Maintenance of energy homeostasis, i.e. the balance between caloric intake and energy expenditure, has to be maintained in a tight range to ensure metabolic homeostasis, health, and survival of any organism.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and affects at least 50 million people worldwide. The progressive death of nerve cells is associated with the deposition of protein aggregations known as amyloid plaques. With increasing age ...
High-calorie, energy-dense foods are constantly available in our modern society. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne have discovered that a group of nerve cells in the brains of mice promotes the consumption of ...
In light of the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus infections in many countries and the growing number of risk areas, the MPI has made the decision to act proactively for the protection of its employees. Wherever possible, researchers, guests ...
Professor Jens Brüning, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, Germany, has been honoured with the 2019 Heinrich Wieland Prize for his pioneering work on how the brain regulates the uptake, storage, and use of energy ...
Classical music and plenty of applause for excellent research characterized the awarding of the "Klaus Joachim-Zülch Prize" on Thursday evening in the old city hall of Cologne. The 50,000 Euro prize, awarded by the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation of the ...
Although spinal muscular atrophy is a rare condition, it is the most common gene-related cause of death in children. This year, The Gertrud-Reemtsma Foundation is awarding the K. J. Zülch prize to a scientist and a clinician who have been developing ...