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09.10.2026 Regenerative Medicine

Alternative Signaling Pathway Improves Transplantation of Blood Stem Cells

Gene therapies are used to treat many different blood disorders. However, blood stem cells often fail to achieve their full potential after transplantation. An alternative signaling pathway could provide a remedy.

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29.09.2026 Trialogue Days 2026

One Planet, Interconnected Health

A multilateral workshop format explored how climate change affects human, animal and environmental health – across disciplinary and geographic boundaries.

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16.09.2026 Space Economy

From Dübendorf to Outer Space

At Innovation Park Zurich, researchers, companies and investors recently linked up to explore new business opportunities in outer space and what role Zurich could play in this emerging field.

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03.09.2026 Research Funding

UZH Secures Ten ERC Starting Grants

UZH researchers have been awarded European Research Council funding for projects ranging from climate change and black holes to bullying prevention.

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01.09.2026 Experimental Immunology

Targeted Suppression of Autoimmune Response in MS

A novel therapy aims to halt misdirected immune responses in multiple sclerosis without suppressing the entire immune system.

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26.08.2026 Pediatric Oncology

Cancer Cells Without Fuel

Physician and molecular biologist Raphael Morscher is trying to understand and selectively block the processes involved in the growth of cancer cells.

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21.08.2026 Grants

SNSF Ambizione: 22 projects at UZH

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is funding 22 projects by early career researchers at the University of Zurich with an Ambizione grant.

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19.08.2026 Cancer in Children

Cancer-Causing Supergenes

Brain tumors are the most fatal form of cancer in children and adolescents. Ana Guerreiro Stücklin is investigating new therapies against gene fusions that cause cancer.

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17.08.2026 Health Data

The Value of Consent

Health data is the raw material of precision medicine. Crucially, researchers are only allowed to use it with the patients’ consent.

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13.08.2026 Curing Children

Cancer in the Bones

Sarcomas are a rare form of cancer. Didier Surdez is working on models that capture and map the tumors as granularly as possible.

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10.08.2026 Neuroscience

Brain Possesses Greater Self-Repair Capacity than Previously Assumed

A new study using a mouse model shows that special supporting and nourishing cells repopulate damaged areas of the brain by sending newly formed cell nuclei ahead.

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16.07.2026 Brain Research

CHF 4 Million for Brain Health Research

Can the brain’s aging process be slowed? An interdisciplinary team led by UZH psychiatry professor Philipp Homan is investigating this question.

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14.07.2026 Interdisciplinary Research

Spirituality and Pain

A new coordination office at UZH aims to help step up research in this area and apply it in clinical practice.

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13.07.2026 Children with Cancer

A Bravery Bead for Each Treatment

Psychologist Anna Graf support children and adolescents who are undergoing cancer treatment at the University Children’s Hospital. Her tools include toys, books and colorful glass beads.

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10.07.2026 Miniature Intraoral Robot (MIR)

Innovative Mini Robot for Dentistry

Clinicians and researchers at the Universities of Zurich, Basel and Bern are joining forces to develop a miniature intraoral robot.

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09.07.2026 Video series

Young Scientists Answer Key Questions about Animal Research

In the video series “Animal Research in Switzerland” 14 researchers—most of them young—answer the public’s most pressing questions.

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07.07.2026 Children with Cancer

The Optimum Combination of Drugs

Researchers are using sophisticated drug response profiling and AI to optimize the treatment of Leukemia.

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06.07.2026 Children with Cancer

Gentle Treatment for Leukemia

Pediatric oncologist Jean-Pierre Bourquin is working to develop gentler therapies and seeking ways of tackling aggressive forms of blood cancer more effectively.

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02.07.2026 Research Integrity

Integrity Proceedings Clear Adriano Aguzzi

Integrity proceedings conducted by the University of Zurich have found that Professor Adriano Aguzzi bears scientific responsibility for several publications affected by errors. However, no evidence of intentional misconduct or negligence was found. The case therefore does not amount to academic misconduct under the university’s Integrity Ordinance.

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02.07.2026 Children with Cancer

Kilian’s Battle

Kilian Käslin developed leukemia as a baby. The diagnosis marked the start of a months-long battle for his life that required his family and doctors to give their all.

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22.06.2026 UZH Magazin

Curing Children

Today, many children with cancer can be treated successfully. A new Center of Competence in Research aims to make treatments even more targeted and effective. Read more in the UZH Magazin.

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18.06.2026 Biomedical research

Epigenetic Drugs Could Protect Blood Vessels in Obesity and Diabetes

Researchers were able to use medication to alter the epigenetic “reading signals” in the thin layer of fat surrounding blood vessels, thereby reducing inflammation and improving vascular health.

