better treatment,...
Read moreDZD in Diabetes TV
The current program of “Das Diabetes TV” contains a live broadcast with a report from the largest national diabetes congress with representatives of...
Read morePrimary Schoolchildren Participating in the Diabetes Initiative Are Guests of Cologne Artisan Bakers
The primary schoolchildren participating in the initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.” (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) baked bread...
Read moreCurrent Annual Report of the DZD Partner DIfE Now Online
The new Annual Report for 2013-2014 of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) is now online. The report provides information...
Read moreDZD Scientist Receives Friedmund Neumann Prize 2015
Dr. Nina Henriette Uhlenhaut of Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, is this year’s recipient of the Friedmund...
Read more"SMS Children" Train with Fortuna Düsseldorf
Children participating in the initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.” (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) took part in a training...
Read moreBlood Analyses Suggest That High Red Meat Consumption Increases Diabetes Risk
As numerous observational studies have shown, people who eat a lot of red meat have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The causes for this risk...
Read moreDZD Scientists at the Largest American Diabetes Congress
On June 5-9, 2015, the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will take place in Boston. More than 14,000 diabetes...
Read moreProfessor Gallwitz of the University of Tübingen is the New President of the German Diabetes Society
The new president of the German Diabetes Society (DDG) is Professor Baptist Gallwitz, MD, deputy director of Medical Clinic IV of the University of...
Read moreImportant Diabetes Research Prize Goes to DZD Scientist in Leipzig
For his research on the role of adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes Professor Matthias Blüher has been...
Read moreExcessive Fat Burning Induces “Stress” in the Liver and Can Cause Fatty Liver Inflammation
Scientists from Düsseldorf have shown that excessive fat burning causes a stress response in the liver, which explains the connection between obesity,...
Read moreInnovative, Individual and Sustainable: The DZD at the Diabetes Congress
The DZD presented its translational research in Berlin: Which new forms of diabetes prevention and treatment will benefit patients in the future? What...
Read moreDZD-News 1/2015 published
The newest print newsletter of the DZD, DZD-News 1/2015, is also available online.
Read moreNew Unit for DZD Diabetes Clinical Trials at Heidelberg University Hospital
A new unit for diabetes clinical trials at Heidelberg University Hospital shall help to elucidate the pathogenesis and course of diabetes mellitus and...
Read moreHelmholtz Zentrum München Lays Cornerstone for Diabetes Research Campus
On April 28, 2015, Bernd Sibler, State Secretary of the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Research, and the Arts, together...
Read moreDZD Partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Expands Research on Aging
The German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam Rehbruecke (DIfE) , a member of the DZD, is expanding its spectrum of research on aging to include a...
Read moreProf. Hrabě de Angelis Elected President of the International Mammalian Genome Society
DZD Board Member Prof. Dr. Martin Hrabě de Angelis has been elected president of the renowned International Mammalian Genome Society (IMGS). The IMGS...
Read moreType 1 Diabetes: First hurdle taken on the way to an insulin vaccine
Scientists from the DFG Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, TU Dresden and the Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München,...
Read moreDüsseldorf Giants Support Initiative for Diabetes Prevention
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” led by DZD scientist Prof. Karsten Müssig took part in a basketball...
Read moreQ & A Session with DZD Expert Professor Fritsche on April 21, 2015 in German Radio Deutschlandfunk
Patients and other interested individuals can call in questions on the topic of “Daily Life with Diabetes” in a live radio broadcast of a medical...
Read moreAnnouncement: 3rd Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference
We are pleased to announce the 3rd Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference. This meeting will be held on September 19-21, 2015, at the Lenbach...
Read more50 Years of Diabetes Research at the German Diabetes Center
On April 14, 2015 the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf (DDZ), a partner in the DZD, celebrated its 50th anniversary. Hermann Gröhe, Federal...
Read more3rd Diabetes Patients’ Day in Nuremberg
The Diabetesinformationsdienst München (Diabetes Information Service Munich) of Helmholtz Zentrum München will host its 3rd Diabetes Patients’ Day at...
Read moreDZD Experts at the 14th International IDS Congress
At the 14th International Congress of the Immunology of Diabetes Society (IDS) in Munich from April 12 to 16, 2015, scientists from around the world...
Read moreIntermittent Fasting Optimizes Energy Metabolism and Protects against Type 2 Diabetes
According to a study by a research team led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), intermittent fasting reduces the amount of harmful...
Read moreDiabetes: Exposure to Ultrafine Particles Influences Cardiac Function
The adverse health effects caused by fine particles have been known for some time. In addition, ultrafine particles appear to play a significant role...
Read moreExercise against Diabetes: Table Tennis with Paralympics Champion
The children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.”, developed by the DZD scientist Professor Karsten Müssig, trained in...
Read more12th German Pancreatic Islet Cell Workshop
On March 16-18, 2015 more than 100 novice and established islet cell researchers gathered together in Bremen to present and discuss the latest...
Read moreStomach to brain - brain to stomach: new drugs against diabetes
DZD scientist Prof. Matthias Tschöp as a guest at BR alpha Campus Talks about new ways of curing diabetes.
Read moreAir Pollution Accelerates Development of Type 1 Diabetes
High pollution levels of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide lead to an earlier manifestation of type 1 diabetes in small children. This is...
Read morePublication in Nature Medicine: Cough Syrup Helps Diabetics
Dextromethorphan, an active ingredient in many nonprescription cough-suppressant drugs, improves blood glucose levels in patients with type 2...
