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Researchers find ways to reduce side effects of breast, ovarian cancer tre
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Certain anti-cancer medications also target healthy cells in addition to malignant cells. Their use may become restricted if their effects on the latter are excessively powerful. The mechanism of action of PARP inhibitors, which are specifically used for treating breast and ovarian cancer in
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Study shows how music can prevent cognitive decline
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A team of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), HES-SO Geneva, and EPFL discovered that practising and listening to music can slow cognitive decline.
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Tumultuous migration on the edge of the hot Neptune desert: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Res
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Scientists identity gene that could prevent Parkinson's disease
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Geneva have identified a key protein in flies, and also in mice, which plays a protective role against Parkinson's disease and could be a new therapeutic target.
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Researchers decode inner language to treat speech disorders
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI): A research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve (HUG) has succeeded in identifying certain signals produced by our brain when we speak to ourselves.
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Researchers track neurons that make humans social
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 6 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Geneva studied the neurobiological mechanisms to find that the motivation to indulge in social interactions is the activation of dopaminergic neurons.
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New research makes possible to track proteins in 'heart' of cells
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): A clinical study led by researchers at the University of Geneva have discovered a fluorescent chemical dye, making it possible for the first time to track the transport activity of a specific motor protein within a cell.
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ESPRESSO confirms presence of an Earth around the nearest star
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE).
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