by Gabriele Amoroso | Mar 21, 2023 | Publications, Research
Proteins, in the form of so-called ion channels, play a paramount role in communication between cells. If such channels are defective or missing, this can lead to severe diseases. Scientists at Saarland University have now discovered that red blood cells can exchange...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 27, 2022 | Publications, Research
In old age, killer cells of the immune system are better than their reputation. So far, the assumption was that the ability of the so-called T cells to kill tumor cells or pathogens weakens with time. The opposite is the case. T cells become stronger and more...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Sep 12, 2022 | Publications, Research
In the body, it is like in the economy: If the energy supply weakens, the entire system has a problem. In the body, a protein structure called MICOS plays an important role. If it does not function properly, severe degenerative and metabolic diseases can result. How...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Aug 16, 2022 | Allgemein, Publications, Research
For the first time anywhere in the world Prof. Martina Sester (Transplantation and Infection Immunology) and a research team at Saarland University’s Medical School in Homburg directly compared the vaccination effects of all five vaccination schemes approved in...
by Gabriele Amoroso | Aug 8, 2022 | General, Publications, Research
The Immunology professor Martina Sester and her team studied how the Novavax vaccinated patients respond to the vaccine. It turns out that the vaccine leads to a significant development of antibodies and T cells. However, compared to Biontech and Moderna vaccinees,...
by Gabriele Amoroso | May 20, 2022 | Publications, Research
One cause of a genetic autism spectrum disorder is a defect in a gene called Cacna2d3. Scientists at the Saarland University (including the COMM member Prof. Jutta Engel, Biophysics) and the University Ulm were able to show that sound signals important for...