Read moreFactors for successful translational research
Prof. Günther Wess, Scientific Director of Helmholtz Zentrum München (a research partner of the DZD) discusses obstacles and success factors of...
Read moreHow Changes in Body Weight Affect the Human Metabolism
The proportion of overweight people is steadily rising in Germany, leading to an increase in the number of patients later diagnosed with...
Read moreDZD Experts Present Clinical Studies
Preventive measures are an important element in combating diabetes. But which measures lead to success? At the DZD site in Tübingen, more than one...
Read moreDiabetes Project “SMS” for Children Honored at the didacta
The Düsseldorf initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.” (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) of the DZD scientist Professor Karsten Müssig...
Read moreLargest ever genome-wide study strengthens genetic link to obesity
There are many reasons why people gain different amounts of weight and why fat becomes stored in different parts of their bodies. Now researchers,...
Read moreHealthy Food: Baking with Artisan Bakers
Düsseldorf elementary school children participating in the initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.” (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.)...
Read moreAbatacept Prevention Study: Can Diabetes Be Stopped Already at a Precursor Stage?
The Abatacept study is pursuing a promising new approach for the prevention of type 1 diabetes. The drug Abatacept shows promise in suppressing the...
Read moreDZD Scientist Awarded Research Prize 2015 of the Heinz Bürger-Büsing Foundation
For his many years of research on the pathophysiology, diagnostics, and clinical treatment of diabetic neuropathies Prof. Dr. med. Dan Ziegler, deputy...
Read moreTriple Anniversary: International Diabetes Congress in Düsseldorf
From February 5-7, 2015, diabetes researchers and clinicians met for an interdisciplinary exchange in Düsseldorf. There, the 20th Annual Meeting of...
Read moreThe DZD at the Danish-Bavarian Parliamentary Dialogue
On May 20, 2015, on the occasion of the visit of the Danish Crown Prince Couple, a Danish-Bavarian dialogue on politically sustainable diabetes...
Read moreScientists “Up Close” at the Parliamentary Evening in Berlin
On February 2, 2015 a Parliamentary Evening took place in Berlin for all German Centres for Health Research (DZG). State secretary Thomas Rachel gave...
Read moreTaking Off for a Healthy Life with the Nutrition Pilot License
Children participating in the Düsseldorf initiative “SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit.” (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) earn their...
Read moreInnoLife-consortium winning bid of Healthy Living and Active Ageing
InnoLife has been selected by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) for EIT...
Read moreSuccessful Start of the German-French Cooperation of the DZD
One country by itself cannot solve the challenges of the increasing incidence of diabetes throughout the world. This was the consensus of the...
Read moreAnette-Gabriele Ziegler Receives Brownlee Visiting Professor Lectureship at Harvard Medical School
Professor Anette-Gabriele Ziegler has been awarded the 8th Annual Dr. Michael Brownlee Visiting Professor Lectureship in Diabetes Research of the...
Read moreHigh Demand for Diabetes Counseling
Every day, nearly 1,000 people are diagnosed with diabetes; in Germany more than six million people have the disease. Most have type 2 diabetes, the...
Read moreType 1 Diabetes: Fr1da Early Detection Screening Study Launched for All Children in Bavaria
January 1st marked the launch of the Fr1da study, a screening project in Bavaria for the early detection of type 1 diabetes in children. The aim is to...
Read moreSymposium Focuses on Diabetes and the Heart
The heart and type 1 diabetes were the main topics in 2014 in the advanced training symposium for physicians organized by the Institute of Diabetes...
Read moreMerry christmas and a happy new year!
The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a happy new year.
Read moreCooking Is Child’s Play
Under this motto, students participating in the initiative SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit." (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) prepared a...
Read moreFatty Liver, Fatty Acids, Fetuin-A: Parameters for Improved Identification of Risk Patients
Researchers at Tübingen University Hospital showed last year that the concomitant presence of elevated fetuin-A and fatty acid levels increased the...
Read moreRule of three: Hormone Triplet offers Hope for Obesity and Diabetes
A new substance that unifies the action profiles of three gastrointestinal hormones lowers the blood sugar level and reduces body fat considerably...
Read moreFirst German-French Conference on Diabetes Research
On December 11-12, 2014 the first German-French Conference on diabetes research will be held at the French Embassy in Berlin. It is also the kick-off...
Read moreRapeseed/Canola Oil Improves Cholesterol and Liver Enzyme Levels in Obese Men
As a pilot study of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) has now shown, daily dietary intake of 50 g of rapeseed/canola oil – in contrast to...
Read moreERC Starting Grant Awarded to Dr. Nina Henriette Uhlenhaut
Dr. Nina Henriette Uhlenhaut, head of the Young Investigator Group Molecular Endocrinology at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the DZD, has...
Read moreType 2 Diabetes: Unspecific Symptom Pattern Reveals Elevated Risk
Individuals who suffer from a variety of unspecific somatic symptoms have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The symptom complex is thus...
Read moreGenetic Defect Causes Diabetes and Neurodegeneration
The metabolic disorder diabetes mellitus and degenerative diseases of the nervous system may have one and the same cause. This discovery was made by...
Read moreInteractive DZD Stand at the World Diabetes Day 2014 in Leipzig
On November 23, 2014 the central public event for World Diabetes Day with nearly 4,000 participants was held in the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL). The...
Read moreHigh Need for Counseling about Diabetes in the Population
Positive Response to the Nationwide Diabetes Telephone Campaign
Read moreDAG Medal for the Former Director of the German Institute of Human Nutrition
On Friday, November 21, 2014, Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Georg Joost will be awarded the DAG Medal at the 30th Annual Meeting of the German Society for the...
