Research

Can neurofeedback therapy offer effective long-term treatment for children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)? This was the subject of a study carried out by a team of international researchers that included researchers from FAU.

Researchers at FAU have succeeded in deciphering what causes in some instances life-threatening inflammation of the intestines, possibly opening up new approaches for treatment

Bots are usually helpers on the Internet. However, there is a growing suspicion that they are being used to spread political propaganda. Researchers at FAU have investigated the extent to which autonomous programmes such as these were used on the platform Twitter during the general elections in Japan in 2014.

Did Luther really look like he does on the pictures? A research project funded with nearly one million euros by the Leibniz Association is to explore these questions over the next three years

Researchers at FAU have discovered that a fibre-rich diet can have a positive effect on chronic inflammatory joint diseases and strengthen bones.

Are optimism and the will to live key to a long life and a high level of personal independence into old age? Gerontologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) think so.