Control of a mitochondrial protective mechanism identified

Mitochondria are known as the "powerhouses" of cells. However, under critical pathophysiological..

Alzheimer's: New ultrasound technique significantly improves brain performance

In neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Multiple Sclerosis,..

Anna Tröscher and Karin Trimmel win Ernst Niedermeyer Prize

Anna Tröscher, researcher at the Division of Neuroimmunology of MedUni Vienna's Center for Brain..

Drug development: Nature-derived peptides as molecular tools to study cellular signalling

A group of researchers of the Institute of Pharmacology at the Medical University of Vienna in..

Pregnancy: Coffee, nicotine and amphetamines activate "hot spots" in the foetal brain - Increased risk of subsequent neurological and psychiatric problems

If pregnant women take significant amounts of the psychostimulants coffee, nicotine and amphetamine..

Simon Hametner awarded Sobek Foundation Young Scientist Prize - MedUni Vienna neuropathologist awarded prize for study on Multiple Sclerosis

Simon Hametner, doctor training as a neuropathology consultant at MedUni Vienna’s Institute of..

Drug abuse during pregnancy can cause diabetes in children later in life – mechanism uncovered

A study team at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Brain Research, in collaboration with national and..