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Health - Life Sciences - 28.01.2025
New numbering system enables comparability of protein domains
New numbering system enables comparability of protein domains
Adhesion GPCRs are a group of cell surface sensors that are associated with many bodily functions and diseases. However, they have not yet been sufficiently investigated in order to use them for therapies. The Collaborative Research Center 1423 at Leipzig University aims to change this. Scientists from the Faculty of Medicine have now developed an innovative numbering system for the GAIN domain, a protein domain that is common to all adhesion GPCRs.

Physics - Materials Science - 23.01.2025
New insights into bonding nature of antimony - implications for materials research
New insights into bonding nature of antimony - implications for materials research
News from A new study that provides unprecedented insights into the chemical bonding of antimony could have a profound impact on materials research. The collaboration between scientists from Leipzig University, RWTH Aachen University and the DESY synchrotron in Hamburg combined experimental measurements with theoretical calculations.

Materials Science - Chemistry - 22.01.2025
New findings on the bonding structure of antimony with implications for materials research
New findings on the bonding structure of antimony with implications for materials research
A recent study provides new insights into chemical bonding in the chemical element antimony and could therefore have a lasting impact on materials research. The collaboration between scientists from Leipzig University, RWTH Aachen University and the DESY synchrotron in Hamburg combined experimental measurements with theoretical calculations.

Chemistry - Pharmacology - 21.01.2025
New process for polarity inversion of chemical compounds for precise drug synthesis
New process for polarity inversion of chemical compounds for precise drug synthesis
Researchers at Leipzig University have developed a new process for reversing the polarity of chemical compounds, also known as umpolung, for the precise synthesis of pharmaceuticals. This innovative method, developed by a team of scientists led by Professor Christoph Schneider at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, provides a solution-oriented approach to a long-standing challenge in organic and medicinal chemistry," says Till Friedmann, lead author of It has just been published in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Life Sciences - Environment - 15.01.2025
Revealing hidden genetic ties
Revealing hidden genetic ties
News from Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Freie Universität Berlin have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two individuals inherited from a common ancestor.

Health - Sport - 03.01.2025
What influence does sport have on heart failure?
What influence does sport have on heart failure?
An estimated four million people in Germany suffer from heart failure, and around half of these patients have heart failure with preserved pumping function. What influence does endurance and strength training have on the progression of this often life-threatening disease? The world's most comprehensive study to date, which was led by scientists from the German Heart Center at Charité Berlin, University Medicine Leipzig, University Medicine Rostock and TUM University Hospital Munich and published in the journal Nature Medicine, provides important insights into this question.

Environment - History / Archeology - 21.11.2024
Less cold: Ocean cold period in the early 20th century less pronounced than previously thought
Less cold: Ocean cold period in the early 20th century less pronounced than previously thought
A new study in the journal Nature shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900-1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were taken. This makes global ocean surface temperature measurements during this period inconsistent with both land air temperatures and palaeoclimatic data and the differences between land and ocean are larger than shown in climate models.

Environment - Life Sciences - 19.11.2024
Soil ecosystem more resilient when land managed sustainably
Soil ecosystem more resilient when land managed sustainably
Compared to intensive land use, sustainable land use allows better control of underground herbivores and soil microbes. As a result, the soil ecosystem is more resilient and better protected from disturbance under sustainable management than under intensive land use. Researchers from Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and other research institutions found that the total energy flux and the activities of so-called decomposers, herbivores and predators in the soil food web remained stable.

Politics - Social Sciences - 13.11.2024
Leipzig Authoritarianism Study 2024 published
Leipzig Authoritarianism Study 2024 published
In western Germany, approval of xenophobic statements has increased significantly, bringing it closer to attitudes in the east. In the eastern German states, satisfaction with democracy as it is practised in Germany is at its lowest level since 2006. These are the key findings of the Leipzig Authoritarianism Study 2024, which was presented today (13 November) at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin under the title "United in Resentment" by Oliver Decker and Elmar Brähler from the Competence Center for Right-Wing Extremism and Democracy Research at Leipzig University.

Environment - Chemistry - 11.11.2024
Nanoparticle Bursts over the Amazon Rainforest
Nanoparticle Bursts over the Amazon Rainforest
News from Atmospheric aerosol particles are essential for the formation of clouds and precipitation, thereby influencing the Earth's energy budget, water cycle, and climate. However, the origin of aerosol particles in pristine air over the Amazon rainforest during the wet season is poorly understood.

