PR&D – PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION
5. November 2026
A previously unrecognised weakness in the immune defences against certain blood neoplasms could offer a promising target for future treatments. Researchers have discovered that natural killer cells, which normally help the body eliminate malignant cells, remain remarkably active in patients with a particular genetic form of blood neoplasms.
14. Oktober 2026
Sensitization to food allergens can change considerably during the first five years of a child’s life. A large Canadian birth-cohort study shows that sensitization to peanut often develops early and persists, while sensitization to several tree nuts tends to appear later.
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Monday, 5th October 2026 • 7.00 pm
5. November 2026
A previously unrecognised weakness in the immune defences against certain blood neoplasms could offer a promising target for future treatments. Researchers have discovered that natural killer cells, which normally help the body eliminate malignant cells, remain remarkably active in patients with a particular genetic form of blood neoplasms.
14. Oktober 2026
Sensitization to food allergens can change considerably during the first five years of a child’s life. A large Canadian birth-cohort study shows that sensitization to peanut often develops early and persists, while sensitization to several tree nuts tends to appear later.
6. Oktober 2026
Grayscale lithography has long enabled the fabrication of microstructures with continuously varying surface topographies in high surface quality. Now, UpNano GmbH (Vienna, Austria) takes this principle into the third dimension.
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.
