A low-dose long-term administration of cannabis can not only reverse aging processes in the brain, but also has an anti-aging effect. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn together with a team from Hebrew University (Israel) have now been able to show this in mice. They found the key to this in the protein switch mTOR, whose signal strength has an influence on cognitive performance and metabolic processes in the entire organism. The results are now presented in the journal "ACS Pharmacology & Translation Science".

First launched in 2022, the Bonn-St Andrews joint appointment scheme builds upon the long-standing and dynamic strategic partnership between the University of Bonn and the University of St Andrews. The two institutions signed a strategic partnership in 2018 and have been linked as "Sister Universities" since 1911.

As in recent years, the University of Bonn has again been placed among Germany's top four universities in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), just released. Bonn ranks 11th among EU universities and 61st worldwide, moving up six slots since last year in the worldwide ranking.As in recent years, the University of Bonn has again been placed among Germany's top four universities in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), just released. Bonn ranks 11th among EU universities and 61st worldwide, moving up six slots since last year in the worldwide ranking.

At this year's International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) in Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria), held from August 5 to 11, the Bonn team was ranked second in the unofficial team score, making it the world's second most successful university in the competition behind Saint Petersburg State University. 

A high-sugar diet is seen as a risk factor for obesity and chronic illness. University of Bonn researchers have analyzed data on sugar intake among children and adolescents in a long-term study, finding that intake has been declining steadily since 2010—but is still above the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The results, to be published in the European Journal of Nutrition, is already available online.

What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? This is the question jointly investigated by researchers of Queen Mary University of London and the University of Bonn. Paleontologists have been able to gauge the lifespan and growth rates of these ancient animals, and even when they reached sexual maturity, by studying growth rings in fossilized tooth roots. The study has now been published in the journal Science Advances.

The University of Bonn is expanding exchange opportunities for students and employees. This year’s call for proposals for the Erasmus+ Worldwide Exchange Programme has resulted in the University acquiring two additional scholarship projects with partner universities in Armenia and Georgia. These come in addition to the existing partnerships with universities in four countries.

Food in hospitals often does not enjoy a good reputation. The proportion of meat on the plate in particular is too high and often does not meet the recommendations of the German Nutrition Society (DGE), which advocates a more plant-based diet in hospitals (in German). Clinics can do a lot to motivate patients to choose a healthier menu, as two new studies by Bonn University Hospital (UKB) and the University of Bonn show. Around 2,000 people took part. The results can now serve as a basis for decision-makers in hospitals to make culinary changes. The results of the study will be published in the current August issue of the “Journal of Environmental Psychology”.