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- "Switzerland is as deeply polarized as the USA" https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/political-polarization.html 16 comments
- High-Speed AI Drone Overtakes World-Champion Drone Racers https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2023/Drone-race.html 179 comments
- Many people in finance, sales and management feel their jobs are pointless https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2023/Jobs.html 252 comments
- Antibody that neutralizes inhibitory factors involved in nerve regeneration leads to enhanced motor function after acute spinal cord injury https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2024/nerve-regeneration.html 15 comments science
- Research based on data from more than 28,000 caregivers in three countries, shows that the longer individuals spend caring for loved ones, the more their well-being declined. Declines were consistent across different aspects of well-being -- life satisfaction, emotional experiences, depression https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2024/Caregivers-.html 97 comments science
- Scientists have developed an innovative neural cell culture model, shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration. Findings can be used in treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2024/neurodegeneration.html 3 comments science
- Physical and social activities in old age have a protective effect on the entorhinal cortex. Findings support the idea that we have a ‘cognitive reserve’, and that the brain can be trained throughout our lives like a muscle to counteract age-related decline, https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2023/Brain-Aging.html 3 comments science
- Study shows that inoculating soil with mycorrhizal fungi can increase plant yield by by up to 40% https://www.news.uzh.ch/de/articles/media/2023/Aecker.html 46 comments science
- Heart attacks in women are more likely to be fatal than in men. Researchers have now developed a novel artificial-intelligence-based risk score that improves personalized care for female patients with heart attacks. https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Heart-Attack-Treatment.html 5 comments science
- New 3D Model Shows: Megalodon Could Eat Prey the Size of Entire Killer Whales https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Megalodon.html 2 comments science
- Extreme heat and drought events require more systematic risk assessment. Researchers found in extreme cases such as the 2019/2020 Australian bushfires, losses were up to approximately 100 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to over 5 percent of Australia's GDP. https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Extreme-Events.html 9 comments science
- Swiss Universities renegotiate their deal with Elsevier, Wiley, and Springer Nature to henceforth publish 'open access' in their journals. https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/2019/verlagsverhandlungen.html 3 comments science
- An exotic class of hot super-Earth planets are likely to be covered with diamonds and rubies https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/2018/exoplanets.html 15 comments space