How being overweight leads to diabetes

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According to the WHO, over 64 million adults and 300,000 children and adolescents in Europe are currently living with diabetes. In 90 percent of cases, excess weight is the primary trigger. At the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, Jens Brüning is investigating the mechanisms through which obesity leads to insulin resistance. This photo shows numerous white sugar cubes set against a yellow background.

What is our metabolism?

What is our metabolism? Why are more and more people becoming obese? And what health consequences can this have? Here we answer the most important questions about metabolism. more

Food in sight

What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has now been able to show that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes.  more

Hunger - it’s all in the mind!

A complex network of electrical and chemical signals ensures that the body and brain work in unison on matters of nutrition. Marc Tittgemeyer and his team at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne are exploring the implications of these intricate 'agreements.' more

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The origin of stem cells

The origin of stem cells

November 15, 2024
Evolution Stem Cells
Proteins that regulate animal stem cells are much older than animals themselves
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burning forest

Climate Impact of Carbon Crediting Projects Is Substantially Overestimated

November 15, 2024
Climate Social Sciences
Emission reductions from climate mitigation projects are significantly lower than claimed, a new meta-study shows.
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The picture shows a hand filling out an application for a German organ donor card.

Organ donation: Opt-out defaults do not increase donation rates

November 14, 2024
Medicine Social Sciences
Longitudinal study examines organ donation rates in five countries that have changed their organ donation default policy from opt-in to opt-out.
 
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A first-class doctoral training

A first-class doctoral training

The International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) have been an integral part of our support for doctoral students since 2000, giving talented students the opportunity to do their doctorate under excellent conditions
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The Postdoc Phase: Springboard after the Doctorate

The Postdoc Phase: Springboard after the Doctorate

Completed your doctorate and looking to advance in science, business, or society—or start your own company? If excellent research is key to your goals, the Max Planck Society is the place for you.
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Job Offers

Postdoctoral position (m/f/d) | The Evolutionary Dynamics of Multilingualism

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
November 21, 2024

Research Support position (m/f/d)

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne
November 21, 2024

Fully funded PhD Positions (f/m/d) | Molecular Organ Biology

Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
November 21, 2024
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Topic Specials

Climate and transformation

Climate and transformation

In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
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The brain

The brain

The human brain is the most complex organ that nature has ever produced: 100 billion nerve cells and many times more contact points give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match
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Migration

Migration

The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes
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Publications


Talent Companion
Research is calling - We promote pioneers in science
75 years Max Planck Society
Annual Report 2023 of the Max Planck Society
Yearbook Highlights 2023
MaxPlanckResearch 3/2024: Focus: On Life and Survival
Living and working in Germany
Evaluation - The procedures of the Max Planck Society

From the Institutes


MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
The hidden potential of enzyme promiscuity more
MPI for Demographic Research
Women´s education influences fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Electrical activity in the human spinal cord more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
How steppe pastoralist groups formed and transformed over time more
MPI of Psychiatry
Increased inflammation levels with depression more
MPI for Human Development
Can we scare AI?  more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Metabolism of ethane-consuming archaea unraveled more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Protein for the synthesis of defense steroids in solanaceous plants discovered more
MPI for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried site), et al.
Zebra finch mothers coach their sons to sing better more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
New method for measuring luminescence lifetime more
MPI for Biological Cybernetics
Learning without feedback more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Vagabonds and homebodies in the seabed more
MPI of Biochemistry
Supercomplex links mRNA translation and decay more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
What turns bacteria into spirals? more
MPI for Solar System Research
A New Birthplace for Asteroid Ryugu more
Icarus, et al.
How cranes navigate their complex world more
MPI for Physics
Discovery of a rare decay of a Kaon particle more
MPI for Human Development
How can we make the best possible use of large language models for a smarter and more inclusive society? more

Multimedia


Unraveling Behavior

Unraveling Behavior

Podcast
A science podcast about the patterns driving human judgment and decision making. In each episode,  Ana Sofia Morais sits down with a researcher to explore how people make decisions, how they handle risk, and how our surroundings and the online world shape our behavior.
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Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

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A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awared the Koerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023.
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Flight and Trauma

Flight and Trauma

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Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
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Optogenetics | briefly explained

Optogenetics | briefly explained

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Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells.
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