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Neurostimulators, also known as brain pacemakers, send electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain via special electrodes. It is estimated that some 200,000 people worldwide are now benefiting from this technology, ...
Sep 4, 2024
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Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have succeeded for the first time in using remote control to perform a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig. The researchers controlled the probe from Zurich while ...
Aug 26, 2024
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Not all pain is the same. Depending on the cause, it requires different therapies. A team led by ETH Zurich has now developed a method that enables physicians to better distinguish between physical and psychosocial pain.
Aug 21, 2024
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Fat cells come in three colors: white, brown, and beige. White fat cells store fat in our body as an energy reserve. We need these cells, but having too many creates health problems.
Aug 14, 2024
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Should I go and exercise, or would I rather go to the café and enjoy a delectable strawberry milkshake? Until now, what exactly happens in our brain when we make this decision has been a mystery to science, but researchers ...
Aug 6, 2024
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In cases where cancer is fatal, 9 out of 10 times the culprit is metastasis. This is when the primary tumor has sent out cells, like seeds, and invaded other organs of the body. While medicine has made great progress in treating ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Hydrogels have a variety of use cases, including contact lenses, delivering doses of medication within the body, moisturizers, water storage in soil, cleaning polluted water and as gelling and thickening agents. A hydrogel ...
Jul 17, 2024
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For someone suffering from brittle bone disease, life is fraught with complications. The slightest misstep, a seemingly harmless fall or even one false move can be all it takes to leave them with a broken arm or leg. And ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Cytotoxic T cells are an important component of the immune system. Once activated, they differentiate into either short-lived effector cells or long-lived memory cells. Studies by researchers at ETH Zurich have found that ...
Jun 6, 2024
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In collaboration with University Hospital Basel, researchers from ETH are investigating the early stages of bladder cancer. Their findings show that future research should also focus on mechanical changes in tumor tissue.
May 7, 2024
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