by Gabriele Amoroso | Oct 12, 2022 | General, Research
Cellular processes are so complex and the structures are so tiny, that it is extremely difficult to track down their rules. Researchers of the Research Unit 2848 (FOR 2848; https://for2848.de/), in which Professor Martin van der Laan from Saarland University is...
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 | Jul 25, 2022 | General, Research, Young Scientists
The 19th UniCamp of the Saarland University is scheduled July 25 to 29, 2022. Twenty female pupils (grades 8 & 9) will have the opportunity to gain exciting insights into various subjects of the MINT disciplines (mathematics, computer science, natural science and...
