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New Study Unveils the Role of Hsp70 Chaperone Proteins in Cellular Protein Transport

iednewsdesk Oct 24, 2024

Proteins control most of the body’s functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore, cells have mechanisms in place to control protein quality. In animal and human…

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UNIGE Researchers Discover Tiny Antibodies That Could Mitigate Opioid Side Effects

iednewsdesk Oct 24, 2024

Opioid drugs are highly effective at relieving pain but come with severe drawbacks. Their side effects range from dizziness to potentially fatal respiratory depression. Their illegal use contributes to nearly half a million deaths…

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New Study Shows Sun’s Magnetic Activity Affects Its Seismic Age Determination

iednewsdesk Aug 20, 2024

An international team of astronomers, led by a researcher from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has shown that the Sun’s magnetic activity has a significant influence on its seismic characterisation, contrary to predictions in the…

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UNIGE and HUG Research Highlights Critical Antibiotic Resistance in Sub-Saharan African Children

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

Two meta-analysis undertaken by the Geneva University Hospital (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have revealed very worrying numbers of children in Sub-Saharan Africa who are carriers of multi-resistant bacterial strains. The…

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Study by UNIGE and Icahn School Reveals Hippocampus as Brain’s Director of Daily Priorities

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

How does our brain distinguish between urgent and less urgent goals? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York have explored how our brain remembers and adjusts the goals we set ourselves…

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University of Geneva: Climate Future Predictions Derived from Geological Archives

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

56 million years ago, the Earth experienced a major and rapid climate warming due to greenhouse gas emissions, probably due to volcanic eruptions. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has analysed sediments from this period to…

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UNIGE, UNIBE, and PlanetS Lead Study Confirming Two Separate Sub-Neptune Populations

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

The majority of stars in our galaxy are home to planets. The most abundant are the sub-Neptunes, planets between the size of Earth and Neptune. Calculating their density poses a problem for scientists: depending on the method used to…

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Study by UNIGE and HUG Uncovers Brain Mechanisms Behind Lack of Motivation in Schizophrenia

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

Schizophrenia, which affects up to 1% of the population, is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple symptoms. One of the most common, and for which there is no treatment, is apathy and lack of motivation. By comparing neural…

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Excavation of Antikythera Wreck Discovers Ship’s Hull, Led by Swiss and Greek Archaeologists

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

The 2024 expedition to the Antikythera wreck, carried out from 17 May to 20 June 2024, has led to a breakthrough in the 2021-2025 research program orchestrated by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece (ESAG) and supervised by the…

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UNIGE Team Identifies Brain’s Timing for Detecting Others’ Gaze Direction

iednewsdesk Jul 10, 2024

The gaze plays a central role in everyday social interactions. Our capacity for instant communication relies on the brain’s ability to detect and interpret the direction of others’ gaze. How does our brain detect gaze direction, and what…

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