"The European Molecular Biology Organization is a professional, non-profit organization of more than 2,100 life scientists. Its goal is to promote research in life science and enable international exchange between scientists." From today, 120 scientists have been elected EMBO membership*, including Ádám Dénes, head of the Neuroimmunology research team.

The latest work of the Molecular Cell Metabolism research group led by Balázs Gereben is published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The most exciting discovery of the study, first authored by Petra Mohácsik, is the discovery of a new molecular mechanism in astrocytes that may play a role in the development of astrocytic brain tumors.

Balázs Hangya and his team studied deep brain inhibitory cells and observed that when these cells were blocked, the mice did not learn from the negative stimuli they received. The significance of their discovery is reflected in the fact that their work has been accepted for publication in the journal Nature Communications.

From time to time, there are topics that many people think a little knowledge gleaned from the internet is enough to decide for themselves what the truth is. Just as during the pandemic, many believed it was best to decide for themselves which vaccines to trust and whether vaccination was necessary, there is a strong difference of opinion on the use of marijuana, which many consider to be an 'innocent' pleasure item. But what is the truth? What is known today about the active ingredients of marijuana and the causes of its physiological effects? To play on the title of a famous old film, what is the effect of cannabis on the synapses?