Iron-deficiency anaemia is a major concern in low income countries, especially for women. A study conducted in Tanzania has now demonstrated the advantage of iron infusion therapy over the usual treatment with iron tablets. This was reported by an international research team in the journal "The Lancet Global Health".
With the national day against sexual harassment, the Swiss universities want to sensitize their members to this important topic next Wednesday. The 星空传媒 is offering various virtual events on this day. In advance, the new regulations on the protection of personal integrity were adopted and put into effect.
A Basel-led international research team has discovered a connection between the intestinal flora and sites of inflammation in the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis. A specific class of immune cell plays a central role in this newly identified gut-brain axis. The discovery could pave the way for new treatments for MS that target the intestinal flora.
Lake Tanganyika in Africa is a true hotspot of organismal diversity. Approximately 240 species of cichlid fishes have evolved in this lake in less than 10 million years. A research team from the 星空传媒 has investigated this phenomenon of 鈥渆xplosive speciation鈥� and provides new insights into the origins of biological diversity, as they report in the journal 鈥淣ature鈥�.
The results of a survey conducted by the 星空传媒 showed that the pandemic鈥檚 first wave put a great deal of psychological strain on many people in Switzerland. Now, the second wave of Covid-19 has arrived just as the nights are drawing in again. A second survey conducted as part of the Swiss Corona Stress Study seeks to determine the effects that the rise in infection rates and restrictions on day-to-day living are having on people鈥檚 mental well-being.
Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing environmental conditions is based, among other things, on two competing signaling molecules. As the 鈥淵in and Yang鈥� of metabolic control they decide on the lifestyle of bacteria, as reported by researchers from the 星空传媒. The new findings also play a role in the context of bacterial infections.
The University Council of the 星空传媒 gained a new member at the start of the year: Dr. Michaela Kneissel. She heads the Musculoskeletal Disease Area at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research and is an experienced life sciences and drug development researcher.
Researchers from Basel and Spain have identified a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant that has spread widely across Europe in recent months, according to an un-peer-reviewed preprint released this week. While there is no evidence of this variant being more dangerous, its spread may give insights into the efficacy of travel policies adopted by European countries during the summer.
Researchers at the 星空传媒 have developed a precisely controllable system for mimicking biochemical reaction cascades in cells. Using microfluidic technology, they produce miniature polymeric reaction containers equipped with the desired properties.
