A European research collaboration has found that besides regulating the fusion of mitochondria, Mitofusin 2 also ensures protein quality control. This discovery could open up new routes to treating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease / publication in ‘Nature Communications’

Diseases caused by Candida are among the most common fungal infections worldwide / The new guideline was developed over four years by a team of more than one hundred experts from 35 countries, led by researchers from the University of Cologne

The Global South Studies Center at the University of Cologne receives 1.6 million euros over four years / The researchers are investigating the emergence of medium-scale farms in parts of rural Africa over the past two decades

An international research team has discovered various mechanisms in asexual mites that generate genetic diversity and thus ensure survival

Virtual gambling machines played on computers, tablets and smartphones are suspected of fuelling erroneous beliefs among gamblers regarding their influence on game outcomes and chances of winning even more strongly than traditional mechanical gambling machines.

Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism by which the cellular cleaning pathway called autophagy protects brain cells in mice, allowing for new therapeutic approaches to conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Publication in ‘Nature Metabolism’

The telescope will depart from the port of Wesel via Antwerp to its final location in Chile. With a mirror diameter of six metres and innovative instruments, it is one of the most powerful telescopes in the world

A binary star system in the centre of the Milky Way provides new clues as to how stars form around the central black hole

New research has shown how the quantum mechanical principle of strong coupling opens unrivalled possibilities for designing optical filters: So-called ‘polariton filters’ break new ground in imaging. Publication in ‘Nature Communications’

Prestigious research grant awarded to the project about the stability and decline of elite economic and political power. Up to two million euros over five years