Almost one in three people suffer from serious voice problems at some point in their lives – among teachers, it is even more than one in two. Functional dysphonia is often the underlying cause: The voice is chronically hoarse or fails, even though no discernible physical change is present. Using an artificial larynx, researchers at Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aim to make the causes of the disorder visible. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the research project with around €300,000.

Pioneering research shows that D/deaf adults (a term encompassing both those with medical hearing loss and the cultural identity of the deaf community) can detect objects further into their peripheral vision

A new review in Letters in Functional Foods explores how sponges, corals, algae, and marine microbes are shaping the search for novel drugs — and why ocean conservation is vital to that effort Covering more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, the ocean hosts coral reefs, deep‑sea habitats, and mangroves that support extraordinary biodiversity. These ecosystems have adapted to harsh conditions, turning marine organisms into a rich yet still underutilized source of compounds for medicine — a field known as marine pharmacognosy.

The malaria parasite is able to detect changes in its host’s environment and respond by increasing the production of sexual forms capable of being transmitted to mosquitoes. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, identifies the molecular mechanism underlying this process. The findings, published in Nature Microbiology, answer what has been one of the major unanswered questions in malaria research for decades.

Twelve candidate indicators, based on studies in mice, could make developing anti-aging interventions faster—while offering new insights into age-related diseases. 

Childhood brain tumors that form working electrical connections with healthy neurons grow more slowly in animals treated with an anti-seizure drug, Stanford Medicine research showed.