Read moreDZD Scientist Receives Research Prize of the Dr. Günther and Imme Wille Foundation
Dr. Henrike Sell of the German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, is this year’s prize recipient of the Dr. Günther and Imme Wille Foundation. The...
Read moreBlue Landmark Buildings and Expert Tips for World Diabetes Day
On World Diabetes Day, which takes place every year on November 14th, iconic buildings throughout the world are illuminated with blue light. The...
Read moreKids of the SMS Initiative Visit the Medi-Circus and Try Out Taekwando
The Düsseldorf primary school children participating in the initiative "SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit." (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.)...
Read moreType 1 diabetes: Early detection – Good treatment in early stages
The Helmholtz Zentrum München – in conjunction with the Bavarian State Ministry of Public Health and Care Services and other cooperation partners –...
Read moreToday: Diabetes experts are answering your questions!
Physicians and scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the Competence Network Diabetes Mellitus are hosting a Germany-wide Q &...
Read moreResearchers Identify Novel Adipokine Linked to Chronic Inflammation
An international team of scientists led by Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer and Natalia Rudovich of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), a partner in...
Read moreDZD Researchers Decipher Mechanism of Diabetes Development
Scientists at the German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, have elucidated a previously unknown mechanism in the pathogenesis of the metabolic...
Read moreEnsuring That Patients Benefit from Research
At the World Health Summit Experts Discuss How Research Results Can Reach the Patient Sooner
Read moreDZD researcher receives 2014 Gill Distinguished Scientist Award
The Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science is honoring Prof. Dr. Matthias Tschöp from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the...
Read moreWorld Health Summit: DZGs holding Panel Discussion about Translational Medicine
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) together with the other five German Centers for Health Research (DZG) and the Federal Ministry for...
Read moreDZD Annual Report 2013
The Annual Report 2013 of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has been published.
Read more2nd DZD Diabetes Research School: Ambition Meets Experience
Around 90 young scientists, PhD students and postdocs from around the world met in mid-September in Klosterneuburg near Vienna with seven...
Read moreDZD Awards Presented to Young Diabetes Researchers
After the Training & Education Board of the DZD had selected the award winners for 2013 last spring, the young researchers received their awards...
Read more2nd Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference a great success
The 2nd Annual Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference, held at Rilano No. 6 Lenbach Palais in Munich September 21st to 23rd, 2014, seamlessly...
Read more12th Düsseldorf Diabetes Day – Living Well with Diabetes and Avoiding Complications
On September 27, 2014 the German Diabetes Centre, a partner in the DZD, the Düsseldorf diabetologists and the North Rhine-Westphalian state...
Read morePlant Compounds Have A Beneficial Effect on the Glucose Metabolism of Liver Cells
Vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices contain many phytochemicals. As a research team led by physician Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer of the German Institute...
Read moreDemonstrated for the first time directly in humans: Insulin action in the brain regulates glucose metabolism
Selective insulin action in certain brain areas improves glucose metabolism throughout the body. This is a finding of a study by scientists at the...
Read moreEpiGlyko: New BMBF Research Project on Molecular Alterations in Diabetes
What are the consequences of permanently elevated blood glucose levels on a molecular level? The BMBF-funded research project EpiGlyko - The...
Read moreOptimal Management of Diabetes – Experts Answer Questions about Diabetes
Germany-wide Telephone Q & A Session on November11th
Read moreWork-related stress is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes
Job strain can significantly increase the risk of developing diabetes. This conclusion was based on prospective data from a population-based study...
Read moreProfessor Hans-Ulrich Häring Elected Member of the Leopoldina
Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans-Ulrich Häring, member of the managing board of the DZD, has been elected a member of the Leopoldina, the German National...
Read moreDiabetes: A duo helps better
Metformin* and SGLT2 inhibitors** together reduce the blood sugar levels considerably more effectively than either drug alone. Scientists from the...
Read moreBest Paper Award 2014 for DZD Scientists
The Best Paper Award 2014 of the Journal of Peptide Science goes to scientists of the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity (IDO) at the DZD site...
Read moreHope for the overweight
The body has different types of adipose tissue that perform various metabolic tasks: white, beige and brown. For the first time, researchers at the...
Read moreFighting fat with a single molecule
A single molecule may provide hope for millions of people, as researchers have combined two hormones formed in the digestive tract into one novel...
Read moreGerman Diabetes Center Evaluated Positively
Like every Leibniz institution, the DZD partner, the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf, is regularly evaluated by external reviewers, at the...
Read more20 Genes Confirmed as Diabetes Genes: DZD Sheds Light on Diabetes Pathogenesis
Massive obesity increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. However, not every fat person develops the disease, because the susceptibility for type 2...
Read moreDZD Scientist Receives Young Investigator Award
For her research on obesity and diabetes mellitus, Dr. Julia Szendrödi, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Research Center (CRC) unit at the German...
Read moreJDRF research grant for type 1 diabetes research
Scientists at the DZD partners in Munich and Dresden aim to investigate T-cell mediated immunoreactions involved in type 1 diabetes to find out what...
Read moreWeight gain influences intestinal bacteria and metabolite patterns
An increase in body weight is accompanied by changes in both the composition of gut microbiota and the pattern of thousands of metabolites. In...
Read moreDZD Active Participant in “Diabetes Challenges Us!”
During the campaign day "Diabetes bewegt uns!" / “Diabetes Challenges Us!” of the Bavarian Ministry of Health on July 12th at Odeonsplatz in Munich,...
