New FWF Research Project “Prices and Wages in Salzburg and Vienna, 1450-1850”
The Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research (FWF) has approved the research project “Prices and Wages in Salzburg and Vienna, 1450 to 1850”. The project is under the direction of Professor Reinhold Reith, University of Salzburg, and Professor Thomas Ertl, University of Vienna.
New Therapy for Knee Pain
In his dissertation, the sports scientist, Florian Rieder, from the University of Salzburg came to the conclusion that vibration training has a developing effect on the patellar tendon at the knee. Now, the FWF is funding a follow-up study that examines whether this training also helps as a therapy for knee pain due to degeneration of the patella tendon (tendinopathy). Participants are being sought for this Sports Medicine study.
A New Type of Helper Cells Provide Hope of Therapy for Children Suffering from Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.
American researchers at the Benaroya Research Institute in Seattle (USA) recently identified a specific type of immune cell in human blood. Immunologists from the University of Salzburg under the direction of Biologist Dr. Iris Gratz discovered and tested this special helper T-cell population in the skin, as well.
