Neuroscience
LSD allows the brain to continue learning after a trip
24.09.2026
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
16.09.2026
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
09.07.2026
University of Fribourg researchers discover that hydrogen cyanide, produced by dangerous bacteria, helps the bacteria evade the patients' immune defenses.
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Neurosciences
Neurons that explain why no two movements are ever the same
02.07.2026
Every time we reach for a cup of coffee, the movement is never quite the same. A team of neuroscientists at the University of Fribourg (Unifr) has shown that this variability relies on neurons that allow…
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04.06.2026
The Section of Medicine is proud of the achievements of Laure von der Weid who won first prize at the Science Slam 2026 as well as at Ma Thèse en 180 secondes. Laure did everything right, combining a moving…
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Vision
A glimmer of hope for age-related vision loss
02.06.2026
Age-related macular degeneration is one of the main causes of vision loss after 50 in industrialized countries. Scientists from the University of Fribourg have shown in two recent studies that this process…
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Medicine
When the immune system says “Stop”
21.05.2026
Only 20–40% of cancer patients show a durable response to immunotherapy. A major reason is immune exhaustion: when immune defenses are mobilized too long, they lose effectiveness. Researchers at the University…
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Antibiotics
Resistance genes that boost the pathogenic potential of bacteria
23.04.2026
Resistance to antibiotics leads to nearly one million deaths worldwide each year. Combating that resistance is naturally a global health priority. Scientists from the University of Fribourg, with help…
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Research Prize - Foundation Pfizer
06.02.2026
Lucas Spierer and Frederik Plourde have been awarded the 2026 Research Prize by the Pfizer Foundation.
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