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.
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 ...
Two Max Planck Scientists from Cologne will receive this year the highest personal award that the European Union can award to young researchers. Lena Pernas from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and Henning Fenselau from the Max Planck ...
How does a computer calculate and how do scientists use programs to “look inside” brains? In June, twelve children got the answers to these questions at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in a workshop of the Cologne’s Children ...
The sense of smell decides which food we choose. The olfactory perception in turn depends on our metabolism. For example our olfactory acuity improves after a fasting period and is attenuated when we are sated. Researchers from the Max Planck ...
Eating too much fat and sugar makes you overweight and unhealthy – even young children know that. But why is that, and is there anything we can do about it? In a study published in the journal Cell, Prof. Jens Brüning's research group at the Max ...