NEWS

• Published on July 2, 2018

  Do you know your microbiotas?

  In a global scientific research context considered exponential, experts from the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) are forging fruitful collaborations. Here is a selection of the current studies.

  

• Published on June 4, 2018

  During pregnancy, it's hard not to eat anything!

  According to researchers in Geneva and the United Kingdom, one third of pregnant women lose control over their diet, a behaviour that can have long-term consequences for their child.

  

• Published on March 26, 2018

  World Autism Awareness Day

  As part of World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), the CHUV and the HUG, each organize an exhibition on their site with artists with autism. Two public lectures complete this program.

  

• Published on March 21, 2018

  The fascinating quest for neuronal origins

  Researchers at UNIGE have identified the exact birthplace of a particular category of neurons and followed their integration in the cerebral cortex.

  

• Published on March 1, 2018

  ‘Social brain’ networks are altered at a young age in autism

  Scientists from UNIGE have unpicked early changes in the brain that govern how toddlers with autism respond to social cues. Their research may open the way to new therapeutic interventions at early stages, when neural plasticity is still possible.

  

• Published on January 22, 2018

  Unraveling the biological function of a 22q11 locus gene

  Researchers reveal the developmental function of a new schizophrenia (SZ) risk-gene.