Medicine
“Even more cancer patients could benefit from proton therapy”
Research
PSI
A newly published book describes how life-saving proton therapy was developed at PSI. Damien Weber explains why the full potential of the method has not yet been exploited.
Muscles from the printer
Research
Empa
Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printing. One day, these could be used in medicine or robotics – and anywhere else where things need to move at the touch of a button.
Unraveling the brain's hidden motor modules
Research
EPFL
Scientists have identified previously unknown neural modules in the brain that control movement and adapt during skill learning. Their findings challenge long-held ideas about how the brain organizes movement.
A new cryptography framework for secure genomic studies
Research
EPFL
Developed from EPFL research, in collaboration with MIT and Yale, the combination of secure computation and distributed algorithms opens a new era for data collaborations in medical research.
Precision therapy with microbubbles
Research
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich researchers have investigated how tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualised how tiny liquid jets generated by microbubbles penetrate the cell membrane enabling the drug uptake.
More precise cancer diagnosis thanks to 3D computed tomography
Research
Empa
Empa researchers have developed a new 3D tissue analysis for thyroid tumors. This special X-ray technique uses artificial intelligence to enable faster and more precise diagnoses. In the future, this examination method could also be used for other types of cancer and replace more complex procedures with simpler imaging methods.
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