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   18.06.2026

  Plant Allergens: Bound Fat Molecules Enhance the Immune Response

  Why do some people react much more strongly to plant-based foods than others? A new study, now published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that not only the allergy-triggering proteins play a role. Fat molecules (lipids) bound to these proteins can significantly enhance the activation of allergy-relevant immune cells, thereby influencing the intensity of allergic reactions.

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   22.06.2026

  New Genomic Test Reveals Hidden Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Eswatini

  Targeted sequencing identifies dangerous tuberculosis strains missed by routine diagnostic tests and informs life-saving treatment decisions

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   18.06.2026

  Poster prize for a scientist from Borstel

  At this year’s annual conference of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), which took place in Wiesbaden from 9 to 11 June, Tim Hasenbein from the “Biomolecular Data Science in Pneumology” research group won a poster prize in the “Artificial Intelligence & Digital Tools” category.