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A new combined therapy for obesity and diabetes has been shown to suppress the appetite and at the same time increase energy expenditure. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), partner institutions of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), have reported their findings in "Nature Communications".

Attracting young physicians to small towns and rural areas can be challenging. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has devised a new training program to address the shortage of small-town practitioners by encouraging medical students to specialize in primary care at an early stage. The program includes grants, paid-for accommodation and close engagement with primary care practices and hospitals in the participating regions. On October 25, the funding check of the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care was handed to representatives from TUM and the three pilot regions of Dillingen an der Donau, Eichstätt/Kösching and Mühldorf am Inn, worth around 3.5 million euros.

Researchers from the Borexino collaboration have published the hitherto most comprehensive analysis of neutrinos from the Sun's core processes. The results confirm previous assumptions about the processes inside the sun.

Why do women start fewer companies than men? How can female start-up founders be successful? What experience do female entrepreneurs have in bigger corporations? The TUM School of Management will participate in the international "Women Entrepreneurship Week" on October 24 with a public discussion event with guests from start-ups and large companies.

A team led by Professor Arne Skerra at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed an innovative strategy for preventing the anthrax bacterium from absorbing iron, which is crucial for its survival. It does so by neutralizing a special iron complexing agent produced by the bacterium. Because the anthrax pathogen only spreads in the body when it receives access to the essential element, this is expected to provide an effective treatment against the life-threatening infection.

One of the world's highest performance NMR spectrometers will be at the heart of the newly opened Bavarian Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The new building at the Garching campus is a core element of the TUM strategy in biomedical research. Today's opening was attended by the Bavarian Minister of State for Science and the Arts, Prof. Marion Kiechle, TUM President Wolfgang A. Herrmann, the head of the Bavarian NMR Centre, Prof. Michael Sattler, and the CEO of Helmholtz Zentrum München, Prof. Matthias Tschöp.

Quantum computers promise to revolutionize the future of computing. A scientist from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) together with his colleagues from the University of Waterloo and from IBM have now demonstrated for the first time that quantum computers do indeed offer advantages over conventional computers.

Telephoning with 100 year old devices or grasping the entire architectural scene of the Kingdom of Bavaria during the reign of Ludwig II: Research and technology of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are again part of the program of the "Long Night of Munich Museums" on October 20, 2018.

Allergen-specific immunotherapy can make everyday life much more pleasant for allergy sufferers. It is unclear, however, what exactly happens during this treatment. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) investigated the processes taking place in the body over the course of a three-year allergen-specific immunotherapy. The researchers found clues as to why the allergy immunization takes so long and how the chances of success can be determined at a very early stage.

The Board of Trustees of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has elected Prof. Thomas Hofmann (50) as the new President of TUM. The experienced university manager has held the position of Senior Vice President Research and Innovation at TUM since 2009. He made a significant contribution to TUM’s success in the Excellence Initiative, especially in developing the internationally acclaimed “TUM Faculty Tenure Track” recruitment and career system. Under his guidance, TUM also became Germany’s top university for the establishment of start-ups. The holder of the Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science has received multiple awards for his research and teaching. On October 1, 2019, Hofmann will take over from Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann, whose far-reaching reforms in his 23-year tenure saw TUM rise to international top level.