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Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy and the major cause of death for both mother and child in Europe and the U.S. It affects about one in 20 pregnancies. The main symptoms are high blood pressure and protein in the urine. The cause of preeclampsia is still unclear. Dr. Florian Herse (Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) and the Charité), Dr. Ralf Dechend (ECRC and Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch) and their collaborators have now identified an enzyme that is overexpressed in affected women and thus apparently contributes to development of the condition. In animal experiments, the researchers inhibited this enzyme and were able to ameliorate the disease process (10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.127340)*.

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Update from 23 November 2012. Press information of the German Centre for Infection Research& On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported further cases of illness caused by the new corona virus; the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has thus risen to a total of six, four patients originating from Saudi Arabia and two from Qatar. Two of the four patients from Saudi Arabia have died. The two patients ...

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On 20 and 21 November 2012, delegates from the 20 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canada met at the 'Mostra d'Oltremare' conference centre in Naples, Italy.

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Ferry boats in the service of science: On Sunday, 25/11/2012 you can watch a new video about the FerryBox in the cinema ?Lüneburger Scala-Programmkino? for the first time.

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Ferry boats in the service of science: On Sunday, 25/11/2012 you can watch a new video about the FerryBox in the cinema ?Lüneburger Scala-Programmkino? for the first time.

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More than 300 million euros of third-party funding, 430 completed doctorates, 23700 students: These figures show that Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) continues to grow. The review of the year presented by KIT President Eberhard Umbach at the Annual Academic Celebration focused on recent successes of KIT scientists, future challenges as well as on the results of the Excellence Initiative.

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School students from Ernst Mach Gymnasium in Hürth spent today at the JuLab schools laboratory to celebrate the first Helmholtz Day. The 25 schools laboratories in the Helmholtz Association, of which Forschungszentrum Jülich is also a member, have initiated this day to commemorate Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 - 1894). The Helmholtz Association takes its name from this leading 19th century scientist. From now on, Helmholtz Day will be celebrated once a year in November.

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Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy and the major cause of death for both mother and child in Europe and the U.S. It affects about one in 20 pregnancies. The main symptoms are high blood pressure and protein in the urine. The cause of preeclampsia is still unclear. Dr. Florian Herse (Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) and the Charité), Dr. Ralf Dechend (ECRC and Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch) and their collaborators have now identified an enzyme that is overexpressed in affected women and thus apparently contributes to development of the condition. In animal experiments, the researchers inhibited this enzyme and were able to ameliorate the disease process (10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.127340)*.

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With their ultra short X-ray flashes, free-electron lasers offer the opportunity to film chemical reactions or atoms in motion. However, for this super slow motion the arrival time and the temporal profile of the pulses must be precisely known. An international team of scientists has now developed a measurement technique that provides complete temporal characterization of individual FEL (free-electron laser) pulses at DESY´s soft-X-ray free-electron laser FLASH. The team, led by Adrian Cavalieri from the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) in Hamburg, was able to measure the temporal profile of each X-ray pulse with femtosecond precision (a femtosecond is a quadrillionth of a second). Their technique can be implemented at any of the world´s X-ray free-electron lasers, ultimately allowing for most effective utilization of these sources. The results are published in the current issue of the scientific journal “Nature Photonics”.

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Roche has concluded its first collaborative agreement on personalized healthcare with the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), represented by its supporting institutions, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital. The aim is to strengthen cooperation between all participating partners in the early stages of oncology research and development projects so that patients reap benefit from innovations sooner. Two projects are already underway. Joint press release of German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), Roche, Heidelberg University Hospital (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (Nationales Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen, NCT)

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