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18.12.2025 10 Years Wyss Zurich

“Innovations need to make it into the clinic”

The Wyss Zurich Translational Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The platform provides support to help first-class research projects make the step to clinical trials and progress to the founding of a startup company.

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09.12.2025 ERC Consolidator Grants

Nine Research Groups Win ERC Funding

Amid the toughest competition to date, UZH researchers emerged remarkably strong, winning major support for ambitious projects across disciplines.

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13.11.2025 Biomedical Ethics

Embedding Ethics in the Medical Mainstream

For the past 20 years, Nikola Biller-Andorno and her team have used innovative methods to get medical students to engage with ethical questions.

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06.11.2025 Cell Research

Biochemist Ohad Medalia Receives Synergy Grant

What exactly happens during cell division? UZH biochemist Ohad Medalia has secured an ERC Synergy Grant to find out.

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20.10.2025 Pediatric oncology

Targeted Diet Enhances Effects of New Childhood Cancer Therapy

Researchers from UZH and Kispi have developed a new approach to treat children with malignant tumors of the nervous system. Combined with a special diet, an approved drug slows tumor growth much more effectively.

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16.10.2025 Cardiology

AI analyzes world's largest heart attack data sets – and reveals new treatment methods

A landmark international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that artificial intelligence can assess patient risk for the most common type of heart attack more accurately than existing methods. This could enable doctors to guide more personalized treatment decisions for patients.

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15.10.2025 Immunologie

Checkpoint Inhibitor Promotes Tissue Repair

Die Immun-Checkpoint-Inhibitoren sind aus der Krebstherapie bekannt. UZH-Forschende haben nun eine neue, wichtige Funktion dieser Inhibitoren identifiziert: Sie beschleunigen die Heilung von Gewebe. Dies könnte bei der Behandlung von Fibrosen und chronischen Wunden helfen.

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15.10.2025 1st Swiss Gender Medicine Symposium

Beyond Women’s Hearts

Heart attack symptoms, disease risks, drug responses: our understanding of gender- and sex-specific differences in medicine is growing.

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15.10.2025 Immunology

Checkpoint Inhibitor Promotes Tissue Repair

UZH researchers have identified a new, important function of immune checkpoint inhibitors: promotion of tissue healing. This finding could help treat fibrosis and chronic wounds.

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14.10.2025 Biomedical research

“The Research is Better When Both Sexes are Included”

Neuroendocrinologist Ivana Jaric is spearheading the first pan-European network aimed at integrating sex as a biological variable into preclinical research.

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09.10.2025 Metabolic health

Air Pollution Can Contribute to Obesity and Diabetes

Long-term exposure to fine air pollution can impair metabolic health by disrupting the normal function of brown fat in mice, which can lead to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders.

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03.10.2025 Neuromodulation

Researchers use Ultrasound Holograms to Influence Brain Networks

The technique could open up new possibilities for treating devastating brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and depression.

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29.09.2025 Immunology

Tricky Tumors

Brain tumors exploit the body’s immune system for their own benefit. Neurosurgeon Jenny Kienzler is researching ways to prevent this.

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25.09.2025 AI-X Summit

Using AI Responsibly

Artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating more and more areas of life. Scientists at the University of Zurich (UZH) are developing new solutions, but they are also highlighting the consequences for our society.

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24.09.2025 Neurocognitive Aging and Behavior

Lifelong Motor Function Development

UZH researchers found that strength and coordination decrease dramatically with age, but fine motor skills of our hands and fingers do not.

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23.09.2025 Medical Studies

“UZH is playing a pioneering role throughout Switzerland”

The Med500+ project aims to create significantly more places to study medicine. At the same time, the medical curriculum will be reformed.

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17.09.2025 Koetser-Prize 2025

Encoding Experiences in the Brain

Rosa Cossart receives the Koetser-Prize for her work on brain development and its impact on adult brain function.

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16.09.2025 Regenerative medicine

Stem Cells Repair Mouse Brains Post-Stroke

Stem cell transplantation can reverse stroke damage. Its beneficial effects include regeneration of neurons and restoration of motor functions, marking a milestone in the treatment of brain disorders.

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10.09.2025 Brain Research

Watching the Brain Learn

Modern imaging technology is improving our understanding of how the brain works. In the long term, this will help us treat learning disorders, among other things.

