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New Collaborative Research Centre and two extensions for the University of Cologne

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) in the field of ophthalmology / CRCs on…

Bridging Perspectives: CECAD Exhibition opens doors for dialogue on Diversity and Mental Health in Science

Fostering a deeper understanding of the interplay between diversity, mental health, and the scientific environment here at CECAD.

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Cycle of fasting and feeding is crucial for healthy ageing

Genetic switch rescues ageing fish from continuous fasting trap

Reducing vitamin B5 slows breast cancer growth

Scientists have discovered in animal experiments that breast cancer cells heavily rely on vitamin B5 to grow and survive /…

Depending on their location in the organ, liver cells age differently

A group of scientists from the Aging Research Excellence Cluster CECAD at the University of Cologne and the Max Planck Institute…

When nutrition becomes a treatment: Low sugar and lots of fat against polycystic kidney disease

Data from a randomized controlled nutritional study from the University of Cologne show that a ketogenic diet can have positive…

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Upcoming Events


23

Jan

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2023

Presentation Prof. Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández (ES)


18

Dec

Impfungen bei immungeschwächten Menschen im Alter

Vortragsreihe der Universität zu Köln:

„Wie und wodurch altern wir?“


11

Dec

Gesund älter werden: Eine Frage des Stils?

Vortragsreihe der Universität zu Köln:

„Wie und wodurch altern wir?“


11

Dec

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2023

Presentation by Benjamin Humphreys (USA)


07

Dec

Cologne Seminars on Ageing Series 2023

Presentation by Joseph Takahashi (USA)


06

Dec

MITO Club Seminar on "iPSCs and brain organoids in mitochondrial medicine"

Presentation by Alessandro Prigione, University Hospital Düsseldorf (Germany).


27

Nov

Wie Fadenwürmer uns helfen, die molekularen Geheimnisse des Alterns zu entschlüsseln

Vortragsreihe der Universität zu Köln:

„Wie und wodurch altern wir?“

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As life expectancy increases, our society is changing - the proportion of older people is growing. For the future of mankind and our society, it is therefore important to be able to prevent and treat the rapidly increasing age-related diseases in the future. read more

Podcast "Altern – wie können wir gesund alt werden?"

The podcast series "Exzellent erklärt – Spitzenforschung für alle" ("Excellently Explained - Cutting-Edge Research for All") by the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) regularly reports from one of the 57 research clusters funded under the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. In the current episode the focus is on aging research, with CECAD members Prof. Dr. Cristina Polidori and Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher.

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In a society where people are living longer and longer the Cologne Cluster of Excellence CECAD at the University of Cologne explores the causes of aging processes and aging-associated disorders.