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- The egg or the chicken? An ancient unicellular says egg https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/loeuf-ou-la-poule-un-unicellulaire-ancestral-dit-loeuf 84 comments
- Mathematical languages shape our understanding of time in physics https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/une-physique-indeterministe-pour-un-monde-plus-ouvert/ 2 comments
- Unlocking the journey of gold through magmatic fluids - An innovative approach has demonstrated that sulphur, in its bisulphide (HS-) form, is crucial for the transport of gold in magmatic fluids, revolutionising our understanding of gold transport and ore deposit formation. https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/soufre-magma 9 comments science
- Scientists have developed CAR-T cells capable of targeting malignant gliomas while preserving healthy tissue https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/des-cellules-programmees-pour-cibler-les-tumeurs-cerebrales 7 comments science
- The way we memorise information - a mathematical problem statement, for example - reveals the way we process it: now researchers has shown how different solving methods can alter the way information is memorised and even create false memories https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/les-faux-souvenirs-revelateurs-du-raisonnement-mathematique 4 comments science
- Geological archives predict our climate future: by analysing 56-million-year-old sediments, team has measured the increase in soil erosion caused by global warming, synonymous with major flooding. https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/des-archives-geologiques-predisent-notre-avenir-climatique 4 comments science
- Maternal obesity may promote liver cancer in the offspring https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/lobesite-maternelle-favoriserait-le-developpement-du-cancer-du-foie 38 comments science
- Study shows that our ability to produce dopamine - the «happiness hormone» - is not correlated with increased vulnerability to drugs and it also contradict the hypothesis that cocaine use may directly reduce the capacity to produce dopamine https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/la-production-de-dopamine-nest-pas-lorigine-de-labus-de-cocaine 51 comments science
- As they grow, children increasingly focus their attention on social elements in their environment, such as faces. However, children with autism are more interested in non-social stimuli, such as textures or shapes, and they each gradually develop their own unique attentional preferences. https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/comment-le-regard-social-se-developpe-t-il-chez-lenfant-autiste 344 comments science
- Researchers have revealed how to find the exact origin of a wine based solely on its chemical components, using an AI tool with 100% accuracy, this could be useful also to combat counterfeiting https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2024/identifier-les-grands-crus-grace-leur-signature-chimique 82 comments science
- Studies show that a third of the population still doubts human responsibility for climate change. A new study tested 6 interventions to prevent disinformation on nearly 7,000 people from 12 countries, and found the protective effect is small and disappears after the 2nd exposure to disinformation. https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2023/climat-pourquoi-la-desinformation-est-si-tenace 140 comments science
- In classrooms, teachers’ authority is no longer readily accepted by students. The ‘double addressing’ strategy is most effective in exercising authority, where teachers address one student to pass on a message to the rest of the group, or address the group to pass on a message to one student. https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2023/dans-la-boite-noire-de-lautorite-en-classe 362 comments science
- A European consortium led by UNIGE, École Polytechnique (Paris), EPFL, hes-so and TRUMPF has managed to guide lightning using a high-power laser installed at the top of Mount Säntis in Switzerland https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2023/devier-la-foudre-grace-au-paratonnerre-laser 3 comments science
- Managing emotions better could prevent pathological ageing. Research found changes in connectivity between the posterior cingulate cortex and the amygdala could indicate a deviation from the normal ageing phenomenon, accentuated in people who show more anxiety, rumination and negative emotions https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2023/managing-emotions-better-could-prevent-pathological-ageing 5 comments science
- Too much motivation affects our decision-making - Press Release https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2022/trop-de-motivation-nuit-notre-prise-de-decision 11 comments science
- Study shows children reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game. It improved reading abilities after just 12 hours of training. The gains persisted over time, to the point that language school grades improved more than a year after the end of training. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2022/ameliorer-la-lecture-grace-aux-jeux-video-daction/ 56 comments science
- Geologists have developed a technique that makes it possible to estimate the maximum size of a future super-eruption of Toba volcano in Sumatra that could catastrophically affect global climate. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2021/la-progression-silencieuse-vers-une-super-eruption/ 4 comments science
- Previous studies have suggested that Venus may have been a much more hospitable place in the past, with its own liquid water oceans. A team of astrophysicists investigated whether our planet's twin did indeed have milder periods. The results suggest that this is not the case. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2021/y-a-t-il-eu-des-oceans-sur-venus/ 2 comments science
- Surprise: the Milky Way is not homogeneous - Observatoire Astronomique https://www.unige.ch/sciences/astro/en/news/voie-lactee-pas-homogene/ 4 comments space
- University of Geneva researchers construct a laser lightning rod. Says it has the capability of “guiding and triggering natural lightning strikes” https://www.unige.ch/gap/biophotonics/research/llr 29 comments science
- Cardiorespiratory fitness improves grades at school. The sudy challenges the idea of forcing children to study more and spend more time at their desks in order to succeed at school, depriving them of physical exercise https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2021/etre-en-bonne-forme-cardiorespiratoire-pour-ameliorer-ses-notes-a-lecole/ 8 comments science
