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So far, little is known about the interior of neutron stars, those extremely compact objects that can form after the death of a star: the mass of our sun or even more is compressed into a sphere with the diameter of a large city. Since…

Following two years of pandemic, the annual “Day of the Rhine-Main Universities” was this year once again held in presence. In the preceding two years, the meetings were hosted digitally: first in 2020 by the Technical University of…

Colorectal cancer remains a disease with high mortality rates in advanced stages. In recent years, numerous research findings have improved early diagnosis and therapy, although unfortunately not all patients respond adequately to novel…

Since 2008, a framework agreement has formed the basis of the close scientific cooperation between Goethe University Frankfurt and the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt. The agreement has now been renewed and…

The Academy for Islam in Science and Society (AIWG) at the Goethe University will be funded for another five years by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The BMBF supports the work of the academy with 6.4 million…

For an appropriate immune response, it is essential that infected or degenerated cells are recognized by T lymphocytes. T lymphocytes recognize such cells using antigenic peptides that these cells present using specialized surface…

Last weekend, the national and international fitness science elite came together for the 3rd Fitness Science Congress. From September 16th to 17th, the greats of the field exchanged views on current topics and captivated the interested…

On September 13, 2022, the Unibator Innovation Prize was awarded to scientific projects with start-up potential for the first time. At the awards ceremony organized by Innovectis, the university's technology transfer company, three…

Tests that adapt to the individual being interviewed are increasingly possible with the help of artificial intelligence. This "adaptive testing" of human characteristics such as intelligence or reading skills is the focus of a conference…

The research team led by Dr Valentina Puntmann and Professor Eike Nagel from University Hospital Frankfurt and Goethe University Frankfurt followed up around 350 study participants without previously known heart problems who had recovered…