Health Sciences
War in the gut: How human microbiota resist the cholera bacterium
Research
EPFL
Bacteria in the human gut go to war in order to protect themselves against attacks of the “spear-wielding” cholera bacterium Vibrio cholerae or other pathogens, an EPFL study has found.
Detecting dementia in the blood
Research
Empa
Empa researcher Peter Nirmalraj wants to image proteins with unprecedented precision – and thus gain insights into the molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer's. This should pave the way for an earlier diagnosis of the dementia disorder via a simple blood test. Together with neurologists from the Kantonsspital St.Gallen, a successful pilot study has now been completed.
"We have to ask ourselves what to do with hacked data"
Politics
ETH Zurich
In recent years, there have been several incidents of hacked databases, and the hackers published the stolen data on the internet. Are scientists allowed to use such data for their research? ETH Zurich bioethicists Marcello Ienca and Professor Effy Vayena have addressed this question in a paper published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence. ETH News spoke with Ienca.
Laying the foundations for new cancer therapies
Research
ETH Zurich
The Italian scientist Nicola Aceto will receive the Swiss Science Prize Latsis 2021 worth CHF 100,000. Aceto is an associate professor at ETH Zurich and is being honoured for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of cancer research.
Independent task force with new leader
Politics
ETH Zurich
Martin Ackermann steps down as head of the Swiss National Covid-19 Science Task Force. Tanja Stadler succeeds him in this responsible position.
Organoid bladders reveal secrets of UTIs
Research
EPFL
Scientists at EPFL have developed two complementary bladder models to study urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by E. coli: bladder organoids and a bladder-on-a-chip. The two studies reveal how bacteria invade the bladder, and how they evade the immune system and resist antibiotics.
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