Health
Cyanide: a toxic gas and indispensable element in our cells
03.03.2025
All things are poison, and nothing is without poison. It is the dose that does in, the quantity that makes the poison! A team of scientists headed by Prof. Csaba Szabo of the University of Fribourg has…
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Biology
Why maggots love the texture of rotting fruit
30.01.2025
It’s a well-known nuisance: as soon as an apple or a pear develop a slightly rotten spot, small flies start buzzing around it. No surprise! Fruit flies and their larvae prefer rotting fruit. Researchers…
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Health
A newly discovered natural compound protects against macular degeneration
04.07.2024
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among seniors. Researchers from the University of Fribourg, part of a team led by Professor Patricia Boya, working with the Center…
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Biomedicine
Refined methods for conducting cognitive tests on laboratory monkeys
11.06.2024
Researchers at the Swiss Non-Human Primate Competence Center for Research at the University of Fribourg have developed a method that significantly improves the well-being of the macaques used in experiments.…
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Cancer
Cancer and inflammation: end of a dangerous connection soon?
19.02.2024
Researchers at the University of Fribourg have discovered a mechanism in the body that can have serious consequences for women with breast cancer. Granulocytes, a type of white blood cell that is active…
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Biology
Scientists at the University of Fribourg have revealed a mechanism that can reduce age-related neuroinflammation
09.02.2024
The more we age, the less our cells are capable of "cleaning out" the waste they produce. The consequences of this degeneration are serious since it can cause inflammation and dysfunction throughout the…
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Optogenetics
Successful step towards artificial vision
12.10.2023
A group of researchers from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, China and the USA has made a discovery which could form the basis of a new generation of visual prostheses. They have demonstrated…
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Health
How Do We Perceive Our Own Movements?
13.04.2023
Even with our eyes closed, we are able to lift a bottle of water to our mouth. This feat is made possible thanks to a kind of ?sixth sense? called proprioception that enables us to perceive the position…
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Biology
Is It Possible to Learn without a Brain?
21.03.2023
Certain animals have no need of a brain for learning things. This is the surprising discovery that Prof. Simon Sprecher of the University of Fribourg has laid out in a recently published study. With his…
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