Press release - 07/08/2009 Hirschsprung’s disease: research into the biological and clinical principles of stem cell therapy Hirschsprung’s disease is a congenital disease of the intestinal nervous system, which can lead to life-threatening bowel disorders. A new research project, which is being coordinated by the Centre for Regenerative Biology and Medicine (ZRM) in Tübingen, is paving the way for a novel cell therapy. The project is being carried out in co-operation with the NMI in Reutlingen and is being funded by a 1.1-million-euro BMBF-grant. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/hirschsprung-s-disease-research-into-the-biological-and-clinical-principles-of-stem-cell-therapy
Press release - 03/07/2009 Boehringer Ingelheim and Vitae Pharmaceuticals announce a collaboration to fight Alzheimer`s disease Boehringer Ingelheim and Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that they have entered into a significant worldwide collaboration to research and develop beta-secretase BACE inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimers disease.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/boehringer-ingelheim-and-vitae-pharmaceuticals-announce-a-collaboration-to-fight-alzheimer-s-disease
Article - 30/06/2009 More targeted treatment of the brain network “Casting out the demons with the ruler of the demons” – is what the majority of neuroactive drugs still do. A group under the leadership of Dr. Ralf Meyer at the University Medical Centre in Freiburg is investigating why substances used to treat epilepsy or depression have a negative effect on many patients. Their research shows that the drugs interact with the hormonal system, resulting in undesired side effects. Meyer and his team of…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/more-targeted-treatment-of-the-brain-network
Press release - 29/06/2009 Can loss of sense of smell predict Alzheimer’s The first lapses of memory go hand in hand with a loss of the sense of smell: The olfactory centre in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients is wasting away. The olfactory bulb starts to shrink at a very early stage of the disease, at a time when retentiveness is only slightly affected. It is possible to detect the shrinkage of the olfactory bulb with magnetic resonance imaging, as the latest findings by scientists of the Department of Psychiatry at…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/can-loss-of-sense-of-smell-predict-alzheimer-s
Article - 17/03/2009 Stefan Rotter – linking theory and experimentation in neurology Neurobiology and mathematics are two different worlds with two completely different languages. However the two disciplines have come together in research into the brain. While neurologists hope to unveil the brains secrets through measurements mathematicians are using formulas and theoretical models to describe brain functions. Stefan Rotter from the Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience BCCN in Freiburg speaks the language of both…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/stefan-rotter-linking-theory-and-experimentation-in-neurology
Press release - 10/03/2009 The stopwatch in the brain Scientists from Freiburg have used new methods to analyse signal processing in the brain. They found that neurones have a much greater ability to precisely transmit signals than previously assumed. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/the-stopwatch-in-the-brain
Article - 10/03/2009 When neurones lose their way Dr. Deborah Morris-Rosendahl and her team at the Freiburg Medical School are investigating genetic cephalic disorders which are collectively referred to as lissencephaly. The scientists offer clinical diagnostics and investigate the causes of the disease.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/when-neurones-lose-their-way
Article - 17/02/2009 Genes and epigenetic mechanisms The different cell types in a multicellular organism contain the same genome but differ from each other dramatically in both function and structure nerve cells kidney cells etc.. The differentiation of the cells is linked to the identity of their precursors. This then raises the question If the cells destiny is not encoded in the DNA how do they know what to become? The new director of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology in Freiburg…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/genes-and-epigenetic-mechanisms
Article - 16/01/2009 Study: nutritional and dietary treatments for ADHD Doctors and researchers have been at odds for many years as to whether long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have an effect on the behaviour and cognition of ADHD children. It is hoped that a study at Ulm University will bring more clarity to the debate and potentially come up with an alternative to the controversial psychostimulant therapy. https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/study-nutritional-and-dietary-treatments-for-adhd
Article - 05/12/2008 Merckle Research Prize for excellent research Three of the four scientists from the University of Ulm who have been awarded the 27th Merckle Research Prize are in the field of life sciences. The prizes, each with a purse of 5,000 euros, were awarded to Richard Schlenk, Bernd Baumann and Dirk Volkmer.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/merckle-research-prize-for-excellent-research
Article - 28/11/2008 Skin might be able to close the translation gap Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek dermatologist and head of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University Hospital of Ulm has spent a long time investigating skin ageing. Her specific focus on skin has not however restricted her understanding of ageing to barely deterministic or mechanistic details. Quite the opposite is true.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/skin-might-be-able-to-close-the-translation-gap
Article - 22/11/2008 How is the brain capable of recognizing different odours? Professor Giovanni Galizia from Constance is investigating the processing of odour cues. Together with other scientists Galizia has initiated a DFG research priority on olfactory processing in humans and animals.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/how-is-the-brain-capable-of-recognizing-different-odours
