A new international study sheds light on a previously poorly understood molecular mechanism in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. The findings open up new avenues for more targeted interventions against pathological scarring processes in the lung.
Children who grow up on traditional farms develop allergies or asthma far less often than city children. Researchers are now investigating which environmental factors protect their lungs – and what these findings could mean for...
The Von Behring-Röntgen Stiftung is funding eight innovative biomedical research projects in Marburg and Giessen in 2026, including several initiatives led by researchers from the DZL. The selected projects strengthen translational lung research and provide...
On International Rare Disease Day, attention is drawn to people living with rare diagnoses and the unique challenges they face. A European multicenter study on COPA syndrome highlights how international cohort research can uncover disease...
Researchers at Philipps-Universität Marburg have uncovered why the chronic lung disease COPD often worsens acutely during influenza infections: the signaling molecule CXCL11 is produced in increased amounts in response to the viral infection and disrupts...
In 2025, the Hannover Medical School (MHH) once again ranks as the leading center for lung transplantation in Germany and across the entire Eurotransplant region. With a total of 110 transplants performed, Hannover was able...
Scientists from the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) gathered at the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI) Congress 2026 in Dublin, Ireland, to share cutting-edge findings and clinical advancements in pulmonary vascular diseases (PVDs).
Allergic asthma is a complex disease in which immune responses and structural changes in the airways are closely interconnected. A recent study highlights the role of the inflammasome sensor NLRP3 in maintaining the integrity of...
How the lung regenerates after injury and the role played by specific cell types are at the center of a recent review article by a group of DZL researchers. Published in the European Respiratory Review,...
Researchers have uncovered evidence of unexpected links between breast cancer and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The study opens new perspectives for understanding both diseases.
Inhalable mRNA vaccines could block infections directly at the site of entry. A newly developed nanoparticle system protects the mRNA as it passes through the airways and ensures an effective immune response in the lungs.
Researchers at the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), working within the COSYCONET study, have demonstrated that polygenic risk scores (PRS) can predict lung function decline as well as the development of early Chronic Obstructive...
