Storys zum Thema Study

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Gravestones show that Neolithic people were skilled builders

Bern (ots) - People 5000 years ago were already skilled builders and probably lived in the same place for generations - an old burial site reveals Stone Age secrets. A Neolithic grave discovered in 2012 near Oberbipp (BE) has turned out to be a real treasure trove for science. After ten years, a multidisciplinary research team co-funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation has published the last study on this subject ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Leaking atmospheres seal the fate of planets

Bern (ots) - A new tool makes it possible to model the escaping atmosphere on exoplanets without overbooked space telescopes. All planets lose their atmosphere. Each day, around 90 tonnes of hydrogen and helium escape from Earth in the direction of space - but don't panic; at this rate, we've still got enough to last another 150 billion years. Our neighbour Mars is in a less enviable position. Today, its atmosphere is one ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Elderly people deal surprisingly well with stress

Bern (ots) - There are very few areas where the over-60s' cognitive abilities deteriorate under acute stress. They even have an advantage over young people when it comes to working memory. Have you ever been in an interview and suddenly been unable to think of a name because you were nervous? Or have you forgotten what you wanted to say while giving a presentation? Laboratory researchers are confronting their study ...

Debiopharm International SA

DEBIOPHARM FURTHER EXPLORES THE POTENTIAL OF ITS POTENT, HIGHLY SELECTIVE WEE1 INHIBITOR DEBIO 0123 IN PHASE 1 CANCER STUDY

Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Dose escalation, monotherapy trial launched to access the safety and preliminary anti-tumor activity of Debio 0123 in the treatment of advanced solid tumors Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced today the first patient treated in the newly ...

European Bioplastics

United Nations recommends bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics

Berlin (ots) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recently published a report assessing the sustainability of agricultural plastic products.[1] "The report recommends replacing non-biodegradable conventional polymers with biodegradable bio-based polymers. We welcome this recognition of ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Shadows can damage solar panels

Bern (ots) - Shadows not only reduce the performance of photovoltaic modules integrated into buildings - they may also shorten their lifespan. "Over the next 30 years, Switzerland will need at least 20 times more solar panels to ensure its future energy supply as envisaged in the Energy Strategy 2050", according to Alessandro Virtuani, a physicist at EPFL. The majority of these panels will have to be installed on buildings, as Switzerland, like some other countries, does not ...

Globegarden Gmbh

Childcare day-to-day rethought: focus on parents / How Globegarden makes education visible

Zürich (ots) - In day-care centers, it is about the well-being of the children entrusted to them - and, increasingly, that of the parents too. With daily reports, parents' corners and educational discussions, the Swiss kindergarten provider Globegarden cares intensively for parents and allows them to participate more closely in their children's everyday lives. What is ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

The ethical dilemma of forensic therapy

Bern (ots) - Therapy and reporting to the judiciary - psychiatric professionals in prison have a conflict of loyalties. How do they deal with it? The treatment of people for whom a therapeutic measure has been ordered by the court creates a conflict of loyalties for medical professionals. A study(*) supported by the SNSF reveals how they deal with this in practice. Approximately one thousand people in Switzerland are ...

Globegarden Gmbh

Globegarden consolidates its position as a quality provider

zeb consulting

zeb Digital Mortgage Lending Study 2021 / Construction and housing financing: digital offerings required

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

More Than Equivalent: New Analysis of Wages and Overtime in Temporary Work

Helsana Gruppe

Helsana Drug Report: Spitex patients exposed to significant medication risks

Zurich (ots) - In 2019, medication costs in Switzerland totalled approximately CHF 7.6 billion. The front runners remained cancer and immune system drugs, followed by nervous system medications and metabolic preparations. The use of biosimilars (generic preparations) offers significant savings potential that unfortunately remains almost completely unexploited. In an ...

FDI World Dental Federation

Study shows dramatic rise in antibiotics prescribed to dental patients in England during COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year

Debiopharm International SA

DEBIOPHARM LAUNCHES TRILYNX - A LARGE-SCALE PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL TO FURTHER EVALUATE XEVINAPANT IN THE TREATMENT OF HEAD & NECK CANCER

Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - First patient dosed in the randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III study of xevinapant (Debio 1143) vs placebo when added to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in high-risk patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA-SCCHN) Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a ...

Debiopharm International SA

DEBIOPHARM TO PRESENT LATE BREAKING HEAD & NECK CANCER ABSTRACT AT THE 2020 EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY CONGRESS

Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Debiopharm announces the presentation of the 3-year phase II follow-up data along with 2 posters for xevinapant (antagonist of IAP -Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins) and WEE1 inhibitor Debio 0123 Debiopharm, ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Flexworkers are the subject of a new study

FDI World Dental Federation

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FDI World Dental Federation: Global survey shows that less than half (38%) of parents limit their children´s sugary food and drink intake to ensure good oral health

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex - A year under fire: staff leasing sector shrinks by 4.5%

MSD Merck Sharp & Dohme AG

Swissmedic grants approval for pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) in combination with axitinib (Inlyta®) for first-line therapy of advanced renal cell carcinoma(1)

Lucerne (ots) - - Swissmedic approval is based on a significant benefit in overall survival with pembrolizumab in combination with axitinib compared to sunitinib in the Phase III study KEYNOTE-426 - Pembrolizumab is the first PD-1 inhibitor that has ...

Helsana Gruppe

Helsana report shows: Medical services on the rise

Zürich (ots) - The "Volume Report" published today by Helsana elucidates the development of medical treatments. In Switzerland, increasing numbers of patients make use of medical treatments. As a result there is an increased need for coordination. General practitioners have less and less time to perform this role. The report finds great potential to meet these coordination needs in other health occupations. In its latest ...

Hochschule Luzern

Asset Management Study 2019: Sustainable investments and product specialisation as opportunities

Lucerne (ots) - The Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ, part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and the Asset Management Platform Switzerland have produced the second edition of the IFZ/AMP Asset Management Study providing a comprehensive overview on asset management in Switzerland. It shows ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Trade agreements only partly shift environmental burden onto poorer countries

Bern (ots) - Is trade liberalisation shifting environmental burden from industrialised countries to poorer ones? This question was investigated by a research team at ETH Zurich led by Thomas Bernauer. In particular, they analysed whether, and if so how, commerce driven by free trade agreements is transferring environmental impacts from industrialised countries to ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Permanent Employment for One in Two Temporary Workers

Dübendorf (ots) - Staff leasing is a controversial subject, and everyone seems to have an opinion about it. Two representative surveys conducted by gfs-zürich on behalf of swissstaffing bring new facts to the debate: one in two temporary workers seeking permanent employment were successful within 24 months of beginning their first position. In addition, ...

Hochschule Luzern

Lucerne School of Business: Who Will Survive the FinTech Evolution?