University of Basel

The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of the leading universities in the country.

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30 genes associated with schizophrenia

The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the University of Basel’s Biozentrum, has identified 30 genes associated with schizophrenia. The team was able to show which pathological changes in the brain and behavioral abnormalities are triggered by these genes. The results of the study have now been published in Cell. The research team

30 genes associated with schizophrenia

The ability to weigh individual cells opens new vistas in biology and beyond

ETH researchers have developed a scale for measuring cells. It allows the weight of individual living cells, and any changes in this weight, to be determined quickly and accurately for the first time. The invention has also aroused significant interest both in and outside the field of biology. From earthworms and sunflowers to human beings,

The ability to weigh individual cells opens new vistas in biology and beyond

One step closer to the quantum internet

Physicists from the University of Basel have developed a memory that can store photons. These quantum particles travel at the speed of light and are thus suitable for high-speed data transfer. The researchers were able to store them in an atomic vapor and read them out again later without altering their quantum mechanical properties too

One step closer to the quantum internet

Four new human rights laws could emerge in the near future to protect against exploitation and loss of privacy

New human rights laws to prepare for advances in neurotechnology that put the ‘freedom of the mind’ at risk have been proposed today in the open access journal Life Sciences, Society and Policy. The authors of the study suggest four new human rights laws could emerge in the near future to protect against exploitation and

Four new human rights laws could emerge in the near future to protect against exploitation and loss of privacy

LSD reduces activity in the region of the brain related to the handling of negative emotions like fear

Scientists at the University of Basel have shown that LSD reduces activity in the region of the brain related to the handling of negative emotions like fear. The results, published in the scientific journal Translational Psychiatry, could affect the treatment of mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety. Hallucinogens have many different effects on the

LSD reduces activity in the region of the brain related to the handling of negative emotions like fear

Artificial Intelligence Helps in the Discovery of New Materials

With the help of artificial intelligence, chemists from the University of Basel in Switzerland have computed the characteristics of about two million crystals made up of four chemical elements. The researchers were able to identify 90 previously unknown thermodynamically stable crystals that can be regarded as new materials. They report on their findings in the

Artificial Intelligence Helps in the Discovery of New Materials

Bringing artificial enzymes closer to nature

Scientists at the University of Basel, ETH Zurich, and NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering have developed an artificial metalloenzyme that catalyses a reaction inside of cells without equivalent in nature. This could be a prime example for creating new non-natural metabolic pathways inside living cells, as reported today in Nature. The artificial metalloenzyme, termed biot-Ru–SAV, was

Bringing artificial enzymes closer to nature

In a New Method for Searching Image Databases, a Hand-drawn Sketch Is all it Takes

Computer scientists at the University of Basel have developed a new method for conducting image and video database searches based on hand-drawn sketches. The user draws a sketch on a tablet or interactive paper, and the system searches for a matching image in the database. The new method is free to access for researchers. People

In a New Method for Searching Image Databases, a Hand-drawn Sketch Is all it Takes

Graphene could produce frictionless coatings

Graphene, a modified form of carbon, offers versatile potential for use in coating machine components and in the field of electronic switches. An international team of researchers led by physicists at the University of Basel have been studying the lubricity of this material on the nanometer scale. Since it produces almost no friction at all,

Graphene could produce frictionless coatings

Ideal Single-Photon Source: Quantum cryptography and quantum communication

With the help of a semiconductor quantum dot, physicists at the University of Basel have developed a new type of light source that emits single photons. For the first time, the researchers have managed to create a stream of identical photons. They have reported their findings in the scientific journal Nature Communications together with colleagues

Ideal Single-Photon Source: Quantum cryptography and quantum communication

Nanotechnology Against Malaria Parasites

Malaria parasites invade human red blood cells, they then disrupt them and infect others. Researchers at the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute have now developed so-called nanomimics of host cell membranes that trick the parasites. This could lead to novel treatment and vaccination strategies in the fight against malaria

Nanotechnology Against Malaria Parasites

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Cervical Artery Dissection: Don’t Reach for the Aspirin Yet, Say TREAT-CAD Researchers
on April 28, 2021 at 2:36 am
TREAT-CAD results did not establish the non-inferiority of aspirin versus vitamin K antagonists in the treatment of cervical artery dissection. Further, researchers found that patients treated with ...
Sweta Chaman Saxena
on April 23, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Her research has focused on policy-relevant macro ... Prior to joining the IMF, she worked at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, and as an Assistant Professor at the ...
Global Warming: Alpine Plants Are Losing Their White “Protective Coat”
on April 20, 2021 at 5:35 am
Snow cover in the Alps has been melting almost three days earlier per decade since the 1960s. This trend is temperature-related and cannot be compensated by heavier snowfall. By the end of the century ...
Climate crisis: Earlier snowmelt in Alps means plants lose ‘protective coat’, exposing them to deadly frosts
on April 19, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Many specially adapted Alpine plants depend on the annual snows which blanket the mountain range as a form of insulation, but as snowmelt begins earlier each year due to the climate crisis, these ...
Climate crisis: Earlier snowmelt in Alps means plants lose ‘protective coat’, exposing them to deadly frosts
on April 19, 2021 at 12:16 pm
“Snow cover protects alpine plants from frost and the growing season begins after the snowmelt,” said Dr Maria Vorkauf of the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of ...

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April 29, 2021
Tree hydraulics and water relations: Why trees die as a result of drought - Phys.org
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Conspiracy theories and cognitive biases in the COVID-19 pandemic - EurekAlert
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Psychedelics Could Help Treat the 463 Million People Coping with Diabetes
on April 27, 2021 at 6:04 am
Diabetes is one of the most alarming issues all over the world. At the moment, nearly 463 million patients are dealing with it. By 2045, that number could explode to approx. 700 million, according to ...
Luxor's Stoppelaëre House to be transformed into scientific centre for heritage
on April 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm
The restoration was part of the Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative launched in 2008 by the Ministry of Antiquities in collaboration with the University of Basel and the Factum Foundation ...
Drawing Physics: 2,600 Years of Discovery From Thales to Higgs
on April 24, 2021 at 9:34 pm
Daniel’s father, Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), was a professor at the University of Basel in Switzerland and the foremost ... from the surface. Soon after its discovery in 1887, scientists began ...
Tutankhamun's replica tomb unveiled
on April 23, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Zurich and the University of Basel, to promote the EU Task Force Conference taking place in Egypt as well as to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the discovery of the first signs that led British ...
Evobrutinib is the First and Only BTK Inhibitor to Demonstrate Reduction of a Key Biomarker of Neuronal Damage and Inflammation in Patients with MS
on April 16, 2021 at 1:00 am
EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the U.S. and Canada, will present data from a Phase II placebo-controlled randomized trial at the 2021 American Academy ...