Press Releases

02/14/2020

A good blood supply is good for memory

Memory performance and other cognitive abilities benefit from a good blood supply to the brain. DZNE researchers report on this in the journal “BRAIN”.

01/23/2020

Is physical fitness good for the head?

DZNE researchers find connection between cardiorespiratory performance and brain size.

Under the microscope: microglia (green), nerve cells with synapses (magenta).

01/22/2020

1.7 million euros for an Alzheimer's researcher from Bonn

Neuroscientist Dr. Martin Fuhrmann from the DZNE has been awarded a "Consolidator Grant" from the European Research Council (ERC).

Surface of a human brain reconstructed from a brain MRI

01/15/2020

Rapid analysis of large amounts of data in the fight against dementia

For a project on artificial intelligence of the DZNE, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has granted around 1 million euros in funding. In addition to the DZNE, Harvard University is involved in the research project.

12/20/2019

Artificial Intelligence Tracks down Leukemia

DZNE scientists have been able to detect leukemia with the help of artificial intelligence. This was done in a proof-of-concept study.

In Parkinson’s and multisystem atrophy, proteins accumulate in layers to form elongated aggregates (blue) that are deposited in the brain.

12/03/2019

Brain Diseases with Molecular Diversity

DZNE scientists have studied the structure of abnormal proteins associated with Parkinson’s and multisystem atrophy.

11/20/2019

“Nature” Coverstory: Inflammatory Processes Drive Progression of Alzheimer‘s and Other Brain Diseases

Inflammation drives the progression of neurodegenerative brain diseases and plays a major role in the accumulation of so-called tau proteins within neurons. Scientists of the DZNE and the University of Bonn report these findings in the journal “Nature”. …

11/05/2019

Dementia, developmental disorders and psychoses: Helmholtz Association funds DZNE research project on autoantibodies with 2.3 million euros

In the "BaoBab" project, DZNE researchers from Berlin and Bonn are developing a technical platform with which autoantibodies that cause brain diseases can be identified and investigated.