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Driverless on demand shuttles in training

A driverless shuttle in front of the hospital

This content was published on Sep 25, 2020 Toy-like shuttles are currently driving around the Belle-Idée hospital site in Geneva, as part of a unique driverless public transport experiment.

The slow but steady progress of driverless buses in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 24, 2020 Over the past five years, various kinds of autonomous vehicles, including buses, have popped up on Swiss roads.

How do you build trust in new technologies?

This content was published on Sep 22, 2020 Could the "Swiss Digital Trust Label" be the solution for encouraging the responsible use of new technologies?

Top Swiss science prizes awarded to biologist and mathematician

This content was published on Sep 21, 2020 The prizes go to a biologist working on cell proteins and a mathematician who solved a centuries-old problem about the optimal arrangement of spheres.

Extreme violence uncovered among Siberian nomadic cultures

This content was published on Sep 17, 2020 Throat-slitting, scalping and general violence played a major role among Siberian steppe nomads, a gruesome analysis has found.

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Researchers discover giant planet

This content was published on Sep 17, 2020 For the first time, researchers have discovered a giant intact planet that survived the collapse of its star.

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Precision Medicine: A game changer for brain and mental health

This content was published on Sep 16, 2020 Cancer patients benefit from precision medicine, but we must invest in a personalised approach to treating neurological disease such as Alzheimer’s.

What can be done to help mothers who experience mental illness during and after pregnancy?

Worldwide, one in ten pregnant women and 13 per cent of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression, but this is rarely talked about in science or society. Have you experienced depression or other mental health issues during and after pregnancy, or know someone who went through this? We’d like to hear from you!

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Treating mental illness in pregnancy ‘still a grey area’

This content was published on Sep 15, 2020 Lack of research data means there is no global standard of care for expectant mothers with a history of mental illness, experts say.

Study finds well-known drug may slow muscle loss among the elderly

This content was published on Sep 12, 2020 Researchers in Basel say a well-known drug - rapamycin - might help delay the loss of muscle mass in elderly people.

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