Tag Archives: LMU Munich

Early Immune System Signals May Hold the Key to Diagnosing and Preventing Multiple Sclerosis

(IN BRIEF) Researchers from LMU have discovered that CD8-positive T cells, a type of immune cell, play a crucial role in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS). By studying identical twins, where one twin has MS and the other … Read the full press release

Advancements in Causal Machine Learning Poised to Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics and Therapy, Researchers Say

(IN BRIEF) An international research group, led by Professor Stefan Feuerriegel from LMU, is pioneering the application of causal machine learning (ML) in medical diagnostics and therapy. Published in Nature Medicine, their study asserts that causal ML has the potential … Read the full press release

LMU: New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum

New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum, a biotechnologically important microorganism, could help to optimize the industrial production of amino acids. München, 09-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The rod-shaped Gram-positive soil bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum plays … Read the full press release

LMU Munich and FSU Jena scientists managed to create mechanically stable pentacene nanosheets

No more error-prone evaporation deposition, drop casting or printing: Scientists at LMU Munich and FSU Jena have developed organic semiconductor nanosheets, which can easily be removed from a growth substrate and placed on other substrates. München, 10-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today’s … Read the full press release

LMU Munich discovered how the DCC enzyme distinguishes the X chromosome from all the other chromosomes in fruit fly Drosophila

In male cells of the fruit fly Drosophila, the X chromosome is twice as active as in female cells. Researchers at LMU Munich have now discovered how the enzyme responsible recognises the chromosome. MÜNCHEN, 02-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In many species, … Read the full press release