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In the age of digital photography, editing has never been easier – unwanted blemishes can be removed, contrast can be increased or the lighting of an entire image can be changed. The work of professional counterfeiters is almost impossible to detect with the human eye. This raises the question of ho...

In a unique collaboration between the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) with researchers from more than 70 institutions worldwide, 49 new genetic risk factors for breast cancer and eight new risk factors for ovarian cancer have been...

Increased loss of bone mass caused by osteoporosis is the most common form of skeletal disease in the elderly and is also the main risk factor for bone fractures in old age. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now identified a receptor named PPARβ/δ which ...

How hot is the Earth's mantle, how do temperatures change over the course of millions of years and what are the possible consequences? Scientists led by Prof. Dr. Karsten Haase of the Department of Endogenous Geodynamics of GeoZentrum Nordbayern (Geo-Centre of Northern Bavaria) at Friedrich-Alexan...

Supporting cells are the starting point for effective medicinal cancer treatment A connection between enteritis and bowel cancer has long been suspected. Now a team of researchers under the leadership of the Department of Medicine 1 – Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology (Director: Prof...

FAU's unique astronomy collection is being digitised and promises many new discoveries Those who enter the archive of the Astronomical Institute of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) can see a little chapter of the history of the universe with their own eyes. At the Dr. Karl ...

Latest CHE ranking shows nationwide top positions Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has again received top marks from the CHE (Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung; Centre for Higher Education). In a special analysis of the CHE University Ranking called 'Diversity in excellence'...

High salt intake can lead to a massive increase in the number of aggressive immune cells that play a part in triggering multiple sclerosis and which worsen the disease in a model. This is the result of a study carried out at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (Erlangen University Hospital) in close colla...

Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection supports project with almost 600,000 euros In co-operation with the Franconian company Maincor AG, researchers from the Department of Polymers Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aim to develop drip irrig...

FAU researchers develop database-driven procedure to determine remaining service life of medium voltage cables Roughly a third of the equipment in Germany's medium-voltage power grid has exceeded its life expectancy of approximately 35 years. This increases the risk of power outages. Researchers ...