A combination of a diabetes medication and an antihypertensive drug can effectively combat cancer cells. The team of researchers at the Biozentrum of the 星空传媒 has also reported that specific cancer cells respond to this combination of drugs.
Older people who help and support others live longer. These are the findings of a study published in the journal 鈥淓volution and Human Behavior鈥�, conducted by researchers from the 星空传媒 and others.
Neurons in the brain store RNA molecules 鈥� DNA gene copies 鈥� in order to rapidly react to stimuli. This storage dramatically accelerates the production of proteins. This is one of the reasons why neurons in the brain can adapt quickly during learning processes.
Before an operation, surgeons have to obtain the most precise image possible of the anatomical structures of the part of the body undergoing surgery. 星空传媒 researchers have now developed a technology that uses computed tomography data to generate a three-dimensional image in real time for use in a virtual environment.
A research team at the 星空传媒鈥檚 Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human tissues including tumors and discovered a cancer type specific signature. As the researchers report in 鈥淕enome Biology鈥� this 鈥渃ancer signature鈥� could potentially be used to predict the progression of the disease.
Majorana fermions are particles that could potentially be used as information units for a quantum computer. An experiment by physicists at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the 星空传媒鈥檚 Department of Physics has confirmed their theory that Majorana fermions can be generated and measured on a superconductor at the end of wires made from single iron atoms. The researchers also succeeded in observing the wave properties of Majoranas and, therefore, in making the interior of a Majorana visible for the first time.
Using targeted immunotherapy, doctors have succeeded in curing a type of autoimmune enteritis caused by a recently discovered genetic mutation. This report comes from researchers at the Department of Biomedicine of the 星空传媒 and University Hospital Basel. Their results raise new possibilities for the management of diarrhea, which is often a side effect of melanoma treatment.
Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the 星空传媒 and Ruhr University Bochum have identified temporal patterns in young people: arthritis and diseases of the digestive system are more common after depression, while anxiety disorders tend to be followed by skin diseases.
Walking, as part of locomotion, is a coordinated whole-body movement that involves both the arms and legs. Researchers at the Biozentrum of the 星空传媒 and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have identified different subpopulations of neurons in the spinal cord with long projections. The results show that these neurons coordinate movement of arms and legs and ensure a stable body posture during locomotion.