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Neurodegenerative Diseases

Understand and investigate the causes, develop novel strategies for prevention, treatment and care

  • Alzheimer's
  • Parkinson's
  • ALS
  • Vascular Dementia
  • Lewy-Body-Disease
  • Huntington's
  • FTD
  • Ataxia
  • Childhood Dementia

News

  • The image shows the BonnBrain logo.

    Neuroscience Meeting with Nobel Laureate

    Around 200 experts at “BonnBrain”.

    13.03.2026

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    Brain Diseases: Certain Neurons Are Especially Susceptible to ALS and FTD

    Molecular fingerprinting identifies five particularly affected cell types in the motor cortex.

    11.03.2026

  • Symbolic image shows blood being drawn from the right elbow.

    Blood Marker for Alzheimer’s May also Be Useful in Heart and Kidney Diseases

    Study in “Nature Medicine”.

    10.03.2026

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    New Assay Helps to Identify Elevated Dementia Risk

    The approach relies on the detection of pathological alpha-synuclein proteins.

    27.02.2026

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    Blood Marker from Dementia Research Could Help Track Aging Across the Animal World

    Levels of the protein NfL were examined in mammals, birds, and reptiles.

    20.02.2026

Research Areas

Further news

  • Portrait Mikael Simons

    Mikael Simons New Site Speaker

    Munich: Change of Leadership.

    06.02.2026

  • Image shows research in a large laboratory.

    More than €800,000 Awarded for Research Projects

    "Alzheimer Forschung Initiative" funds DZNE projects

    03.02.2026

  • Symbolic image shows two people walking.

    App-supported help for people with dementia and family caregivers

    DZNE leads research consortium supported by the Innovation Fund of Germany’s Federal Joint Committee.

    30.01.2026

  • Hirnliga-Forschungspreis 2025 for Patrick Öckl

    Award for research that makes early Alzheimer’s-related changes detectable in the blood.

    28.01.2026

  • DZNE participating in European Research Initiative on Alzheimer’s

    ACCESS-AD aims to advance the use of innovative methods in clinical practice.

    13.01.2026

Events

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