Press Releases 2019 | DZD - Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung

Neuherberg

If the cilia on the pancreatic beta cells do not function properly, glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes develop. In Nature Communications, a research team from Helmholtz Zentrum München now described the underlying mechanisms. The team…

Neuherberg

Regulatory T cells (Tregs)* prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes, this protection is not sufficiently effective. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and LMU Munich have…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

Insoluble cereal fiber has a beneficial effect! However, this effect is not the same for every person. As an international research team led by DZD scientist Dr. Stefan Kabisch of DIfE showed in the journal 'Nutrients', it is…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

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 by PD Dr. Olga Ramich of DIfE and DZD, which has now been published in the…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

Following a positive evaluation, the Leibniz Association Senate recommends further funding for DIfE by the federal and state governments. On November 26th, the Leibniz Association Senate issued its statement regarding the regular…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

Diabetology faces major challenges due to a decrease in the number of chairs in diabetology and increasing numbers of people with diabetes. Professor Annette Schürmann and Dr. Thomas Laeger from the DZD partner DIfE, together with…

Dresden

Since the discovery of insulin nearly 100 years ago, scientists have explored how it interacts with its receptor with the goal of improving the ability of therapeutic insulins to mimic the way insulin works in the body. In a new study,…

Neuherberg

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 consequences. The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) is involved in various…

Düsseldorf

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 family member is newly diagnosed with diabetes? On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, a varied…

Neuherberg

For the first time, a study led by researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) shows how glucocorticoid hormones, such as cortisol, control sugar and fat levels differently during day and…

Düsseldorf

Regular exercise can be so easy. In order to give children a further incentive for an active lifestyle, the SMS initiative has now developed the active card game "Fun Exercise with PFIFF" together with Borussia Düsseldorf and the Präha…

Neuherberg

The Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) have entered a new strategic research collaboration in the field of pancreatic beta cell…

Munich

The Institute of Diabetes Research of the Helmholtz Zentrum München has now registered 100,000 participants in the Bavarian study "Fr1da" on the early detection of type 1 diabetes. The study will be continued with an additional age group under…

Munich

One of the key comorbidities of type-2-diabetes is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With an increasing prevalence worldwide and no treatment options available today, NAFLD paves the way to more severe liver damage such as cirrhosis…

Düsseldorf

Numerous studies have shown that dietary behavior plays a role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. In an umbrella review, scientists at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) have systematically analyzed and evaluated the validity of studies…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

With new sections, bright colors and a lively layout, the just published Biennial Report 2017/2018 of the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) features a modern magazine look. "The mix of complex scientific…

Düsseldorf

Recent studies provide evidence for an updated diabetes classification reflecting different risks for diabetes-related complications. Researchers at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) and their partners from the German Center for Diabetes…

Düsseldorf

As part of the "FreizeitFit4Kids" project, RIN Diabetes of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) together with the Düsseldorf Youth Welfare Office is promoting the prevention of obesity and diabetes in childhood and adolescence in the setting…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver. DZD scientists from DIfE have now discovered that mice on an intermittent fasting regimen also…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

People who eat less live longer and healthier lives – many studies point out the positive effect of (intermittent) fasting. However, besides calorie reduction, the quantitative relationship of the individual food components also…

Neuherberg

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 experts from various disciplines, including basic researchers, epidemiologists, health care…

Düsseldorf

In a festive ceremony, the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) officially opened its new Competence Center for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT), a consortium of eight partners. The consortium from industry and university research aims to…

Berlin

The German Diabetes Society (DDG) honors several researchers of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) at its congress in Berlin (May 28th to June 1st). Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Matthias Tschöp will receive the Paul Langerhans Medal, the…

Neuherberg

The 2019 Paul Langerhans Medal goes to Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Matthias Tschöp. The German Diabetes Association (DDG) is thereby paying tribute to Tschöp’s contributions to research in the field of diabetes and to the development of new…

Düsseldorf

At the Diabetes Congress held this year in Berlin, the German Diabetes Association awarded Professor Christian Herder of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) the Menarini Project Grant. Herder, head of the "Inflammation" research group at the…

Neuherberg

Currently, about seven million people in Germany suffer from diabetes. The incidence is rising rapidly: By 2040, the number of people with diabetes is projected to increase to 12 million (1). But how can the metabolic disease be treated or…

Düsseldorf

Under the motto "Diabetes – Not Only a Question of Type", the latest developments in diabetes research and treatment will be discussed at the Diabetes Congress 2019, which will take place from May 29th to June 1st, 2019 in Berlin. Each…

Düsseldorf

The participating children of the SMS initiative completed a training session with the football trainer and former professional player Efthimios Kompodietas.

Wiesbaden

Statement at the DGIM press conference, May 6, 2019

The number of people in Germany diagnosed with diabetes is increasing. Currently about 7 million people suffer from diabetes, and by 2040, the number of people with type 2 diabetes is…

Wiesbaden

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 for Health Research (DZG). In scientific symposia and at the joint stand, the DZG centers…

Düsseldorf

The children of the SMS initiative train at the Düsseldorf Sports Club 1899.

