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A groundbreaking project titled 'MoveIT' has been launched to analyse the gait and falls of people with Parkinson's. Using telemedicine based on sensors placed in patients' shoes and attached to their upper body, researchers aim to analyse specific characteristics in the patient's gait and when they fall.

For the very first time, scientists from FAU, the University of Leicester and the University of Vigo have proven that the kinetic energy from particles in granular gases such as dust clouds can rise temporarily even though energy is constantly being drawn out of the system. Their research adds further detail to Haff's law (devised 35 years ago), which states that the granular temperature in closed systems continually decreases.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Pfeiffer gives us some insights into the production process and tells us where the idea for the musical came from

The fourth episode of 'Tatort' to be set in Franconia will be broadcast on 15 April. Parts of the episode 'Ich töte niemand’ (I’m no murderer) were filmed at FAU

The World Climate Report lays the foundation for global climate policy. One of the main authors is palaeobiologist Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling. In our interview, he talks about his role in the World Climate Report and the report & apos´s importance.

World's largest study defines optimum time frame for administering anticoagulants.

The primary education expert Prof. Dr. Bärbel Kopp is taking over from the English specialist Prof. Dr. Antje Kley. In future, she will be responsible for Education (especially teacher training, designing the degree programme portfolio and university of the third age).

The goal of MIRACUM, a consortium coordinated by the Chair of Medical Informatics at FAU and which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is to improve the way patient data can be used for research and patient care.

Can neurofeedback therapy offer effective long-term treatment for children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)? This was the subject of a study carried out by a team of international researchers that included researchers from FAU.

Researchers at FAU have succeeded in deciphering what causes in some instances life-threatening inflammation of the intestines, possibly opening up new approaches for treatment