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Uni Bern Magazin: Thema Health and Medicine

Virus hunting, digital diagnostics, animal welfare

Health and Medicine

Novel viruses, bacterial resistances and the shortage of medical specialists pose major challenges for our society. To tackle these, researchers at the University of Bern develop award-winning tools and methods and are engaged in the innovative promotion of young scientists.

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Animal research

A “thank you” to animal caretakers

Researchers and animal caretakers got to know each other at a breakfast at the University of Bern. The aim is to intensify personal contact and make the mutual appreciation of their joint work visible.

Acute medicine

AI does not reduce false diagnoses

A research team led by the Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, and the University of Bern has conducted a comprehensive study to determine whether an AI-based diagnostic system could improve the quality of diagnoses. The result is surprising.

Media release

Emergency medicine

Oxygen for severely injured patients: new findings

An international study involving the University of Bern and Rega questions the current practice of administering oxygen to seriously injured patients. Less oxygen could be safer and prevent complications such as lung damage.

Antibiotic resistance

Overview of antibiotic resistance in India with Bern-based tool

India is facing high levels of antibiotic resistance. A tool further developed by the University of Bern together with an Indian university now offers insights into resistance patterns in northern and western India, laying the groundwork for improved awareness.

Cancer research

AI model generates virtual staining of cancer tissue

Researchers from Bern and Lausanne are making progress in the analysis and diagnosis of cancer. They have developed an AI model that allows virtual staining of cancer tissue, complementing experimental data.

How harmless is arsenic in seafood?

To the media release

A study from the University of Bern reveals that gut bacteria play a crucial role in converting arsenobetaine into toxic arsenic compounds. These findings raise new questions about the safety of seafood consumption.

People

Scientist portrait

“As a young foreign woman, I wasn't taken seriously”

Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera investigates the impact of climate change on health. In the video, she speaks about the challenges that she has faced in her career.

Rina Mehmeti

A doctor, researcher - and entrepreneur

Rina Mehmeti combines her passion for medicine and research. Parallel to her doctoral studies at the Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, she is co-founder of a platform for virtual histopathology staining.

Hans Sigrist Prize 2024

Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire: Vaccines for the Future

Virologist and immunologist Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire will receive the 2024 Hans Sigrist Prize for her contribution to the development of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. Her research pushes the boundaries of vaccine technology.

Promoting innovation

New technology for predicting metastases

Cancer metastases are deadly - and difficult to predict. With the help of special models, Soheila Zeinali is able to analyse the behaviour of tumour cells and thus create a basis for better treatment decisions.

Neuroscience

Understanding how the brain learns

Katharina Wilmes is fascinated by the question how humans learn in an uncertain world. To find out, she is developing special neuroscientific models at the Institute of Physiology at the University of Bern.

Prevention

Gaming for health

Mike Falkner develops video games for older adults with the aim to train memory and fine motor skills – and thus help prevent diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease.

Medical Education

Innovations for medical education created in Bern

The Institute for Medical Education (IML) at the University of Bern is over 50 years old, funded in 1971. As a national center of expertise, it carries out research on medical education and contributes to strengthen the quality of medical education internationally. An interview with its director, Sissel Guttormsen.
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