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As part of a clinical study involving patients from the University Hospitals in Zurich and Basel, researchers are conducting a thorough and highly precise investigation into the molecular and functional properties of tumours. Their goal is to help physicians to better determine which treatment will best match every patient’s cancer and thus be most effective.

Mental illnesses do not receive the attention they deserve and they are treated as taboo, writes Gerhard Schratt from the Department of Health Sciences and Technology in the ETH "Zukunftsblog". Taking a cue from the Green New Deal, he proposes a Grey New Deal.

Researchers led by Stanisa Raspopovic, professor at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, have been able to show that connecting the prosthesis to the nervous system helps amputees to perceive the prosthesis weight as lower, which is beneficial for their acceptance.