Read moreA Public Call for More Research on Diabetes – An Interview with Prof Dr. Anette-G. Ziegler
Professor Ziegler sums up the research successes of recent years, particularly with regard to early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. The renowned...
Read moreFit with Diabetes: Training with Sprinter Daniel Schnelting
As part of the project “Diabetes at School” of the DZD partner German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf, Daniel Schnelting, multiple-time German champion...
Read morePractice-Oriented Diabetes Research – News from the Diabetes Congress
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) Presents Itself to the Medical Public
Read moreHonors for DZD Scientists
At the Diabetes Conference of the German Diabetes Association (DDG), which took place in Berlin at the end of May, two DZD scientists were awarded...
Read moreTilman Grune New Scientific Director of the DZD Partner DIfE
On June 11th Prof. Tilman Grune will be installed as scientific director of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DifE) by the...
Read moreSMS Diabetes Initiative: Düsseldorf Elementary School Students in Soccer Fever
The children participating in the initiative "SMS. Sei schlau. Mach mit. Sei fit." (in English: Be smart. Join in. Be fit.) of the DZD partner German...
Read moreAnalyzing Proteins in Two Dimensions – Rainbow Workshop at the DDZ
The German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, invited participants for the sixth time to the Protein Rainbow Workshop in Düsseldorf. This year the...
Read moreGerman Diabetes Risk Test Optimized by DZD Scientists
DZD scientists at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) have optimized the Diabetes Risk Test* on the basis of new study data. Together with...
Read moreLecture on the Successful Development of a Diabetes Drug
The successful development of a new diabetes drug – an SGLT2 inhibitor – from the test tube to the patient was presented in a fascinating lecture by...
Read more2nd Annual Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference
We are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference. This meeting will be held on September 21-23, 2014, at the...
Read moreWith a Balanced Breakfast Fit for the School Day
As part of the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.”, the German Diabetes Center in (DDZ) Düsseldorf, a partner in the DZD, organized a fitness...
Read moreImportant Signals Identified for the Targeted Development and Regeneration of Beta Cells
A collaborative study by an international team of scientists published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Read moreMothers Who Breastfeed Have a Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Data from the Potsdam EPIC* Study have now shown that women who have breastfed have about a 40 percent reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes...
Read moreFrom Bench to Bedside: Scientific discussion with the founder of Dapagliflozin
Prof. William Washburn will present his data on "Dapagliflozin - from Bench to Bedside" on Friday May 16th, at the Helmholtz Zentrum München....
Read moreDZD Board Member Michael Roden Honored with Somogyi Award 2014
For his outstanding work in the field of clinical and experimental research to achieve a better understanding of hypoglycemia in people with diabetes,...
Read moreDiabetes researcher Matthias Tschöp receives 2014 Paul Martini Prize
Neuherberg, Germany 28 April 2014. The Paul Martini Foundation is honouring Prof. Dr. Matthias Tschöp, diabetes researcher at the Helmholtz Zentrum...
Read moreType 1 diabetes: Vitamin D deficiency occurs in an early stage
Low levels of vitamin D are commonly found in people with type 1 diabetes. But even children who have multiple positive islet autoantibodies without...
Read moreNear Three-fold Risk of Diabetes in Children of Parents with Type 2 Diabetes
People who have parents with type 2 diabetes may have up to a 2.9-fold increased risk for this disease. This is suggested by results of the Potsdam...
Read moreAre Obesity and Diabetes Pre-programmed in the Womb?
Scientists led by Dr. Hubert Preißl and Prof. Andreas Fritsche of the University Hospital Tübingen and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)...
Read moreDiabetes: Good Self-Management Helps to Reduce Mortality
People with type 2 diabetes who report good self-management behavior have a reduced mortality risk. This was the result of a population-based study...
Read moreDiabetes Information Day in Düsseldorf
On April 9, 2014 the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a partner in the DZD, is organizing an information day for the third time. Current developments in...
Read moreDZD presents "News about Type 2 Diabetes" at the DGE Symposium
Scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) provided insights into the latest findings and trends of diabetes research at the 57th...
Read moreType 1 diabetes: Gut microbiota networks may influence autoimmune processes
The interactions of the gut microbiota in children with typical diabetes autoantibodies differ from that in healthy children. The fact that these...
Read moreType 1 diabetes in adults: Antibody affinity is decisive
Patients with LADA – a form of autoimmune type 1 diabetes in adulthood – can be distinguished from patients with non-autoimmune type 2 diabetes by...
Read moreMolecular Evidence of Imminent Disease Development for Type 1 Diabetes
Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is preceded by the appearance of pancreatic islet cell autoantibodies circulating in the blood. Scientists of Helmholtz...
Read moreDZD Exchange with Japanese Delegation about Diabetes Research and Prevention
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) presented itself to Japanese diabetes scientists as point of contact for an international exchange about...
Read moreFirst Joint Clinical Trial of the DZD Is Published
In the current issue of Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the University Hospital of...
Read moreDZD Scientists Participate in an Interdisciplinary EU Project on Nutrition
The European Research Commission will fund the interdisciplinary project “Nudge-it” with nine million euros. DZD scientists from Tübingen are among...
Read moreDr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize Goes to DZD Scientist
Dr. Claudia Wiza, a young researcher at the German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, has been awarded the Dr. Eickelberg Foundation Prize 2013....
Read moreLink between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes: a TV report
In its TV series “Gesundheit (Health)” on January 28, 2014, Bavarian Radio included a feature about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In the...
