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Innovative Diagnosis and Treatment Concepts for Fatty Liver

An unhealthy lifestyle with little physical activity and a diet high in fat, sugar and fructose and/or a genetic predisposition can be the underlying caus….

Trade Fair News

Digital Twin meets Plug & Produce – Fraunhofer IPK at the IMTS in Chicago

For the first time ever, Deutsche Messe organizes a Hannover Messe brand event outside of Germany – and Fraunhofer IPK is taking part.

Event News

One of the world’s most prominent strategic forums for global health held in Berlin in October 2018

The 10th World Health Summit – one of the world’s most prominent strategic forums for global health – is being held in Berlin from October 14-16, 2018….

Life & Chemistry

Yogurt Innovation: Discover Dandelion-Infused Benefits

Inulin is a molecule present in various foods, which can be obtained for example from chicory, dandelion or sunflower roots. Due to its special structure,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Urban Agriculture: Sustainable Food Solutions for Cities

Whereas the number of people living in cities worldwide is continually growing, the already scarce area used for growing food and resources has been steadily…

Information Technology

Russian Scientists Boost Internet Speed by 50%

A joint article of the scientists of the Samara University and the University of Missouri (Columbia, USA) was published in the IEEE Transactions on Network and…

Materials Sciences

Cannibalistic Materials: Self-Feeding Nanostructures Explained

The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic…

Health & Medicine

Genetics and Pollution: Impact on Asthma Severity Explored

Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the…

Health & Medicine

Microglial Cells: Key Players in Age-Related Brain Cell Loss

The activity of the so-called microglial cells plays an important role in brain aging. These cells are part of the brain’s immune defense: For example, they…

Life & Chemistry

Combatting Constant Hunger: Insights from Obesity Guidelines

According to the guidelines for the prevention and treatment of obesity issued by the German Association for the Study of Obesity (DAG), patients should aim to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

IMTS: Real-Time Terahertz Layer Thickness Measurement

Terahertz radiation was already a major topic a good ten years ago, in connection with body scanners for inspecting passengers during airport security…

Life & Chemistry

How Cells Create New Blood Vessels Like a Zipper

The blood vessels form a widely ramified supply system that passes through our body from head to toe. They serve as pathways for blood cells and transport…

Materials Sciences

Lighthouse Project "Criticality of Rare Earths" successfully completed

In the Fraunhofer flagship project “Criticality of rare earths”, launched in 2013, eight Fraunhofer Institutes bundled their expertise to enable a more…

Materials Sciences

Discover the Brightest Source of Entangled Photons Today

The rules of quantum physics state, that two photons can interact in such a way that they become deeply linked and remain connected even when separated by…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Diagnosis and Treatment Concepts for Fatty Liver

More and more adults – but also about 34 percent of obese children – suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). An unhealthy lifestyle with little…

Health & Medicine

Heteractis magnifica sea anemones can help fight Alzheimer's disease

Heteractis magnifica sea anemones contain neuroprotective peptides that slow down the inflammation process and the deterioration of neurons causing the…

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