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[Translate to Englisch:] Ein Dirigent leitet ein großes Orchester und einen Chor in einem beleuchteten Konzertsaal, darüber ein Schild mit der Aufschrift „Noten und Neuronen“

A Concert Tour for the Science Year “Medicine of the Future”

“Notes and Neurons” brings music and brain research to the stage.

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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.

More than one third of dementia cases in Germany could be prevented

Study Quantifies Major Potential for Dementia Prevention.

Award ceremony in Bonn.

Award for Lars Lannfelt, Who Paved the Way for the Alzheimer’s Drug “Lecanemab”

Swedish scientist receives “Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Prize”.

Image shows dementia care manager during a home visit.

Dementia: New Model of Home Care Proves Effective in Practice

Findings are published in “Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association”.

Prof. Susanne Wegmann

Joint Professorship for Susanne Wegmann at DZNE and Charité

Boost for Brain Research in Berlin.

DZNE Launches Podcast “90 Milliarden” with Host Marco Schreyl

Monthly talk about brain health and research.

Image shows an elderly person wearing VR glasses in a laboratory.

Misdirected: Increased Dementia Risk Associated with Errors of the “Brain’s Compass”

Navigation testing could contribute to diagnostic procedures for the early detection of Alzheimer’s.

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Insights into Smelling Problems Associated with Alzheimer’s

Tests of the sense of smell could help identify people who are developing Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage.

Symbol image MRI.

The Cerebral Cortex Ages Less than Thought

Evidence for neuroplasticity into advanced age speaks for the lifelong adaptability of the human brain.