If introns remain in certain RNAs, worms live longer
From 19-23 September 2022, CRC 1218 together with CECAD, University of Cologne and MPI AGE offers a podcast series in German…
German-speaking Mycological Society
Researchers discover cellular protection against epigenetic changes
Evolution made nutrient sensing more precise in mammalian cells
Imagine you could take a medicine that prevents the decline that come with age and keeps you healthy. Scientists are trying to…
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
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.
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.