Press Releases shown on Homepage issued by the Helmholtz Association and its Helmholtz Research CentresHelmholtz-Associationhttp://www.helmholtz.de/en/press/press_releases/http://www.helmholtz.de/Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:50 +0200presse@helmholtz.de (Thomas Gazlig)http://www.helmholtz.de/uploads/tx_a21feeds/HG_LOGO_HELMHOLTZ_140x55_05.gifhttp://www.helmholtz.de/en/press/press_releases/depresse@helmholtz.de (Thomas Gazlig)PressNewsPress ReleasesHelmholtzHelmholtz-AssociationSciencetx_libfeedcreatorhttp://www.dzne.de/en/about-us/public-relations/meldungen/2013/press-release-no-14.htmlHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dzne.de/en/about-us/public-relations/meldungen/2013/press-release-no-14.htmlhttp://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_seite?nid=13709;sprache=en;typoid=3228Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageWed, 15 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_seite?nid=13709;sprache=en;typoid=3228http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=5201&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageWed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=5201&lang=enghttps://www.mdc-berlin.de/40955177/en/news/2013/20130513-serotonin_mediates_exercise-induced_generaHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageMon, 13 May 2013 02:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)https://www.mdc-berlin.de/40955177/en/news/2013/20130513-serotonin_mediates_exercise-induced_generahttp://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-05-08maedchentechniktag.htmlHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageWed, 08 May 2013 13:28:28 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-05-08maedchentechniktag.htmlhttp://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/hzi_to_award_young_infection_researchers/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageTue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/hzi_to_award_young_infection_researchers/http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=5161&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageMon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=5161&lang=enghttp://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6967/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageFri, 03 May 2013 11:40:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6967/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/the_many_faces_of_the_bacterial_defense_system/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageWed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/the_many_faces_of_the_bacterial_defense_system/http://www.hzg.de/cms01/public_relations/press_releases/037797/index_0037797.html.enHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageTue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47:52 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.hzg.de/cms01/public_relations/press_releases/037797/index_0037797.html.enhttp://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6937/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageTue, 30 Apr 2013 09:50:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6937/http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-24-Metastasis-Stem-Cells-Discovered-in-Blood-of-Breast-Cancer-Patients.phpHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg have been the first to detect cancer cells in the blood of breast cancer patients that can initiate metastasis. These cells show properties of cancer stem cells and are characterized by three surface proteins. Patients with large numbers of these cells in the blood show a rather unfavorable disease progression. The pattern of the three molecules may therefore be used as a biomarker for disease progression. The scientists plan to investigate whether the characteristic surface molecules may be used as targets for specific therapies for patients with advanced breast cancer.]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:15:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-24-Metastasis-Stem-Cells-Discovered-in-Blood-of-Breast-Cancer-Patients.phphttp://www.desy.de/information__services/press/pressreleases/@@news-view?id=5081&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
DESY and the University of Hamburg have jointly inaugurated the Wolfgang Pauli Centre (WPC) for theoretical physics on Wednesday in Hamburg. The centre will promote and expand the joint research activities. “Hamburg is a beacon of theoretical physics with international radiance,” emphasised the chairman of DESY´s board of directors, Prof. Helmut Dosch. “With the Wolfgang Pauli Centre we're extending this fruitful cooperation.”]]>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/information__services/press/pressreleases/@@news-view?id=5081&lang=enghttp://www.hzg.de/public_relations/press_releases/037729/index_0037729.html.enHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
Dr. Sofia Rangou, polymer scientist in Geesthacht, has succeeded in synthesizing the required starting product for a new process which has been developed by the University of Yale (USA) for the production of ultrathin membrane films from block copolymers. The highly-respected journal ACS-Nano recently published these results, which were achieved in cooperation with the University of Ioannina, Greece.]]>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.hzg.de/public_relations/press_releases/037729/index_0037729.html.enhttp://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6722/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
It is the world's longest running rocket programme for conducting research in microgravity, and today it is celebrating an anniversary. Around 35 years after the launch of the first TEXUS mission in December 1977, the 50th TEXUS rocket was successfully launched into space from the Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden on 12 April 2013 at 06:25 CEST.]]>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6722/http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-22-German-Cancer-Research-Center-to-broaden-strategic-alliance-with-Bayer-HealthCare.phpHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Bayer HealthCare (Bayer) will extend their successful strategic research alliance in search of novel cancer therapeutics by focusing their activities also on the field of immunotherapy. Immunotherapies are promising to treat cancer by selectively reactivating the body's own immune system to attack tumor cells.]]>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-22-German-Cancer-Research-Center-to-broaden-strategic-alliance-with-Bayer-HealthCare.phphttp://www.desy.de/information__services/press/pressreleases/@@news-view?id=4961&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
