Research

Advanced liver fibrosis can eventually stop the liver from performing its various functions in the human body, as scarred tissue displaces organ tissue. The possible consequence: organ failure. A study by Tamar Mchedlidze and Dr. Stefan Wirtz, Department of Medicine 1 (Head: Prof. Dr. Markus F. Neur...

The oceans may be heating up more slowly than the continents, but animals and plants in the oceans are reacting much faster to the new conditions than organisms on land. This is the surprising conclusion drawn by an international group of researchers of which Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling of FAU is a ...

In a strategic collaboration with the global producer of consumer goods Procter & Gamble (P&G), FAU researchers are examining the material properties of everyday products – and trying to optimise them. On 30 July, P&G board member Dr. Helen Neville and FAU President Prof. Dr. Karl-Diet...

Examining how cells work Ana Smith, professor for Theoretical Physics at FAU, is to receive one of the most coveted prizes for young researchers for her research into cell membranes: an ERC Starting Grant. The Croatian-born scientist will thus have 1.5 million euros at her disposal with which to ...

Three FAU working groups participate in new Germany-wide research priority How do enterobacteria and epithelial cells, which prevent intestinal bacteria from entering the body unchecked, interact with each other? What is the influence of certain neurotransmitters on the immune system? And what role...

FAU researchers create family tree of chronic disease patterns Inflammations are important defensive processes in the body that are usually temporary and healphysical damage. Chronic inflammations, however, are severe diseases: they can lead to permanent organ damage if they are not treated quickly...

New research co-operation examines causes using stem cells FAU researchers and colleagues from all over Bavaria have joined forces to find the causes of Parkinson's disease. They are using one of the most innovative biotechnologies of recent times: they program adult body cells back to the stem cel...

Extremely rare survivor of star collision discovered What happens when two stars that were previously orbiting each other collide? How can such a huge explosion leave more than gas and radiation behind – and in fact even leave both partners intact, albeit in a different form? A team of astronomer...

Nature Nanotechnology: researchers recreate elementary physics in a single molecule Physicists from FAU and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded in an unusual experiment: they were able to prove that magnetism – commonly expressed in the force between two magnetised objects ...

FAU researchers find inscriptions in ancient stadium When athletes are suspected of doping, people try to deny all knowledge of it – the athletes themselves, the trainers and the manufacturers of prohibited drugs. In ancient times, things were completely different: contestants used various substa...