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- Death and grief in Swedish children’s books2024-02-27
Death is blue, or a flying animal. This is how death is most commonly illustrated in Swedish children’s literature, according to a new study from Uppsala University based on analyses of 62 books. Just …
- When food smells disgusting2024-01-22
All of a sudden, your usual food has an indefinable burnt smell or a stench that in some cases resembles faeces. This is the reality for some of the patients affected by smell distortion after …
- Genes influence whether infants prefer to look at faces2023-11-28
Whether infants at five months of age look mostly at faces or non-social objects such as cars or mobile phones is largely determined by genes. This has now been demonstrated by researchers at Uppsala …
- Digital support for parents of children with difficulties2023-11-22
An app that gives parents tools and healthcare providers insight into children’s well-being over time. This is what Linn Andersson Konke wants to develop now that her doctoral studies in psychology …
- Helpline testifies to the vulnerability of transgender people2023-11-14
Last spring, the National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence against Women opened a new helpline for transgender people. The calls received indicate that this group is exposed to various types of …
- New method to be tested on patients with severe eating disorders2023-11-06
Excessive self-control has been found to be common in anorexia. A new therapy that helps individuals with eating disorders to surrender control has yielded positive results. Now, researchers will …
- New study links contraceptive pills and depression2023-06-13
Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study from Uppsala University. Contraceptive pills increased …
- How autism presents in small children2023-05-04
Babies who go on to develop symptoms of autism interpret movement differently. Terje Falck-Ytter has been able to measure this in babies as young as five months. After several years of studying, he …
- Increased risk of testicular cancer in men with autism and ADHD2023-04-24
A new study by researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital shows that men who have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as autism and ADHD, also have a slightly increased risk of …
- Infants with autism have a different perception of movement2023-03-31
A new study from researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet shows that children who go on to develop symptoms of autism have different activity in their brain's visual cortex from as …
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