Coronavirus
AI now sees and hears COVID in your lungs
TechTransfer
EPFL
DeepChest and DeepBreath, new deep learning algorithms developed at EPFL that identify patterns of COVID-19 in lung images and breath sounds, may help in the fight against other respiratory diseases and the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance.
Lung-on-chip provides new insight on response to early TB infection
Research
EPFL
Scientists have developed a lung-on-chip model to study how the body responds to early tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to findings published in eLife.
Extraordinary times at PSI
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PSI
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Paul Scherrer Institute changed to the extraordinary situation in spring 2020. By then, only a maximum of 20 percent of all PSI employees work at PSI. Five pictures show how research and operations at PSI nevertheless continued.
Spread of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant across Europe in summer 2020
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ETH Zurich
A research team led by the University of Basel and ETH Zurich has identified a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant that has spread widely across Europe in recent months, according to an un-peer-reviewed preprint released this week.
"In two weeks ICU capacities could be at their limit"
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ETH Zurich
ETH Professor Thomas Van Boeckel and his colleagues have developed a model that enables them to predict the occupancy of intensive care beds. At the moment, this does not bode well for the coming weeks, if the corona virus continues to spread unchecked.
ETH Podcast: Creating vaccines
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ETH Zurich
The current episode of the ETH podcast is dedicated to the subject of production of vaccines in times of COVID-19. We've talked to two immunologists.
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