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Technology opens up new prospects for the blind

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 The exhibition of new technology for the blind and visually impaired is being held this week at the General Assembly of the World Blind Union, opened on Monday by Swiss President Pascal Couchepin. Around 500 national association delegates from 121 countries are attending the conference, which takes place every four years and runs until Saturday.…

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Embryos harvested to create stem cell crop

This content was published on Aug 19, 2008 Changes in Swiss legislation in 2004 gave the Geneva University team a window of opportunity until 2008 to study embryos that had been donated for research before 2001. The team has developed its first successful line of stock of HES cells from which further research can now be carried out. In contrast to most stem…

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Study finds 50 cases of shaken-baby syndrome

This content was published on Aug 19, 2008 The figures, resulting from monitoring over the five-year period, show that three-quarters of those responsible are men. Parents or babysitters risk losing control when a baby simply will not stop crying and resort to shaking the baby to make him or her stop. This can lead to permanent neurological damage or even to death, since…

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Scientists pinpoint small rare tumours

This content was published on Aug 15, 2008 A new diagnostic procedure developed as a result of the discovery means highly precise operations are now possible. Surgery has already been tested successfully on two patients in Bern. In a laboratory finding, scientists discovered a way of making the 1-2cm tumours visible using a radioactive molecule which binds itself to a protein that is…

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Sailing the Mediterranean with a marine mammal conservation organisation

This content was published on Aug 14, 2008 Sailing the Mediterranean with a marine mammal conservation organisation.

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Voters to be given chance to halt urban sprawl

This content was published on Aug 14, 2008 The environmental groups, spatial planning experts and parliamentarians submitted more than 110,000 signatures on Thursday to force a nationwide vote on the issue. The 16 different groups included the Swiss chapter of Friends of the Earth and WWF. “There is widespread support in the population for our fight to protect our environment, which we saw…

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Mickey Mouse seeks inspiration in Zurich

This content was published on Aug 12, 2008 The Walt Disney Company, creator of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, will set up its first research laboratory outside the United States at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology. The deal represents another coup in the institute’s drive to position itself as a global centre of excellence following the announcement of a $90 million (SFr98 million)…

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Swiss build a high-tech bridge to China

This content was published on Aug 9, 2008 Swissnex Shanghai – the first centre in China and fourth in the world – officially opened this week, establishing a strong foothold in the burgeoning research and development sector in the world’s most populous country. China, the giant empire built on low wages and massive manufacturing capacity, is now in the fast lane and on…

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Aids conference highlights human rights

This content was published on Aug 8, 2008 A Swiss delegation attended the five-day Aids 2008 meeting, which was the first of its kind in Latin America. In all, around 25,000 people from across the globe, including many world-renowned leaders and researchers, took part. “The voices of those who bear the brunt of this pandemic have been loud and clear in Mexico City…

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