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28.08.2025 Portrait

Operating with a Robot

José Oberholzer was one of the first worldwide to perform organ transplants using robotic assistance. He now mentors the next generation of surgeons.

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12.08.2025 Technology development

AI Meets CRISPR for Precise Gene Editing

The powerful new method opens the door to more accurate modeling of human diseases and lays the groundwork for next-gen gene therapies.

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14.07.2025 Evolutionary Medicine

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed

Researchers discovered that the virus already had key adaptations to the human host at the beginning of the world's deadliest influenza pandemic.

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09.07.2025 One Health

Mapping Disease Across the Globe

Thomas Van Boeckel investigates environmental factors, global patterns of infectious disease and antibiotic resistance in order to better combat these issues.

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09.07.2025 Regenerative Medicine

Biomedicine Inspires at Osaka Expo

Stem cell researcher Melanie Generali shares how UZH scientists brought high-tech medicine to the public at the Expo in Osaka – without resorting to jargon.

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19.06.2025 Translational psychiatric research

“ADHD is complex. There are no black and white answers.”

Molecular neuroscientist Edna Grünblatt uses stem cells from individuals with ADHD to investigate how certain neurons in the brain develop and how medication works.

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04.06.2025 Medical Microbiology

Study Traces Transmission Routes in Largest Diphtheria Outbreak in Western Europe in 70 Years

Data from the outbreak indicate transmission routes along established migration pathways into Europe. Although rapid interventions successfully contained the outbreak, these strains continue to cause new infections.

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28.05.2025 Precision Medicine

43,000 Data Points against Melanoma

Every tumor is unique. In a new study, scientists from Zurich and Basel used advanced technologies to create individual profiles for precise tumor treatment.

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28.05.2025 Microbiome and cell aging

Intestinal Bacteria Influence Aging of Blood Vessels

Researchers have shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute directly to vascular aging.

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07.05.2025 Rare Diseases

Poisoned Bodies

Many rare diseases affect the body’s metabolism. The URPP ITINERARE explores these diseases with the aim of developing new therapies.

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06.05.2025 Semester Award

Saving Miles

Rocco Bagutti analyzed researchers’ travel behavior for his Master’s thesis. His study has been recognized with a semester award.

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05.05.2025 New research award

500,000 Francs for Pioneering Research

The Gretener-Thürlemann Prize at the University of Zurich is awarded in its first year to researchers in the field of translational/clinical medicine.

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30.04.2025 Precision Medicine

Digital Assistant for Cancer Treatment

AI has the ability to advance precision cancer treatment by using data to predict the course of the disease with greater accuracy. This saves resources and precious time.

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22.04.2025 Psychiatry

Retinal Clues to Mental Health

A new study has shown that evidence of genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia can be found in the retina. This finding could help improve the early detection of the disorder.

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16.04.2025 Spin-off ONTRACK Biomedical

New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Screening

In the future, a simple urine test could detect early-stage prostate cancer. In this interview, the developers tell the story of their invention.

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14.04.2025 Semester Awards

Towards a Quicker Diagnosis

Medical student Marlene Münger devoted her Master’s thesis to the topic of diagnosing congenital immune deficiencies. She received a semester award for her achievement.

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24.03.2025 Precision medicine

Decoys Restore Antiviral Immune Defense

Defects in the immune system are caused by antibodies that inhibit important defense proteins. UZH researchers have now generated "decoy molecules" that can intercept these autoantibodies.

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18.03.2025 Animal research and 3R

Efficient Development of Drugs with Fewer Mice

With a novel technology, around 25 antibodies can now be tested simultaneously in a single mouse. This should speed up the R&D pipeline for new drugs and hugely reduce the number of animals required.

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17.03.2025 Research

Understanding Youth Violence

From family problems to lack of self-control to social disadvantage, the causes of youth violence are complex. We look at the reasons and what really helps people get back on track.

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12.03.2025 Autoimmune diseases

Promising Active Ingredient for Lupus Therapy

In lupus, the immune system attacks its own structures, causing inflammation and organ damage. A new study shows that natural active ingredient gluconolactone could offer a more targeted therapy.

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11.03.2025 Growing up

Equipping Children for Life

Parents only have a limited influence on their children’s development. In order to thrive, children above all need to feel safe and secure. Much of the rest happens on its own.

