Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Designing better prostheses through gait analysis
Our ability to put one foot in front of the other is the result of a subtle coordination between the brain and the spinal cord. Understanding this mechanism was the goal of Life Science student Steve Berger’s ...
Medical research
Aug 20, 2012 |
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Delivering nitrogen preserved vaccines across Tanzania
Transporting a vaccine at -140 degrees Celsius on the difficult roads of Sub-Saharan Africa is problematic, but five students in life sciences have gone to Tanzania to attempt to find a solution.
Medications
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Demystifying the immortality of cancer cells
(Medical Xpress) -- In cancer cells, normal mechanisms governing the cellular life cycle have gone haywire. Cancer cells continue to divide indefinitely, without ever dying off, thus creating rapidly growing ...
Cancer
Jul 05, 2012 |
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A new dimension for cell culture (w/ Video)
Cancer cells and stem cells can now be cultivated in 3 dimensions to serve in various experiments to great advantage for researchers. This matrix, commercialized by the start-up QGel, which is based in the scientific park ...
Medical research
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Researchers restore walking ability after spinal cord injury in rats
Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe paralysis are now walking (and running) thanks to researchers at EPFL. Published in the June 1, 2012 issue of Science, the results show that a severed section of the ...
Medical research
May 31, 2012 |
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Let there be light: It's good for our brains
(Medical Xpress) -- Swiss scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early evening.
Neuroscience
May 14, 2012 |
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Within 0.5 millimeter for spinal column operations
With less than a 0.5 mm margin of error, Neuroglide, the robot developed by researchers in the robotics lab, allows for the placement of screws in small vertebrae with unequaled precision. KB Medical is the start-up being ...
Other
May 04, 2012 |
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Biological roots to domestic violence?
In an experiment carried out with rats at EPFL, it was observed that aggressive behavior passed from one generation to the other, even without any contact between the parent and its offspring. Researchers ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 02, 2012 |
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Allergy-detecting device pinpoints disorder in just 20 minutes
Abionic, an EPFL spin-off, has just brought its first round of financing to a close and was selected yesterday by Red Herring as one of Europe’s 100 most innovative companies. Using only a single drop ...
Immunology
Apr 27, 2012 |
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