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A pathway called TNF-Alpha controls the transformation of epithelial cells into aggressive tumor cells. As cancer progresses, the cells activate their own TNF-Alpha program and become invasive. Researchers at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich believe that this finding could improve the early detection and treatment of skin, esophageal, bladder, and colon cancers.

Long Covid patients suffer from chronic symptoms such as fatigue or shortness of breath. As researchers at the University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich with support from D-?BSSE data analysts discovered, this is to some extent due to a part of our immune system called the complement system.

Researchers at PSI and ETH Zurich have taken connective tissue cells that have been mechanically reprogrammed to resemble stem cells and transplanted them into damaged skin. In their experiment, they were able to show that this can promote wound healing.