How cells repair their power plants Damage to the mitochondria, the “power plants” of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers from the… Read more
Successful therapy confirmed for newborns with the fatal metabolic disorder MoCD type A Early administration of the drug Fosdenopterin/rcPMP improves the chances of survival of infants with MoCD type A and… Read more
Climate Change and Prehistoric Human Populations: Eastward Shift of Settlement Areas at the End of the Last Ice Age An archaeological study of human settlement during the Final Palaeolithic revealed that populations in Europe did not… Read more
mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the ‘long-term memory’ of the immune system Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have a persistent effect on… Read more
Virtual reality videos increase environmental awareness Nature documentaries presented as 360° virtual reality videos have a stronger positive effect than other forms of media,… Read more
Tropical cyclones have become more frequent in recent decades than in the 5,700 years before A sediment core from Central America provides new insights into the climate history of the Caribbean. The analysis… Read more
New Fabrication Method Brings Topological Quantum Computing a Step Closer to Reality Physicists at the University of Cologne have revealed a key superconducting effect in topological insulator nanowires.… Read more
Researchers investigate the ‘recipes’ of star formation Observation of more than 1,000 regions in which high-mass stars are formed enables a statistically relevant study of the… Read more
Cologne Research Team Identifies a Bacterial Trick for Survival within the Host Cell Bacteria produce specific proteins in order to protect themselves against being marked by a cell and then destroyed. A… Read more
Key protein identified for understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease Researchers at the University of Cologne have identified a specific form of the tau protein that is responsible for… Read more
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