In Germany, about ten per cent of all children are born before the 37th week of pregnancy and are thus considered premature.

Study by Leipzig University Medical Center: Forearm fractures most common after falls from bunk beds.

Focusing on research again in times of the omnipresent war in Ukraine, talking shop with like-minded people or just thinking about something else - the reasons for Ukrainian researchers to participate in the Chance for Science conference are as diverse as the range of topics that will be discussed.

News from Dr. Megan Maruschke recently took up the Assistant Professorship for Global Studies at Leipzig University and talks about her goals for the next years.

In the 1860s, the chemists, Lothar Meyer and Dmitri Mendeleev, independently presented the first periodic system.

New experts survey considerably extends the global biodiversity knowledge by underrepresented species groups and regions.

Phase transitions in active matter, German-Arabic language phenomena, and collective action Leipzig University is attracting more and more bright minds from abroad.

News from In response to the first "Chance for Science" conference in April, the University of Leipzig is now inviting participants for the second time: on 8 and 9 September.

Our personality as adults is not determined by whether we grow up with sisters or brothers. This is the finding of an international study by researchers from Leipzig University, the University of Zurich and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The results have now been published in the renowned journal -Psychological Science-.

Effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in national parks is associated with socioeconomic conditions How effective is biodiversity conservation of European and African national parks? This seems to be strongly associated with societal and economic conditions.

Although there has been significant progress in the treatment of rare forms of blood cancer in recent years and new drugs have been approved in Germany, the prognosis for many affected individuals remains unfavourable.

Researchers from Leipzig published a gigantic digital map displaying the full diversity of life through thousands of photos. The so-called LifeGate encompasses all 2.6 million known species of this planet and shows their relationship to each other. The interactive map can now be accessed free of charge at lifegate.idiv.de.

What factors influence the life expectancy of patients with advanced gastric cancer? Scientists at Leipzig University Hospital have discovered that the body's inflammatory response is accompanied by reduced muscle quality in patients and ultimately constitutes the decisive factor for the prognosis. Their results have been published in the -Annals of Oncology-.

Researchers at Leipzig University have partnered with Syrian refugees and an agency for e-mental health services to develop and scientifically test an app to help users deal with post-traumatic stress and related mental strain. The app - Sanadak - has now been published in Arabic and German and can be downloaded free of charge.