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Cellular processes on membranes are often fast and short-lived. Molecules assemble briefly, separate again, interact with different partners and move along or through the membrane. It is therefore important to not only study static…

At the beginning of neurodegenerative diseases, the immune cells of the brain – the “microglia” – take up glucose, a sugar molecule, to a much greater extent than hitherto assumed. Studies by researchers from LMU, LMU Klinikum and DZNE…

First prize for the most compelling design goes to architects agn Niederberghaus & Partner GmbH from Ibbenbüren.© agn Niederberghaus & Partner GmbH, Ibbenbüren2nd place: Reinhard Bauer Architekt BDA, Munich, with Hackl Hofmann…

Spending long periods in space not only leads to muscle atrophy and reductions in bone density, it also seems to have lasting effects on the brain. Neuroimaging studies (amongst others from this LMU team of researchers) has hinted at this…

Global agriculture both is one of the major drivers of climate change and strongly affected by it. Rising temperatures are among the main reasons for yield reductions. Therefore, the agricultural sector is faced with the major challenge…

Being an Erasmus student is a real challenge: you have to navigate your way through a new study environment and a new lifestyle and you need to organize your studies and your everyday life in a foreign language. But above all else,…