Areas of investigation/research focus
Aging is the progressive accumulation of damaged macromolecules and cellular structures that negatively impair tissue homeostasis. As a multifactorial…
Data from the “Rhineland Study” in Bonn, Germany.
Data from the “Rhineland Study” in Bonn, Germany
Bonn (Germany), April 14th, 2021. It is an open question to what extent protection against…
A research group involving the DZNE has successfully developed a new method of gene regulation that permanently reduces the protein "tau" in the adult brain. This could become the basis for new…
Drug screening with 3D cell cultures.
Drug Screening with 3D Cell Cultures
Dresden/Germany, March 18, 2021. On the basis of a license agreement with the German Center for Neurodegenerative…
The DZNE and Eisai Co., Ltd. announce that both parties have entered into a research collaboration agreement aiming to create potential novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.
Joint press…
Evidence of Disturbed Gene Activity in the Brain as a Result of Heart Problems.
Evidence of Disturbed Gene Activity in the Brain as a Result of Heart Problems
Göttingen/Germany, February 26, 2021.…
New insights into the rare brain disease “Niemann-Pick type C”.
New Insights Into the Brain Disease “Niemann-Pick Type C”
Munich/Germany, February 24, 2021. In the journal “Nature Communications”,…
"Brain security" goes overboard
Not only neurons exist in the brain, but also immune cells, the microglia. These microglia form our "brain security" and protect the brain from pathogens. But with…
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