Scientists at the Ðǿմ«Ã½ have shown that LSD reduces activity in the region of the brain related to the handling of negative emotions like fear. The results, published in the scientific journal Translational Psychiatry, could affect the treatment of mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety.
How dangerous does the general public consider mentally ill people to be? Scientists at the Ðǿմ«Ã½ and the University Psychiatric Clinics Basel have investigated the factors that influence social stigma. The journal Scientific Reports published the results.
Following the success of last year’s event, the Teaching Excellence Awards of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ are being held for second time in 2017. With effect from now, students and employees are invited to submit their favorites for the Teaching Excellence Awards 2017.
Certain white blood cells play an important role in bringing a harmful virus under control after kidney transplantations. The results of a research group at the Department of Biomedicine at the Ðǿմ«Ã½ and University Hospital Basel could contribute to improving control of immunosuppression, avoiding transplant rejection and developing relevant vaccines.
The Ðǿմ«Ã½ is legally obliged to protect its members from sexual harassment. Assault will not be tolerated – that’s the primary message of the current campaign, which is aimed at students and employees of both sexes. The awareness campaign will provide information, offer options for dealing with sexual harassment, and draw attention to existing support measures.
Surfaces that have been coated with rare earth oxides develop water-repelling properties only after contact with air. Even at room temperature, chemical reactions begin with hydrocarbons in the air.
Georgiy Kasianov, currently researching at the Ðǿմ«Ã½, is one of the leading Ukrainian historians. In the interview, he talks about the instrumentalization of history in conflicts – and what historians can do about it.
It has long been suspected that spiders are one of the most important groups of predators of insects. Zoologists at the Ðǿմ«Ã½ and Lund University in Sweden have now shown just how true this is – spiders kill astronomical numbers of insects on a global scale.
Confidence in doctors, therapists and nursing staff leads to an improvement in subjectively perceived complaints, satisfaction and quality of life in patients. This is the conclusion of a meta-analysis by psychologists at the Ðǿմ«Ã½, published in the journal PLOS ONE.