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Even after completing higher education, it is still difficult to go beyond the life opportunities ‘handed down’ by one’s parents. University graduates from families with low levels of education find it harder to launch a career than…

Postdoctoral researchers face a barrage of questions, so they need the right knowledge. Which is precisely where LMU’s Research Funding Unit provides valuable assistance – with the #EXCELLerate. LMU Postdoc Career Days series of events…

About one percent of all people with Alzheimer’s develop the disease as a result of gene mutations that can be passed on from generation to generation. As part of the international DIAN (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network)…

Economic historian Davide Cantoni, mathematician Phan Thành Nam, and molecular biologist Nicolai Siegel have each been awarded a Consolidator Grant together with LMU. For Davide Cantoni and Nicolai Siegel, it is already the second ERC…

One fundamental question in the field of the Origin of Life is how the first molecules of DNA replicated and evolved on the primordial Earth, more than 4 billion years ago. Before the emergence of the first cells or any other form of…

In mid-March 2022, the large-scale international HALO-(AC)3 research campaign will begin investigating transformations of air masses in the Arctic. Three German aircraft will be deployed, scientists from the UK and France will also be…

Injuries are always inconvenient, especially in elite sport. And soccer is no exception. Around 30 percent of soccer injuries are muscle injuries, which can lead to long lay-offs. One treatment method that is increasingly attracting the…

Ribosomes are vitally important for all living organisms. They translate the information stored in the messenger molecule mRNA into proteins. To do this, they bind to the mRNA strand and travel along it in order to read the genetic code…

Helicobacter pylori, one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens, is responsible for hundreds of thousands of cases of stomach ulcers and stomach cancer worldwide every year. Due to increasing resistance of the bacterium to currently…

Benzodiazepines are effective and widely used drugs for treating states of anxiety and sleep disorders. While short-term treatments are considered safe, their long-term intake can lead to physical dependence and, particularly in the case…