The craft of glassmaking extends way back in time. It was over five-thousand years ago when mankind learned how to make glass. Even prior to this discovery, humans had been using naturally occurring glass for tool making. Despite this long and rich history and widespread use of glass, surprisingly little is known about the interplay between the mechanical properties of glasses and their inner structures. For the first time, researchers from Amsterdam University (The Netherlands) and DESY have now monitored subtle structural changes in a glass made from microscopic silica spheres, which they exposed to shear stress. Using a unique experimental setup at DESY’s PETRA III X-ray source, the scientists discovered coexisting structural states in the glass and related them to its flow behavior. The research was published in the journal "Scientific Reports".]]>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/information__services/press/pressreleases/@@news-view?id=4961&lang=enghttp://www.awi.de/en/news/press_releases/detail/item/a_sharper_look_into_the_southern_ocean/?cHash=536e9bb875529464fe41edaa557ed115Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
Reliable information on the depth and floor structure of the Southern Ocean has so far been available for only few coastal regions of the Antarctic. An international team of scientists under the leadership of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, has for the first time succeeded in creating a digital map of the entire Antarctic seafloor. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) for the first time shows the detailed topography of the seafloor for the entire area south of 60°S. An article presented to the scientific world by IBCSO has now appeared online in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters. The IBCSO data grid]]>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:12:57 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.awi.de/en/news/press_releases/detail/item/a_sharper_look_into_the_southern_ocean/?cHash=536e9bb875529464fe41edaa557ed115http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/blockade_of_pathogens_metabolism/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
The search for new antibiotics: Tiny proteins prevent bacterial gene transcription. In the search for new antibiotics, researchers are taking an unusual approach: They are developing peptides, short chains of protein building blocks that effectively inhibit a key enzyme of bacterial metabolism. Now, scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) in Saarbrücken, a branch of the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), have published ...]]>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/blockade_of_pathogens_metabolism/http://www.desy.de/information__services/press/pressreleases/@@news-view?id=4921&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageTue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/information__services/press/pressreleases/@@news-view?id=4921&lang=enghttp://www.desy.de/aktuelles/@@news-view?id=4881&lang=gerHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
Modern X-ray light sources like PETRA III allow scientists to determine atomic structures of very large protein molecules or even whole viruses. However, the intense X-ray radiation also causes damage to biological and organic samples within a short period of time. In fact, the lifetime of samples irradiated with X-ray beams can be substantially extended by cooling them down to low temperatures, typically minus 196 degrees. For X-ray structure determination crystalline samples are required. So far, cryocooling these crystals, such as crystallised viruses, wasn’t always possible. An international team including DESY scientists now succeeded in cryocooling very large molecular complexes to minus 196 degrees with the technique high-pressure-freezing, thus extending their lifetime in the X-ray beam.]]>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/aktuelles/@@news-view?id=4881&lang=gerhttp://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6655/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
A successful experiment by DLR in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich has opened up new possibilities in cryptography. For the first time, researchers have managed to transmit a quantum key from a fast-moving object.]]>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:10:00 +0200feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6655/http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=4864&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
DESY scientist Dr. Rolf Bühler receives this year’s Shakti P. Duggal Award for astroparticle physics. Every two years, this prestigious prize is presented to young scientists not older than 36 years for outstanding contributions in the field of cosmic ray and astroparticle physics research. Bühler is honoured for a series of ingenious works based on data from cosmic gamma-ray observatories.]]>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=4864&lang=enghttp://www.geomar.de/en/news/article/gashydratforschung-im-suedchinesischen-meer/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
All around the world, states and companies are on the starting block to produce natural gas from gas hydrates in the seabed. At the same time many questions about this natural energy resource remain open. Now German and Taiwanese scientists together would like to expand their knowledge base about gas hydrates. Under the leadership of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the first research expedition of the TAIFLUX Project is starting tomorrow for the South China Sea on board the German research vessel SONNE.]]>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.geomar.de/en/news/article/gashydratforschung-im-suedchinesischen-meer/http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6601/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
