topic Research

Pooling research into common diseases

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  topic Research

  New Perspectives in Cancer Research

  Hardly any diagnosis is feared as much as cancer. Yet cancer research has made great progress in recent years, which has considerably improved the diagnosis and treatment of many clinical syndromes. However, many questions have still not been answered, or have not been sufficiently answered. Improved therapy processes and diagnosis, new interdisciplinary treatment concepts, and intensified efforts in the area of early diagnosis have led to successes in treating cancer.
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  Nervous System and Mental Health

  There is a growing incidence of nervous and mental illnesses. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over one billion people worldwide suffer from disorders of the central nervous system, such as brain and spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's syndrome, dementia, stroke, epilepsy, schizophrenia or depression. The quality of life of patients with chronic pain is also considerably impaired. These illnesses not only cause great human suffering, but also enormous costs for the healthcare system. These factors call for the urgent improvement of medical research.
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  topic Hightech Strategy

  Infection and Inflammation

  Many infectious diseases such as AIDS, hepatitis, BSE or avian flu cannot be healed. This is despite the fact that many of these illnesses have been known for a long time. There is a great demand for research into the causes, progress and treatment of infections. It is also important that the results of research into inflammatory diseases such as rheumatism are translated into practice more quickly. The BMBF therefore supports both research and the transfer of results. Together with other ministries, the BMBF is funding studies on how avian influenza spreads as well as on the development of strategies to combat it.
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  Cardiovascular diseases

  Love should live in the heart. Or, far less prosaically, but even more importantly, the heart is the untiring motor of our life cycle. Unfortunately cardiovascular diseases are still the number one cause of death in Germany. Leading experts are working together in Germany to seek new promising solutions.
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  Structural Innovations for Academic Medicine

  Medical research is often closely linked to healthcare. It is therefore subject to constraints which do not exist for non-clinical research. To make it as effective as possible, medical research must be given new leeway through structural changes.
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  Roadmap for the Health Research Programme

  The Health Research Council was set up by the BMBF in 1990 to provide the Ministry with expert advice. The Health Research Council decided in 2004 to draw up a roadmap for medical research for the Federal Government's next Health Research Programme. This roadmap was presented in 2007. From the scientific point of view, it is intended to provide orientation and an overview of topics which will be important for health research in future.
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