PR&D – PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION
22. September 2026
Following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), disturbances in the heart’s electrical conduction system can make a pacemaker necessary. A recent study now shows that the significance of a pacemaker for subsequent prognosis differs between women and men.
19. August 2026
More and more people are caring for family members, and an increasing number are turning to digital services for support. Yet effective counselling is about far more than providing accurate information.
AM PULS Nr. 103 – Wissenschaftstalk (Wien, Kabarett Simpl)
„Emotionales Essen – Wenn die Seele Hunger hat“
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(in German only)
Monday, 5th October 2026 • 7.00 pm
22. September 2026
Following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), disturbances in the heart’s electrical conduction system can make a pacemaker necessary. A recent study now shows that the significance of a pacemaker for subsequent prognosis differs between women and men.
19. August 2026
More and more people are caring for family members, and an increasing number are turning to digital services for support. Yet effective counselling is about far more than providing accurate information.
7. Juli 2026
The amount of time young people spend playing video games is not enough to judge whether gaming is linked to cognitive difficulties. A new study of several thousand adolescents shows that gaming time and symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder are associated with cognitive performance in opposite ways.
23. Juni 2026
Older people in Austria widely perceive an increase in extreme weather since their childhood. Yet how strongly they notice these changes depends on their social position, where they live and how they relate to environmental issues.
11. Mai 2026
Mathematical analysis reveals limits to adaptation to changing environments with implications for nature conservation When species are subjected to changing environments, they can survive in their current location through genetic adaptation. However, this ability is not unlimited. In a study published in PNAS, biomathematician Jitka Polechová of the University of Vienna shows that, even […]
6. Mai 2026
The human gut harbours a complex ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms (the microbiome), which influences digestion, the immune system and metabolism. A research team led by the University of Vienna has used the 'reverse ecology' analytical approach to demonstrate that many known gut bacterial species consist of several evolutionarily distinct groups that have adapted to different conditions in the gut.
6. Mai 2026
A new study suggests that breast implant complications are often not just mechanical events, but may be linked to slow biological changes in the surrounding (peri-implant) tissue over time.
5. Mai 2026
Plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich sugars and oxygen in various ways (photosynthesis). Drought is a major challenge in this process. A research team led by Wolfram Weckwerth at the University of Vienna has now demonstrated how a particularly water-efficient variant of this process (CAM) has evolved in diverse ways within a single tropical tree genus.
21. April 2026
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults, is not an isolated lesion, but a disease that destabilizes the brain’s communication network.
27. März 2026
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has produced, for the first time, high-resolution global maps of invasion risk for thousands of alien plant species under current conditions and future climate and land use scenarios.
