Health and Psychology

13. January 2021

Microbiome

The Gut: Door to Life

How does the gut influence brain health? The cluster project "PreMiBrain", a collaboration between the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna, studies this connection in premature infants. The results could lead to the design of therapeutic substances to help neurodevelopment.

15. January 2020

Cancer Research

The hidden patterns our world is made of

Without understanding "invisible" structures, we will never be able to gain full understanding. Mathematician Sara Merino Aceituno from the University of Vienna examines cell-based phenomena leading to cancer formation, the collective movement of spermatozoa and its link to fertility and tissue formation.