The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) in the field of ophthalmology / CRCs on…
Fostering a deeper understanding of the interplay between diversity, mental health, and the scientific environment here at CECAD.
Genetic switch rescues ageing fish from continuous fasting trap
Scientists have discovered in animal experiments that breast cancer cells heavily rely on vitamin B5 to grow and survive /…
A group of scientists from the Aging Research Excellence Cluster CECAD at the University of Cologne and the Max Planck Institute…
Data from a randomized controlled nutritional study from the University of Cologne show that a ketogenic diet can have positive…
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.
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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.