Oncology & Cancer

Using artificial intelligence to hunt for breast cancer

Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are hormone-like substances that can have undesirable effects on health. For example, chemicals can increase the risk of breast cancer if they act in a manner similar to the female sex hormone estrogen. ...

Medical research

The vital need for animal testing

ETH Zurich and the other Swiss universities are committed to reducing the stress and suffering experienced by laboratory animals. However, an outright ban on animal testing—being put to the vote in a popular initiative ...

Medical research

An artificial tissue restores erectile function in pigs

Scientists have developed a synthetic tissue that repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in a pig model, in a study publishing January 4 in the journal Matter. The findings suggest that the artificial tunica ...

Cardiology

Watching atherosclerosis as it develops

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have developed a new method to better study atherosclerosis in mice. The non-invasive imaging method helps to better understand and treat narrowing of blood vessels, a cause of heart ...

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