Filip Kuś has been researching at the Winklhofer Lab of Ruhr University Bochum since April. His research stay is made possible by the prestigious fellowship of the European Molecular Biology ...

Starting in the Early Modern Period, anatomical theaters served as a venue for the public dissection of human bodies. An act between visualization and concealment. Looming, circular tiers that gave ...

Researchers are zeroing in on the Achilles’ heel of pathogens that cause Chagas disease, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis. The efforts of a research team from Bochum and Würzburg give hope for new ...

Linguistic symptoms and an onset early in life: Disorders to which this applies are frequently associated with left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness. The fact that left-handedness resp.

A misfolded protein facilitates reliable diagnosis even in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease in body fluids. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is usually diagnosed in its ...

Upon energy restriction, an unusual release of the neurotransmitter glutamate can be observed. The overabundance of glutamate ultimately causes damages to nerve cells. Our brain requires a constant ...

Plants know how to defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms. In turn, pathogens have sensors to detect such defense mechanisms. What happens when plant and pathogen are locked in that duel.

A learning experiment with participants of different ages produced surprising results. The ability to make the connection between an event and its consequences – experts use the term associative ...

Wireless communication (WiFi) has become an indispensable part of the modern digital infrastructure, from homes to hotels and public institutions. However, security remains a critical issue. Wireless ...

An international cooperation aims to accelerate the transfer of research results into commercial applications in order to strengthen the microelectronics industry in Europe. Global progress depends to ...

Mikhaila Steenkamp is a guest at Ruhr University Bochum for one year. The South African teacher-turned-education sociologist is sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation's German Chancellor Fellowship.

Researchers have gained valuable insight into the development of prion diseases of the brain. Protein aggregation is typical of various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ...