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The Right Environment for Fighting Cancer (Zippelius Lab)
Cancer immunotherapy is a successful form of treatment in oncology, but it doesn't work for every patient. One problem may be the lack of a specific type of immune cell in the tumor, researchers in the Department of Biomedicine at the…
The national MD-PhD commission has awarded a grant to Deniz Kaymak and Lukas Kübler
Out of the 22 candidates proposed by the local MD-PhD commissions at the five university hospitals, the national MD-PhD commission has awarded a grant to 13 young doctors who are interested in doing research.
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Promising Therapeutic Strategy Against Glioblastoma (Hutter Lab)
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal brain tumor without effective treatment options. Despite multimodal therapy including surgery, radiation and alkylating chemotherapy, tumors recur swiftly and are resistant to further treatments. In order to…
The mere sight of a meal triggers an inflammatory response in the brain (Donath Lab)
Even before carbohydrates reach the bloodstream, the very sight and smell of a meal trigger the release of insulin. For the first time, researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have shown that this insulin…