29.10.2025
This year, the 25,000 € Klüh Foundation award for the Promotion of Innovation in Science and Research goes to MBExC member Prof. Dr. Jutta Gärtner. The director of the Clinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) is being honoured for her research into neurometabolic
29.10.2025
Testing Paradox May Explain Increased Observed Prevalence of Bacterial STIs among MSM on HIV PrEP: A Modeling Study
Authors Müller L, Mallick P, Marín-Carballo AB, Dönges P, Kettlitz RJN, Klett-Tammen CJ, Kretzschmar M, Priesemann V, Contreras S Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Citation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Nov 4;122(44):e2524944122. Abstract HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is
29.10.2025
Single-cell spatial transcriptomic profiling defines a pathogenic inflammatory niche in chronic active multiple sclerosis lesions
Authors Feng R, Spieth L, Liu L, Berghoff S, Franz J, Liu Q, Wang Z, Tiwari V, Vitale S, Frerich S, Florensa S, Junker N, Huber L, Keller M, Müller C, Bracher F, Ge X, Rensen PCN, Kooij G, Hosang L, Chornyi S, Dichgans M, Gokce O, Saher G, Stadelmann
27.10.2025
Leonardo: a toolset to correct sample-induced artifacts in light sheet microscopy images
Authors Liu Y, Mueller GF, Kowitz L, Chobola T, Weiss K, Maier P, Luo J, Roessing M, Stenzel M, Grueneboom A, Paetzold J, Erturk A, Navab N, Marr C, Chen J, Huisken J, Peng T Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2025.10.26.684661. Abstract Selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM, also known as light
25.10.2025
The Myo2 adaptor Ldm1 and its receptor Ldo16 mediate actin-dependent lipid droplet motility
Authors Zhao XT, Diep DTV, Percifull L, Fausten RM, Hugenroth M, Höhne P, Leite B, Esch BM, Collado J, Keller J, Wilmes S, Turhan MA, Wälte M, Becker T, Kümmel D, Schuberth C, Fernández-Busnadiego R, Fröhlich F, Wedlich-Söldner R, Bohnert M Journal Cell Reports Citation Cell Rep. 2025 Oct 25;44(11):116475.
24.10.2025
EXOSC10 haploinsufficiency causes primary microcephaly by derepression of Sonic hedgehog signalling
Authors Ulmke PA, Sakib MS, Nguyen DT, Muchamedin A, Sokpor G, Pham L, Xie Y, Abbas E, Castro Hernandez R, Narayanan R, Wincent J, Liedén A, Harris E, Joss S, Fischer A, Staiger JF, Nguyen HP, Tuoc T Journal Brain Citation Brain. 2025 Oct 24:awaf405. Abstract The evolutionarily conserved RNA
23.10.2025
Glycation of alpha-synuclein enhances aggregation and neuroinflammatory responses
Authors Vasili E, König A, Al-Azzani M, Bosbach C, Gatzemeier LM, Thom S, Chegão A, Miranda HV, Steinem C, Erskine D, Outeiro TF Journal NPJ Parkinsons Disease Citation NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2025 Oct 23;11(1):307. Abstract The risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) is elevated in individuals with type 2 diabetes
23.10.2025
International expert consensus on gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss: based on clinical trials
Authors Fan X, Gao Z, Zhong J, Chen Y, Chen X, Landegger LD, Moser T, Zeng FG, Sun Y, Jin X, Nash R, Chien WW, Jiang D, Greinwald JH, Bance M, Rodríguez MM, Lee SY, Feng G, Yang H, Wu CC, Xu L, Yuan W, Feng Y, Zhao Y, Vona
22.10.2025
New developmental disorder discovered
Variations in the UNC13A gene cause neurological impairments in children Whether we are writing an email, rushing for a bus, or humming a tune, every thought, feeling, and action relies on communication between our roughly 100 billion nerve cells. This exchange of information happens at synapses, where messenger substances
22.10.2025
Pathogenic UNC13A variants cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome by impairing synaptic function
Authors Asadollahi R, Ahmad A, Boonsawat P, Shahanoor Hinzen J, Lohse M, Bouazza-Arostegui B, Sun S, Utesch T, Sommer JD, Ilic D, Padmanarayana M, Fischermanns K, Ranjan M, Boll M, Ka C, Piton A, Mattioli F, Isidor B, Õunap K, Reinson K, Wojcik MH, Marshall CR, Mercimek-Andrews S, Matsumoto N,




