Bonn, December 25th, 2011. After spinal cord injury nerve fibers do not regenerate by themselves; loss of neuronal function up to complete paralysis is the consequence. When investigating new potential therapies, scientists are often confronted with an…

Bonn, December 21st,  2011. Yesterday the Berlin Senate approved the signing of a joint federal and state agreement to grant funding to the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). “DZNE is…

Berlin, December 16th, 2011. By researching fruit flies, neuroscientists of the NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence in Berlin were able to gain a better understanding of a meaningful mechanism of neuronal communication. They demonstrated the importance of a specific…

The New Director of Population Health Sciences at the DZNE Investigates

Bonn, December 2nd, 2011. On Monday, 28th of November, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) held its first “Industry Day.” The event aimed to showcase the work of the recently founded DZNE and discuss potential areas of cooperation with…

Prof. Oliver Brüstle and his team use neurons to study disease etiology

DZNE scientists and their US colleagues have received US$1.5 million in funding to research learning and memory using computer models

Bonn, Oct 27th, 2011. Scientists from Bonn have discovered a possible mechanism of Alzheimer disease For a nerve cell to function properly, each protein must be in the right place. The tau protein, for example, has to be located in the axons - the long…