Using cutting-edge genetic engineering, UZH researchers have developed a model to study hereditary kidney disease with the help of tropical frogs. The method allows them to collect large amounts of data on anomalies, which can then be analyzed using artificial intelligence. The research opens up new opportunities in the search for new treatment approaches for the hitherto incurable disease.
Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.
Men who have multiple medical conditions and frustrations with healthcare are more likely to turn to the internet for information, a Texas A&M study suggests.
Results from the clinical trial at Texas A&M indicate the treatment could be useful in treating glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer found in humans.
Only very few people in Switzerland feel highly excluded – including mostly foreigners, less educated people, young people as well as older people. Some in the French- and Italian-speaking regions do not feel fully integrated into society either, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich.
A new finding from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have implications for designing an effective AIDS vaccine.
Layer-by-layer assembly system could lead to improved fuel cells, batteries and solar panels
The reefs at Palmyra Atoll, a small outlying atoll in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, have been undergoing a shift from stony corals to systems dominated by corallimorphs, marine invertebrates that share traits with both anemones and hard corals.
Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—but few have been directly imaged, because they are extremely difficult to see with existing telescopes.
The future of Oʻahu’s primary water source may be in jeopardy if current water withdrawal rules remain unchanged.
Nitrogen is the unsung hero of food production—an essential nutrient for plant growth and health.
Most humans have experienced social anxiety on some level during their lives.
By 2050, faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and faster generation of renewable energy will result in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on Oʻahu.
A common gene variant for the protein Aquaporin-1 lowers the amount of water channels in the cell membranes. This reduces water transport and leads to a higher risk of death in patients with kidney failure treated with peritoneal dialysis. In such cases, specific osmotic solutions should be used, as an international research team led by the University of Zurich has shown.
An electrical impedance tomography toolkit lets users design and fabricate health and motion sensing devices.
A potential solution to global warming could create new problems
New method measures and predicts air quality in areas with insufficient monitoring
Neural network identifies synergistic drug blends for treating viruses like SARS-CoV-2.
Findings point way toward more detailed earthquake predictions
UC Riverside-led team developed simple, rapid method to assess contaminants in household fabrics