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Innovative treatment helmet from a Basel spin-off promises advances in the treatment of Alzheimer’s

There is a huge market for the treatment of patients with degenerative brain diseases

15-Apr-2024 - The Basel spin-off company Bottneuro is developing a personalized treatment helmet – the Miamind neurostimulator. Thanks to targeted brain electrostimulation, the innovative device is intended to have a positive effect on the course of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, as there is a huge market for ...

Alzheimer's disease brain stimulation depressions +5
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Using light to produce medication and plastics more efficiently

How the energy efficiency of photochemical reactions can be increased tenfold

20-Mar-2024 - Anyone who wants to produce medication, plastics or fertilizer using conventional methods needs heat for chemical reactions – but not so with photochemistry, where light provides the energy. The process to achieve the desired product also often takes fewer intermediate steps. Researchers from the ...

energy efficiency Photochemical Reaction photochemistry +2
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Resistant bacteria can remain in the body for years

“These patients not only repeatedly become ill themselves, they also act as a source of infection for other people”

02-Feb-2024 - Fighting disease-causing bacteria becomes more difficult when antibiotics stop working. People with pre-existing conditions in particular can carry resistant germs and suffer from repeated infections for years, according to a study by the University of Basel and University Hospital ...

antibiotic resistance antibiotics bacteria +2
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More than thirty new species of bacteria discovered in patient samples

“This has led us to assume that it is an emerging pathogen which we need to monitor”

12-Jan-2024 - Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them. They have identified many new species of bacteria, some of which are significant for clinical practice. Bacterial infections can be treated more ...

bacteria bacterial infections Corynebacterium +8
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Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought

Ganglion cells are crucial

04-Jan-2024 - Light in the evening is thought to be bad for sleep. However, does the color of the light play a role? Researchers from the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) compared the influence of different light colors on the human body. The researchers’ findings contradict the ...

brain chronobiology circadian clock +2
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Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells

Researchers develop artificial cells from synthetic materials

06-Dec-2023 - A groundbreaking study published in “Nature Chemistry” reveals a remarkable leap in the synthesis of artificial cells using synthetic materials, achieved by an international team led by Dr. Andrea Belluati, Prof. Nico Bruns (both TU Darmstadt) and Dr. Sètuhn Jimaja (University of Fribourg). These ...

artificial cells microcapsules polymerization +4
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Mobile phone use may affect semen quality

Is 4G less harmful than 2G?

29-Nov-2023 - How does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? A research team from Geneva and Basel has published a major cross-sectional study on the subject. It shows that frequent use of mobile phones does have an effect on sperm concentration and total sperm count. Semen ...

fertility sperm cells
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German pharma company acquires University of Basel start-up for 450 million Swiss francs

New technology uses living bacteria to fight cancer

28-Nov-2023 - The biotech company T3 Pharmaceuticals, a spin-off from the University of Basel, is being acquired by the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim. T3 Pharma has developed a novel technology that uses live bacteria to deliver therapeutic proteins to cancer cells and the tumor ...

acquisitions bacteria cancer +2
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Pregnancy remodels the brain

Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers

28-Nov-2023 - Pregnancy and motherhood lead to brain remodeling. A research team at the University of Basel has now discovered through experiments with mice that distinct pools of stem cells in the adult brain are turned on during pregnancy. They give rise to specific types of olfactory bulb neurons, the team ...

brain neurons olfactory bulb +3
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Excessive fluid consumption: habit or hormonal disorder?

Which test provides a reliable diagnosis?

22-Nov-2023 - People who drink more than three liters of fluid a day may be suffering from a rare hormone deficiency. For many, however, it is just a harmless habit. Failing to differentiate the two correctly can be fatal, so researchers have been investigating what kind of test delivers a reliable ...

arginine hormone disorders polyuria polydipsia syndrome +1