Section of Medicine

The core tasks of the Section of Medicine are, on the one hand, training doctors and, on the other hand, teaching biomedicine and sports and movement sciences. In the area of medical training, our special focus is on family medicine, which is unique in the whole of Switzerland. The teaching programme is complemented by a broad spectrum of research focuses, ranging from the molecular-biological and the cognitive foundations of life sciences to the cultural and literary-historical dimensions of medicine.

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NEUROSCIENCE

LSD allows the brain to continue learning after a trip

The psychedelic experience – the so-called “trip” – is over, but it now appears that LSD continues working in the brain afterwards. A study carried out by the Molecular Psychiatry Lab at the University…

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HEALTH

An enzyme with many faces: New findings could pave the way for treatments for rare diseases and cancer

Researchers at the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with partners from the Dubochet Centre for Imaging and EPFL, have unravelled a key mechanism of a vital human enzyme. The enzyme cystathionine…

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IMMUNE SYSTEM

New bacterial weapon against the immune system

University of Fribourg researchers discover that hydrogen cyanide, produced by dangerous bacteria, helps the bacteria evade the patients' immune defenses.

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Institute for Family Medicine

We promote research, education as well as continuing education and we provide services in the field of family medicine.

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Neurobiologie, Ask the expert, Medical Humanities 

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