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The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society, science and industry with top scientific achievements in six research areas: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter, Transport and Space. With 30,000 employees in 16 research centres and an annual budget of approximately 3 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation. Its work follows in the tradition of the great natural scientist Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894).

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10-Nov-2022 | science

Natural CO2 reduction implemented faster and with less risk than high-tech approaches

Researchers have identified the approaches with the highest potential for carbon removal in Germany

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18-Aug-2015 | science

NO2 air pollution increases allergenicity in ragweed pollen

Pollen of the common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) has higher concentrations of allergen when the plant is exposed to NO2 exhaust gases, according to ...

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17-Aug-2015 | science

Enhancement of pollen allergy reaction by non-allergenic compounds

The role of B cells

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12-Nov-2013 | science

Blocking the active site of thiolase

Scientists at the University of Oulu, Finland, and at the HZB break new ground for drug discovery research in the fight against sleeping sickness

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25-Jun-2013 | science

Brain cancer: Hunger for amino acids makes it more aggressive

To fuel phases of fast and aggressive growth, tumors need higher-than-normal amounts of energy and the molecular building blocks needed to build new ...

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