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Top download publications during 2020
18 januari 2021
A thesis about mathematical models for photovoltaic (solar) cells, household electricity use and electric vehicle charging was the most frequently ...
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“Sweden’s basement rock could become a future key source of sustainable energy”
15 januari 2021
Hello there Jenny Andersson, state geologist at the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU), who has received funding from Strategic Mobility, a Swedish Fo...
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Disrupted immune cell navigation in lymph nodes of breast cancer patients
14 januari 2021
In breast cancer, tumours of different types have divergent effects on the functioning of the lymph nodes. In patients with invasive breast cancer,...
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Antibiotic resistance from random DNA sequences
11 januari 2021
An important and still unanswered question is how new genes that cause antibiotic resistance arise. In a new study, Swedish and American researcher...
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Interdisciplinary collaboration provides new answers about immunity after Covid-19
08 januari 2021
Only weeks after the coronavirus reached Sweden, blood samples were taken from more than 2,000 employees at Danderyd Hospital. Today, a selection o...
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Faulty metabolism of Parkinson’s medication in the brain linked to severe side effects
07 januari 2021
Until now, the reason why the drug levodopa (L-Dopa), which reduces the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, declines in efficacy after a few yea...
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Parents’ finances differently affected by having a child diagnosed with cancer
04 januari 2021
Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers’ incomes fall in the short term and...
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Mamduh Halawa, Uppsala Student of the Year 2020
28 december 2020
A sense of meaning: that is what the Uppsala Student of the Year 2020 hopes to help as many people as possible discover. While studying on Uppsala ...
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New Centre for Nuclear Disarmament for Uppsala University
22 december 2020
Today, the Swedish Government decided to assign to Uppsala University the task of setting up a new national knowledge centre for research on nuclea...
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Archives crucial for Freemasons’ identity
22 december 2020
The Order of Freemasons’ meticulous archives are fundamental to their identity. The unique structure of the masonic archives reinforces the secrecy...
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Spring semester admissions up by over 10%
22 december 2020
The second round of selection for admission to spring semester 2021 is now complete. Total admissions to Uppsala University have increased by 10.5%...
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Primitive fish fossils reveal developmental origins of teeth
18 december 2020
High-resolution X-ray imaging of primitive bony fish fossils reveal the developmental and evolutionary relationship between teeth and dermal odonto...
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Oral contraceptive pills protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer
17 december 2020
A comprehensive study from Uppsala University, involving more than 250,000 women, shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and en...
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Genome sequencing for more sustainable herring fishery
15 december 2020
An international team of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Irish scientists has used whole genome sequencing to characterise 53 herring populations fr...
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Grants for research on the impact of AI on people and society
15 december 2020
In a major 10-year national research programme, two Wallenberg Foundations are supporting research on the impact of the ongoing technology shift, i...
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Promising treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder
11 december 2020
The mental symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder improve following treatment with a progesterone receptor modulator, as demonstrated by SciLi...
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New analysis method for predicting the risks and effects of immunotherapy
11 december 2020
In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have been able to show differences in how Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody drug, interacts with t...
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Diabetes in dogs may indicate elevated risk of type 2 diabetes in their owners
11 december 2020
Owners of a dog with diabetes are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than owners of a dog without diabetes. No shared risk of diabetes could be...
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Nine years leading Uppsala University
10 december 2020
Soon they will be passing the baton to the next university management. Vice-Chancellor Eva Åkesson and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Anders Malmberg can l...
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Linnaeus and Rudbeck medallists chosen
10 december 2020
This year the Rudbeck Medal is awarded to Professors Olle Eriksson, Inger Sundström Poromaa and Maria Ågren, while the Linnaeus Medal is awarded to...