04/10/2012

Blanche A. Paul Foundation supports Parkinson’s disease research at DZNE

Bonn, April 10th, 2012. The German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) is pleased to announce a generous donation from the Blanche A. Paul Foundation to support research on the molecular mechanisms of neuronal death in Parkinson’s disease. The funded…

03/22/2012

Communication channels in the brain - Jakob von Engelhardt leads a new Junior Research Group

Bonn/Heidelberg, March 22nd, 2012. Jakob von Engelhardt leads a new Junior Research Group, “Synaptic Communication and Neurodegeneration”, established by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) with the…

02/29/2012

What are the causes of synapse failure in Alzheimer's disease? - Prof. Jochen Herms studies the cellular basis of neurodegenerative diseases with advanced microscopy technologies

Bonn/Munich, February 29th, 2012. Prof. Jochen Herms heads a new research group at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and holds a professorship at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. He studies the cellular basis of…

02/08/2012

Releasing the brakes on spinal cord growth - the working group led by Professor Frank Bradke is studying how nerve cells can be stimulated to regenerate themselves in the case of paraplegia

Bonn, February 8th, 2012. The new working group led by Professor Frank Bradke at the DZNE is studying how nerve cells can be stimulated to regenerate themselves in the case of paraplegia While broken bones, muscle tears or wounds in the skin usually heal by…

12/25/2011

An in-depth look into spinal cord regeneration - Scientists develop new methods for the study of spinal cord injury

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…

12/21/2011

Green Light for New Center in Berlin - Berlin Senate approves funding for DZNE research center

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…

12/16/2011

Berlin’s neuroscientists decode important mechanism of nerve cell communication

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…