Dietary fatty acids affect the development and progression of autoimmune chronic-inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Researchers now found that long-chain fatty acids promote the development and propagation of CNS reactive immune cells in the intestinal wall.
Around 300,000 people in Germany suffer from Crohn's disease. FAU researchers have now demonstrated for the first time that antibodies used to treat the disease not only alleviate inflammation but also affect how pain is perceived in the brain.
Obesity, a widespread disease, affects the body in various different ways. Researchers at the new Collaborative Research Centre 1181 at FAU have now discovered that obesity severely impairs blood formation and weakens the immune system.
Components that store information magnetically rather than electronically could revolutionise computer technology and meet the demand for higher and higher storage capacities. FAU researchers have developed an innovative new material that could be used in such components.
We will see an expansion of marine biodiversity – but only in some regions. Some ecosystems will lose their biodiversity. Due to rising sea temperatures, some species will spread to other regions and unique ecosystems will become less diverse.
FAU researchers have launched www.emobilisten.de to provide information about electromobility to the general public. By working together to develop new solutions they aim to convince people of the benefits of this form of mobility.
