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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Psychedelic therapies
Relaxation as key to recovering from depression
24.01.2025
Psychedelic therapy has been used successfully in Switzerland for quite some time. Since 2014, a special medical program has made it possible to use LSD and psilocybin to treat therapy-resistant mental…
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Evolution
Shell limits evolution of turtles
20.11.2024
A study by the University of Fribourg suggests that the shell of turtles significantly restricts their evolutionary development, explaining their low species diversity compared to other animal groups.
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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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Neurosciences
Breathing and heartbeat influence perception
20.09.2024
A study funded by the SNSF highlights previously unknown links between the body and the brain. The findings of this research carried out at the University of Fribourg show how our bodily rhythms affect…
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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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Biology
Comprehensive Method Developed for More Accurate Disease Monitoring
02.05.2024
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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Climate
Global warming: glacial records lost forever
23.01.2024
It took no more than two years for the Corbassière Glacier in Valais to become practically useless for studying climate change. This has been made clear by core sampling done as part of the Ice Memory…
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