Wed, 23 Jul 2008
- Researchers seek to sail into history
Scientists at Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology are helping a revolutionary yacht project overcome one of sailing's biggest barriers.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2008
- To sleep, perchance to remember
The next time you forget a face at a party, the new boss's name or your wife's birthday, you may want to consider sleeping more, Swiss research suggests.
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008
- Keeping a healthy brain
How do nicotine and sleep boost memory, why are some people's ageing brains in better shape than others and what are the ethical challenges of new brain research?
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Sun, 13 Jul 2008
- Swiss limit unhealthy trans fats
Switzerland has become only the second country in Europe to set a limit on trans fats - found in some processed foods – which have been linked to heart disease.
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Mon, 14 Jul 2008
- Tunnel device targets truck fire risk
The Swiss authorities are to test a new anti-fire system at the Gotthard tunnel – the scene of a horrific blaze in 2001 in which 11 people died.
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008
- When bloodstains say more than DNA
Enthusiasm is catching among European police for a crime-detection technique developed in North America.
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Wed, 9 Jul 2008
- Donor sex may influence transplant success
The results of a Swiss-led study on the long-term success of kidney transplants suggest that organs should be distributed to recipients of the same sex as the donor.
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Tue, 8 Jul 2008
- Study finds Aids treatment gap is closing
Research into Aids treatment has shown that drugs used in Switzerland are equally successful in South Africa - one of the epidemic's worst hit areas.
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Wed, 9 Jul 2008
- Move to ban pollutant cars gathers pace
Voters are likely to have the final say on a proposal to ban the top polluting cars from Swiss roads.
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Thu, 3 Jul 2008
- Scientists map brain's wiring diagram
Swiss and American researchers have drawn up the first high-resolution map of how some of the most important fibres in the human brain communicate.
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