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11.03.2025 Birth rate

Swiss Women Had More Children at Start of Coronavirus Pandemic

A UZH study on the impact of pandemics on fertility reveals an unexpected increase in births during the COVID-19 pandemic, contrasting with the significant decline during previous ones.

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05.03.2025 Innovation

New Spin-Offs with Innovative Technology

Detecting prostate cancer at an early stage, keeping transplantation organs viable for longer, or a lab that fits on a chip: these six spin-offs from UZH are bringing research ideas to the market.

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26.02.2025 Psychiatry

Schizophrenia is Reflected in the Brain Structure

The symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly from person to person. A new study shows how these differences manifest themselves in the structure of the brain.

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13.02.2025 Medical microbiology

Curbing the Global Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Cases of bacterial sexually transmitted infections are on the rise worldwide. The University of Zurich has now developed a new method for genome sequencing and discovered a previously unrecognized strain of chlamydia

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12.02.2025 Imaging and Hypnosis

Deeply Relaxed, Highly Focused

Three studies at the University of Zurich demonstrate that hypnosis alters activity in the large-scale functional networks of the brain. It also affects the neurochemical milieu of specific brain areas.

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04.02.2025 Geriatric Medicine

Omega-3s Can Slow Down Aging Process

A daily intake of one gram of omega-3s can slow down biological aging by up to four months, according to an analysis of clinical data from the international DO-HEALTH study led by the University of Zurich. For the first time, epigenetic clocks were used to measure the aging process.

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16.01.2025 SNSF Advanced Grant

CHF 2 Million for Neonatology Research

Professor Martin Wolf has been awarded one of the coveted SNSF Advanced Grants 2023. His project to develop an imaging device capable of detecting hypoxia in premature babies will receive CHF 1.9 million of funding.

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16.01.2025 Microbiology

Germs and Kisses

Adrian Egli has devoted himself to microbes – all the bacteria, fungi and viruses that keep us alive but can also kill us. The industrious scientist is using AI and high tech to explore these pathogens.

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08.01.2025 Best-Of Media Releases 2024

Science That Made the News

UZH’s most successful media releases last year covered a wide range of topics – from meat consumption, Long Covid and fossils to new insights into chimpanzee culture. Each of these stories resonated internationally.

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Article list Medicine and Dentistry

“Innovations need to make it into the clinic”

Nine Research Groups Win ERC Funding

Embedding Ethics in the Medical Mainstream

Biochemist Ohad Medalia Receives Synergy Grant

Targeted Diet Enhances Effects of New Childhood Cancer Therapy

AI analyzes world's largest heart attack data sets – and reveals new treatment methods

Checkpoint Inhibitor Promotes Tissue Repair

Beyond Women’s Hearts

Checkpoint Inhibitor Promotes Tissue Repair

“The Research is Better When Both Sexes are Included”

Air Pollution Can Contribute to Obesity and Diabetes

Researchers use Ultrasound Holograms to Influence Brain Networks

Tricky Tumors

Using AI Responsibly

Lifelong Motor Function Development

“UZH is playing a pioneering role throughout Switzerland”

Encoding Experiences in the Brain

Stem Cells Repair Mouse Brains Post-Stroke

Watching the Brain Learn

Operating with a Robot

AI Meets CRISPR for Precise Gene Editing

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed

Mapping Disease Across the Globe

Biomedicine Inspires at Osaka Expo

“ADHD is complex. There are no black and white answers.”

Study Traces Transmission Routes in Largest Diphtheria Outbreak in Western Europe in 70 Years

43,000 Data Points against Melanoma

Intestinal Bacteria Influence Aging of Blood Vessels

Poisoned Bodies

Saving Miles

500,000 Francs for Pioneering Research

Digital Assistant for Cancer Treatment

Retinal Clues to Mental Health

New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Screening

Towards a Quicker Diagnosis

Decoys Restore Antiviral Immune Defense

Efficient Development of Drugs with Fewer Mice

Understanding Youth Violence

Promising Active Ingredient for Lupus Therapy

Equipping Children for Life

Swiss Women Had More Children at Start of Coronavirus Pandemic

New Spin-Offs with Innovative Technology

Schizophrenia is Reflected in the Brain Structure

Curbing the Global Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Deeply Relaxed, Highly Focused

Omega-3s Can Slow Down Aging Process

CHF 2 Million for Neonatology Research

Germs and Kisses

Science That Made the News

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