Press releases

- SARS-CoV-2: New Findings on the Persistence of Neutralizing Antibodies

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Data from the “Rhineland Study” in Bonn, Germany.

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- Experimental gene regulation therapy lowers levels of Tau protein in the brain and could protect against Alzheimer's

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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 therapies against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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- DZNE’s First Spin-off “Neuron–D” Uses Innovative Technology for Drug Testing

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Drug screening with 3D cell cultures.

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- DZNE and Eisai Enter Into Research Collaboration Agreement

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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.

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- A weak heart makes a suffering brain

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Evidence of Disturbed Gene Activity in the Brain as a Result of Heart Problems.

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- „Fat Jam“ in the Cell

A microscopic view on microglia reveals disturbances in how these phagocytic cells, which belong to the brain’s immune system, cope with inhaled material.

New insights into the rare brain disease “Niemann-Pick type C”.

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- COVID-19 Has Multiple Faces

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According to current studies, the COVID-19 disease which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus comprises at least five different variants. Researchers from the DZNE and the University of Bonn report on this in the scientific journal “Genome Medicine”.

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- DZNE and Aparito develop mobile app to assess ataxia symptoms at home

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A new app will now allow people with ataxia to assess the severity of their disease at home. It is based on the well-known SARA score, which DZNE researchers have now been able to bring into use outside of clinics.

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- New European alliance formed to tackle urgent challenge of neurodegenerative diseases

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The DZNE is a founding member of CURE-ND, a cluster of European research institutions that aim to jointly address the challenge of neurodegenerative diseases.

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- ERC Grant for DZNE Researcher

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Michela Deleidi, a Parkinson’s researcher at the DZNE’s Tübingen site, has been awarded a “Consolidator Grant” of the European Research Council worth about two million euros.

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