Photoreception and Light Adaptation [17.08.2017]
Hohenheim Researchers have discovered switches for fast optical processing and light adaptation in the fly eyemore
A unique invertase is important for sugar absorption of an obligate biotrophic pathogen during infection [09.08.2017]
An increased invertase activity in infected plant tissue has been observed in many plant–pathogen interactions. However, the origin of this increased invertase activity (plant and/or pathogen) is still under debate as is the transferability to other pathogen - host systems.more
PhD student Bayuh Belay Abera is part of an international research consortium examining the disease and mortality burden in Ethopia [09.08.2017]
Ethiopia lacks a complete vital registration system that would assist in measuring disease burden and risk factors. We used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) estimates to describe the mortality burden from communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia over the last 25 years.more
Environmental research on the swarm behavior of locusts provides basic insights into odor reception [09.08.2017]
Pregitzer P, Jiang X, Grosse-Wilde E, Breer H, Krieger J, Fleischer J. In Search for Pheromone Receptors: Certain Members of the Odorant Receptor Family in the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) Are Co-expressed with SNMP1. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(7):911-922. doi:10.7150/ijbs.18402. Available from http://www.ijbs.com/v13p0911.htm:more
Hohenheim researcher Prof. Hans Konrad Biesalski in interview (SWR3 television) [09.08.2017]
Formerly, eating was predominately an existential matter of survival. Today, nutrition is lifestyle, plague, pleasure, ideology - or a mixture of everything. The Hohenheim nutritionist Prof. Hans Konrad Biesalski has been dealing with nutrition and the consequences of good and bad nutrition for over 30 years. One of his core theses: "What and how much food we eat is no...more
Nutrition Psychology: The influence of the arrangement of different food images on participants’ attention: An experimental eye-tracking study
[30.07.2017]
Hummel, G., Zerweck, I., Ehret, J., Salazar Winter, S., Stroebele-Benschop, N. (2017) Food Quality and Preference , 62 pp. 111 - 119more
Facilitation of creative performance by using blue and red accent lighting in work and learning areas
[09.07.2017]
Creativity and health at study and workplacesmore
Prof. Thomas A. Kufer in interview
How viruses like SARS-CoV-2 affect our immune system
Be part of it - smoke free
If the need for cigarettes and food compete for little financial means, health problems add up, says Prof. Dr. Ströbele-Benschop.
Agricultural markets under pressure: What are the consequences of the COVID crisis?
Agricultural economists Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hess investigates the consequences of the pandemic for markets.
Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck analyses whether and how the EU agricultural policy should intervene.
Virtual city allows predictions on the effectiveness of Corona measures
Scientists of the University of Hohenheim lead by Andreas Pyka develop online model and Policy Lab.
The trend goes veggie
Prof. Jan Frank in Interview with Stuttgarter Zeitung, 29.05.2019
Prof. Philipp Kügler about math for healthy hearts
SWR3 Aktuell informs about research at the Hohenheim Institute of Mathematics, starts min 16:47