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12.06.2026 Forensic Medicine

Sleep Deprivation Leaves Detectable Traces in Saliva

A research team at the University of Zurich (UZH) has discovered biomarkers of sleep loss in saliva. Acute sleep deprivation can be detected using just a single saliva sample.

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26.05.2026 Götz Award 2026

Targeting Cancer Cells’ Metabolism

Raphael Morscher, of the University Children’s Hospital Zurich, received the award for his research examining the metabolism of cancer cells as a potential therapeutic approach for neuroblastoma.

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13.05.2026 Animal Research

Hereditary Epilepsy Successfully Treated in Mouse Model

Scientists used gene editing to fix faulty DNA directly in the brain cells of mice, which reduced fever-induced seizures and markedly improved survival rates in an animal model.

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12.05.2026 Biomedicine

Antibody Spurs Nerve Fiber Regrowth Following Spinal Cord Injury

Scientists at UZH and Balgrist University Hospital reveal for the first time how the antibody therapy works: new nerve fibers were found to form functional connections once again.

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06.05.2026 Evolutionary Medicine

Oxytocin Linked to Group Competition

A recent study shows that “love hormone” oxytocin levels increase when rivalry or clearly defined groups are involved – particularly in men.

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30.04.2026 Developmental Psychology

Early Institutional Care Lowers Life Expectancy

A study of infants who were raised in care institutions in the 1950s shows that the lack of affection in early childhood seriously affects a person throughout their life.

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29.04.2026 Medicine

Manipulating Protein Factories

Ataman Sendoel is researching how tumors are able to misuse protein production for their purposes. And he is looking for substances to prevent this.

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27.04.2026 10 Years of Wyss Zurich

From Cleanroom to Market

Wyss Zurich supports promising biotech start-ups in making the difficult, expensive transition from university to industry.

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15.04.2026 Research Funding

UZH Creates New Fellowship Program for Postdocs

Meet the first three recipients of the Sylvia Isobel Willener Fellowship, a new funding instrument for postdoctoral researchers.

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10.04.2026 Oncology

The Role of Gut Bacteria in Boosting Cancer Treatment

New research from Zurich shows that the gut microbiome may have an impact on cancer immunotherapy, giving patients who did not initially respond to treatment a second chance.

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25.03.2026 Immunity

HPV Vaccination Uptake in Adults Shaped by Knowledge and Medical Advice

Approximately one in four adults in Switzerland has been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus. A study explores the key factors influencing vaccination uptake.

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26.02.2026 Developmental Pediatrics

Start School Later, Sleep Longer, Learn Better

On school days, adolescents are chronically sleep-deprived. A new study reveals that a flexible starting time can improve their sleep quality, health and academic performance.

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09.02.2026 Eating Disorders

Starving Emotions into Submission

Nutrition psychiatrist Patrick Pasi treats patients with eating disorders and explores new therapeutic methods at the USZ Eating Disorders Center.

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30.01.2026 New National Centers of Competence in Research

Muons and Childhood Cancer

The University of Zurich has been chosen to host two new National Centers of Competence in Research, for childhood cancer diagnostics and treatment as well as muon research.

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30.01.2026 Cardiology

New AI Tool Improves Treatment of Cancer Patients after Heart Attack

Researchers have developed an AI-based risk prediction model that combines cancer-related and traditional cardiovascular factors.

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28.01.2026 Nutrition

The World Is Getting Fatter

We eat too much and move too little. Physiologist Thomas Lutz and obesity specialist Philipp Gerber know how overweight people can get back on track.

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19.01.2026 How to Eat Well

The Habits of Healthy Eating

Our eating habits are often unhealthy and take a long time to change. Psychologist Sebastian Bürgler and nutrition scientist Sabine Rohrmann explore why that is and what we can do about it.

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15.01.2026 UZH Spin-Off

New Skin for Burn Victims

Researchers at UZH have been working on bio-engineered skin grafts for over 15 years, leading to the founding of spin-off Cutiss that produces living skin tissue from the patients’ own cells.

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13.01.2026 Immunology

Genetic Risk Factor and Viral Infection Jointly Contribute to MS

In addition to an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus, certain gene variants are also partly responsible for triggering MS. Together, these two risk factors lead to the autoimmune disease.

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13.01.2026 Regenerative Medicine

Solving the Alzheimer’s Puzzle

How can we influence whether we develop Alzheimer’s disease? Researchers at UZH are examining the factors that trigger the onset of the disease – and those that shield us against it.

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08.01.2026 Evolutionary Medicine

Built for Fish, Not Fast Food

The modern world offers an abundance of convenience foods. But our Stone Age physiology isn’t built for modern diets, which are taking their toll on our bodies.

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