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German Diabetes Center (DDZ)
Leibniz-Center for Diabetes-Research
at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Auf'm Hennekamp 65, 40225 Düsseldorf
Leibniz-Center for Diabetes-Research
at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Auf'm Hennekamp 65, 40225 Düsseldorf
Phone: +49 (0)211 3382-0
Fax: +49 (0)211 3382-603
E-Mail: kontakt@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Internet: http://ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Fax: +49 (0)211 3382-603
E-Mail: kontakt@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Internet: http://ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Welcome to the
German Diabetes Center Düsseldorf
The DDZ is an interdisciplinary research center which combines molecular, clinical, and epidemiological work to improve prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and therapy of diabetes mellitus and its associated secondary complications.
The DDZ contributes to an improved quality of epidemiological data regarding diabetes in Germany. Moreover, the DDZ conducts clinical studies in order to analyze onset and development of diabetes, and to develop new prevention therapies. It represents the national reference center for diabetes research of the Leibniz-Association. As a result, the DDZ provides accurate scientific information related to diabetes mellitus for the public and for experts within the health care system.
The organizational units are
- Institute for Clinical Diabetology
- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry
- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology
- Institute for Vascular and Islet Cell Biology
- Institute for Health Services Research and Health Economics
- National Diabetes Information Center
The DDZ is operated through the non-profit German Diabetes Research Foundation (Deutsche Diabetes Forschungsgesellschaft e.V.), and is affiliated with the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf. The DDZ is also partner within the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), a research cluster of five institutions funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
New Center of Competence for Innovative Diabetes Therapy (KomIT) is funded by NRW and EU
A new Center of Competence will be established at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) during the next three years based on a total funding of about 3.5 Mio Euro provided by Northrhine-Westphalia and the EU. A consortium of eight partners from industry and academia will focus on the development of new diabetes therapies. The new center is coordinated by DDZ and aims at efficient translation of new research results into clinical application, finally improving therapeutic options for diabetic patients.
Increased Blood Flow triggers Liver Regeneration
The liver is one of the few human organs that completely regenerates within a few weeks after more than half of the organ has been removed. However, so far the cause of this remarkable feature remains unclear. Within the framework of the Collaborative Research Center 974 and with support from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), scientists in Professor Eckhard Lammert's research team at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), the Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University (HHU) Düsseldorf, in cooperation with colleagues from HHU and Düsseldorf University Hospital (UKD) showed for the first time that increased blood flow through the small blood vessels of the liver triggers the release of signals from cells of these vessels, thus promoting liver growth. The results are published in the current issue of Nature.
Numb, Burning and Tingling Sensations in the Feet: New Biomarkers of Inflammation Identified as Risk Factors for Neuropathy
Polyneuropathy is one of the most common complications in people with diabetes. However, it can also occur with certain risk factors or diseases before the onset of diabetes. First symptoms are often pins-and-needles sensations in the feet. Although polyneuropathy is present in about 30% of people with diabetes, it often remains undiagnosed. Scientists from the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf, in cooperation with colleagues from Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), both partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), have now been able to show for the first time that six biomarkers of inflammation indicate the risk of polyneuropathy. The results were published in the current issue of the journal Diabetes.
Current Studies
German-Diabetes-Study
German Diabetes Study in newly diagnosed diabetes patients
Who can participate:
- Patients with recently diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes (less than 12 months since diagnosis)
- Patients between 18 and 69 years of age
BARIA-DDZ-Study
In BARIA-DDZ-Study, we investigate the short-, intermediate- and long-term effects of bariatric surgery on energy metabolism and insulin sensitivity of severely obese patients. more...
PREG-Study
Study for women with current or former gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes face a clearly increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Therefore, this study re-examines patients with gestational diabetes up to ten years postpartum in order to assess the diabetes risk and to define preventive steps. more...
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