Immer mehr Menschen müssen aus gesundheitlichen Gründen auf glutenfreie Produkte ausweichen. Christian Huck, Professor am Institut für Analytische Chemie und Radiochemie, forscht gemeinsam mit Dissertantin Verena Wiedemair an alternativen Getreidesorten wie Hirse oder Buchweizen. Dabei sollen vor allem die Nährstoffe in glutenfreien Produkten zu verbessert werden. (more…)
Summer is traditionally the time for burgers and hot dogs fresh from the grill, fried chicken and cakes from church picnics, and funnel cakes, corn dogs, and ice cream from county and state fairs. While that all sounds delicious, consider how unhealthy a lot of that food is. A six-ounce corn dog served at a state fair has around 320 calories, is full of sodium, and has little dietary fiber. A funnel cake has around 760 calories, and a grilled hamburger patty calorie count can range from 220 to 307 calories, and that’s without the grilled buttered bun, a melted slice of cheese, and all the condiments. (more…)
For many people who care for aging parents, one solution is a safe, responsible nursing home.
But an increasingly common means of ensuring that safety — security cameras installed by relatives — may do more harm than good, says Clara Berridge, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Washington. (more…)
Kinder haben enorme Kaufkraft, zumindest über ihre Eltern – nicht nur um die Weihnachtszeit bestätigt sich das. Aber wie entscheiden Kinder? Ihrem ökonomischen Verhalten sind Innsbrucker Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler um Daniela Glätzle-Rützler auf der Spur. (more…)
The UA is partnering with Kerafast to license reagents that offer the opportunity for the development of a rapid, highly sensitive diagnostic test for a common and costly zoonotic disease. (more…)
ForscherInnen bestimmen Rolle von Sphingolipiden bei Gehirnentwicklung
Eine genetisch-bedingte Störung in der Bildung von Fetten – sogenannten Sphingolipiden –, einer wichtigen Komponente von Zellmembranen, führt beim Menschen zur neuronalen Degeneration im Nervensystem. (more…)
A University of Missouri study exploring how men often use metaphors to discuss miscarriages finds couples need to “co-cope” with the experience (more…)
AUSTIN, Texas — Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart’s mitral valve with levels of accuracy reliable enough for use in a clinical setting. (more…)
