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The exact process by which uromodulin prevents inflammation had never been understood. Now an interdisciplinary team, drawn from three research groups at ETH Zurich together with researchers from the University of Zurich and the Children's Hospital Zurich, has filled this knowledge gap.

Using state-of-the-art approaches coupled with bio- and cheminformatics and machine learning, researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have succeeded in discovering new, bioactive components of the Baltic Sea seaweed Fucus vesiculosus and its fungal symbiont against infectious bacteria or skin cancer.

Health care providers may unintentionally expose patients to endocrine-disrupting chemicals by prescribing certain medications and using medical supplies.

A novel system for modeling malaria parasite infection has provided new, localized insights into the parasite’s liver stage.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir study arms.

New research suggests that nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, may prove effective as a treatment for veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Researchers have made it possible to determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials remotely using a new technique they call depth thermography. The method may be useful in applications where traditional temperature probes won’t work, like monitoring semiconductor performance or next-generation nuclear reactors.

New research has indicated that altered brain connectivity between sensory and cognitive processing areas may be responsible for auditory hallucinations.

New tools could improve the ability of a brain imaging technique to identify the signs of disorders such as schizophrenia. The team's findings can assist in diagnosis and treatment of patients with mental illnesses that can be difficult to identify.

Neurobiologists have succeeded for the first time in directly correlating oxygen consumption with the activity of certain nerve cells.