Read moreStem cell research: New, major EU research grant focused on stem cell-based treatment of diabetes
A grant of 6 million euros for the HumEn project brings together leading European stem cell-research groups and industrial partners in a coordinated...
Read moreInsulin-Producing Beta Cells from Stem Cells
DZD scientists Decipher Early Molecular Mechanisms of Differentiation: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and microRNA 335 are instrumental in...
Read moreResearch award for KKG Type 2 Diabetes
Die Klinische Kooperationsgruppe „Subklassifikation von Typ 2 Diabetes“ erhielt Ende letzten Jahres für die Studie PPS-Diab (Prediction, Prevention...
Read moreHigher diabetes risk due to disturbed gene experssion
Warum erkranken manche Menschen an Krebs, andere nicht? Wer ist anfällig für Altersdiabetes? Viele Krankheiten sind eng mit unserer DNA gekoppelt;...
Read moreMultihormone reverses metabolic damage of high calorie diet
A single molecule, which acts equally on the receptors of the metabolic hormones glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) improves body weight and...
Read moreMerry christmas and a happy new year!
First Russian - German Conference on Endocrinology/Diabetology
Upon the initiative of academy member Professor Ivan I. Dedov, president of the Russian Academy of Medical Science (RAMS), and Professor Helmut Hahn,...
Read more“Type-1-diabetes: is it possible to delay the disease?” – a television report
“Type-1-diabetes: is it possible to delay the disease?” was the title of the report on Bavarian television’s science show „Gesundheit“ („Health“) on...
Read moreDZD Annual Report 2012
The Annual Report 2012 of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) has been published.
Read morePaul Langerhans Institute Receives Direct Funding from the Free State of Saxony
Professor Sabine von Schorlemer, Minister of the Saxon Ministry of Science and Art, visited the diabetes research center, the Paul Langerhans...
Read moreGlowing Blue: World Diabetes Day – DZD Takes Part in the Blue Monument Challenge
On World Diabetes Day, November 14th, distinctive buildings shall be lit up in blue in various locations in Germany. The German Center for Diabetes...
Read moreLifestyle Change Not Enough for High-Risk Individuals
Each year 36 million people across the globe die of noninfectious diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Common risk factors...
Read moreThe role of the brain in blood sugar metabolism
In the current issue of the scientific journal ‘Nature’ researchers suggest that the brain has an important impact on maintaining blood glucose...
Read moreInspiring First DZD Diabetes Research School for Young Researchers
Five internationally renowned scientists gave graduate students and postdocs from around the world insight into the latest results and trends in...
Read moreGut Hormone Test Predicts Individual Efficacy of Gastric Bypass
The sensitivity of the GLP-1 hormone, which is secreted by the gastrointestinal tract, can predict the metabolic efficacy of a gastric bypass. The use...
Read moreDr. Heike Vogel Receives Brandenburg Young Scientist Award
On November 12, 2013, the State of Brandenburg will present the Brandenburg Young Scientist Award to the best young researchers of the year. The award...
Read moreLower Intake of Soft Drinks, Processed Meat and White Bread Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk
A diet that is low in sugar-sweetened beverages, processed meat and white bread is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. This is the...
Read moreNew multiple action intestinal hormone corrects diabetes
Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), a partner in the DZD, and the Technische Universität München (TUM), together with scientists in...
Read moreHDL cholesterol controls blood glucose
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), the so-called “good“ cholesterol improves blood glucose levels by enhancing skeletal muscle function and...
Read moreType 2 diabetes: New associations identified between genes and metabolic markers
In two comprehensive studies, scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), a partner in the DZD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)...
Read moreResearchers Achieve Breakthrough with Artificial Pancreas System for Diabetes Therapy
Diabetes researchers at Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden, a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research, have implanted the...
Read moreNo Difference in Diet and Lifestyle Advice for Individuals with and without Diabetes
The results of a large-scale longitudinal observational study suggest that people with diabetes do not require different dietary and lifestyle...
Read moreGreat success for international Diabetes Conference in Munich
The joint diabetes conference of Helmholtz Zentrum München,a partner in the DZD, and Nature Medicine, which took place September 22-24, was a great...
Read moreWeight loss through the use of intestinal barrier sleeves
Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the DZD, in cooperation with the University of Cincinnati, USA, have discovered that the...
Read moreGerman Center for Diabetes Research at the EASD in Barcelona
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) presented itself extensively at the 49th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of...
Read moreStudy Explains Why Diabetic Retinopathy Is Difficult to Treat
Damage to the retina due to diabetes can be ameliorated only partially, despite treatment with the standard drug metformin. Scientists of Helmholtz...
Read moreConference: Innovation in Diabetes Research
Around 150 experts from academia and industry convened on September 18th, 2013 in Lund, Sweden at the IDEA Summit (Innovation in Diabetes: European...
Read moreInsulin Clearance in the Liver May Predict Metabolic Syndrome Risk
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by obesity, high blood pressure, disturbed lipid metabolism and insulin resistance of body cells. People who...
Read moreType 1 Diabetes: Preventive Therapy
Through the detection of islet autoantibodies, type 1 diabetes can often be diagnosed years before the onset of the autoimmune disease. In many cases,...
Read moreProfessor Dr. Matthias Tschöp Elected Member of the German National Academy of Sciences
Professor Dr. Matthias Tschöp has been elected a member of the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences. In a multi-stage selection...
Read moreMore than just type 1 or type 2: DiMelli study points to different forms of diabetes
Funded by the DZD, the DiMelli study examines the different phenotypes of diabetes mellitus in relation to their immunological, metabolic and genetic...
Read moreThe Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology: What exactly is healthy obesity?
