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09JAN 2023
Research
Covid-19: On the lookout for new antibodies
A team of researchers at FAU and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen has gained new insights into the maturation of SARS-CoV-specific antibodies after multiple vaccinations with the mRNA vaccine Comirnaty. They have now published their work in the journal Science Immunology. Covid-specific antibodies after multiple vaccinations Antibody response is essential for protection against viral infectious diseases, since only […]A team of researchers at FAU and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen has gained new insights into the maturation of SARS-CoV-specific antibodies after multiple vaccinations with the mRNA vaccine Comirnaty. They have now published their work in the journal Science Immunology. Covid-specific antibodies after multiple vaccinations Antibody response is essential for protection against viral infectious diseases, since only […]
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03JAN 2023
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When antibodies do a pirouette
Functionalized nanoparticles could soon revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have developed a method for binding specific molecules in samples and serums, such as antibodies in the blood, to the surface of iron oxide particles thus allowing them to be identified using an inexpensive and compact detector. The researchers have […]Functionalized nanoparticles could soon revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have developed a method for binding specific molecules in samples and serums, such as antibodies in the blood, to the surface of iron oxide particles thus allowing them to be identified using an inexpensive and compact detector. The researchers have […]
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21DEC 2022
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Get out, run about and have fun!
The numbers are alarming. Children and young people are not getting nearly enough exercise. Sport scientists at the WHO Collaborating Center for Physical Activity and Public Health at FAU have now taken stock of the situation and drafted a document on “Promoting physical activity in children and adolescents in Germany” on behalf of the Federal […]
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21DEC 2022
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An FAU team is involved in an EU project focusing on intent detection in artificial limbs
Lifting a glass, making a fist, entering a phone number using the index finger: it is amazing the things cutting-edge robotic hands can already do thanks to biomedical technology. However, things that work in the laboratory often encounter stumbling blocks when put to practice in daily life. The problem is the vast diversity of the […]
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12DEC 2022
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The connection between illnesses of the digestive and nervous systems
How do the gut and the brain interact, and can this even trigger disease? There is growing consensus within the research community that the nervous and digestive systems interact with each other. How exactly, however, is still largely unknown. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is now funding a new clinical research unit at FAU that […]
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05DEC 2022
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Tapping into the hidden potential of algae
Whether it is as a new organic fuel, innovative cancer medication or a sustainable source of food: researchers across the globe see immense potential in euglenoids. Of the 1,000 known species, only 20 have been investigated to date. The Euglena International Network (EIN) now hopes to change this situation. FAU researchers are also on board. […]
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02DEC 2022
FAU news
Erlangen Post-COVID Center opens its doors
At least one in ten people who contract COVID-19 still struggle with persistent or new complaints weeks or months after contracting the virus. Extreme fatigue after strenuous activity, listlessness, shortness of breath, concentration difficulties and memory problems, anxiety and feelings of depression are only some of the possible symptoms of post-COVID syndrome. In order to […]
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29NOV 2022
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New Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1 resistant to all therapeutic antibodies
Are the currently approved antibody therapies used to treat individuals at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease also effective against currently circulating viral variants? A recent study by researchers at the German Primate Center (DPZ) – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and FAU shows that the Omicron sub-lineage BQ.1.1, currently on the rise worldwide, is […]
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29NOV 2022
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One new and one extended collaborative research center at FAU
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved one new Collaborative Research Center at FAU and extended a transregio (CRC/TRR). The DFG is funding six transfer projects for a CRC set up in 2011. CRC 1540 uses approaches based in mechanics in order to improve our understanding of the function of the central nervous system. During […]
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28NOV 2022
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Sugar molecule in the researchers’ spotlight
Sugar compounds from the glycan group have an important role to play in a number of biological processes in our bodies. By forming a chemical compound with protein and fats and altering these substances in the process, they regulate the maturation of kidneys, form connections between nerve pathways in the brain and contribute to the […]
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28NOV 2022
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Just keeping house for jihadists?
At the beginning, women returning to Germany who had been involved in the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) were only rarely tried and convicted for their involvement and role in supporting IS, but now trials are becoming a much more regular occurrence. The German judiciary is considered a pioneer within Europe in this respect. But […]
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28NOV 2022
Research
New treatments for Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is caused by repeated toxic changes in the protein huntingtin. An interdisciplinary team from the Department of Molecular Neurology and the Department of Stem Cell Biology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and FAU has now discovered a treatment that is currently undergoing clinical trials. The researchers discovered that a small molecule accelerates the degradation of […]
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