Pet food mouldings for dogs and cats with excellent taste and low caloric value
The present invention relates to a method for producing dry pet food articles from puffed corn in all kinds of shapes and forms with good taste and low caloric value.
New therapeutic target against bacterial or viral infections
Targeting key proteins in viral or bacterial pathogens is an appealing way to combat infectious diseases. A new protein domain has been discovered as a therapeutic target.
Reducing the mortality rate of patients after Aortic-Valve Implantation by Anti-Fibrotic Treatment
A subpopulation of patients with a very high rist to die in only one year after an aortic valve implantation (AVI) was identified. A novel treatment may save lives by analysing the level of fibrosis in the heart tissue.
GMP-compatible Methods for producing tissue-engineered human heart muscle from stem cells
Heart tissue engineering using stem cells is a recently developed technique to construct a three dimensional cell structure from cardiomyocytes or directly from progenitor cells. Scientists at the University of Göttingen developed two new and fully defined methods for serum-free production of engineered human heart muscles.
EYA1 — Biomarker and therapeutic target for kidney fibrosis
The EYA1 splicing was found to be linked with the progression of fibrosis. Patients expressing predominantly EYA1-A ("bad" variant) end up in the end stage renal disease earlier and suffer from a higher mortality. A shift of splicing towards EYA1-C ("good" variant) effectively attenuates fibrosis in vivo (mouse model).