Metabolically healthy obesity – where an individual has a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30, but does not appear to be at increased risk of the...
Read moreTracking Down Proteins
Current methods of bioanalysis were the focus of the fifth Protein Rainbow Workshop at the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf. At the international...
Read moreProfessor Ziegler Honored with the Excellence in Clinical Research Award of the JDRF
In recognition of her significant clinical research in the field of type 1 diabetes, Prof. Dr. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler of Helmholtz Zentrum München, a...
Read moreFamily history of diabetes increases the risk of prediabetes
A study involving more than 8,000 participants has shown that people with a family history of diabetes see their risk of prediabetes increase by 26%....
Read moreShaping Type 1 Diabetes
Renowned scientists from all over the world meet again in Munich to present and discuss new results from their research on our 7th traditional "Wiesn...
Read moreHeat Generation from Fat – An Evolutionarily Early Phenomenon
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University of Marburg have found that thermogenesis in mammalian brown adipose tissue is a mechanism...
Read more1st Annual Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference
We are pleased to announce the 1st Annual Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference. This meeting will be held on September 22-24, 2013, at the...
Read moreThe German Diabetes Center Düsseldorf Opens New Institute for Beta Cell Biology
On July 16, 2013 the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), a partner in the DZD, will open a new institute – the Institute for Beta Cell Biology. In this...
Read morePhysical Fitness is an Independent Predictor of Body Weight
As a large European study with 2,056 healthy adults around age 50 shows, physical fitness, i.e. cardiorespiratory* fitness and physical activity...
Read moreEarly Childhood Respiratory Infections May Be Potential Risk Factor for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Respiratory infections in early childhood may be a potential risk factor for developing type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), according to a study published...
Read moreEnhancing weight loss: Gastric banding with hormone therapy
Scientists at the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity (IDO) at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner within the DZD, and the Technical University of...
Read moreLargest American Diabetes Congress Begins
The 73rd Scientific Sessions (2013) of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will begin on June 21st in Chicago. More than 18,000 diabetes experts...
Read moreConclusions from Focus @Helmholtz: What are the Benefits of Personalized Medicine?
On June 12th the Helmholtz Association invited the public to a panel discussion at the Berlin Forum on Friedrichstraße. This was the second event in...
Read moreAutoantibodies Herald the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
The onset age of type 1 diabetes in children can now be accurately estimated for the first time. In the largest international study of its kind,...
Read moreGenetic Association between Diabetes and Cancer Discovered
In the article “The Cancer-Associated FGFR4-G388R Polymorphism Enhances Pancreatic Insulin Secretion and Modifies the Risk of Diabetes”*, which was...
Read moreFactors of Successful Translational Research
Close collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians is the key to the efficient translation of medical research findings. This was the...
Read moreNew Brain Signal Discovered for the Regulation of Body Weight
Scientists of the Institute of Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the DZD, in collaboration with colleagues at the...
Read moreProfessor Lammert Receives Scientific Award 2013 of the Klüh Foundation
The Scientific Award 2013 of the Klüh Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation in Science and Research went this year to University Professor Dr....
Read moreDNA variant affects diabetes risk and treatment response.
A DNA variant near a digestive enzyme does not only affect risk of developing diabetes but also affects the response to treatment. This finding is...
Read moreDiabetes Congress 2013: Today’s Research for Tomorrow’s Practice
The Diabetes Congress 2013, the 48th annual meeting of the German Diabetes Association (DDG), came to a successful close on May 11, 2013 in Leipzig....
Read moreDZD at the Diabetes Tour in Essen on June 8th
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) will participate with an interactive stand at the Diabetes Tour 2013 in the Congress Center Essen (CCE...
Read moreAir pollution increases risk of insulin resistance in children
New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in...
Read moreTwo DZD Scientists Honored at DDG Annual Meeting
At this year's annual meeting of the German Diabetes Association (DDG), two scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) were honored...
Read moreMajor international TEDDY study finds no link between virus infection and rapidly developing type 1 diabetes in young children
Some of the earliest results from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) study - a major Europe-USA consortium exploring the...
Read more2nd Diabetes Information Day in Düsseldorf
The German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf, a partner in the DZD, held its second diabetes information day on April 10th. More than 200 diabetes...
Read moreDZD Expert Prof. Fritsche in Telephone Q & A Session
Together with other diabetes experts, Prof. Dr. Andreas Fritsche of the DZD partner institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of...
Read moreDZD Training & Education Program 2013
The German Center for Diabetes Research contributes to the advancement of young researchers with its own training and education program for young,...
Read moreResearchers Discover New Indicator for Insulin Resistance in Humans
High concentrations of free fatty acids (FFAs) in the blood predict insulin resistance in humans only when high blood concentrations of the fatty...
Read moreAll-Round Success for First Diabetes Information Day in Munich
On Saturday, March 16th, the German Center for Diabetes Research took part in the first Diabetes Information Day of the Diabetes Information Service...
Read moreScientists Elucidate the Role of Fatty Liver in Type 2 Diabetes Pathogenesis
In a review article analyzing novel data that has emerged during the past five years, scientists of the University of Tübingen, a partner in the DZD,...
Read moreImplantation of Patient’s Own Islet Cells at Dresden University Hospital
The Center for Islet Cell Transplantation at Dresden University Hospital has saved a 43-year-old work accident victim from developing diabetes: A team...
Read moreExcellent Infrastructure for Diabetes and Regeneration Research
The Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research (IDR), directed by Professor Heiko Lickert at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the DZD, has...
