Press Releases

06/27/2023 - International Graduate Training on Metabolism and Neurodegeneration

In a new, EU funded program, early career scientists are tracking down the connection between metabolic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. DZNE is involved in a leading role.

Bonn, June, 26^th, 2023. Again and again, the trail leads to metabolism: When researchers…

06/26/2023 - Ataxias: International Award for Bonn Patient Care and Research

The symbol picture shows a test for movement coordination.

US Foundation Distinguishes University Hospital Bonn and DZNE.

05/05/2023 - Tuning Brain Cells with Light

Image shows brain immune cells (“microglia”) in culture exposed to amyloid-beta proteins which are involved in Alzheimer’s disease.

Human Frontier Science Program funds transatlantic research project.

04/18/2023 - A Computer-assisted Procedure Classifies Ataxia-related Speech Disturbances

Image shows detail of mouth of talking woman

Researchers at DZNE and the University Hospital Bonn, together with the Berlin-based company PeakProfiling GmbH, have developed a digital technology that recognizes the severity of speech disturbances resulting from ataxia, a brain disease, with great accuracy.

02/15/2023 - The centrosome plays an important role in neuron migration

Pcture shows microscope image of a mouse brain that was genetically changed in its embryonic stage.

Researchers from the DZNE have solved an important puzzle in neurobiology: the wiring and the movement of nerve cells are interwoven, but separately controlled.

01/06/2023 - Social contact strengthens dementia patients and can improve disease progression

New study on treatment and care for people with dementia published.

12/13/2022 - Longevity treatments do not slow aging

Three approaches with a reputation for slowing aging processes have proven largely ineffective. For their study, researchers developed a new method to measure aging, which accounts for the complexity of aging in organisms.

11/30/2022 - New potential mechanism for vision loss discovered

Microscopic images of lab-grown mini-retinas, so called human retina organoids.

Thanks to laboratory produced human mini-retinas, researchers were able to observe complex changes in the retina as they occur in macular degeneration.

11/17/2022 - New target for Alzheimer's therapies found

DZNE researchers discover link between the protein medin and Alzheimer's disease.

11/02/2022 - New approaches to treatment of ALS at the DZNE

A drug from immunotherapy could slow down the progression of the severe neurodegenerative disease.