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News

In this section are listed news about important publications, research projects and events.

Dr. Melinda Sabo in front of the opera in Sydney

Melinda Sabo at research exchange in Australia

Melinda Sabo took part in the MARCS Institute's International Visiting Scholar Program in Australia. During the one-month stay, her aim was to promote the Vital Study and to establish a collaboration between IfADo and the Australian research institute.
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Extreme heat stress at the FIFA World Cup 2026: Health risks expected for players and spectators due to high temperatures

On hot summer days and during sport, we need to drink enough and make sure we keep our body temperature stable. This also applies to the footballers at the 2026 World Cup in North America.
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Hearing in virtual spaces – project AUDICTIVE is extended

The AUDICTIVE project has been extended for three further years. The follow-up proposal for the DFG-funded project has been approved, meaning that the researchers can now start phase 2 of the project.
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How attentional selection influences our goal-directed memory recall

Our long-term memory has the impressive ability to store numerous details about a particular event. However, when we recall this past event, usually only certain details are relevant. The phenomenon of retrieving only particular details from past events is …
DNA strand, artistic interpretation

TACTIC against cancer - German Cancer Aid funds research network

The foundation Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) is funding the “TACTIC” research network for 5 years with 11.8 million euros. The aim of the network, in which IfADo is also involved, is the discovery and further development of new active substances …
Group picture: Christine Hucke with her project group

Doctorate successfully completed and defended

On June 24, 2024, Christine Hucke successfully defended her dissertation on "Neural Correlates of Intranasal Trigeminal Stimulation: The Network and Dynamics of Bimodal Odor Processing" at the Ruhr University Bochum.
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FELICE-Update: Risk Assessment

When developing a collaborative system with different interacting entities, it is important to assess where risks to health and safety may arise. As part of the FELICE project, IfADo researchers are tackling this task by assessing, categorizing and evaluating …
Group picture: (left to right) Prof. Dr. med. Christian Reinhardt, Dr. Malte Gersch, Dr. Benjamin Buchmuller, Dr. Gavin Rice, Dr. Thorsten Wagner

Presentation of the Biomedicine Sponsorship Awards Dortmund

On May 29, the “Verein zur Förderung der biomedizinischen und klinischen Forschung e.V.” (Association for the Promotion of Biomedical and Clinical Research) presented this year's awards for biomedicine. A total of five scientists from Dortmund research …
Melanie Karthaus and Felix Dreger at HFES-Conference

FELICE Update: IfADo researchers present results at HFES Conference

At the annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) conference in Lübeck, IfADo researchers Melanie Karthaus and Felix Dreger presented the results of their work on the FELICE project.