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International LITMUS study: #MainzUniversity Medical Center played a key role in developing biomarkers for the reliable detection of enhanced #LiverFibrosis 👉 www.unimedizin-mainz.de/en/newsroom/n…

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International LITMUS Study Compares 30 Blood Tests for the Accurate Diagnosis of Fatty Liver Diseases
University Medical Center Mainz played a key role in developing biomarkers for the reliable detection of enhanced liver fibrosis
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October 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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✨ C. Katharina Spieß and Tamer Butto from #MainzUniversity win the 2026 #RMUawards presented in the profile areas #Society and #Health, which – together with #Data and #Matter – constitute the four profile areas of the #RhineMainUniversities alliance 👉 www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/en/news/rhine…
(from left to right) Professor Henning Blume, Professor Stefan Müller-Stach, Dr. Dagmar Walluf-Blume, Professor Robert Tampé, Junior Professor Tamer Butto, Professor C. Katharina Spieß, Professor Daniel Schunk, Dr. Wolfgang Litzenburger, and Professor Tanja Brühl (photo/©: RMU)
October 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Even a single use of heated tobacco can cause acute changes in vascular function and be associated with DNA damage: New study by the #MainzUniversity Medical Center shows acute effects of tobacco heaters on the #cardiovascular system 👉 www.unimedizin-mainz.de/en/newsroom/n…
Even a single use of heated tobacco can cause acute changes in vascular function and be associated with DNA damage
Study by University Medical Center Mainz shows acute effects of tobacco heaters on the cardiovascular system
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October 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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What happens inside our cells as they age? – Researchers from #IMBMainz, #MainzUniversity and #UnimedizinMainz reveal how aging rewires the proteome in human cells 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/what-happens-…

#AgingResearch #aging #MolecularBiology #proteome #ageing
The image shows that proteomics analysis reveals coordinated changes during senescence. (© IMB)
October 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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🎥 In the #ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA ++ at #MainzUniversity, researchers explore the smallest building blocks of matter as well as the infinite vastness of the universe. Learn more from Concettina Sfienti & Alfons Weber in a new RMU Insights interview 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed6VO…

#physics
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October 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Disinformation and influence operations: Which countermeasures actually work? - Information systems researcher Vera Schmitt leads new #HorizonEurope project FIMI-RESIST at #MainzUniversity // #ArtificialIntelligence #NaturalLanguageProcessing #...
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FIMI-RESIST project kickoff at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz - Copyright © JGU
October 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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🎉 WE MADE IT – The @rheinmainunis.bsky.social alliance of #GoetheUni & #MainzUniversity & #TUDarmstadt will receive funding in the #ExcellenceStrategy of the German federal and state governments 👉 www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/en/news/rhin...

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RMU-EXCITE – Excellent. Collaborative. Transformative. (photo/©: Laura Trümper / RMU)
October 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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A big step: @mainzuniversity and @goetheuni and @TU are officially Universities of Excellence... Congratulations, excellent team effort!
#academia #university #Science
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Rhine-Main Universities successful in the Excellence Strategy | Rhein-Main Universitäten (RMU)
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October 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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@dfg.de provides around EUR 1.8 million for new research group at #MainzUniversity focusing on the evolution of neural circuits 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/evolutionary-…

#neurobiology #EvolutionaryBiology #neuroscience #DFG #GermanResearchFoundation
The photo shows Dr. Max Farnworth, head of the Emmy Noether Research Group "Neural Circuit & Systems Evolution" at JGU. (photo/©: Peter Pulkowski)
September 29, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Research Unit sponsored by the #GermanResearchFoundation examines #ConspiracyTheories from a new perspective: EUR 4 million for collaborative research project in #psychology and #CommunicationScience led by #MainzUniversity 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/dfg-sponsored…

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DFG-sponsored Research Unit examines conspiracy theories from a new perspective | Press & Media
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September 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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#Antiproton storage and transport records at @cern.bsky.social: #Antiprotons stored in a transport container for over a month / Research group at #MainzUniversity contributes to paper in @nature.com 👉 prisma.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/09/17…

#ClusterOfExcellencePRISMA #BASECollaboration #ParticlePhysics
The photo shows the successful BASE team at CERN. (photo/©: CERN)
September 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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#WMO report on global #WaterResources shows that continents worldwide are drying up / #MainzUniversity is a major contributor to the latest report by the @wmo-global.bsky.social 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJz_...

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#StateOfWater #WorldWaterReport #meteorology
WMO State of Global Water Resources 2025 - Animation (English)
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September 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Laschet laugh – No evidence of influence on #VotingBehavior: New study by researchers at #MainzUniversity and @goetheuni.bsky.social examines impact of inappropriate emotional displays by political leaders 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/laschet-laug...

