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Dust mite allergens trigger inflammatory responses
Dust mite allergens activate the pulmonary immune system, thereby triggering allergies
02-Jul-2020
A research team at MedUni Vienna, working in cooperation with the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has discovered how certain dust mite allergens activate a well-known inflammatory factor – serum amyloid A protein –and can thus “trim” the lung tissue “in the direction of allergy”. The ...
Cow's milk protein beta-lactoglobulin prevents allergies
New key molecule for the so-called protective farm effect
01-Jul-2020
Numerous studies have shown that growing up on a farm and drinking natural, unprocessed cow's milk in early childhood protects against the development of immunoglobulins E (IgE), which are responsible for allergy symptoms. A recent study led by Franziska Roth-Walter and Erika Jensen-Jarolim from ...
Sugar as a remedy for the common cold
Start-up developing therapies to combat viral infections
11-Mar-2020
Viral infections are currently more topical than ever. Not only are coronavirus and influenza constantly in the news but it is also the season for colds – and, as we all know, colds are caused by rhinovirus. A Medical University of Vienna start-up, "G.ST Antivirals GmbH" now has viral infections ...
Drug development: Nature-derived peptides as molecular tools to study cellular signalling
19-Dec-2019
A group of researchers of the Institute of Pharmacology at the Medical University of Vienna in collaboration with the University of Vienna and different institutions in Australia, has shown that a certain peptide hormone derived from a mite activates selectively a specific secondary messenger ...
High-fat maternal diet can cause brain damage in the unborn child
20-Nov-2019
A study team at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Brain Research has found that high-fat maternal diets can cause life-long changes in the brain of the unborn offspring. When a pregnant woman consumes a diet high in polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids, her body produces an excess of endogenous ...
The genetics of suicide risk
08-Oct-2019
While searching for biological markers for suicide risk, a Viennese research team has gained new insights into the relationship between environmental factors and genetics. Traumatic childhood experiences play an essential role and leave traces in the brain. To a large extent, suicide is a taboo ...
A healthy lifestyle prevents dementia
20-Sep-2019
A healthy lifestyle can significantly delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. The lifestyle that people follow between the ages of 40 and 60 already plays a major role in this. "People who have taken care of themselves and their bodies in their earlier years reduce ...
How “good cholesterol” gets to do even more good work
13-Aug-2019
In order for a tumour to grow, it needs cholesterol to build new cell walls. At the same time, the so-called “good” cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is regarded as a protective factor against cancer. Schrödinger fellow Raimund Bauer investigated the effect of HDL on tumours more ...
Protein hitch hiking into the cancer cell: the next generation of platinum drugs
The young spin-off "P4 Therapeutics" was awarded with the "Der Brutkasten Media Award"
02-Jul-2019
An interdisciplinary team of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has developed a new platinum compound with great potential as anticancer drug. Based on a new strategy, scientists around Christian Kowol from the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna and ...
Previously unknown bacterial strain identified
10-May-2019
Experts from MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital have identified a previously unknown bacterial strain of the genus Leptospira. Infection with this bacterium triggered unusual neurological symptoms, reminiscent of myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease in which signal transmission is ...
