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Water may look like a simple liquid. However, it is anything but simple to analyse. The unique properties of water are only understandable, if scientists observe the interaction of the molecules.
One specific gene plays a major role in the fight against this liver-damaging disease.
The brain doesn’t cope well with age-related deafness and memory suffers.
The psyche plays a crucial role in acute pain becoming chronic. But why are some people more at risk than others?
The formulations can be prepared quickly and easily by pharmacies and help alleviate the current shortage of disinfectants.
FPGA chips are part of many safety-critical applications. They have one particular valuable feature: they are individually reprogrammable – but with this feature also comes a risk.
Researchers from Bochum have identified two brain regions that are important for decision making during learning.
How a defect leads to more efficient growth.
The neurotransmitter fine-tunes weights of sensory stimulation and internal ongoing processes.
Body image in the media: from diet culture to body positivity.
One algorithm replaces countless time-consuming experiments.
People who reduce the time they spend on Facebook smoke less, are more active and feel better all round.
Intestinal bacteria operate as a self-sufficient organ: they influence the immune system and the brain via their metabolites.
Apple and Android implement a number of measures to protect their users’ devices. An international team of IT security experts has investigated how useful they are.
A sports stress test and psychosocial stress produce similar stress hormone increases. And yet, the first one is perceived as positive, the second one as negative. Why is that?
A research team from Bochum has developed a new method to drive catalytically active enzymes.
Proteins can be controlled with light of different wavelengths. Even several at once, thanks to a new tool.
A research team from Bochum has determined the size of neutrons in a more direct way than ever before, thus correcting previous assumptions.
Why the back hurts less when we look at it.
They can thus start a subscription at the expense of others or publish secret company documents under someone else’s identity.