News
In this section are listed news about important publications, research projects and events.
Dortmund Vital Study on healthy cognitive ageing enters its third phase
More than 600 participants in the Dortmund Vital Study are being invited for the third time to continue their involvement in a very comprehensive long-term research project on healthy ageing. Since its launch in 2016, the research team at the Leibniz Research …
Active mobility in higher age: cycling is related to maintaining car driving performance
People who cycle regularly as they get older can maintain their driving skills for longer – even though cyclists are not automatically ‘better’ drivers.
How the brain manages driving - and how it can improve driver assistance systems
Researchers at IfADo have investigated what happens in the brain during driving and which physiological indicators can be observed. A deeper understanding of these processes could help make driver assistance systems even more precise and safer.
New DFG-funded research group investigates the impact of liver damage on cancer
The German Research Foundation (DFG) will provide €5.8 million in funding for the multi-site research unit “How Death and Danger Signals Dynamically Control Stage Transitions in Chronic Hepatic Disease – dangerhep.”
The internal clock of immune cells: Is the immune system younger in the morning?
Our immune system ages: it reacts more slowly to pathogens, vaccines become less effective, and the risk of cancer increases. At the same time, the immune system follows a 24-hour rhythm, as the number and activity of many immune cells fluctuate throughout the …
Gene modification enables more functional liver cells from stem cells.
Liver cells are indispensable for research— for drug testing, to better understand liver diseases and for development of future cell therapies. However, obtaining human liver cells from biopsies and donor organs is challenging. Therefore, research requires …
Neighbourhood visit to BVB with the entire team
The 2025 company outing was possible without long journeys. Germany's largest (and, according to some, most beautiful, impressive and atmospheric) stadium is located in the immediate surrounding of the institute.
Politics meets Science: “Leibniz im Landtag” 2025
On October 9, the “Leibniz im Landtag” event once again brought together researchers with members of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament for an open exchange between science and politics. IfADo was represented by Dr. Hannah Schade.
30 years ago: IfADo served as the birthplace of the Leibniz Association
When the Leibniz Association was founded on 31 March 1995, IfADo was one of the influential institutes from the very beginning. As the first administrative office of the Leibniz Association – then known as the ‘Blue List Working Group’ – IfADo coordinated …