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A one way gate for tau proteins
Bonn, Oct 27th, 2011. Scientists from Bonn have discovered a possible mechanism of Alzheimer disease For a nerve cell to function properly, each protein must be in the right place. The tau protein, for example, has to be located in the axons - the long…
Researching the causes of Parkinson’s disease
A micro-RNA as a key regulator of learning and Alzheimer's disease
Scientists identify an RNA molecule as a potential target for new Alzheimer's therapies
Why senile plaques form in the brain of Alzheimer patients
Scientists from the DZNE and University of Bonn have discovered that a modification of the protein amyloid beta causes it to aggregate and form plaques – a typical feature of Alzheimer's disease
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Michela Deleidi
Bonn/Tübingen, September15th 2011. Dr. Michela Deleidi, a scientist in Prof. Thomas Gasser’s research group at the DZNE site Tübingen and the Hertie Institute for Brain Research, received a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers. With the…
Funding International Cooperations between Centres of Excellence in neurodegenerative disease research
The Centres of Excellence in Neurodegeneration Research (CoEN) -initiative, an international funding partnership, announces investment in eight exciting new international research projects which will address key issues in neurodegenerative disease…
Symposia: Synaptic Signals
A joint research project on synaptic signal transmission will be initialized with a one-day symposium entitled "Synaptic Signals" on October 21st in Bonn. The aim of the project is to gain a better understanding of synaptic function of the hippocampal neurons.…
Konrad Beyreuther awarded with the first Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Prize
Bonn, September 2, 2011. The first "Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Prize" for outstanding research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases will be awarded to the renowned Alzheimer researcher Prof. Konrad Beyreuther, Heidelberg University. The award honors…
Clearing the brain by breaking its barriers
German Researchers discover a new mechanism and a new treatment option for Alzheimer ’s disease
First DZNE / MPI Conference on Ageing and Neurodegeneration
Bonn/Cologne, September 1st. The first conference on Aging and Neurodegeneration, organized by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing (MPI Age), will take place at Schloss Bensberg, Bergisch…