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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Politics and the Press
The Austrian political advertisement scandal: conspicuous deviations in reporting
14.10.2024
In a new study, a research team, which included researchers from the University of Fribourg, examined the political advertisement scandal in Austria and showed that the tabloid OE24 mentioned former Chancellor…
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Literature
Masterpieces of Baroque literature finally available online
01.10.2024
17th-century Swiss literature is often regarded as boring, though this opinion is not justified. Now, the Humanistica Helvetica II project at the University of Fribourg is uncovering forgotten works from…
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Food
Inauguration of the Interfaculty Food Research and Innovation Center (FRIC)
27.09.2024
The new Interfaculty Food Research & Innovation Center (FRIC) was created in 2023 under the impulse of a working group led by Professor Stefan Salentinig. All faculties at the University of Fribourg are…
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Sleep research
Why do we sleep poorly in new places?
19.09.2024
Why do we often struggle to sleep well the first time we stay in a new place? This is called the First-Night Effect, a common experience where the first night in an unfamiliar setting disrupts our sleep.…
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Award
Outstanding psycholinguist receives Swiss Science Prize
05.09.2024
The psycholinguist Pascal Gygax receives the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize for his excellent work on the influence of language on the perception of reality. He is the fourth researcher in the history…
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Geology
No, there will be no sixth ocean!
28.08.2024
An earthquake low on the Richter scale has shaken geologists. Contrary to what that scientific community widely thought, the Central Afar region in Ethiopia will probably never become a deep ocean. This…
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Ageing
Older people are living longer and feeling younger
26.08.2024
The Swiss population is ageing. Life expectancy is rising and after retirement people can look forward to making active use of a number of years in good health. Older people believe that old age starts…
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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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