Life Sciences
Protein ‘traffic jam' in neurons linked to neurodegeneration
Research
EPFL
A new study by EPFL researchers reveals how a malfunctioning protein complex can lead to the buildup of toxic forms of Tau, a protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Network assembly through cell division
Research
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich researchers have developed a model that explains how nerve cells in the brain connect during development. Their model reveals that the crucial factor is progressive cell division. This process leads naturally to the formation of molecular addresses that lets neurons navigate.
Brain stimulation improves motor skill learning at older age
Research
EPFL
Non-invasive brain stimulation can restore optimal motor skill acquisition in people with diminished learning capabilities, e.g. due to age. The study was carried out by scientists at EPFL.
Computer genetic metrics of fly brain reveal sex differences
Research
EPFL
Thanks to genetic tools that allow computers to accurately count neurons from microscopy images, EPFL researchers have estimated with unprecedented accuracy the number of neurons and other types of cells in the brain of fruit fly larvae—and discovered that females have substantially more neurons than males.
Severe flu risk as immune cells swap with age
Research
ETH Zurich
ETH researchers found that in mice, long-lived embryonic macrophages in the lungs die upon aging and during infection and are replaced by inflammatory bone marrow-derived macrophages. This causes severe disease progression when infected with viral flu.
Wearable muscles
Research
ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles. They aim to use it to increase the upper body strength and endurance of people with restricted mobility.
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