Transgender people in northern Germany can now consult the i2TransHealth telehealth website set up by the Interdisciplinary Transgender Care Center Hamburg (ITHCCH) at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), a press release said Thursday (May 7, 2020). The site hopes to improve the health...
An international study, co-ordinated by Prof. Dr. Dirk Notz from the Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) at the University of Hamburg and involving 21 other institutes, has forecast several ice-free summers at the North Pole before 2050, according to a press release issued...
The novel coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) is not purely a respiratory virus as it attacks multiple organs including the kidneys, heart and brain, scientists at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) have concluded in a study published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a...
Scientists at the University of Hamburg's Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" and researchers at DESY have identified 13 out of 5,600 known active substances, which are suitable for an active substance against the coronavirus. The remaining active substances stem from a library...
The "Sonne" and "Maria S. Merian" were due to depart Bremerhaven Monday (May 18, 2020) to bring urgently-needed supplies to the "Polarstern" research vessel which has been stranded in the Arctic Ocean amid the corona crisis. Most regional ports and aircrafts remain shut making deliveries almost...
The University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE) has launched the C19.CHILD Hamburg study to examine the severity and frequency of the coronavirus in children and youths, a press release said Wednesday (May 13, 2020). The results should enable more targeted treatment and preventive measures. The...
Pharmaceutical companies and research institutes in all corners of the globe are going all-out to come up with a vaccine against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Yet, what is the nature of a vaccine? Essentially, a vaccine tricks the body into believing that it is infected with a pathogen to make...
The senate honoured DESY, the global leader of accelerator technology, structural research, particle and astroparticle physics Thursday (January 16, 2020) to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a reception in City Hall. Hosted by Katharina Fegebank, Senator for Science, Research and Equality Senator...
The 900-square metre third floor of the Digital Hub Logistics reached full occupancy in early November and now brings together market leaders, mid-sized companies, start-ups and representatives of science, research and further education. Launched in 2017 with five fledgling companies, the Digital...