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Muscles play an essential role in several bodily functions. For example, the cardiac muscle supplies the body with oxygen and nutrients, skeletal muscles enable us to actively move our bodies. Weakened muscles can lead to various medical conditions, and conditions that affect the muscles of the hear...

It is essential for cells to control precisely which of the many genes of their genetic material they use. This is done in so-called transcription factories, molecular clusters in the nucleus. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg ...

New data from a research team at FAU shows how inflammatory reactions can be resolved by changes to the metabolism of macrophages. Danger signals released by damaged cells during inflammation play a role during this process. ‘Rewiring’ the mitochondria in the macrophages protects them against overlo...

This week we are continuing to report back on the results of the FAU-St student survey over the last few years. Today we are focusing on starting out at university. What motivated students to choose FAU, which difficulties did they encounter and what other experiences did they have? 

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bronfen has been awarded an honorary doctorate of philosophy by the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology. Dean Prof. Dr. Rainer praised Prof. Dr. Bronfen’s contribution to the humanities, academic communication and the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology at FAU, which she has had close ties to for decades.

The chemokine RANTES, a signal protein that plays a role in causing certain cells from the immune system to migrate into lung tissue, seems to have an anti-inflammatory effect on the disease bronchial asthma. This is the conclusion reached by the research group led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Susetta Finotto and doctoral candidate Nina Li from Universitätsklinikum Erlangen.

As the new winter semester gets under way in October, the first winners of the President’s Welcome Award are also starting out at FAU. Funded by the German Research Foundation, the chosen doctoral candidates are not only able to live rent-free for a year and enjoy other advantages, but can also benefit from valuable advice and suggestions from their mentor, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger.

Europe is one of the richest regions in the world. And yet over 96 million people in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Food banks collect surplus food and distribute it to people who cannot afford nutritious food on their own. But how is it that some people in one of the richest reg...