- Endocrine disruptors, such as certain pesticides, heavy metals and phthalates, are associated with poorer sperm quality in men in adulthood, if their mother was exposed to them during pregnancy, finds a new Swiss study. Only 38% of Swiss men had semen parameters above the thresholds for fertile men. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2021/les-perturbateurs-endocriniens-menacent-la-qualite-du-sperme/ 10 comments science
- Scientists established link between poor semen quality in adult men and their mothers’ occupational exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy. Men exposed in the womb to endocrine disruptors are twice more likely to have semen volume and sperm count below reference values, finds Swiss study. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2021/les-perturbateurs-endocriniens-menacent-la-qualite-du-sperme/ 2 comments science
- Contrary to earlier concerns, a UNIGE study has shown that people who met their partners on dating applications have often stronger long-term relationship goals, and that these new ways of meeting people encourage socio-educational and geographical mixing https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/les-applications-de-rencontres-ne-detruisent-pas-lamour/ 6 comments science
- COVID-19: persistent symptoms in one third of cases. At 6 weeks from diagnosis, nearly a third of participants still had one or more symptoms related to COVID-19, mainly fatigue (14%), shortness of breath (9%) and loss of taste or smell (12%). In addition, 6% reported a persistent cough https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/covid-19-les-symptomes-persistent-dans-un-tiers-des-cas/ 9 comments science
- COVID-19: social dilemmas about protective measures. The psychosocial profile of people who resist adopting suitable protective behaviours against the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus provides valuable information about preventing epidemics. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/covid-19-dilemmes-sociaux-contre-gestes-barrieres/ 923 comments science
- Intensive physical exercise session as short as 15 minutes improves memory, including the acquisition of new motor skills, through the action of endocanabinoids, molecules known to increase synaptic plasticity. Study highlights the virtues of sport for both health and education. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/sport-et-memoire-font-bon-menage/ 5 comments science
- New observations confirm that there’s an Earth-size planet orbiting within the (theoretical) habitable zone of the very nearest star, Proxima Centauri. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/espresso-confirms-the-existence-of-a-earth-around-the-nearest-star/ 1275 comments space
- Scientists discover six-planet system moving almost in rhythm. The planets are said to be in almost 3:2 resonance. This means that for every three orbits of the innermost planet, the second innermost one completes two orbits. And for every three orbits of the second, the third does two, and so on. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/un-systeme-de-six-planetes-presque-en-rythme/ 3 comments science
- Resetting our internal clocks (the circadian clock system) could help control diabetes, new study shows. Using a natural ingredient of lemon peel (Nobiletin), the researchers succeeded in repairing disrupted clocks of pancreatic cells, thereby restoring their function and improving insulin secretion https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2020/remettre-nos-horloges-internes-a-lheure-pour-controler-le-diabete/ 33 comments science
- A new method for boosting the learning of mathematics. UNIGE researchers oversaw a new system of maths learning whose purpose is to promote the use of arithmetic formulas at an early age. After a year, they observed a leap in students’ performance. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2019/une-nouvelle-methode-pour-doper-lapprentissage-des-maths/ 5 comments science
- How our dreams prepare us to face our fears. Research demonstrates that dreams help us react better to frightening situations, thereby paving the way for new dream-based therapeutic methods for combating anxiety. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2019/quand-les-reves-nous-preparent-a-affronter-nos-peurs/ 6 comments science
- History suggests impacts of global warming are being underestimated - New analysis of an episode of historic climate change 56 million years ago may provide impacts on the possible effects rising temperatures on Earth as a result of human-caused global warming. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2018/rechauffement-climatique-linquietante-lecon-du-passe/ 20 comments science
- Iron and titanium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2018/iron-and-titanium-in-the-atmosphere-of-an-exoplanet/ 3 comments space
- In order to strengthen the efficacy of vaccines on the immune system - and in particular on T lymphocytes, specialized in the detection of cancer cells - researchers have developed spider silk microcapsules capable of delivering the vaccine directly to the heart of immune cells https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2018/la-soie-daraignee-pour-des-vaccins-dun-nouveau-genre/ 3 comments science
- In the first six months of life, babies can draw correlations between visual and vocal cues. Before infants can talk, they use posture, voice and facial expressions to communicate their emotions. New research suggests babies can also interpret emotional cues. https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2018/les-bebes-relient-lemotion-dune-voix-a-celle-dun-visage/ 4 comments science
- New model of universe that doesn't require dark matter and dark energy https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2017/cdp211117/ 14 comments science
- A single photon reveals quantum entanglement of 16 million atoms: Researchers have demonstrated the entanglement between 16 million atoms in a crystal crossed by a single photon, confirming the theory behind the quantum networks of the future https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2017/cdp121017/ 9 comments science
- Scientists have created artificial viruses that can be used to target cancer. These designer viruses alert the immune system and cause it to send killer cells to help fight the tumor. The results, published Nature Communications, provide a basis for innovative cancer treatments. http://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2017/cdp260517/ 1657 comments science
- Hydra can modify its genetic program: Champion of regeneration, the freshwater polyp Hydra is capable of reforming a complete individual from any fragment of its body. It is even able to remain alive when all its neurons have disappeared. Researchers have now discovered how http://www.unige.ch/communication/press-release/2015/cdp151118en.html 24 comments science