Scientists find unusual build-up of soot-like particles in lung cells of COPD patients. As a result, cells grow abnormally large and cause inflammation.
Cells taken from the lungs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a larger accumulation of soot-like carbon deposits compared to cells taken from people who…
Wake perception during sleep is common and healthy
Sleep is essential for healthy functioning. Insomnia disorder is prevalent, affecting around 5 to 10% of the adult population. The primary issue is a subjective complaint of reduced…
An algorithm reveals how our brain is motivated
A small region of the brain, known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), plays a key role in how we process rewards. It produces dopamine, a neuromodulator that…
Epilepsy: new approach for causal therapy discovered
Epilepsy is primarily treated symptomatically – that is, the majority of the available medications aim to suppress seizures without influencing the underlying causes of the disease.
Using terbium against lymphoma
Radionuclide therapy with the radioactive element terbium could effectively combat lymphoma. This is demonstrated by promising results from experiments carried out at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in…