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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Helps Unravel the Mysteries of Sleep

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Scientists at EPFL and the Universities of Geneva, Cape Town and Bochum have joined forces to investigate brain activity during sleep with the help of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans. It turns out our brains are much more active than we thought.

NAD+ Can Restore Age-Related Muscle Deterioration

21.01.21NewsResearch

Scientists at EPFL have discovered that Alzheimer’s-like protein aggregates underly the muscle deterioration seen in aging. But the aggregates can be reversed by boosting the levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), which turns on the defense systems of mitochondria in cells and restores muscle function.

Mapping Out the Future of Drug Discovery via Gene Expression Analysis

19.01.21NewsResearch

Developing a new drug is a lengthy and costly process. Daniel Alpern, Bart Deplancke, and Riccardo Dainese have developed a new technology – MERCURIUS – which offers a quick and cost-efficient way to analyse multiple gene expressions. These Innogrant winners discuss how their cutting-edge approach will help bring essential therapy to patients sooner.

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