Tag: Pharmacy
How we age and what helps us along with that
Important jigsaw piece for the therapy of rare genetic diseases discovered
Many human cell types have a precise calcium uptake mechanism. One gene in which part of the blueprint for these so-called calcium channels is encoded is also partly to blame for a rare human developmental disorder that triggers epilepsy and autism. A research group from Innsbruck is exploring these links and working on a potential […] Continue reading “Important jigsaw piece for the therapy of rare genetic diseases discovered”
Grüezi, Hoi and Salü – Greetings from Zurich!
Armed with a Schrödinger fellowship and her cat, Corina Madreiter-Sokolowski moved to Switzerland. At ETH Zurich, the pharmacist investigates ageing processes at molecular level. The research environment of this top-notch university made the young scientist realise the importance of networking and exchanges, as she reveals in her report for scilog. Continue reading “Grüezi, Hoi and Salü – Greetings from Zurich!”