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Study examines the influence of rumensic acid on heart muscle fibers Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in Germany. Important triggers for this are stress, lack of exercise and an unhealthy diet. Now a research team led by Dietmar Manstein, Director of the Institute of Biophysical Chemistry at Hannover Medical School (MHH), has discovered another reason why people with heart problems should avoid butter, cream cake or roast lamb: They contain rumensic acid, a trans fatty acid found in cow's milk products and the meat of ruminants.
Agriculture has significant impacts on the environment, nature, soils and biodiversity. Figures published by the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture in 2018 showed that more than 50 percent of the land is used for agriculture.
Lockdown review: Face-to-face exchange makes adolescents happier than online contact
Online contact could not replace face-to-face contact during the second school lockdown / Report on the results of the SOCIALBOND project on social integration in adolescence During the second school lockdown, students suffered above all from limited face-to-face contact with friends.
Online contact could not replace face-to-face contact during the second school lockdown / Report on the results of the SOCIALBOND project on social integration in adolescence During the second school lockdown, students suffered above all from limited face-to-face contact with friends.
Researchers record adaptability of 158 butterfly species to urbanisation Rapidly expanding urban habitats are likely to endanger a large number of butterfly species in the long term. This is reported by scientists from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in the scientific journal Global Change Biology .
Renowned award for experimental confirmation of nuclear fusions in the sun For their groundbreaking observations of solar neutrinos, with which the fusion reactions inside the sun could be experimenta
Team of the RESIST Cluster of Excellence researches: Certain immune cells develop early in life and remain throughout life Stand: 28.05.2021 Some things are particularly deeply rooted: for example, certain white blood cells of the adult immune system are already formed around the eighth week of pregnancy.
People remember faces better from personal meetings than through still or moving media images The human brain remembers faces better after a personal meeting than by looking at photos or videos, according to findings by neuroscientists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. In the current issue of the "Journal of Neuroscience", the research team led by Prof. Gyula Kovács and Dr Géza Gergely Ambrus have published EEG data which show that the familiarity of a face is anchored measurably more strongly in the brain of the observer if the face is seen in person.
With the end of the "petroleum age" - i.e. replacing oil with sustainable bio-resources - renewable raw materials are becoming increasingly important for commerce and industry. They can help find solutions to global environmental problems which contribute to health issues, climate change and species becoming extinct.
Two new DFG Collaborative Research Centers at TUM Green light for trailblazing projects: The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved applications from TUM and partner institutions to fund two new Transregional Collaborative Research Centers (TRRs).
Twelve million euros for new collaborative research centre/transregio led by the MHH in cooperation with Leibniz Universität Hannover and other partners Stand: 25.05.2021 A great success for medical research in Hannover: the German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the new Transregional Collaborative Research Centre TRR 298 on implants with around twelve million euros over the next four years.
Collaborative Research Centre "PolyTarget" receives German Research Foundation funding for second phase worth close to 15 million euros Medicines usually have side effects because they have to be adm
Collaborative Research Centre "AquaDiva" granted funding for third phase worth 11 million euros by German Research Foundation The " Critical Zone", as it is called, is the porous skin of the Earth, where air, water, rock and organisms interact. It extends from the vegetation, through the soil and rock, down to the groundwater that is sometimes several hundreds of metres deep, and these layers are connected by liquid flows and the transport of materials.
German Research Foundation reconfirms support for Göttingen CRCs The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended its funding for two Göttingen Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) from 1 July 2021.
Medical diagnostics algorithm identifies pneumonia in paediatric x-ray images AI algorithms can support medical personnel in diagnosing illnesses.
New journal presents knowledge from fisheries research
The "Zeitschrift für Fischerei" (or "FischZeit" for short) is the first peer-reviewed, German-language journal for fisheries research that brings together knowledge on all aspects of commercial and r
The "Zeitschrift für Fischerei" (or "FischZeit" for short) is the first peer-reviewed, German-language journal for fisheries research that brings together knowledge on all aspects of commercial and r
New visiting regulations for relatives!
The latest research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its consequences. As of Monday, 17 May, visits by relatives are possible again under certain conditions.
The latest research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its consequences. As of Monday, 17 May, visits by relatives are possible again under certain conditions.
How can the willingness to be vaccinated be increased among the population?
COVID-19: New study shows which strategies governments can use to achieve "herd immunity" Vaccinations represent the most important and most promising tool in the fight against the coronavirus.
COVID-19: New study shows which strategies governments can use to achieve "herd immunity" Vaccinations represent the most important and most promising tool in the fight against the coronavirus.
How Can Vaccination Willingness Be Increased?
Covid-19: New study shows which strategies governments can use to achieve "herd immunity" No 087/2021 from May 10, 2021 Vaccinations are currently the most important and most promising instrument in the battle against the coronavirus. According to estimates, at least 60 to 70 percent of the population must be vaccinated in order to be able to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid-19: New study shows which strategies governments can use to achieve "herd immunity" No 087/2021 from May 10, 2021 Vaccinations are currently the most important and most promising instrument in the battle against the coronavirus. According to estimates, at least 60 to 70 percent of the population must be vaccinated in order to be able to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
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