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Using medical data from more than 1,200 people, specific microbiome signatures have been identified that allow precise prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

Prehistorians from the Universities of Jena and Neuchâtel (Switzerland) have re-analysed Palaeolithic animal bone finds that were excavated in the 1970s near Saalfeld in Thuringia. The new findings support the theory that people at this time did not live in large camps from which hunting expeditions started and returned, but that they travelled in small mobile groups, following the tracks of their next prey.

Bonn researchers identify risk factors for a poor prognosis in alopecia areata Asthma, atopic dermatitis or Hashimoto's thyroiditis as concomitant diseases are risk factors for clinical features associated with a poor prognosis in circular hair loss, also known as alopecia areata (AA).

They have exotic names such as gamma owl, wine hawk moth, beautiful bear or frost moth and they live largely in secret because they shy away from daylight: moths are a species-rich group of animals with 1,160 species in Germany alone.

University of Bonn study investigates how digital platforms are transforming the agricultural sector Digitalization is ushering in far-reaching change in all'areas of our lives, not least in the agricultural sector.

Whether sustainable mobility, the best possible medical care or new approaches and solutions in IT: outstanding and forward-looking research for a green and digital transformation in Europe is the focus of TU Ilmenau's Scientific Year 2025 "Research for Europe".

On January 1, the Thuringian Center for Mechanical Engineering launched a large-scale research The ThZM is a network of five research institutions in Thuringia and is coordinated by the Technische Un

A study carried out at the University of Bonn demonstrates the importance of good access to regional markets A balanced diet is important for reducing hunger and malnutrition.

DFG funding for studies in legal and migration research, and adapting therapies for tumours The German Research Foundation (DFG) has funded the establishment of two new Research Training Groups (RTGs) at the University of Göttingen.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new research group at the University of Hamburg.

Biosensors show the ratio of NADPH to NADP+ in real time / Insights into the evolution of the protective function of cells Biological cells have many vital functions in the organism. For example, they produce proteins, carbohydrates and fats. But they are also responsible for detoxifying harmful molecules and transmitting signals and immune defence steps.

A study by an international team of researchers from the University of Tübingen and the HEC business school in Paris has shown that the payment of bonuses to executive board members in large European

Grass-based and low-concentrate cow feed increases protein turnover and reduces environmental impact   How can milk production be made more sustainable? And how does feeding concentrates influence sustainability? Researchers at the University of Göttingen and the Kassel Institute for Rural Development have investigated protein utilisation on dairy farms and shown that grass-based and low-concentrate feeding of dairy cows ultimately produces more protein for human consumption.

Having children makes people happy, especially women - this is a common societal belief. But how do mental health, well-being and feelings of loneliness change in parents compared to women and men without children over the life course?

A new look at the peculiarities of crop-pollinator interactions   Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which t

Syphilis originated in the Americas prior to the arrival of Columbus, and European colonialism made it globally dominant A research team led by members of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary An

Two networks of telescopes zoom into a distant galaxy: they show, how pictures of a black hole and its jets become possible - and they confirm that there are strong magnetic fields there.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have discovered a process that breaks down mRNA molecules in the human body particularly efficiently. This could be useful, for example, in the treatment of cancer. They are like the architects of our body: messenger ribonucleic acids, or mRNA for short. They contain detailed blueprints for proteins, which are read and translated by their "colleagues", the ribosomes.

The Sun should be capable of eruptions that are a hundred times stronger than the strongest flare ever recorded. This is shown by an analysis of over 50,000 sun-like stars. Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star. Such superflares release more energy than a trillion hydrogen bombs and make all previously recorded solar flares pale in comparison.

A majority of people in Germany consider the influence of science on politics to be too small.