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Once food is in sight, the liver is activated

26.04.2024 Label Prof. Dr. Jens C. Brüning Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Hirotsugu Oda

The brain sends signals to the liver earlier than previously assumed, which then adapts the sugar metabolism - publication in…

ERC Advanced Grants for the CECAD researchers Jens Brüning and Thorsten Hoppe

11.04.2024 Label Prof. Dr. Jens C. Brüning Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Hirotsugu Oda Label Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe

Metabolism researcher Jens Brüning and geneticist Thorsten Hoppe, both working group leaders at the Cluster of Excellence for…

The picture shows neurons (magenta) born in the adult mouse hippocampus

Fuelling nerve cell function and plasticity

05.04.2024 Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Matteo Bergami

New finding from scientists at the University of Cologne’s CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research discloses how…

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Insights on DNA damage and aging shared in Forbes

27.03.2024 Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

The new study recently published in Nature Genetics by Jan Hoeijmkers, Akos Gyenis, Jiang Chang, and Joris Pothof, has obtained…

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Hoeijmakers’ aging and healthspan research, published on CORDIS, EU website

27.03.2024 Label TopNews Label Prof. Dr. Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

Our genetic blueprint, DNA, faces constant damage—whether from UV light, chemicals, or spontaneous processes. When DNA repair…

Neurons in the hypothalamus (coloured green and red) regulate transitions between eating, social interactions and exploration. The trace shows beta oscillation

Eating, socializing or exploring: How the brain switches between different behaviors

18.03.2024 Label TopNews

Project involving the University of Cologne (UoC) gives insights into a key brain function / publication in Nature Neuroscience

For secretion, proteins are exported from the endoplasmic reticulum (shown in green) and transported to the Golgi compartment (shown in magenta) before reaching the cell surface.

Keeping the immune system in check

07.03.2024 Label TopNews

Researchers from the University of Cologne (UoC) have discovered a regulatory mechanism that prevents an excessive and harmful…

Cells with a nucleus (eukaryotes) with an animated spliceosom (yellow) and RNA (blue, red, purple, beige)

Mechanism discovered that protects tissue after faulty gene expression

02.02.2024 Label TopNews

A study at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research has identified a protein complex that is activated by defects in the…

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Unveiling New Aging Horizons: Insights from The Cologne Aging Conference 2024

01.02.2024 Label News and Calendar Label TopNews

A glimpse into the latest from aging research, featuring international speakers, vibrant discussions, and keynotes that delve into…

CECAD-Researcher Ina Huppertz

Acknowledgement and support

12.01.2024

CECAD-Researcher Ina Huppertz is a new scholarship holder in the Young Academy of the „Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der…

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