PET, the plastic used to make bottles, for example, is ubiquitous in our natural environment. In a joint study, scientists from Leipzig University and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) investigated the negative effects that tiny plastic PET particles can have on the metabolism…
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New insight into the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Despite considerable advances in research, there is still no cure for many age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. One hypothesis for the development of Alzheimer’s is the aggregation of peptides, i.e. their “clumping”, in the brains of people with the disease. But stress has also been suspected…
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Saxon Researchers Develop New Coronavirus Antibody Test
As part of a wide-ranging research project, Leipzig scientists have developed a sophisticated coronavirus antibody test that can even be used in the home. The results were presented to Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer and State Minister of Science Sebastian Gemkow this lunchtime at…
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Promotionsverteidigung Limei Han
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Study well. Surviving crises. Live happily. Is that possible? And how! The prevention programme "Psychologically fit studying" offers exciting facts and figures about studying and mental well-being.