05.04.2013 Tracing Photochemical Reactions
When light hits organic molecules, it triggers processes that are of considerable interest to scientists. But the individual steps of the reaction are very hard to identify. A study group at the University of Würzburg has now accomplished this task – with a sophisticated approach.
03.04.2013 Surprising Findings in Fish Genome
It is a popular aquarium fish: the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus. It is valued by researchers as an important model organism in the search for genetic trigger factors of skin cancer. Together with colleagues from the USA, University of Würzburg biochemist Manfred Schartl has decoded the genome of this fish species.
03.04.2013 Mit Stammzellen gegen Arthrose
Kann eine Therapie mit Stammzellen Patienten helfen, die an einer Arthrose leiden? Das untersuchen Mediziner der Universität Würzburg. In dieser bundesweit ersten Phase-1-Studie werden sie insgesamt sechs Patienten behandeln. Die derzeitigen Ergebnisse klingen vielversprechend.
02.04.2013 Suddenly Magnetic
It came as a surprise: If tin atoms are arranged on a silicon substrate in a special way, the material becomes magnetic. University of Würzburg physicists have successfully conducted such an experiment. This research might open up a new way of processing information.
25.03.2013 Clockwork in the eye of a fly
The blue-light pigment cryptochrome is important in regulating the circadian clock of many organisms. Scientists have now discovered that in the fruit fly Drosophila it also intervenes in the visual process. The central experiments involved were conducted at the University of Würzburg’s Biocenter.
22.03.2013 Festgala für ausgezeichnete Physiker
Ende 2012 hatte die Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation die Preisträger des Physics Frontiers Prize bekannt gegeben. Darunter war auch der Würzburger Experimentalphysiker Professor Laurens Molenkamp. In einer Gala in Genf wurde der Preis jetzt offiziell übergeben.
15.03.2013 Can the canine distemper virus infect humans?
Eradicate measles – this is one of the goals of the World Health Organization. If it succeeds, this might open the door to another pathogen: the canine distemper virus.
14.03.2013 Fibromyalgia: First Proof Found
Fibromyalgia has a reputation as a mysterious illness: The symptoms are diverse, the causes are unknown and the diagnosis is difficult. For the first time, researchers at the University Hospital of Würzburg now have found clear proof of damage to patients' small fibers.
13.03.2013 Tapeworms: Genome Mapped
For the first time, scientists have mapped the entire genome of four tapeworm species. Their publication in "Nature" magazine reveals new weak spots of the parasites – they seem to be susceptible to standard cancer drugs.
08.03.2013 Good Grades for Gifted Student Classes
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For quite a few years now, special classes for gifted students have been implemented at grammar schools in the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Researchers from Würzburg, Trier and Erlangen have studied them to determine whether they live up to expectations. The results are definite.
07.03.2013 Dialysis: Blood Protein as a Risk Factor
A modified blood protein increases the mortality risk in patients undergoing dialysis treatment. This has been reported by researchers from Würzburg and Boston in the journal "Science Translational Medicine". They also have an idea about how the risk factor might be successfully dealt with.
01.03.2013 Wildbienen sichern gute Ernten
Viele Kulturpflanzen müssen von Insekten bestäubt werden, um hohe Erträge zu bringen. Dabei spielen Wildbienen eine weitaus größere Rolle als bislang angenommen. Das berichtet ein internationales Forschungsteam in „Science“.
28.02.2013 News on Immunotherapy
Some T cells of the immune system are natural enemies of cancer cells. How they are prepared for their deployment in the organism appears to be very decisive in determining their effectiveness in cancer treatment.
26.02.2013 Communication in an Indirect Way
Organic materials are comparatively poor conductors of electricity. Under certain conditions, however, this can change significantly. University of Würzburg physicists have now experimentally determined how exactly such a change in conductivity works in a two-dimensional layer.
21.02.2013 Photonen im Paartanz
Photonen, die in ihrer Eigenschaften absolut identisch sind, sind ein Schlüssel für Quantennetzwerke und Quantencomputer. Einem internationalen Wissenschaftler-Team ist jetzt die Produktion solcher Photonen auf Knopfdruck gelungen. Physiker der Uni Würzburg haben den zentralen Baustein geliefert.