A second wall in German minds

Psychology - Feb 6
Psychology

In Germany, there were different socialisations and sensitivities on both sides of the Berlin Wall and the inner-German border, which continue to have an impact to this day.

Meet EPIC: the technology changing how we study cells

Researchers from the University of Twente have developed a new analysis method to rapidly study millions of individual cells and the proteins they secrete to form tissues.

Health - Feb 6

New method developed for diagnosing and monitoring brain tumors

An interdisciplinary research team led by the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and the Comprehensive Cancer Center of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has investigated the potential of liquid biops

Health - Feb 5

Social connections are key to preventing disease

A groundbreaking study published in Nature Scientific Reports has revealed that people's social connections play a crucial role in determining whether they adopt preventative health measures.

Politics - Feb 5

Educated but easily fooled? Who falls for misinformation and why 

Systematic meta-analysis on online misinformation with data from over 11,500 participants in 31 experiments . Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have identified who is most susceptible to online misinformation and why.

New Details About Insulin Production Deciphered

Life Sciences

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers at the University of Würzburg have investigated this question.

Sport - Feb 6

New insights into age-related muscle decline

Physiologist Richie Goulding of VU Amsterdam discovered that as we age, the mitochondria - structures inside our muscle cells that provide the energy needed for movement - become fragmented and less efficient. This leads to a decline in exercise performance. Understanding these changes could help develop ways to preserve muscle energy as we age.

Pharmacology - Feb 6

New research seeks to find new ways to target opioid addiction

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Glasgow, hopes to find new ways to target opioid addiction.

Health - Feb 5

Map of brain’s appetite centre could enable new treatments for obesity and diabetes

Health

Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep, and stress.

Physics - Feb 5

Study presents self-organising nanostructures with conductive properties

Physics

Japanese-German research team synthesises thiophene-fused nanobelts / Analysis reveals structure and behaviour of the molecules.

Health - Feb 5

Between body muscle and the brain influences fertility

Discovery could lead to new treatment strategies for infertility, but raises potential concerns about emerging therapies for muscular dystrophy and obesity A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the

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