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A Coordinated Dance Between Two Proteins is Essential for Stronger Brain Connections

25.09.2025

Discovery of a precise molecular process: Researchers identified how two proteins, BDNF and MMP-9, work together to strengthen brain connections, a process essential for learning. Real-time visualization: Using advanced microscopy, the team showed that MMP-9 activates BDNF exactly where a connection is stimulated, ensuring only the correct synapses are strengthened. Implications for brain health: This breakthrough helps explain how the brain adapts with precision and may open new ...

Brain, chromatin and diseases

19.09.2025

The brain, its development, and diseases are among the most fascinating areas of contemporary scientific research. A team led by Professor Aleksandra Pękowska from the Nencki Institute in Warsaw ...

Nencki Institute and i&i Prague launch collaboration to develop an innovative test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

16.07.2025

Warsaw/Prague, July 14, 2025 – Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences has begun a collaboration with Czech biotech incubator and venture builder i&i ...

The National BioImaging Centre BioPixel is now open!

03.07.2025

BioPixel provides an ultra-modern, integrated platform for advanced, multidimensional imaging of biological processes, supported by state-of-the-art IT infrastructure for data collection and ...

Astrocytes help understand human brain evolution

05.02.2025

Astrocytes, the guardians of neuronal functions, appear to have a more significant role in brain evolution than previously thought. The team led by Professor Aleksandra Pękowska, head of the ...