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Prof. Dr. Christian Schmahl has accepted the appointment to the Chair of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapeutic Medicine at Heidelberg University's Mannheim Medical Faculty.

The CIMH Supervisory Board has decided to continue to entrust Andreas-W. Möller with the tasks of the Managing Director. Stefan Bischoff will become Deputy Managing Director.

Patients of the child and adolescent psychiatry department at the CIMH have built nesting boxes in the occupational therapy wood workshop, which have now been handed over to NABU Mannheim.

A new study shows how the growth factor erythropoietin (EPO) protects and regenerates nerve cells in the brain. In particular, the important role of interneurons has now been clarified. 

A large international study with data from over 3.6 million mother-baby pairs has shown that it is unlikely that gestational diabetes is a direct cause of ADHD. 

With the help of a mechanism-based approach, CIMH-researcher Herta Flor wants to improve the prevention of chronic pain and has been awarded a highly endowed ERC Advanced Grant.

Childhood stress can influence gene function, increasing the risk of developing mental health disorders later in life, as indicated by a recent study.

The 3R Center Rhine-Neckar continues to receive funding from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. An occasion for Minister Petra Olschowski to visit the CIMH.

The CIMH is participating as a model facility in the development of a new expert standard in nursing care. CIMH employees have now presented their experiences to the professional public.

The national German hub of the pan-European project has now been officially founded so that scientists can more easily exchange and use data, models and software.