14.12.2021 Detecting lung cancer at an early stage: the HANSE Study, sponsored by the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) and the Lung Ambition Alliance, as the largest German early detection progra

25.01.2023 The mitral valve is one of our four heart valves. If it does not close properly, experts call it mitral valve insufficiency. It is the second most common heart valve disease in adults. Depe

24.01.2023 Cardiovascular diseases and diseases of the lower respiratory tract are among the most common causes of death, especially in older people. Epidemiological studies examining the incidence an

12.01.2023 Pre-eclampsia - formerly also called pregnancy poisoning or gestosis - is one of the most common diseases of expectant mothers during pregnancy. It occurs in about five percent of all pregn

19.01.2023 The new training programme nextGENERATION on regenerative medicine is starting this year at the Hannover Medical School (MHH). It is aimed at young scientists with a doctorate. The Else Krö

18.01.2023 In 2020 alone, 2.7 million people in the European Union (EU) were diagnosed with cancer. Another 1.3 million people died of cancer, including more than 2,000 young people. To date, not ever

30.01.2023 The inner and outer hair cells develop before birth from a common type of precursor cells. Which factors control the different development was unknown for a long time. A research team led b

01.02.2023 In Germany, more than twelve million people suffer from chronic pain. This is often associated with physical limitations and depressive moods. To prevent pain from becoming chronic in the f

Stand: 10. Januar 2023 After an extensive renovation phase, the Hannover Medical School (MHH) now has a new electrophysiology laboratory: this is a cardiac catheterisation laboratory especially for pa

02.01.2023 So much family happiness: a total of 2.749 babies saw the light of day in 2022 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical School (MHH). Of these, 1.295 were girls. 113 f