Article - 16/11/2008 The brain, its function and its architecture Does tactile sensation also depend on structure and order? Using modern imaging methods the research group led by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hennig from the University Hospital of Freiburg is investigating whether mice with disturbed brain organisation are able to process tactile stimuli normally.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-brain-its-function-and-its-architecture
Article - 29/10/2008 Cannabinoids - important for memory? Cannabis intoxication is certainly not the original purpose of the cannabinoid receptors in the human brain. Nowadays there are known body substances which dock to the receptor molecules of nerve cells in a similar way to cannabis. A group of researchers led by pharmacologist Prof. Dr. med. Bela Szabo at the University of Freiburg is investigating the role of this molecular system in the human brain.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/cannabinoids-important-for-memory
Dossier - 29/10/2008 Signal transduction - exciting research with huge potential for the future Signal transduction is one of the most innovative fields of research in the life sciences. Although the scientists are far from being able to understand and decipher everything the signal researchers nevertheless have a good deal of knowledge about the transduction of signals and the different signalling pathways.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/dossier/signal-transduction-exciting-research-with-huge-potential-for-the-future
Article - 27/10/2008 What determines the shape of neuronal contact sites? Tobias M. Boeckers an anatomist at the University of Ulm works on an important aspect of basic neurobiological research - the transmission of signals between nerve cells. Two years ago his findings suddenly began to be seen in a different light and became important for clinical research.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/what-determines-the-shape-of-neuronal-contact-sites
Press release - 17/10/2008 "Stem cell crazy" For three days from 9 to 11 October more than 300 scientists from over 20 countries met at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart to discuss the current state of research the latest product developments and therapies in regenerative medicine and stem cell research.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/stem-cell-crazy
Press release - 01/10/2008 Carsten Mehring - Understanding and using the neuronal code Dr. Carsten Mehring became the head of a junior researcher group at the Institute of Biology at the University of Freiburg just after finishing his PhD. His concept of coupling the brain to computers has been given the GO-Bio Award of the BMBF. At some stage in the future the brain-machine interface developed by Mehring and his team will enable paralysed patients to move body parts by thought power alone. Mehring is highly fascinated by the brain…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/carsten-mehring-understanding-and-using-the-neuronal-code
Press release - 30/09/2008 Harald Krug is investigating the use of new materials Prof. Dr. Harald Krug a toxicologist who runs the Materials-Biology Interaction division at Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research in St. Gallen Switzerland and his team are investigating the interactions of synthetic materials with biological systems. The team of 25 researchers is focusing in particular on the effect of particles and nanomaterials such as CNT on human and animal cells. The division has been an…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/harald-krug-is-investigating-the-use-of-new-materials
Article - 22/09/2008 Controlled suicide Professor Dr. Christoph Borner from the University of Freiburg and his team are investigating the molecular mechanisms of apoptosis. Their research also provides insights into the medical treatment of cells that do not want to die - cancer cells.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/controlled-suicide
Press release - 02/09/2008 Elke Guenther: inspired by basic research and application-oriented The biologist Prof. Dr. Elke Guenther is head of the Department of Electrophysiology at the NMI where her work involves safety pharmacology the development of biosensors and the characterisation of ion channels in the cell membranes in a broad range of different organ systems.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/elke-guenther-inspired-by-basic-research-and-application-oriented
Press release - 28/08/2008 Günther Schütz and the regulation of gene expression by nuclear receptors Professor Dr. Günther Schützs work on the cell- and development-specific gene regulation using nuclear receptors has led amongst other things to new insights into the steroid hormone-dependent early development and differentiation of the nervous system the molecular mechanisms of learning and the development and regulation of drug addiction. Schütz has now been appointed Helmholtz professor which will enable him to continue his work beyond…https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/guenther-schuetz-and-the-regulation-of-gene-expression-by-nuclear-receptors
Article - 15/08/2008 Health research with microsystems The NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute in Reutlingen organised its biannual MEA conference from 8 to 11 July 2008. More than 200 developers and microelectrode array users from 18 countries came together in Reutlingen to present their latest developments and results.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/health-research-with-microsystems
Article - 10/06/2008 Heiko Möller - Uncovering molecular structures Professor Heiko Möller teaches chemistry at the University of Constance and is a specialist in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. He enjoys working with other people including colleagues from the field of chemistry and also biologists and tropical disease specialists. Möller returned from the USA to accept a junior professor position at Constance University.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/heiko-moeller-uncovering-molecular-structures
Article - 09/06/2008 The brain can learn to hear again Cochlear implants can restore hearing to many of those afflicted with deafness. Prof. Robert Illing from the University of Freiburg explores the plastic properties of the nervous system that facilitate the application of these implants.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/news/the-brain-can-learn-to-hear-again