University of Basel

University of Basel

Location: Basel - North West Switzerland
Affiliation: swissuniversities
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The University of Basel is a university which performs excellently in research and teaching. Founded in 1460, Switzerland’s oldest university has over 550 years of successful history.
As a university offering a wide range of quality education, it attracts students from Switzerland and all around the world and offers them excellent study conditions at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level. Today, the University of Basel counts around 13,000 students coming from over one hundred nations.
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People differ significantly in their memory performance. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that certain brain signals are related to these differences. While it is well known that certain brain regions play a crucial role in memory processes, so far it has not been clear whether these regions exhibit different activities when it comes to storing Signals in brain regions and networks.
The more we exercise our endurance, the fitter we become - and so do our muscles. They adapt to the load and are able to perform better for a longer period of time. A research team at the University of Basel has now uncovered fresh insights into these muscle adaptations through experiments conducted on mice.
Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. Now, chemists at the University of Basel have succeeded in replacing these rare elements with a significantly cheaper metal. In terms of their properties, the new materials are very similar to those used in the past.
It has been known for several years that the diagnosis -multiple sclerosis- conceals a whole range of different illnesses, each requiring customized treatment. Researchers at the University of Basel and the University Hospital of Basel have now described a possible new MS-like disease and explained how to diagnose it.
A research team at the University of Basel and the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics uncovered a treasure trove of uncharacterised proteins. Embracing the recent deep learning revolution, they discovered hundreds of new protein families and even a novel predicted protein fold. The study has now been published in "Nature".
There was a lot of solidarity among people during the coronavirus pandemic - especially at the beginning. Researchers at the University of Basel recently studied how case and fatality numbers influenced volunteer work. Their findings have important implications for governmental authorities about how to manage future crises.
Glioblastomas are among the most aggressive kinds of brain tumors. Even immunotherapy treatments that have proved effective against other cancers seem to be powerless against them. Researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have now described how to improve the immune system's chances against this type of tumor.
Continuing Education
Continuing education programs: »» 144 offers - University of BaselContinuing Education Programmes
- Aktuelle Wissenschaftliche Evidenz in der Stroke-Behandlung (1 ECTS) (Basel)
- Anatomie und Funktionsweise des menschlichen Gehirns (Basel)
- Applied Statistics using R: Analysing Medical Data (Basel)
- Auftrittskompetenz - Sicher, selbstbewusst und charismatisch vor Publikum agieren (Basel)
- Besprechungsleitung - sicheres Vorbereiten, Durchführen und Nachbereiten von Meetings (Basel)
- Besprechungsleitung - sicheres Vorbereiten, Durchführen und Nachbereiten von Meetings (Basel)
- Better Foundation Governance (Basel)
- Bewegungsförderung im Alter (Basel)
- CAS African Affairs (Basel)
- CAS Angewandte Ernährungswissenschaft - Gesundheit, Leistung und Sport (Basel)
- CAS Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte im Not- und Katastrophenfall (Basel)
- CAS Clinical Research I (Clinical Trial Planning and Conduct) (Basel)
- CAS Clinical Research II (Advanced Clinical Trial Management) (Basel)
- CAS Dealing with the Past (Basel)
- CAS Digitale Kulturen (Basel)
- CAS Entwicklungsneurologische Therapie Bobath Baby / Thérapie neuro-développementale Bobath Baby (Basel)
- CAS Epidemiologie und Biostatistik (Basel)
- CAS Functional Kinetic Science (Basel)
- CAS Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention (Basel)
- CAS Gesundheitssysteme (Basel)
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