Team of Biology Professor Stephan Sigrist reveals significance of autophagy for memory performance in old age

Humans are not only capable of forming memories but also recalling these memories years later. However, with advancing age many of us face difficulties with forming new memories, a process usually referred to as age-induced memory impairment.…

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State-of-the-art pharmaceutical research at BeCAT

The Berlin Center for Advanced Therapies (BeCAT) is pursuing a new research concept for the development and application of innovative therapy and product approaches with pharmaceuticals (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products, ATMP). A state-of-the-art…

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Berlin university offers licencing or research partnership for development of a microstructured polymer stent

 

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A Berlin university holding a patent application for a microstructured polymer stent is looking for a licensing or research partner in order to develop the stent further from prototype to large scale application. The stent can be used to…

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Blood transfusion safety system Cairos

 

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Treatment with blood products is driven by information and is highly regulated in medicine worldwide. Severe adverse events (SAE) due to "never events" (process errors supposed to never ever occur), however, indicate that guidelines and…

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CortBS- Ultrasound Osteoporosis Dx

 

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Loss of bone health is a global health problem in aging populations.  Every third women and every fifth men is at risk of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis results from misbalance of bone resorption and formation processes. These misbalances…

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Speed Lecture Award 2019: application phase extended

Young researchers are still having a chance to apply for the Speed Lecture Award at BIONNALE 2019 until March 29.

The traditional final event of the annual BIONNALE is looking for the most captivating research pitches from young researchers, who can…

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How viruses outsmart their host cells

Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of research

Viruses depend on host cells for replication, but how does a virus induce its host to transcribe its own genetic information alongside that of the virus, thus producing…

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Inventors for Health (pilot program)

Inventors for Health are entrepreneurial individuals who have innovative ideas for inventions in life sciences and medicine and pursue these ideas individually or in small teams. Inventors can basically be clinically active people of all career…

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Angela Merkel opened the new MDC research building for the Berlin Institute for Molecular Systems Biology

With a clear commitment to research and health science, Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the new MDC research building for the Berlin Institute for Molecular Systems Biology in Berlin Mitte. She emphasized the importance of cooperation across…

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Boehringer Ingelheim and 3B Pharmaceuticals sign drug discovery collaboration

Harnessing the structural plethora of peptides to discover novel therapeutics.

3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH (3BP), a private German biotechnology company today announced a multi-year collaboration in the field of peptide-led drug discovery with…

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