BrainBusiness 2024: Vernetzt für die Zukunft (in German)

Hochaktuelle Vorträge flankiert von zukunftsgerichteten Diskussionen – die Veranstaltungsreihe BrainBusiness hat bereits zum vierten Mal interessierte Vertreter*innen aus Wissenschaft, Versorgung und Wirtschaft zusammengebracht, um den interdisziplinären Austausch im Bereich der Neurowissenschaften im Ruhrgebiet zu fördern.

Rund 60 Gäste waren am 3. Juli  in die Hochschule für Gesundheit in Bochum gekommen. Im Fokus standen in 2024 die Themen „Mentale Gesundheit“ und „Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen“.

Brain Day 2024: Das Gehirn besser verstehen

Ein Nachmittag im Zeichen der Bochumer Neurowissenschaften mit Vorträgen, Informationen und Mitmachaktionen.

Was passiert bei Amyotropher Lateralsklerose (ALS)? Wie beeinflussen körperliche Alltagsaktivitäten unsere Stimmung? Welche möglichen Entstehungswege für Grünen Star gibt es? Und wie können Tiere therapeutisches Arbeiten erleichtern? Einblicke in eine faszinierende Welt - darum geht es einmal pro Jahr an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, wenn die Neurowissenschaftler*innen zum BRAIN DAY ins Veranstaltungszentrum einladen.

Conference: Insights into hidden worlds

Cutting-edge microscopy techniques make it possible to resolve the spatiotemporal organization of biomolecules at the nanoscale and allow the visualization of previously inaccessible macromolecular structures. Recent developments in light and electron microscopy have significantly changed research in cell biology, structural biology and biophysics.

The GBM conference series "GBM Compact" is now dedicating a two-day conference to technological progress in microscopy: "Focus on Imaging" will be held on September 26 and 27 at the University Hospital Frankfurt.

Symposium: The Neuroscience of Unconscious Bias

Social neuroscience and the question of the neuronal basis of prejudice were the focus of the symposium "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF UNCONSCIOUS BIAS" on Monday, May 13, 2024, at the International School of Neuroscience (IGSN).

Prof. Dr. David Amodio from the Department of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam opened the symposium with a lecture on the memory systems that support implicit bias.

Aktionswoche Einsamkeit: Einsamkeitssprechstunde bietet erste Hilfe (In German)

So viele Freunde auf den sozialen Kanälen, so viele Nachbarn im eigenen Wohnviertel und so viele gemeinschaftliche Freizeitangebote wie nie zuvor – und trotzdem einsam?

Betroffen sind Junge wie Alte, Frauen wie Männer, Kinder wie Jugendliche. „Gemeinsam aus der Einsamkeit“ lautet die bundesweite Aktionswoche vom 17. bis 23. Juni, auf die auch das LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum mit seiner Spezialsprechstunde Einsamkeit aufmerksam machen möchte.

Social neuroscience:
How oxytocin can help people cope with loneliness

Loneliness is a widespread phenomenon that can affect both mental and physical health.

Considering the growing recognition of the issue, a research team led by Prof. Dr. Dirk Scheele, RUB, and Dr. Jana Lieberz, University Hospital Bonn, conducted a study on the beneficial effects of oxytocin in the treatment of loneliness. The researchers published their findings in the journal “Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics” on May 16, 2024.

BrainBusiness 2024: Neuroscience meets healthcare industry

Mental health and neurodegenerative diseases will be the focus of BrainBusiness on Wednesday, July 3. Participation is free for all interested visitors.

The series of events established in 2021 acts as an exchange format between science and business. The aim is to enable participants to learn more about the findings from fundamental research, to jointly develop application scenarios and to develop utilization in an economic context. Come and see us!

Neurology:
Searching for traces in the human musculature

Neuroscience team from Bochum and Utrecht investigates the use of quantitative MRI methods in genetic muscle diseases.

The scientists succeeded in visualizing changes in the muscles within a year and determining the exact extent of the damage.The results of the study were published on May 25 in the journal “NMR in Biomedicine”.

New insights into the evolution of the prion protein

A study from Bochum describes a mammal-specific domain of the prion protein and offers new approaches for research into neurodegenerative diseases.

At first, they cause memory deficits and difficulties in walking, finally they inhibit elementary motor skills and destroy basic brain functions: Prion diseases are progressive and invariably fatal neurodegenerative diseases. They are caused by misfolded prion proteins.

New Group Training Tool for the Prevention of Dementia

Solving a quiz as a group while moving around the room at the same time – this combination is the basis of a new tool designed to prevent dementia.

Researchers developed and evaluated it in the “go4cognition” project with industry partners and brought it to market maturity. Vanessa Lissek and Professor Boris Suchan from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and Stefan Orth from the company Ontaris describe how effective the training with the system is in the Journal of Alzheimer Disease. The article was published online on April 30, 2024.