http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The microbiology team of David Berry, Alexander Loy and Michael Wagner from the Faculty of Life Sciences, in collaboration with scientists at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna) and with the help of NanoSIMS technology, has for the first time succeeded in directly observing microorganisms feeding on the intestinal mucosa. The results of this research project appear in the current issue of the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-trail-mucus-eaters-gut.html Medical research Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:34:30 EST news281705663 Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car or the fiftieth pair of shoes. At the stock exchange or during auctions, bidders also are often influenced by irrational motives. In the current issue of the International Journal of Electronic Commerce, KIT scientists point out that the end price of auctions depends on the framework conditions and the emotional pressure of the bidders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-pressure-thrill-auctions-internet-effect.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:46:32 EST news276435986 Modern contact lens materials are prone to drying when exposed to air, which contributes to the buildup of deposits on contact lenses, according to a study – "The Impact of Intermittent Air Exposure on Lipid Deposition", appearing in the November issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-air-exposure-affects-deposits-contact.html Ophthalmology Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:30:29 EST news271355289