Life Sciences
Too much motivation affects our decision-making
Research
EPFL
A team from the UNIGE, in collaboration with EPFL, reveals how motivation influences the neural circuits of perception and impacts decision-making.
How genes, sex, growth and age impact lifespan
Research
EPFL
Scientists led by groups at EPFL and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) explore the elaborate interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age and how they influence variation in longevity. Their results point at fundamental processes of aging that help in improving human healthspan.
Paul Scherrer Institute and Apollo Health Ventures Launch Focal Biosciences
TechTransfer
PSI
Newly established Focal Biosciences will focus on bringing together leading experts and scientific discoveries to harness cellular reprogramming in the fight against common age-related diseases.
Making tumour diagnosis kinder to kidneys
Research
PSI
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, have optimised a method for tumour diagnosis using radionuclides. Potential side-effects can now be significantly reduced through a molecular trick. The researchers report their results in the current issue of the scientific journal Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.
Protein scissors for more effective cancer treatment
Research
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich biologist Daniel Richter has developed a method that enables proteins to be linked to a drug molecule or biomarker with a high level of stability. He plans to use this method in the future to identify tumour cells and open the door to more effective cancer drugs.
A window into the fruit fly's nervous system
Research
EPFL
Scientists at EPFL have developed an implantation technique that allows unprecedented optical access to the “spinal cord” of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. This work can potentially lead to breakthroughs in the fields of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and bio-inspired robotics.
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