It began in the summer of 2009, with two legs and a camera mounted on top – but it was still far from being a robot of humanoid appearance. Gradually, the TOrque controlled humanoid RObot (TORO), the German Aerospace Center's (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) walking machine, has become more human-like – an upper body, a head with camera eyes and arms have been added.]]>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:20:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6601/https://www.gsi.de/en/start/news/detailseite/datum/2013/03/22/weltraumforschung-am-neuen-teilchenbeschleuniger.htmHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
At the end of February 2013 high-ranking members of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH (FAIR) met in Darmstadt for a joint workshop. The event took place on the premises of FAIR GmbH. Here the experts from both institutions, among them ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations Dr. Thomas Reiter, explored possibilities for a cooperation on the future international accelerator facility.]]>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)https://www.gsi.de/en/start/news/detailseite/datum/2013/03/22/weltraumforschung-am-neuen-teilchenbeschleuniger.htmhttp://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-19-German-Cancer-Award-for-Stefan-Pfister.phpHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
Professor Dr. Stefan Pfister, a molecular biologist and pediatrician, studies the molecular characteristics of brain cancer in children. He discovered changes in the tumor genomes which are already being used in clinical practice as biomarkers for disease progression and treatment response. A number of these mutations also provide approaches for developing new drugs to inhibit specific cancer-promoting processes. Stefan Pfister, who undertakes research at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and treats children at Heidelberg University Hospital, is distinguished for these achievements with the translational part of the German Cancer Award.]]>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:03:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-19-German-Cancer-Award-for-Stefan-Pfister.phphttps://www.gsi.de/start/aktuelles/detailseite/datum/2013/03/21/flerov-preis-fuer-gsi-wissenschaftler.htmHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
The GSI scientists Professor Heinz-Jürgen Kluge and Dr. Michael Block received the Flerov Award 2013. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia) rewards them and two other scientists for their „high-precision spectroscopy based on the Penning traps“.]]>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)https://www.gsi.de/start/aktuelles/detailseite/datum/2013/03/21/flerov-preis-fuer-gsi-wissenschaftler.htmhttp://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-03-19stimmen.htmlHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageTue, 19 Mar 2013 17:24:59 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-03-19stimmen.htmlhttp://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6556/Helmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
The original Philae comet lander has been travelling through space since 2 March 2004. It is currently in hibernation mode, awaiting its arrival at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. But the Philae models on the ground are being put through their paces: they are being tested to breaking point and examined by DLR.]]>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:40:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10172/213_read-6556/http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-15-Brain-Cancer-in-Children-and-Young-Adults.phpHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
Specialists for pediatric brain tumors from all over Germany will meet in Heidelberg on March 15 and 16 to discuss current diagnosis and treatment options for young patients. Internationally renowned experts will report the latest findings on hereditary brain tumors, innovative targeted drugs and new standards in the assessment of treatment outcomes focusing not only on tumor size but also on brain functions. Scientists and clinicians from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), the Pediatric Department of Heidelberg University Hospital and Charité University Medicine Berlin are organizing the conference in cooperation with the German Childhood Cancer Foundation.]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:40:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2013/dkfz-pm-13-15-Brain-Cancer-in-Children-and-Young-Adults.phphttp://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=4801&lang=engHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
There is more and more evidence: today, at the Moriond Conference in La Thuile (Italy), scientists of both LHC experiments CMS and ATLAS announced that the particle discovered last year at the world’s largest particle accelerator is looking more and more like a Higgs particle. Analyses of both collaborations show that the particle very probably has no spin, as it is postulated for the Higgs particle. Whether this is the Higgs boson of the Standard Model of particle physics or possibly one of several Higgs particles predicted in other theories, physicists cannot yet determine. Additional intensive analyses are necessary to find the answer.]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.desy.de/news/@@news-view?id=4801&lang=enghttp://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-03-11reconcile.htmlHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on HomepageMon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2013/13-03-11reconcile.htmlhttp://www.dzne.de/en/about-us/public-relations/meldungen/2013/press-release-no-8.htmlHelmholtz - Press Releases shown on Homepage
A team of German and Belgian researchers has succeeded in gaining new insights into the causes of certain movement disorders and forms of dementia. Scientists including Bettina Schmid and Christian Haass from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Munich and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) were able to reproduce disease symptoms typical of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in zebrafish. A shortage of a protein called TDP-43 caused muscle wasting and stunted nerve cells. This finding supports the idea that malfunction of this protein plays a decisive role in ALS and FTD. The study is published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA” (PNAS).]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100feed_themeonline@helmholtz.de (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)http://www.dzne.de/en/about-us/public-relations/meldungen/2013/press-release-no-8.html