Press Releases from PR&D - Public Relations for Research & Education (3 total)
INVESTIGATING THE WASTE IN OUR CELLS: SO THAT WE CAN SOON FORGET ABOUT ALZHEIMER …
Vienna (Austria), February 17th, 2022 - A 'waste collection' tidies up our cells. If something does not go according to plan, serious diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's may develop. Molecular biologist Sascha Martens from the University of Vienna together with international partners - researchers of the University of Pennsylvania, Monash University, the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt and the UC Berkeley - investigate the associated process: autophagy.…
PARKINSON VACCINATION: GOOD START TO THE SPRING FOR AFFIRIS AG
Vienna, 30. March 2010. Today AFFiRiS AG announced an important step forward in the development of its vaccine for Parkinson's disease. The vaccine, known as PD01, has undergone numerous preclinical tests which have confirmed its principle of action ("Proof of Concept"). The company is now starting to prepare for clinical trials of the vaccine which are planned to commence at the beginning of 2011. Due to a completely innovative effect…
I'm From Austria ... and From Europe - Multiple Identities in the Global Village
A love for one's country does not preclude a love for one's continent - instead, the two usually go hand in hand. That is the conclusion reached by a study carried out on the topic of national identity. Unique in terms of its scale and scope, new results generated by this study were presented in Vienna to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). The study…
