Charité Berlin · @ChariteBerlin
808 followers · 60 posts · Server wisskomm.socialWhat determines whether we become overweight? A #CharitéBerlin study shows that aside from lifestyle and genes, a kind of formatting of a satiety gene also increases the risk of #obesity – at least in women. This “epigenetic marking” is established early on during the embryonic stage.
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Charité Berlin · @ChariteBerlin
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#CysticFibrosis is a rare genetic disease that often leads to chronic lung inflammation. Researchers from #CharitéBerlin have now shown that a triple combination therapy brings lasting improvement for patients: The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced.
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