Jula (25) did her vocational training as biology lab assistant at EUROIMMUN and has been working at the company since. Only three years ago, she was diagnosed with coeliac disease, a chronic disease of the small intestine which is caused by gluten intolerance. Up to that point, she had to live with stomach aches and […]
The summer holidays are about to start and many people look forward to spending them in southern Europe, e.g. the Mediterranean. Those who have a dog don’t want to leave it behind at home. However, there is an underestimated danger lurking: Sandflies, native to Southern Europe, can transmit parasites to dogs, for example Leishmania, which
Malaria is a fever disease caused by plasmodia, unicellular parasites. There exist five species which are pathogenic for humans and induce different forms of the disease: Plasmodium falciparum (Malaria tropica), Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium vivax (Malaria tertiana), Plasmodium malariae (Malaria quartana) and Plasmodium knowlesi – a species that was only recently recognized to be harmful
The first workshop on the diagnostics of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) took place in Dubai in December 2015. The event was initiated by Prof Christian Drosten und Dr Marcel Müller, amongst others, from the Institute of Virology at the University of Bonn. The institute was one of the first facilities focusing their
Alzheimer’s disease is the bête noire of aging. It is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of neurons and synapses. Brain areas involved in memory, cognitive functions, speech capability and spatial orientation are affected in particular. The result is dementia: a diminishing memory, disturbances of speech and disorientation which lead to major problems in coping
