The European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) has opened two Joint Transnational Calls (JTC2026) for collaborative research projects. These calls aim to fund multinational, interdisciplinary studies on factors that influence brain health across the lifespan. The first call focuses […]
The Board of the Bertha-Meierhofer Fund has awarded PhD grants to three young research groups to fund doctoral student positions. The following students are supported: Hanna Preuss in the group of Mohamad El Amki will investigate the landscapes […]
We thank the following researchers for their welcome addresses: Prof. Clare Killikelly presented Prolonged Grief Disorder: A New Frontier in Mental Health Research at the University of Zurich. Prof. Na Cai dived into Genetics of depression: from cohorts to molecular insights at […]
Manual therapy such as spinal manipulation is widely used and recommended for one of the most common health problems today: chronic low back pain. However, it is unclear how this manual therapy reduces pain. A new study by Luana Nyirö and colleagues at Balgrist University Hospital and the University of Zurich provides new insights: spinal manipulation […]
Epileptic seizures in newborns are among the most common neurological emergencies in early life, yet their long‑term consequences are difficult to predict. While many seizures are transient, some infants go on to develop epilepsy later in life. A new study by Panagiota […]
We are delighted to introduce two new group leaders who have recently joined the Zurich neuroscience landscape. In the interviews below, they share their research focus, motivation, and what excites them about working in Zurich. We also warmly […]
BrainFair Zurich 2026 invites you to explore how our understanding of the human brain has evolved over the past two decades – and what this progress means for medicine and society. Researchers from science laboratories as well as neurological and […]
Last October, we announced a third call for proposals together with our partners of UCL Neuroscience. The joint review panel has now approved three new projects for 2026 laying the groundwork for deeper collaboration between the two partners. The following projects will be carried […]
After an acute brain injury, the brain’s ability to keep blood flow stable is often disrupted. This protective process is difficult to monitor in clinical practice, yet it plays a key role in recovery. A new study by […]
People with Parkinson’s disease often have difficulty controlling leg movements, such as starting to walk or keeping a steady rhythm. A new study by Lena Salzmann from ETH Zurich, Oliver Bichsel and colleagues at University Hospital Zurich and […]
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