Neuherberg

The aim of SYNERGIE, the new magazine published jointly by the German Centers of Health Research (DZG,) is to present modern medical research and provide a brief digest of the latest research findings. SYNERGIE seeks to show how…

Düsseldorf

The children taking part in the SMS initiative completed their nutrition pilot license on the occasion of March 7, 2019, Healthy Nutrition Day.

Dresden

The Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden, a partner of the DZD, and the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus joined their forces with Lipotype GmbH and developed a new shotgun lipidomics method for the molecular profiling of brown and white…

Potsdam-Rehbrücke

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 scientists at DIfE published in the journal 'Molecular Metabolism': Animals administered…

Düsseldorf

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 prevention of lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. The SMS…

Düsseldorf

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 Rhine-Westphalia and the EU amounting to around 3.5 million euros. The new competence center is…

Neuherberg

Susceptibility to obesity, insulin resistance and other cardio-metabolic traits may also be dependent on a person’s sex. An international research team of the University of California (UCLA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner of the…

Düsseldorf

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 number of people with diabetes will increase significantly in the next two decades.…

Düsseldorf

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 German Diabetes Center (DDZ) has discovered that metformin is associated with a greater…

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf's largest sports club, the SFD '75, supports the initiative "SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit" in the fight against lifestyle-related diseases such as overweight and type 2 diabetes.

Düsseldorf

At PreSchoolSports, the children participating in the initiative “SMS. Be smart. Join in. Be fit.” can try out a wide range of sports activities.

Neuherberg

Obesity − as research in the past decade has shown − is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now discovered a molecular switch that controls…

Düsseldorf

It is often not easy for people with diabetes to find information about relevant offerings and services in their vicinity. The Regional Innovation Network (RIN) Diabetes aims to close this gap and offers people with diabetes, family…

Neuherberg

Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU), partners in the German Center for Diabetes…

By the might of a lash against bad blood sugar levels

Type 1 Diabetes: Researchers Identify New Molecular Target to Prevent Progression of Islet Autoimmunity

Metabolic Benefit of Insoluble Cereal Fiber

Lipid Metabolism and Diabetes: In Sync with the Internal Circadian Clock

Leibniz Association Senate Recommends Further Funding for DIfE

Diabetology: Deficits in the Promotion of Young Talents – Increasing Demands

Researchers discover a new way in which insulin interacts with its receptor

DZD at World Diabetes Day: Risk Test, Interactive Games and Valuable Information from Diabetes Research

Early Detection of Diabetes: Information Event at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Conjunction with World Diabetes Day 2019

What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses

Active Throughout Life: Fun Exercise with PFIFF

Helmholtz Zentrum München allies with Eli Lilly and Company to discover new targets for pancreatic beta cell regeneration in the treatment of diabetes

Study on early detection of type 1 diabetes reaches milestone and continues

Discovery of Potential Novel Therapeutic Target for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: Can Diabetes Risk Be Lowered by Consuming Whole Grain Products?

Fresh Off the Press: DIfE Biennial Report in Magazine Look

A New Diabetes Classification? Subgroups of Type 2 Diabetes have Specific Risk of Diabetes-Associated Diseases such as Fatty Liver and Neuropathy

Preventing Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence: Prize for the "FreizeitFit4Kids" Prevention Program of RIN Diabetes

Promising Approach: Prevent Diabetes with Intermittent Fasting

Skipping Meat on Occasion May Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes

10 Years DZD: Working to Achieve Precise Treatment and Prevention Strategies for Diabetes

The DDZ Opens New Center of Competence for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT) Comprised of Eight Partners

DZD Researchers Honored at the 2019 Diabetes Congress

Matthias Tschöp receives the highest honor from the German Diabetes Association

Professor Christian Herder Receives Menarini Project Grant 2019

Innovative Diabetes Research for Future Care

Diabetes Congress 2019: “Diabetes – Not Only a Question of Type”

Football Training with a Focus on Kinesiology

Personalized prevention of diabetes – relevance of subgroups

DZG at DGIM: Research for People's Health

Moving More Together

"Our medicine is research"

The Basics for a Balanced Diet

New Shotgun Lipidomics Method for Molecular Profiling of Adipose Tissue

Insulin: Protective Adaptive Mechanism in the Brain

Inspiring Children: Cooking with PFIFF

New Competence Center for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT) Funded by NRW and EU

The Lypla1 Gene Impacts Obesity in a Sex-Specific Manner

Number of People with Type 2 Diabetes Projected to Increase to 12 Million in Germany by 2040

Genetic Variant Associated with Improved Glycemic Response to Metformin

Active Start to a Healthy Life

A Fun Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle

Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity

Diabetes Guide for the Düsseldorf Region: Up-to-Date Information

Helmholtz scientists identify the causes of cortisone induced side effects