Residue from rinse agents is left behind on dishes after they are cleaned in professional-grade dishwashers. This damages the natural protective layer in the gut and can contribute to the onset of chronic diseases, as demonstrated by researchers working with organoids at the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research.
Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study led by the University of Zurich has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterwards. A better understanding of these mechanisms should help the treatment approach, currently approved in only a few countries, to gain wider acceptance.
A study by the universities of Zurich and Mainz has shown that teaching children how to manage their attention and impulses in primary school has a positive long-term effect on their later educational success.
Heart attacks in women are more likely to be fatal than in men.
How do frogs protect themselves from predators?
Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is famous for its huge, human-hand-sized teeth. However, there is little fossil evidence of its whole body.
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behavior – such as during hunting.
The worldwide distribution of one of the most important cereal pathogens is the result of human activity.
Humans make decisions based on various sensory information which is integrated into a holistic percept by the brain.
The University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have established the Wyss Zurich Foundation.