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Reducing vitamin B5 slows breast cancer growth

16.11.2023 Dr. Peter Tessarz

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

13.11.2023 Dr. Peter Tessarz

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

06.11.2023 TopNews

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

A Day of Protection and Care at CECAD

31.10.2023 TopNews

The CECAD Community Takes a Stand Against COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu

CECAD as sponsor at Wissenswerte 2023

26.10.2023 TopNews

CECAD is ready to dive into the pulsating heart of journalistic discourse at WISSENSWERTE 2023 in Freiburg!

ERC Synergy Grant for Björn Schumacher: bats as a guide to extend healthspan

26.10.2023 TopNews

European Research Council (ERC) is funding the project ‘BATPROTECT’ with 11.9 million euros over a period of six years

Je nach Lage im Organ altern Leberzellen unterschiedlich

26.10.2023 TopNews

Eine Gruppe von Wissenschaftler*innen des Alternsforschungs-Exzellenzclusters CECAD der Universität zu Köln und vom…

26.10.2023

Plant chloroplasts promise potential therapy for Huntington’s disease

04.10.2023 TopNews

A chloroplast enzyme safeguards plants against pathological protein aggregation that causes Huntington’s and other…

2nd place at BioRiverBoost! 2023 start-up competition

27.09.2023 TopNews

Plantman, a cooperative project from CECAD and CEPLAS presents unconventional approach to find potential drugs for Huntington's…