Read moreFirst Diabetes Information Day on March 16th in Munich
On Saturday, March 16th the Diabetes Information Service Munich is hosting its first Diabetes Information Day in the Munich hospital Klinikum rechts...
Read moreVincent Symposium on Epidemiology and Health Care Research
The symposium “Diabetes Complications 24 Years after the St. Vincent Declaration – What is the Situation in Germany?” will take place on April 26,...
Read moreResearchers Identify New Protein Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes
Three proteins that can be measured in plasma correlate with type 2 diabetes and are thus potential new biomarkers for the disease. These are the...
Read moreNew Open Access Journal "Molecular Metabolism"
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD, Germany) and German Research Center for Environmental Health (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich,...
Read more“Overweight and Yet Healthy“ – a TV Documentary with DZD Scientists
On January 21, 2013 3Sat nano broadcast a documentary about the liver protein fetuin-A, which may trigger metabolic problems. The main focus of the...
Read moreFGF21 Mediates Key Metabolic Actions of Glucagon
Interaction between the hormones glucagon and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) critically regulates lipid metabolism and body weight. The result of...
Read moreGerman Institute of Human Nutrition Receives ‘Very Good to Excellent’ Rating
After conducting a rigorous and multifaceted evaluation, an international commission of experts gave the German Institute of Human Nutrition...
Read moreMerry christmas and a happy new year!
The German Center for Diabetes Research wishes you merry christmas and a happy new year.
Read morePotassium is an early marker of type 2 diabetes
Working in partnership with the German Center for Diabetes Research, scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered that low...
Read morePresentations of the DZD at the Diabetes Tour in Hannover and World Diabetes Day in Berlin
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) presented its research activities to the public at two recently held events – the Diabetes Tour in...
Read moreStrategic Alliance “Novel Targets for the Therapy of Obesity-Linked Diabetes”
Sanofi and the Institute of Diabetes and Obesity (IDO) at Helmholtz Zentrum München have entered a new strategic research alliance in the field of...
Read moreDZD Awards for Young Scientists Conferred for the First Time
This year the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) held an award competition for young scientists for the first time. Young scientists of the...
Read moreIndividualized Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes: How Can New Study Results Help?
Diabetes and its secondary diseases adversely affect patients’ quality of life and pose challenges to both physicians and the healthcare system alike....
Read moreDoubling down against Diabetes: Turbo-charged Gut Hormones
A collaboration between scientists in Munich, Germany and Bloomington, USA may have overcome one of the major challenges drug makers have struggled...
Read moreInitiative Launched for a Healthy Lifestyle in Childhood
In collaboration with the agency Feuer&Flamme, the German Diabetes Center, a partner in the DZD, has launched an initiative for healthy nutrition and...
Read moreGerman Center for Diabetes Research Strongly Represented at EASD Annual Meeting
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) presented itself in all sessions of the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of...
Read moreGestational Diabetes: Breastfeeding Reduces Later Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) who breastfeed their infant have been found, over the long term, to have a 40 percent...
Read moreObesity at the World Health Summit
At the World Health Summit in Berlin, a session on the topic of obesity will take place on October 22nd at 2:30 PM. Renowned scientists will discuss...
Read more14 New Biomarkers Identified for Type 2 Diabetes
In a metabolomics study organized also by the DZD 14 novel biomarkers could be identified. The study was accomplished by a research team led by Anna...
Read moreBerlin: Bronze Bust in Honor of Paul Langerhans on the Charité Campus
The European Association for the Study of Diabetes will unveil a bronze bust in honor of the Berlin researcher during a commemoration ceremony on...
Read moreFirst diagnostic markers for pre-diabetes discovered
Detecting a predisposition to type 2 diabetes and preventing the disease before it develops is possible based on a current study by scientists at the...
Read moreEURADIA Symposium on Advances in Diabetes Research
On October 1st a symposium will take place in Berlin highlighting the advances that have been made in diabetes research. The symposium, organized by...
Read moreNew ImmunDiabRisk Study: Does Diabetes in Children Develop Already During Pregnancy?
Participants are being sought for a new ImmunDiabRisk study by the Diabetes research group of Technische Universität München and the Institute for...
Read moreIncidence of Diabetes in Germany Projected to Increase Dramatically
Today in Germany the estimated percentage of adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is between seven and eight percent. New epidemiological data and...
Read more5th Autumn School of MEG Center Tuebingen
The MEG Center Tuebingen is organizing the 5th Autumn School „Structure the Brain“ from October 9 to 11, 2012. The Center is a partner of the...
Read moreLaunch of Study on Long-Term Consequences of Gestational Diabetes
As of the beginning of this year, a blood glucose tolerance test to screen for gestational diabetes is being offered to all expectant mothers in...
Read moreDZD at the Long Night of Science in Dresden
The 10th Long Night of Science in Dresden on July 6th drew tens of thousands of visitors to the research institutions of the university city in...
Read moreGermany-wide Diabetes Prevention Study Launched
Obesity and diabetes are on the rise in Germany despite an increase in people’s physical activity. The Germany-wide pre-diabetes lifestyle...
Read moreICEMED: Imaging and Curing Environmental Metabolic Diseases
Together with leading German scientists at all stages of the value chain, Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the DZD, is building a strong...
Read moreIdentification of Obesity Genes Points to New Ways of Preventing Diabetes
Two genes that are overexpressed in adipose tissue of morbidly obese people have now been identified by renowned scientists working within the...
Read morePre-POINT Study: Immunization-like Insulin Treatment to Delay or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
More and more children and adolescents are being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and at younger and younger ages. The number of new cases peaks in the...
