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Dessert stomach emerges in the brain

13.02.2025 2025 News and Calendar TopNews Dr. Henning Fenselau

Nerve cells that tell us we are full also make us crave sweets

Hidden Role in Cellular Health Unveiled for Mitochondrial Protein

12.02.2025 2025 News and Calendar TopNews Dr. Ana-Mafalda Escobar-Henriques Dias

Researchers from Cologne, Bochum, Padova, and Angers have identified a new link between mitochondrial function, protein quality…

Little Scientists on a Big Discovery Journey

11.02.2025 CECAD Office 2025 GADIS Public Outreach

Preschoolers explore the wonders of science through colorful experiments at CECAD

Björn Schumacher Joins the Academy for Health & Lifespan Research

07.02.2025 2025 News and Calendar TopNews Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher

Advancing global collaboration to accelerate breakthroughs in healthy aging.

Cell atlas of the human hypothalamus

05.02.2025 2025 News and Calendar TopNews Prof. Dr. Jens C. Brüning

New cell atlas of the metabolic centre revolutionises research into anti-obesity drugs

Powering brain health: How autophagy protects neurons by controlling their glucose consumption

16.01.2025 2025 TopNews Prof. Dr. Natalia Kononenko

Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism by which the cellular cleaning pathway called autophagy protects brain cells in mice,…

Elisa Motori awarded Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation Exploration Grant

09.01.2025 Research Group Leaders News and Calendar TopNews Dr. Elisa Motori

Elisa Motori receives the prestigious grant to explore how neuron-tumor interactions impact metabolism.

ERC Consolidator Grant for Henning Fenselau to study neuronal networks

13.12.2024 News and Calendar TopNews Research Grants Dr. Henning Fenselau

Henning Fenselau, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant…

Harshita Kaul Delivers Inspiring TEDx Talks at Essen and University of Erfurt

27.11.2024 Postdocs Diversity Public Outreach

Dr. Harshita Kaul, a CECAD postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic, recently captivated audiences at…

DFG funds study by Roman-Ulrich Müller on the treatment of the most common genetic kidney disease

27.11.2024 TopNews Prof. Dr. Roman-Ulrich Müller

STOP-PKD is the first study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with ADPKD.