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Brain network identified for effective treatment of Parkinson's disease

Deep brain stimulation is a key procedure in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Researchers have now identified the…

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A clock that measures the aging of nerve cells finds molecules that protect against age-related neurodegeneration

Using an aging clock, researchers from the University of Cologne have used the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism to…

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Mentoring improves educational outcomes for socially disadvantaged children

Even when they perform equally well in elementary school, children from less privileged families in Germany are less…

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Organisms in the Atacama Desert soil are remarkably diverse

Nematodes resist extreme aridity and unfavourable ground conditions by using various reproduction strategies and…

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Cosmogenic krypton enables reconstruction of landscapes millions of years old

Geoscientists from the Universities of Cologne and Göttingen develop a novel geochemical approach to analyse landscape…

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Inflammation fuels one of the most aggressive forms of cancer

Researchers at the University of Cologne discovered a new mechanism used by one of the most aggressive forms of lung…

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Study models the transition from Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe

Researchers at the University of Cologne use simulations to investigate the likelihood of interactions between…

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EU-funded VACCELERATE Project concludes with positive assessment

An independent expert review commissioned by the Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) confirms that the four-year…

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Telescope images show time-stamped rings in jet from a newborn star

Astronomers identify more than four hundred individual rings in the jet of the binary star system SVS 13 / publication…

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STOP PKD - Study investigates a new treatment option for people with the most common form of genetic kidney disease

Scientists have initiated a study to investigate whether dapagliflozin, an already approved drug from the SGLT2…

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Animal behaviour: AI can help fill the gap

Researchers from Cologne developed an AI method to recover missing data from animal movement recordings and to…

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Stars defy the black hole: research in Cologne shows stable orbits around Sagittarius A*

New observations made with the ERIS instrument at the Very Large Telescope facility disprove the assumption that the…

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Possible therapeutic approach to treat diabetic nerve damage discovered

Researchers have decoded the signalling pathway that inhibits nerve regeneration in diabetes and have developed a…

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Developing the research competence of future teachers

Research-based learning in teacher education shows: motivation drives scientific thinking

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Artificial intelligence can improve psychiatric diagnosis

A research team has tested how well three large language models can detect overlaps and redundancies in clinical…

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A sparkling ‘Diamond Ring’ in space: Astronomers in Cologne unravel the mystery of a cosmic ring

The structure of gas and dust resembles a glowing diamond ring. Computer simulations and observations made on board the…

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Optional learning support fosters self-directed learning

A study led by the Institute of Biology Education shows that optional learning support effectively reaches the students…

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Protective Brain Immune Cell State Discovered

Discovery points to a potential new therapeutic pathway for Alzheimer’s disease

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Long-lived contrails usually form in natural ice clouds

The effect of contrails on the climate has not yet been widely researched. Scientists assume that they predominantly…

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Improving cloud modelling using algorithmic methods

The German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund a Reinhart Koselleck project at the University of Cologne with 1.25…

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Cologne researchers add a new detail to the “nuclear periodic table”

Nuclear chemists and nuclear physicists at the University of Cologne provide experimental proof of a long-suspected…

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From food to fuel: How leucine enhances mitochondrial energy production

Researchers from the University of Cologne discovered how a specific dietary amino acid increases cellular energy,…

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Schon wenige Nervenfasern ermöglichen Austausch zwischen Hirnhälften

Struktur-Funktions-Beziehungen des menschlichen Gehirns

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Dopamine increases willingness to wait for rewards

L-DOPA, a precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, makes humans wait longer for rewards, as new research addresses…

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The Zebrafish can heal its spinal cord using a sophisticated mechanism

Specialized connective tissue cells regulate inflammation and prevent formation of scar tissue, enabling nerve fibers to…

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Brain scan as a BMI oracle for people with mental disorders

A new AI-supported method can effectively predict the future weight gain of certain psychiatric patients. Early health…

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Leptin-sensing brain circuit helps overcome anxiety to meet vital needs

A research team at the University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne identifies a circuit in the brain that…

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Researchers identify clues that link mechanism to the most common hereditary neurological disease

A new study shows that disease-causing changes in the MFN2 gene in Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome trigger programmed cell…

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Antibody discovered that blocks almost all known HIV variants in neutralization assays

A Cologne-led research team has discovered the antibody 04_A06, which neutralizes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…

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A quiet ally: a ubiquitin precursor promotes stress resistance and longevity

In response to cellular stress, the protein CxUb is activated to identify damaged proteins, thereby maintaining cellular…

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Farmers were already diversifying cereal cultivation in the early Neolithic period

Agricultural innovations made the food supply in the Rhineland more resilient and flexible / Publication in the ‘Journal…

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Hidden cause of inflammation

Excess RNA building blocks destabilize mitochondrial DNA

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How synapses stick together

Scientists in Cologne offer a molecular perspective on the architecture of a synapse. They have discovered that a…

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An extraordinary Einstein cross reveals hidden dark matter

An Einstein cross is a phenomenon where a distant object appears as multiple images arranged in a cross-like pattern…

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Fat cells have a natural defence system against diabetes, liver disease and ageing

A molecular protective mechanism keeps fat cells healthy, protects against metabolic diseases and plays an important…