Health - Psychology - 23.10.2024
The link between obesity, social isolation and mental health
News from Researchers at Leipzig University have examined the complex relationships between obesity, social isolation and mental health in the German adult population. Their findings show that socially isolated obese people are at increased risk of mental illness. Particularly at risk are the elderly, the widowed and men of lower socio-economic status.

Life Sciences - 18.10.2024
Researchers reconstruct the structure of the fruit fly brain for the first time
Researchers reconstruct the structure of the fruit fly brain for the first time
An international team of researchers has reconstructed the structure of the brain of a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) for the first time. The scientists from the FlyWire consortium - including biologist Dr. Katharina Eichler from the University of Leipzig - created a so-called connectome, a circuit diagram of the insect's brain.

Health - Pharmacology - 14.10.2024
New drug can extend survival in gastric cancer
In Germany, around 17,000 people are diagnosed with gastric cancer every year. The disease is one of the leading causes of tumour-related deaths. This is due to late diagnosis and the rapid spread of tumour cells throughout the body. In two international clinical trials, a team of scientists involving the University of Leipzig Medical Center have investigated a drug that can prolong patients' survival.

Environment - Chemistry - 12.10.2024
How thunderstorms and plant transpiration produce condensation nuclei
How thunderstorms and plant transpiration produce condensation nuclei
News from The rainforest in the Amazon basin transpires vast amounts of gaseous isoprene. Until now, it was assumed that this molecule is not transported far up into the atmosphere, as it rapidly declines when exposed to light conditions. However, the CAFE-Brazil measurement campaign provided data for two studies - now published as the Nature cover story - which demonstrate that nocturnal thunderstorms transport the isoprene to an altitude of up to 15 kilometres.

Health - Pharmacology - 10.10.2024
Diabetic kidney disease: Cause and possible therapeutic approach identified
Diabetic kidney disease: Cause and possible therapeutic approach identified
Researchers at the University of Leipzig Medical Center have deciphered a new mechanism that plays a central role in the development of diabetic kidney disease. Their study focuses on a coagulation protein. It can be detected in urine samples from patients in the early stages of the disease and can be used as a diagnostic marker.

Environment - 27.09.2024
More CO2 in the atmosphere during El Niño
More CO2 in the atmosphere during El Niño
A recent study challenges previous assumptions about the connection between CO2 in the atmosphere and temperatures in the tropics. Between 1959 and 2011, the CO2 content in the atmosphere responded twice as strongly to temperatures in the tropics than before. This has often been attributed to increasing droughts in the tropics and to changes in carbon cycle responses caused by climate change.

Health - Life Sciences - 25.09.2024
How AI is helping to bridge the research gap between animals and humans
Transferring knowledge from animal experiments to humans remains a key challenge in medical research. This 'translational gap' is often an obstacle to the successful translation of promising preclinical findings into clinical applications. In a joint research project between Leipzig University and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, scientists have used artificial intelligence to develop an approach that compares the molecular mechanisms of COVID-19 disease in humans and animals.

Environment - Earth Sciences - 17.09.2024
Pollen affects cloud formation and precipitation patterns
Pollen affects cloud formation and precipitation patterns
Pollen not only plays a role in allergies, but also influences the local weather. Especially in spring, when large amounts are released, it contributes to the formation of ice in clouds, which can increase rainfall. A recent study led by the Institute for Meteorology at Leipzig University is the first to prove this outside the laboratory.

Environment - 16.09.2024
How gaps in the canopy of a floodplain influence microclimate and soil biological activity
How gaps in the canopy of a floodplain influence microclimate and soil biological activity
Canopy gaps in a mixed floodplain forest have a direct effect on forest soil temperature and moisture, but only have a minor impact on soil biological activity. This is the conclusion of a study by Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, which was recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

Environment - 16.09.2024
How gaps in the canopy of a floodplain forest influence microclimate and soil biological activity
How gaps in the canopy of a floodplain forest influence microclimate and soil biological activity
Canopy gaps in a mixed floodplain forest have a direct effect on forest soil temperature and moisture, but only have a minor impact on soil biological activity. This is the conclusion of a study by Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, which was recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
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