Researchers develop first rapid test to detect bee viruses

Rapid and reliable results in just a few minutes

19-Dec-2023 - Researchers from the Institute of Virology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, working as part of the interdisciplinary Future Bee 2 project, have developed a rapid test to detect three important viruses affecting bees. Compared to previous tests, the new rapid test offers the ...

Brain metastases in melanoma patients: important molecular mechanisms decoded

Different cell states determine progression of the disease

05-Jan-2023 - The development of brain metastases is a frequent occurrence in melanoma that is associated with a poor prognosis for the affected patients. The effectiveness of existing therapies varies greatly. The reasons for this variability, however, remain largely unknown. An international research team ...

Biofilms - an invisible threat to food safety

Hotspots for biofilms

08-Jul-2020 - Biofilms are potential sources of contamination in the food industry. A recent study by the FFoQSI Competence Center at the Vetmeduni Vienna investigated where they hide and what bacteria can be found in them. Biofilms can cause additional costs in production and are a source of danger to ...

Team of researchers in Vienna has decoded the structure of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) of rabies virus

02-Aug-2019 - A research team of the Institute of Virology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna has achieved a major breakthrough in exploring the rabies virus: for the first time, researchers were able to exactly depict the structure of the RNP of this virus that is highly dangerous to terrestrial ...

Important aging mechanism revealed

African killifish as model organism

27-Jul-2018 - Nothobranchius furzeri, the African killifish, is the perfect model organism for research into aging processes because of its short lifespan, apparent signs of aging and a sequenced genome. Thus, researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna ...