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Astronomers detect 11 new planets

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 The scientists say the moons of one of these extra-solar planets or exoplanets could theoretically support life. Swiss astronomers from the Geneva Observatory are working in collaboration with research institutes in France, Israel and the United States. Most of the new discoveries were made by the Swiss at La Silla observatory in Chile and by…

New worries for Switzerland’s troubled national exhibition

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 In 1999, the government promised it would provide the additional funds if exhibition organisers raised an identical amount of money through sponsorship from small and medium-sized Swiss companies. Exhibition organisers have so far only been able to attract SFr2 million from the companies. According to Expo.02’s finance chief, Walter Häusermann, small and medium-sized companies “seem…

Prizes awarded for future scientific projects

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 The first project, led by two scientists from Lausanne, is looking at ways of grafting new and perfectly functioning heart cells onto the hearts of patients suffering from cardiac failure. Dr Freddy Ratke, a biologist at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Lausanne and Dr Thierry Pedrazzini, a biochemist at the University of Lausanne…

Cheaper alcohol undermines efforts to combat abuse

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 In the two years since the IAP’s prevention campaign was launched, the number of people abusing alcohol has declined by three per cent, with most of the improvement being accounted for by women. However, the figures mask worrying trends in drinking patterns, especially among men and young people. The executive director of the IAP, Richard…

Novartis wins EU approval for diabetes treatment

This content was published on Apr 5, 2001 Starlix is the first in a new class of type 2 diabetes treatments, and is already on sale in the United States, Switzerland and Brazil. Novartis said on Thursday that it had been approved in the EU for use in combination with a second drug, metformin. Together, they help to prevent the body’s insulin levels…

Geneva observatory helps discover new planets

This content was published on Apr 4, 2001 The University of Geneva’s Observatory made the announcement on Wednesday along with its European counterpart, the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The finding brings the number of planetary systems known to mankind to six. The planetary systems were spotted indirectly by high precision radial measurements of solar-type stars. This method allows the varied speeds of stars…

Geneva hosts annual celebration of ingenuity

This content was published on Apr 4, 2001 The organisers of the “International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products” boast that “nowhere exists where it is possible to find so much knowledge in so many different fields”. Over the next five days, the fair will host a record 725 exhibitors from over 40 countries, including more than 50 from Switzerland. Altogether, 1,000…

Ageing Swiss not likely to burden society

This content was published on Apr 3, 2001 The figures come from Pro Senectute’s new publication, “The Elderly: the generation of the future”, which is aimed at answering questions on ageing and retirement. The organisation says that by the middle of the 21st century there will be one retired person for every two people working. The figures reveal the changing demographics of Switzerland’s…

Swiss tests support UN claims that depleted uranium poses little risk

This content was published on Apr 3, 2001 The Swiss federal weapons laboratory in the town of Spiez said on Tuesday that its tests had showed that radiation in the soil given off by spent depleted uranium (DU) shells in Kosovo was lower than that of naturally occurring uranium. The laboratory examined 77 soil and munitions samples from seven different locations in Yugoslav…

Swiss shark expert defends reputation of Great Whites

This content was published on Apr 2, 2001 Ritter, who was born in Zurich and now lives in Miami, regularly swims with sharks to prove they are not the evil creatures portrayed by Hollywood. “Sharks are completely misunderstood,” he said. “Humans are definitely not part of their diet. That’s just a myth. “People are afraid of things they don’t know. Sharks don’t exactly…

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