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 known antioxidant that is often used as an expectorant.
A research team at the University of Basel has discovered that a high-fat diet alters the function of adipose tissue, thus impairing its ability to regulate blood sugar. This explains why a high-fat diet poses a significant health risk, particularly for diabetes.
The University of Basel Senate confirmed Professor Andrea Schenker-Wicki to a third term as President yesterday with an overwhelming majority.
Yesterday, the Senate elected Professor Nadja Braun Binder as Vice President for People & Culture. The professor of public law will take up her position as Vice President on 1 August 2023.
Professor Ilaria Zardo of the Department of Physics and Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the University of Basel will be awarded the Emmy Noether Distinction of the European Physical Society in the mid-career category.
Archaeological Science, Italian and General Literary Studies, and Early Modern History: three new professors are joining the University of Basel.
Light particles, also called photons, do not normally interact with each other. An international research team has now demonstrated for the first time that a few photons can be manipulated and made to interact in a controlled manner. This could advance both medical imaging and quantum computing.
Students and staff have until 29 March to nominate their favorites for the University of Basel Teaching Awards.
In “Tinguely Entangled,” kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely become the backdrop for young quantum physicists and musicians to perform a musical interpretation of the genesis of quantum computers. Developed in collaboration with the Department of Physics and NCCR SPIN, the performance seeks to bring quantum physics to life for a broad audience.