Read morePresentation of the DZD at the Capital City Congress for Medicine and Health
The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) presented its research activities along with the other German Centers for Health Research (DZG) at an...
Read moreGerman Center for Diabetes Research at the Science Summer Exhibition in Lübeck
Prevent Diabetes – Personal Diabetes Counseling and Interactive Information
Diabetes – what are the causes and symptoms? Is diabetes curable? Can the...
Read moreDZD Symposium "Insulin, Adipokines and the Brain" at the Diabetes Congress 2012
The brain plays a crucial role in our body weight by controlling our eating habits. The gray cells receive the necessary information about the current...
Read moreAwards for DZD Scientists at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the German Diabetes Association
Four scientists of the partner institutes of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) were honored at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the German...
Read moreHumboldt Professorship in Diabetes Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München
The award ceremony for the Alexander von Humboldt professorships took place in Berlin on May 15, 2012. One of the coveted positions went to Professor...
Read moreDZD presents the role of the brain in metabolism at DDG Annual Meeting
„Insulin, Adipokine und Gehirn“ meaning „Insuline, Adipokines and Brain“ is the subject of the symposium organized by the Deutsches Zentrum für...
Read moreNationwide Telephone Hotline regarding Diabetes on April 16
A free nationwide telephone hotline on Diabetes will be open on April 16, 2012 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Under 0800-0 60 4000 experts of the Competence...
Read moreMethionine levels considered as new biomarker for type 1 diabetes
The Institute for Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, which is headed by Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, has discovered that autoimmune...
Read moreXenotransplantation – Promising Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
A research team led by Professor Eckhard Wolf and Professor Jochen Seißler of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich and affiliated with the German...
Read moreFat Quality Also Significant for Blood Glucose Levels
The dietary intake of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) from food of animal origin may alter brain function and sleep. This is a conclusion of a study...
Read moreFirst DZD Satellite Workshop for young researchers
With its unique focus on all aspects of translational research the German Center for Diabetes Research is dedicated to educate a new generation of...
Read moreKarl Oberdisse Award 2012 Goes to Scientist from the DZD
Julia Szendrödi, MD, PhD, of the Institute for Clinical Diabetology at the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf (DDZ), a partner in the German Center...
Read moreBlood Glucose Screening for Gestational Diabetes Now Covered by Statutory Health Insurance
Gestational diabetes is diagnosed in nearly four percent of all expectant mothers in Germany. In 2010 approximately 24,000 women were affected. For...
Read moreNew BAI Not Superior to Traditional BMI
Scientists at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have compared different methods for estimating the percentage of body fat. According to...
Read moreIncidence of type 1 diabetes-associated autoantibodies is particularly high in early childhood
The incidence of autoantibodies against antigens of the insulin-producing beta cells has a peak between the age of nine months and two years. In turn,...
Read moreBrown Fat May Aid in Weight Loss – Potential Obesity Therapy
Using the body’s own resources – brown fat tissue – scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research led by Professor Norbert Stefan of...
Read moreEarly menarche can increase the risk of diabetes
The younger girls are at the onset of menstruation, the greater their risk of developing prediabetes or diabetes in the course of their lives. This is...
Read moreState of the Art Conference on Stem Cells in July in Dresden
July 18-20, 2012 Dresden will host a state of the art conference on Stem Cell Biology with high relevance to type 1 diabetes. The 4th International...
Read moreInaugural Lecture “Heavy Fare and Light Mice”
The biochemist Professor Hadi Al-Hasani will give his inaugural lecture on January 13, 2012 at the Medical Faculty of the University of Düsseldorf....
Read moreDiabetes – The Underestimated Risk
Forsa Survey in the Year of Science – Research for Our Health
Diabetes is a disease of civilization: Most cases could be avoided by leading a...
Read moreJühling Prizes and Jühling Medal 2011
Awards for Research on Novel Adipokine Hormone and on the Relationship between Environmental Factors and Diabetes
On November 30, 2011 the Jühling...
Read moreInnovative Approaches to Early Detection and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
Berlin – Type 1 diabetes is the most common metabolic disease in children and adolescents. Around 24 000 boys and girls living in Germany have been...
Read moreDiabetes Research Department at Helmholtz Zentrum München
Neuherberg, 16.11.2010. The Minister-President of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer, officially opened the Diabetes Research Department at the Helmholtz...
Read moreNew Initiatives in Diabetes Research in Germany
As of the present time, more than six million people suffer from diabetes in Germany. In view of the steadily growing number of patients, the Federal...
Read moreExpansion of Diabetes Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München
Neuherberg, 12.10.2011. Professor Matthias Tschöp has been named a recipient of one of the four Alexander von Humboldt Professorships. Professor...
Read moreDZD in World Diabetes Day
Visitors can learn about all aspects of diabetes at the World Diabetes Day 2011 exhibition at the International Conference Center in Berlin, which...
Read moreVitamin D May Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
People with good vitamin D status have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study, carried out at the Helmholtz Zentrum München in...
Read moreNew Insights into the Etiology of Complex Common Diseases
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in cooperation with Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and King’s College London (KCL), have identified the...
Read moreEASD 2011: Annual Meeting
Zum Jahrestreffen der “European Association for the Study of Diabetes” (EASD) kommen rund 17.000 Diabetes-Experten vom 12. bis 16. September 2011 in...
Read moreMetabolomics as a basis for gender-specific drugs
Neuherberg, 12.08.2011. Analyses of the metabolic profile of blood serum reveal significant differences between men and women. From their tests,...
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