Ein Forschungsteam aus Bochum und Hannover zeigt, dass das Hepatitis E-Virus auch andere Organe als die Leber befällt.

For animals, sleeping on their left side is not about comfort. It is a survival strategy.

For generations, researchers have been pondering the question of how and where consciousness is formed in the brain. Professor Ekrem Dere from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, proposes a new approach ...

Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help reduce other fears. This is the conclusion reached by psychologists at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, who studied 50 people with a fear of spiders ...

Zu Beginn ihres Studiums in Bochum war nicht abzusehen, dass sich Nadja Freund heute mit psychiatrischen Erkrankungen beschäftigt. Sie studierte zunächst Biochemie. „Dann habe ich einen Vortrag von ...

The fact that left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with certain neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders is a frequently reported observation in ...

Ein Voicebot, der Dialekte spricht? Gemeinsam mit RUB-Studierenden und der Stanford University gehen ai.dopt den nächsten Schritt in der KI-Entwicklung.

Natural hydrogen-producing enzymes are large and extremely sensitive to oxygen. This makes it difficult to use them for the applied production of green hydrogen. Researchers from the ...

In urban planning, competing interests – such as creating more space for housing while preserving biodiversity – often have to be reconciled. How this could be better achieved in the future, was ...

Virtual reality (VR) is not only a technology for games and entertainment, but also has potential in science and medicine. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have now gained new insights ...

Utilizing artificial intelligence-based techniques and computer simulations, an urban planner from Nigeria works together with the group of Professor Andreas Rienow at Ruhr University Bochum. Dr.

On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones. Cutting back this time by one hour a day is not only good for our mental health, but also helps us to feel happier and more ...