Publications
The Role of Appearance-Based and Interpersonal Rejection Sensitivity in Youth Loss of Control Eating: A One-Year Longitudinal Study
18.12.2025
A significant number of youths experience loss of control eating (LOC), characterized by a sense of losing control over eating, regardless of food amount. Binge eating, a common LOC variant, involves consuming…
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Mining Actinomycetes' Metabolomes and Genomes for Anti-Phytophthora infestans Compounds
18.12.2025
Actinomycetes are well-known for producing a diverse array of specialised metabolites with various bioactivities; yet, identifying metabolites with targeted activity against specific pathogens remains…
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Volatile-mediated inhibition of Fusarium wilt in pigeonpea conferred by Bacillaceae members isolated from the host plant’s rhizosphere
28.11.2025
Different biotic and abiotic stresses in agriculture restrict crop productivity, leading to dwindling biomass. Conventional bioinoculants have lost farmers' confidence due to reduced persistence under…
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A path model linking emotion regulation difficulties to disturbed eating and compensatory behavior in young females
20.11.2025
An increasing number of young females are reporting disturbed eating and compensatory behaviors
(DECB), with studies showing that higher levels during adolescence not only persist into early adulthood…
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Effects of Gastric Biofeedback on Interoception, Eating Behaviour and Eating Disorder Symptoms
08.10.2025
Experiment - A researcher randomly assigns treatments to study subjects, this includes field or lab experiments. This is also known as an intervention experiment and includes randomized controlled trials.
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EXPLORA 2025
FRIC @ EXPLORA 2025
02.10.2025
On 20 September, The Explora 25 took place at the Misericorde campus of the UniFR. FRIC was there as well.
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Open position
Open position: Group leader (MER) in Sustainable Crop Protection
15.09.2025
Group leader (MER) in Sustainable Crop Protection / Maître d’enseignement et de recherche dans le domaine de la protection durable des cultures
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Publications
Resting vagal tone, alpha amylase and cortisol levels in women with eating disorders before and after psychotherapy
12.09.2025
Eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) were previously found to partly entail alterations in stress physiology including salivary cortisol (sC), and salivary alpha amylase…
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Prof. Olivier Furrer shares his views on Cailler's new marketing strategy
02.09.2025
Our colleague, Prof. Dr. Olivier Furrer, co-director of the Food Centre and professor at the Chair of Marketing, shares his views on Cailler's new marketing strategy. Read the article in La Liberté of…
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