With the support of the FWF, a group of researchers from Innsbruck examined 100 test subjects in a sleep laboratory and achieved widespread recognition for their collection of standard values for healthy sleep. While even healthy individuals move about more than expected while sleeping, muscle twitching during dreams can be a harbinger of neurodegenerative diseases. Continue reading “How much twitching is normal during sleep?”
Silviculturist Rupert Seidl talks about the positive effects of bark beetle and forest fires, at what point the forest ecosystem could collapse and why the climate problem needs to be solved mainly from the bottom up. Continue reading “Forest man – working hand in glove with practitioners”
In a project funded by the FWF, a research group from Innsbruck investigated how cancer cells in the large intestine can be made to glow in order to facilitate early detection. Continue reading “Luminescent nanoparticles help with early cancer detection”
Supported by funding from the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a team from the Max F. Perutz Laboratories deciphered the mechanism of the TTP protein as a time-switch for the programmed cell death of white blood cells. A targeted death of these cells prevents an excessive immune reaction, but could also be used as a therapeutic […] Continue reading “Time-switch for immune cells”
Autonomy, a sense of appreciation and an open culture of communication are important to young doctors in their working environment. These are the results of a recent FWF-funded study conducted by a group of psychologists from Innsbruck. The scholars also identified key character strengths that contribute to health and well-being in the medical profession. Continue reading “Staying healthy in the medical profession”
In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Graz is investigating how fat for the production of biodiesel can be produced using genetically modified yeast cells. Continue reading “How to extract biofuel from yeast cells”
Like all other cells in the body, skin cancer cells need a cholesterol metabolism. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a Viennese research group discovered deviations and particularities of this process in malignant melanoma that could help improve prognosis and therapy. Continue reading “Proven biochemistry methods for new skin cancer therapy”
A group of researchers from Innsbruck has been the first to describe how damaged cells can be inhibited from multiplying further after incomplete division. In a project funded by the FWF, the team disproved the previous assumption that the mechanism is triggered by defective genetic information. Continue reading “Discovery of new mechanism for tumour suppression”
The population of European eels has declined dramatically since the 1970s. Now, pressure from the international fishing industry is also starting to increasingly affect tropical species. In a project funded by the FWF, the biologist Robert Schabetsberger set out to learn more about the spawning areas of eels in the Pacific. Continue reading “Understanding the eel in order to save it”
With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, researchers from Vienna have developed methods to improve functional MRI with the new generation of highly sensitive 7 Tesla scanners. These devices can create precise maps of the brain before surgery to help surgeons avoid damaging vital areas. Continue reading “7T scanner provides precise 3D maps of brain activity”