Researching and treating Inflammation

Millions of people, mainly in the industrialized nations, suffer from inflammation of the organs, the skin and joints, intestines, blood vessels and gums, and even the brain – the whole body “burns”. Up to now neurodermatitis, Crohn’s disease, rheumatism, multiple sclerosis, asthma, vasculitis or periodontitis were incurable. Although the symptoms are varied, only one disease picture is involved: around 200 geneticists, biologists, nutritional scientists and medical experts in the “Inflammation Research Excellence Cluster” are studying it. They are deciphering why the human body’s defense system goes off the rails so fatally. The vital inflammation directed against viruses and germs is no longer switched off even long after the microbes have been conquered. In the end the inflammation constantly destroys healthy tissue. It is life-threatening. It’s a phenomenon of modern civilization. The number of sick people is constantly rising. The “Inflammation Research Excellence Cluster” is an optimum combination of basic and clinical research, it develops innovative therapies – no longer just to alleviate chronic inflammation but to enable a cure at last.