Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
(Vienna, 2 Feb. 2010) MedUni Vienna is starting the 2010 summer semester with two new postgraduate courses. The newly-created university courses will begin in March on the future-oriented themes of "Gender Medicine" and "Clinical Research".
An important piece of the jigsaw in the study of the molecular mechanisms of memory was able to be identified in the Kiebler working group in the Centre for Brain Research at the Medical University of Vienna: the RNA binding protein "Pumilio2" therefore plays an important role in the regulation of morphology and function of the dendrites and in the storage of information on the synapse.
Research findings of the Cancer Research Institute at MedUni Vienna enable more effective therapy for skin tumours. The work of Beate Lichtenberger from Maria Sibilia's team has been published in the renowned American specialist journal "Cell".
The first conference on the future of academic personnel management, which was held last Monday on the initiative of the two Vice Rectors Karin Gutiérrez-Lobos (MedUni Vienna) and Doris Carstensen (Graz University of Arts), attracted a great deal of interest. Many representatives from universities, research establishments and external advisers were looking forward to interesting lectures and a lively discussion at the end.
