Research

Remarkable results of Mars500 metabolism study The human body is much more flexible than previously thought when it comes to balancing its sodium metabolism. This conclusion from the results of a long-term study came as a surprise even to Jens Titze and his group. The team led by the Professor of...

New preventative measures and therapies sought to preserve mobility The ageing process often leads to a loss in strength and muscle waste. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are trying to find solutions to this problem in a joint research project together with re...

FAU researchers discover unexpected diversity of arthropod species Approximately 25,000 species of arthropods live on 6000 hectares of rain forest – more than 60 percent of these can actually be found on only one hectare. This is one of the results of the international project 'Investigating Biod...

And threatening the livelihoods of millions of people As it gets warmer, corals move to the north and south of the equator and return in cooler temperatures. Corals retreat from their usual environments to cooler regions when water temperatures rise as a result of global warming.  This has an adv...

FAU graduate develops new radio system for monitoring the health status of chronically ill patients Modern medical technology has striven to develop efficient radio systems for use in the medical field for years. As part of her final thesis, Jasmin Weber, Diplom graduate of Friedrich-Alexander-Univ...

Researchers from Erlangen and Munich detect causes of painful nerve disorder Cancer patients who are administered the drug Oxaliplatin during chemotherapy often suffer from painful nerve disorders. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and LMU Munich have now de...

Overheated seas hardly populated for millions of years Is a mass extinction of species to be expected when global temperatures rise? At least that was the case 250 million years ago, when a drastic rise in temperatures caused the extinction of 90 percent of all species that had previously populat...

Science award for new approach to tissue engineering Using a new type of titanium chamber, researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been able to engineer artificial tissue which can be transplanted into patients with tissue defects. The German Society of Plastic...

For the first time, FAU researchers study the significance of drawing and creative writing from childhood to old age Both activities constitute important fields of human creativity which may contribute to cultural enrichment and a fulfilling lifestyle at all stages of life. They are integral part...

Researchers from Göttingen and Erlangen study T-cell training in the lung In patients with multiple sclerosis, immune cells cross the blood-brain barrier which normally blocks the blood circulation from the central nervous system, causing considerable damage to the nervous tissue. Scientists from t...