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New leadership in UoC’s KPA “Aging-associated diseases”
The KPA Aging-Associated Diseases (AGING) of the University of Cologne pursues to provide solutions for the demographic change…

Change in leadership and restructered decision bodies at CECAD
We are very pleased to announce that Prof. Björn Schumacher has been appointed the new Scientific Director of the Excellence…

Jane Reznick receives ‘Proof of Concept’ grant from the European Research Council
The NEWHEART projects develop a new treatment option after heart attacks. ERC funding of 150,000 euros over 18 months allows…

STOP PKD - Study investigates a new treatment option for people with the most common form of genetic kidney disease
Scientists have initiated a study to investigate whether dapagliflozin, an already approved drug from the SGLT2 inhibitors group,…

Animal behaviour: AI can help fill the gap
Researchers from Cologne developed an AI method to recover missing data from animal movement recordings and to efficiently…

The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy promotes obesity in offspring
The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice


