Presynapses come in a packet – Berlin Scientists Identify the Components and Architecture of Neuronal Contact Sites
Synapses are the interfaces for information exchange between neurons. Teams of scientists working with Professor Dr. Volker Haucke, Director at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin, and Professor Dr. Stephan Sigrist at the Freie Universität Berlin discovered the materials, which form new presynapses for the release of transmitters. The findings may help to design better nerve-regenerating therapies in the future.
Stress during pregnancy increases risk of mood disorders for female offspring
A study in Biological Psychiatry examines the effects of maternal cortisol levels on brain connectivity and behavior in offspring.
Read more … Stress during pregnancy increases risk of mood disorders for female offspring
A molecular switch may serve as new target point for cancer and diabetes therapies
Read more … A molecular switch may serve as new target point for cancer and diabetes therapies
Two highly funded grants from the European Research Council
ERC Starting Grants for behavioral biologist and neuroscientist of Freie Universität Berlin
The behavioral biologist PD Dr. Mirjam Knörnschild and neuroscientist Dr. med. Radoslav Cichy of Freie Universität Berlin won a European Reasearch Council Starting Grant (ERC).
Read more … Two highly funded grants from the European Research Council