Cluster of Excellence Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation (PMI)

About the Cluster

More and more people in industrial nations are suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, diabetes and rheumatism. In the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (PMI), scientists from various medical disciplines and fundamental research are working together on an interdisciplinary basis to significantly improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these diseases. Their vision is to achieve complete control over the diseases – at every stage and as early as possible.

More about the Cluster of Excellence Precision Medicine in Chromic Inflammation (PMI)

 

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Irritable bowel syndrome: Using genes to predict whether a diet change can help

Genetic defects in the breakdown of carbohydrates influence the extent to which people with IBS benefit from a change in diet, study shows.

 
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Top medical researchers from Kiel and Tokyo want to work more closely together

Schleswig-Holstein delegation trip to Japan intensifies the existing cooperation between Kiel University and the Institute of Science Tokyo.

 

 

KMC: New Center for Microbiome Research in Kiel

The Kiel Microbiome Center aims to catalyse microbiome research at Kiel University and launched this week with a series of scientific events.

 
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Autoimmunity: immune cells escape therapy due to "exhausted" state

Researchers with the participation of the PMI Cluster of Excellence have succeeded in isolating and analyzing disease-causing T cells from the blood in autoimmune diseases.