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Missing link in Indo-European languages’ history found
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Nerve Stimulation: the Brain is Not Always Listening
Genetic Predisposition to Birch Pollen Allergy Decoded
Neural prosthesis developed for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy
New chemistry for the engineering of covalent RNA complexes
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Life Sciences - Computer Science - 10.02.2025

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists led by Professor Maximilian Jösch at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has identified a mechanism that corrects visual distortions caused by movement in animals. The study, conducted in mice, identifies a core function that can be generalized across the vertebrate visual system, including primates such as humans.
Health - Life Sciences - 06.02.2025
New method developed for diagnosing and monitoring brain tumors
An interdisciplinary research team led by the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and the Comprehensive Cancer Center of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has investigated the potential of liquid biopsies from blood and cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis and monitoring of brain tumors in children and adolescents.
History / Archeology - Life Sciences - 05.02.2025

New insights into our linguistic roots via ancient DNA analysis Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna contribute a new piece to this puzzle in collaboration with David Reich's ancient DNA laboratory at Harvard University.
Life Sciences - Environment - 04.02.2025

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some butterflies travel long distances while others travel short distances? A group of scientists, including from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), shows that the different migration strategies are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being encoded in the butterfly's DNA.
Health - Life Sciences - 27.01.2025

Nerve stimulation can help with various diseases. However, this only works well if the body's own rhythms are taken into account, says a study by TU Wien (Vienna). It doesn't always have to be medication. Some health problems, from chronic pain and inflammation to neurological diseases, can also be treated by nerve stimulation, for example with the help of electrodes that are attached to the ear and activate the vagus nerve.
Health - Life Sciences - 24.01.2025
Progress and challenges in brain implants
In a paper recently published in the leading journal "The Lancet Digital Health", a scientific team led by Stanisa Raspopovic from MedUni Vienna looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants. New achievements in the field of this technology are seen as a source of hope for many patients with neurological disorders and have been making headlines recently.
Health - Life Sciences - 15.01.2025

An innovative study by the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) and the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Vienna) provides new insights into the genetic mechanisms of birch pollen allergy. The research team observed significantly more active genes for immunological signalling pathways in the nasal mucosa of allergy sufferers after exposure to birch pollen than in unaffected individuals.
Life Sciences - Pharmacology - 08.01.2025

Diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes, manifests itself in the loss of sensation in the feet leading to chronic pain and ulcers, in severe cases even to amputations. While previous interventions have aimed to alleviate the symptoms, the non-invasive neuroprosthesis developed by an international research team led by Stanisa Raspopovic from MedUni Vienna addresses the cause.
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 07.01.2025

Researchers from the University of Innsbruck have developed a new method for covalently labeling RNA in the cell. In the journal Nature Chemical Biology, they show how it can be used to map RNA movements in the cell. The specific labeling of RNA in living cells poses many challenges. In the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers from the University of Innsbruck describe a structure-guided approach to the formation of covalent (i.e.
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