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Ghana, Germany Collaborate to Train PhD Students in Health Sciences, Others

The School of Public Health of the University of Ghana, Legon, is collaborating with the German Heidelberg University Hospital, and other institutions, to train more PhD students in Health Sciences, and Development Studies in Ghana and Africa as a whole.

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Max Planck lands in Jupiter

Photo caption: Isolated nerve cell. Max Planck scientists have developed a new tool to visualize molecular processes in an isolated nerve cell under an electron microscope by using fluorescent reporter proteins. Synaptic activity regulates the local protein synthesis. Changes in activity and the resulting molecular changes could be responsible for the reorganization and stabilization of synapses....

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Low-salt diet protects the kidneys

Heidelberg, Germany - People sensitive to salt can best protect their kidneys by consuming as little sodium as possible, a German nephrology association said. Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure in some people, and this in turn can damage t...

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Researchers blame genetics for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes

Hamburg, Germany - A team of German scientists say they have found a genetic cause for mysterious sudden deaths of perfectly healthy athletes who collapse and die of cardiac arrest. German researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital claim to have d...

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This Day, March 1, In Jewish History

March 1 In Jewish History 1349 (Adar 10): Riots broke out in Worms (Germany). Many Jews fled to Heidelberg. Others in desperation set fire to their homes or were murdered. An estimated 420 people died that day. Their property was seized by the town. 1655: The Magistrate of New Amsterdam wrote a ruling making an attempt to expel the Jews. It read, in part, "resolved that the Jews who came last...

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Postdoc Position in Virology and HIV Research - Germany

In the Department of Virology at Heidelberg University a postdoctoral position (TVL-13) will be available in the laboratory of Oliver T. Keppler. Our team is interested in several exciting research questions ranging from understanding fundamental principles of virus-host interaction to the development of an HIV-susceptible small animal model (Web: http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/Keppler.6552.0.html)....