#PoliticalScience #politics
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September 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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#ERCStartingGrant for Meret Huber: Professor of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Director of the Botanical Garden at #MainzUniversity receives EUR 1.5 million in EU funding 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/erc-starting-…#ERCR#EvolutionaryEcologyg#biologygy
The photo shows Professor Meret Huber, Professor of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Director of the Botanical Garden at Mainz University. (photo/©: Stefan F. Sämmer / JGU)
September 8, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Why not every ant helps: Recent study of #MainzUniversity shows that rescue behavior in ants is linked to differences in gene activity in the nervous system 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/why-not-every…#Biologygy
The photo shows how a worker ant of the species Cataglyphis niger attempts to free a restrained nestmate during a behavioral test. (photo/©: Susanne Foitzik)
September 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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New #MultipleSclerosis treatment approach: Funding of EUR 1.1 mio. from ForTra gGmbH for #ResearchTransfer, a subsidiary of the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, enables further development of a drug patch developed at #MainzUniversity to stim...
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Prototypes of transdermal drug patches in the laboratory - Copyright
September 1, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Vera Schmitt is appointed Professor of Information Systems at #MainzUniversity: #AI researcher brings expertise in explainable and robust language technologies to JGU 👉 wiwi.uni-mainz.de/en/2026/08/10…#ArtificialIntelligencec#NaturalLanguageProcessingn#NLPL#LargeLanguageModelsl#LLMsMs
Vera Schmitt will assume the W2 Professorship in Information Systems at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). She has held the position in an acting capacity since June 2026. (photo/©: private)
September 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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New #MultipleSclerosis treatment approach: Funding of EUR 1.1 mio. from ForTra gGmbH for #ResearchTransfer enables further development of a drug patch developed at #MainzUniversity 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/multiple-scle…
Prototypes of transdermal drug patches in the laboratory (left) and study data (right) on the transdermal passage of aminophylline, a compound of theophylline and ethylenediamine, using six different transdermal patches that deliver the drug through the skin (right) (photo/©: Sophia Engel; ill./©: Engel et al., AAPS PharmSciTech, 2026, DOI: 10.1208/s12249-026-03377-8)
September 1, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Making #QuantumPhysics and #ArtificialIntelligence easy to understand? That's exactly what Siddardha Chelluri from #MainzUniversity has set out to do in his blog "Qubit & Neuron", where he explores the science behind #QuantumTechnologies and #AI 👉 qubit-and-neuron.beehiiv.com

#QuantumComputing
August 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally. An interdisciplinary study involving researchers from mainzuniversity connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets. press.uni-mainz.de/climate-driv...
Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally | Press & Media
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August 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally: Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from #MainzUniversity connects drought across the world's wheat-growing regions with global markets 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/climate-drive…#ClimateChangeg#WaterScarcityt#agriculturer#wheatat
Main areas of rice, maize, and wheat production with the borders of the 10 top exporting countries highlighted. The donut charts indicate the shares of the three major crops in the global arable land area, calorie supply and agricultural commodity trade. (ill./©: Trnka et al., Earth's Future 14 (2026), e2025EF006095, CC BY 4.0)
August 24, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally: Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from #MainzUniversity connects drought across the world's wheat-growing regions with global markets // #ClimateChange #WaterScarcity #a...
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Hauptanbaugebiete von Reis, Mais und Weizen mit Hervorhebung der 10 wichtigsten Exportländer. Die Ringdiagramme zeigen die Anteile der drei wichtigsten Kulturpflanzen an der globalen Ackerfläche, der Kalorienversorgung und am Handel mit Agrarerzeugnissen. - Copyright Abb./©: Trnka et al., Earth's Future 14 (2026), e2025EF006095, CC BY 4.0
August 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally: Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from #MainzUniversity connects drought across the world's wheat-growing regions with global markets // #ClimateChange #WaterScarcity #a...
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Main areas of rice/maize/wheat production with the borders of the 10 top exporting countries highlighted. The donut charts indicate the shares of the three major crops in the global arable land area, calorie supply and agricultural commodity trade. - Copyright ill./©: Trnka et al., Earth's Future 14 (2026), e2025EF006095, CC BY 4.0
August 24, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Cell biologist Uwe Wolfrum of #MainzUniversity was honored by the Institute of #Ophthalmology at @ucl.ac.uk for his scientific research on #UsherSyndrome 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/mainz-based-c…
Professor Andrew Dick (left), Director of the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London, and award recipient Professor Uwe Wolfrum (right) of the Institute of Molecular Physiology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (photo/©: James Tye / UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Annual Lecture 2026)
August 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Wübben Foundation @w-s-w.org supports two faculty appointments at #MainzUniversity: Evolutionary biologist Sinead English and chemist Emanuele Penocchio will take up professorships in Mainz 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/wubben-founda…
(left) Professor Sinead English (© private) ; (right) Professor Emanuele Penocchio (photo/©: Giulia Guerini)
August 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM