Hírek Research címkével

Nikoletta Andrea Nagy, a young biologist at University of Debrecen, studies the hormonal background of the biparental care of lethrus apterus. Her presentation on her research was judged the best at the 29th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists.

Researchers at the University of Debrecen have succeeded in transforming extremely thin films of metal into a special alloy. The article on the new discovery and its relevant research background has been published in one of the top ten periodicals on materials science, Progress in Materials Science.

Novel cartilage cell research is underway at the University of Debrecen. It investigates the role of so-called „clock genes” in regulating cartilage tissue formation. The programme has won the Premium postdoctoral research support of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

The University of Debrecen is to establish a proton therapy institute on the basis of an agreement signed earlier with Rusatom International Network, which is going to be the first step in the cooperation with Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

New therapeutic options for atopic eczema are being sought at the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University of Debrecen. Research has found that, in the treatment of the frequent skin disease, immunotherapy for hay fever can be effective.

Researchers from the University of Debrecen have contributed to introducing a new technology for yielding one component of the parasitic fungus Claviceps paspali. The special active agent is used in the pharmaceutical industry.

How ultrasound testing effects a developing nervous system is the question that scientists of the University of Debrecen try to find answers to in a research project of embryology. Their research findings may even contribute to the therapy of individual neurodegenerative illnesses.

The new research that deals with a hetherto rarely studied field of the brain can even help in understanding the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. The neuron-glia interaction is examined at the University of Debrecen using a nationally unique method.

The method used for fetal DNA testing from the mother’s blood can also be used for the detection of tumours, cardiovascular diseases and infections. The latest research results in this field were recently presented at an international conference held at the University of Debrecen.

Two young research chemists from the Institute of Chemistry of the University of Debrecen have been honoured in Florence at the 2018 Conference of the International Symposium on Metal Complexes. Norbert Lihi was awarded the Fernando Pulidori Prize while Gizella Csire won a prize for her poster.