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New insights into potential therapeutic approaches for COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered an incurable condition worldwide and one of the leading causes of death. Researchers from the ILH have now presented groundbreaking findings that offer a promising approach for the therapy of COPD.

2023-11-03

Autoantibodies discovered as potential biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Scientists at the DZL/ILH sites in Munich and Hanover have discovered that newly discovered autoantibodies help to better assess the course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

2023-10-10

Macrophages as a therapeutic key for lung cancer

Lung cancer is considered the most frequently lethal tumor disease. ILH scientists have shown that the reprogramming of a specific group of white blood cells, known as tumor-associated macrophages, could be a promising approach for cancer therapy.

2023-10-05

Pulmonary hypertension: Molecular investigation of the remodelling processes in the heart

ILH scientist Prof. Dr. Soni Savai Pullamsetti and her team have discovered signalling pathways involved in developing right heart failure in patients with pulmonary hypertension. The findings provide new biomarkers for diagnosis and targets for future therapies.

2023-10-04

How the lungs defend themselves against bacteria

A group led by Marburg-based ILH/DZL researcher Professor Dr Bernd Schmeck has studied how the respiratory tract reacts to infection with pneumococci, the most important pathogen causing pneumonia.

2023-09-30

Previously unknown cause for the development of pulmonary fibrosis discovered

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that promotes the development of pulmonary fibrosis. An innovative therapeutic approach based on this discovery showed promising results in a preclinical study.

2023-09-27

Institute for Lung Health gets a home

A new building for the Institute for Lung Health (ILH) is being constructed at the DZL site in Gießen, Marburg, Bad Nauheim.

2023-09-27

Prof. Soni Savai Pullamsetti, a new member of the Leopoldina

The National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is Germany's oldest scientific and medical-learned society. ILH researcher Prof. Pullamsetti was admitted to the prestigious Leopoldina.

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