Loss of neuronal contacts impairs nerve cells that control activity of the hippocampus. Martin Fuhrmann and co-workers report on these findings in “Neuron”.

Today Joachim Gauck and his partner Daniela Schadt informed themself about the diverse research at DZNE.

Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and the University of Tübingen have identified proteins in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid that reflect nerve cell damage.

A delegation of about a dozen UW-Madison research scientists will travel to Bonn and will share insights and information on the increasingly prevalent disease.

DZNE and Orion Corporation have agreed to start a strategic collaboration. They want to identify novel drug targets and develop treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.

Scientific results of the DZNE-led study "Dementia Networks in Germany (DemNet-D)" were considered in a new German law to strengthen health care for people with dementia. This law enables statutory and private care insurance to support regional and…

High ranking representatives of politics and science inaugurated the new building for the DZNE on the grounds of the University Clinic Tübingen on January 27.

A laboratory study indicates that the main protein involved in Parkinson’s disease pathology does not behave as a ‘prion’ when overexpressed. Researchers led by Prof. Donato Di Monte report on this in the journal “BRAIN”.

So-called “Imaging techniques” are essential for understanding memory formation and cognition and the development of new therapies against brain diseases. The DZNE is now focusing its nationwide expertise in the field under the umbrella of the “National…

A DZNE study supports the hypothesis that memories are encoded with the help of chemical labels on the DNA. The findings are reported in „Nature Neuroscience“.