Research
The Medical Humanities team won a new grant "SNF Interdisciplinary Project" (2025-2029)
01.04.2025
The 'Hospital Discharge Letter' through the Lens of Cultural Studies: on the Narrativity, History and Ethics of an Unknown Genre of Medical Communication
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Organoid-on-a-chip
New model to help fight stomach infections
25.03.2025
An innovative laboratory model that mimics the human stomach lining could help better understand how common bacteria cause infections that can lead to serious conditions such as gastric cancer. Researchers…
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Recherche
Congrès LS2 : Une première à Fribourg
13.03.2025
Le mois dernier l’Université de Fribourg a accueilli pour la première fois l’un des plus grands congrès Suisses dans le domaine des sciences de la vie : Le meeting annuel LS2.
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Health
Stage win in fight against antibiotic resistance
05.03.2025
University of Fribourg researchers have managed to demonstrate both the effectiveness and the limits of a new molecule (xeruborbactam) in treating certain antibiotic-resistant bacteria. According to WHO,…
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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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Research
A new way of detecting mutations linked to cancer
17.10.2024
Cancer provokes mutations in cellular DNA. Detecting these changes in patients’ blood enables physicians to prescribe anticancer treatments that are better targeted and more effective. Detection, however,…
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Recent developments in Research Involving Human Subjects
27.09.2024
The legislation concerning research on human subjects has been revised. Changes have been made to the following areas: information for participants and communication of results; age- and sex-appropriate…
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A newly discovered natural compound protects against macular degeneration
24.07.2024
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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Comprehensive Method Developed for More Accurate Disease Monitoring
26.06.2024
Researchers at the University of Freiburg have achieved a breakthrough that enables a more precise understanding and potentially more effective treatment of diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, and diabetes.…
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