Voraussetzung für eine erfolgreiche Therapie ist ein früher Behandlungsbeginn. Bei der Früherkennung hilft ein neuer Sensor.

Ziel ist es, die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Gehirn, Körper und Verhalten besser zu verstehen und diese Erkenntnisse für ...

Eine enzymatische Schere erkennt und schneidet Virus-RNA, lässt aber die Wirtszelle in Ruhe. Das eröffnet neue antivirale ...

A copper-based agent complex kills cancer cells in a novel way. It receives its activation signal through light. It could help where existing chemotherapy treatments reach their limits. Cuproptosis ...

Study combines highly precise genome diagnostics with functional neuroscience. Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research ...

Persons under stress may have a harder time spatially orienting themselves. Researchers in Bochum have discovered why. The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain’s navigational system. It impairs ...

Mice unlearn fear more quickly when certain brain cells are activated. This opens up new approaches to understanding anxiety disorders. Unlearning fear responses is a fundamental learning process in ...

Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions. Psychedelic substances are increasingly being ...

Researchers have uncovered the pivotal role of a previously overlooked protein in the development of the serious illness. Hypertension in the lungs is a relatively rare but very serious disease that ...

The strategy strengthens knowledge and technology transfer at all levels of Ruhr University. After Ruhr University Bochum adopted a transfer model in 2022, things are now becoming concrete: the ...

Researchers have elucidated key steps in the ubiquitin tagging of the mutated huntingtin protein, providing hope for future therapies. There is no known cure for Huntington's disease. A genetic ...

From individuals and institutions to conventional machines and AI systems, these criteria help assess trustworthiness. Language models based on artificial intelligence (AI) can answer any question, ...