Tag: helmholtz zentrum munchen
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Melanin could be a new diagnosis and treatment tool for tumors
The dark skin pigment melanin protects us from the sun’s damaging rays by absorbing light energy and converting it to heat. This could make it a very effective tool in tumor diagnosis and treatment, as demonstrated by a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Zentrum München. The scientists managed to create…
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New microscope can track natural behavior while simultaneously imaging neuronal activity in the brain
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has successfully developed a new type of microscope. The so-called NeuBtracker is an open source microscope that allows to observe neuronal activities of zebrafish without perturbing their behavior. This is opening up completely new perspectives for science, because now…
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Rapamycin: limited anti-aging effects
Substance makes mice live longer, but hardly slows down the aging process The drug rapamycin is known to increase lifespan in mice. Whether rapamycin slows down aging, however, remains unclear. A team of researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Helmholtz Zentrum München has now found that rapamycin extends lifespan – but its…
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Fault in Immune Memory Causes Atopic Eczema and Psoriasis
Scientists from the Centre for Allergy and Environment in Munich (ZAUM), the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München believe they have discovered the causes of atopic eczema and psoriasis. The results of the studies have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings of a research study conducted by Stefanie…