Researchers from the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf showed that particular nanoparticles affect nutrient uptake in the roundworm. The study was published in “Nanotoxicology”. Düsseldorf, 25.10.2019. Nanoparticles from silicon dioxide (silica; SiO2) are added to food products for example as anticaking agent. Recent research results from the model organism Caenorhabditis

Little is known about eczema in the elderly. New insights on this topic were recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. They are based on a two-step investigation of researchers from the IUF in Düsseldorf, Germany. Düsseldorf, 23/11/2018. While risk factors are known for atopic eczema in childhood, there are far less

What mechanisms ensure healthy aging? Researchers from IUF and HHU in Düsseldorf investigate this in the roundworm, an established organism for aging research. A study which was recently published in EMBO Reports provides new insights into the mechanisms of longevity promoted by reduced mitochondrial activity. Düsseldorf, 21/11/2018. Median life expectancy of our society is still

By studying the skin phenotype of the hereditary disease Cockayne syndrome researchers at the IUF and HHU Düsseldorf have found a mechanism which can prevent the loss of subcutaneous fat, i.e. one of the cardinal symptoms of Cockayne syndrome. This study was now published in “Science Translational Medicine”. Düsseldorf, 30/08/2018. The Cockayne syndrome is a

A study from scientists at IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf, Germany, published in the European Respiratory Journal, indicates that poor lung function is not only a risk factor for cognitive impairment in elderly people but also partially mediates negative effects of air pollution on cognition. Düsseldorf, 15/03/2018. Epidemiological studies show

Researchers from the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf (Germany) showed in collaboration with the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in Bilthoven (The Netherlands) and with the Division of Molecular Psychiatry at the University Medical Center Göttingen (Germany) that traffic-related airborne pollutants accelerate the formation of

Researchers from the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine showed that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor plays a central role in skin barrier integrity, and that the skin barrier can be influenced by nutrition. Düsseldorf, 28-Nov-2016. In order to develop preventive strategies, the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine investigates how environmental

Researchers at the IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine demonstrate for the first time the efficacy of the natural compound ectoine against chronic lung inflammation in an inhalation study with female volunteers from the industrial Ruhr region. Düsseldorf, 27/10/2016. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to world health organization (WHO), is currently the