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The new issue of the DZG magazine SYNERGIE has been published! This year's first issue is about all external influences on the body.
Even though the term "exposome" has not been established for very long, influences from the human living environment have become a central subject of research. In this context, researchers are investigating how one-off or long-term exposures influence regulatory cycles in the body. These are recorded in epigenetic markers, which can change gene expression long term.
"We already know that the exposome influences all diseases that the German Centres for Health Research are working on." This introduces the new SYNERGIE's cover story, which outlines the DZG's role. This point is also taken up by the Chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities, Prof Wolfgang Wick, who contributes the foreword to the issue.
DZL’s contribution on the topic "What does the breath tell us?"
SYNERGY presents the latest results of DZG research in a way that is easy for laypeople interested in science and medicine to understand. This time, a particular focus is on translational projects. The DZL contribution deals with the possibilities of measuring "Volatile Organic Compounds" (VOCs), volatile components in exhaled air, and whether diseases or specific phenotypes can be diagnosed using them. Dr Nicole Maison (CPC-M) and Dr Olaf Holz (BREATH) will present results from the ALLIANCE asthma register. We also portray young scientist Dr Carola Voss from Munich.
How can you read SYNERGIE?
You can read the articles in the new SYNERGIE on the website or in the e-reader. For a haptic experience, you can subscribe to the print edition here.
