12 Apr 2023 / News, Research

Dietary supplement helps combat resistance in breast cancer (Bentires-Alj Lab)

In advanced breast cancer, treatment often fails when the cancer cells become resistant to it. Researchers in Basel have now uncovered one mechanism behind this and found a possible solution to the problem: treatment in combination with a…

23 Mar 2023 / News, Research

Specialized blood vessels Notch up osteogenesis in engineered bone (Banfi Lab)

Bone regeneration is an area of acute medical need, but its clinical success is hampered by the need to ensure rapid vascularization of osteogenic grafts for their survival and proper tissue formation. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor…

07 Mar 2023 / News, People

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07 Mar 2023 / News, Research

The marathon runners of the immune system (Pinschewer Lab)

When it comes to chronic infections and cancer, a particular type of immune cell plays a central role in our defenses. Researchers at the University of Basel have uncovered the key to the tenacity of these immune cells in coping with the…

10 Feb 2023 / News, People

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Now more than ever, we need to keep working to build a fairer world.