In many countries in Africa, up to nine out of ten children suffer from a skin problem, and there are far too few local dermatologists. Artificial intelligence could help with diagnosis, but needs to be trained with the relevant images, so researchers have created a new data set for dark skin tones.
In 2022, Dr. Özgür Genç together with Professor Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, founded the startup Translation-X with the goal of developing novel therapeutics for autism spectrum disorders. They have now received 150’000 Swiss Francs investment from the Venture Kick initiative.
Researchers at the University of Basel have made significant progress in understanding a rare but serious immune disease. The team has uncovered critical mechanisms involved in the cellular recycling process, thus providing novel therapeutic approaches.
What factors lead to chronic respiratory disease? Researchers investigated this question using health data from about 780 infants. Their analysis shows that children's risk of developing asthma later in life can be more reliably predicted by observing the dynamic development of symptoms during the first year of life.
Until a few years ago, the butterfly known as the southern small white could barely be found north of the Alps. That was before a Europe-wide invasion that brought a huge increase in the insect’s distribution – at the same time as a rapid decrease in genetic diversity within the species.
Many people in Ticino are familiar with the feeling that their form of Italian is inferior to that spoken in the peninsula to the south. A linguistic and comparative analysis of official Swiss Italian has now shown that this is not the case. Translation practices at the federal level play a key role.
Toniebox, Tiptoi, and Tamagotchi are smart toys, offering interactive play through software and internet access. However, several of these toys raise privacy concerns, and some even collect extensive behavioral data about children, report researchers at the University of Basel.
Switzerland and China have maintained economic relations and cultural contacts for centuries, sometimes during critical periods. Historian Ariane Knüsel has co-authored a new publication on the relationship between the two countries.
The cultural significance of radio is the subject of the research project “Radiophonic Cultures”, the second volume of which was recently published. In an interview, media scientist Professor Ute Holl explains the cultural and social forms that radio has produced, and why it remains an essential medium in the digital world.
