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Important to understand the flow of refugees from conflicts
24 februari 2021
Hello there, Margareta Sollenberg, a researcher at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. You were recently awarded a grant from the Swedis...
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New method for finding Earth-like planets
24 februari 2021
A new technique for reducing light interference during telescope observations enables imaging of earth-like planets in nearby solar systems. An int...
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3D map for inner ear created with advanced X-ray technology
24 februari 2021
Researchers at Uppsala University have created the first 3D map of the hearing nerve showing where the various sound frequencies are captured. Usin...
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Beta blockers can repair malformed blood vessels in the brain
23 februari 2021
Propranolol, a drug that is efficacious against infantile haemangiomas (“strawberry naevi”, resembling birthmarks), can also be used to treat cereb...
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Björn Wettermark creates tools for optimised drug utilisation
23 februari 2021
The path of the drug from laboratory to patient is long and every year non-optimised medication use costs both human lives and astronomical amounts...
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Innate immune system worsens the situation in severe COVID-19
23 februari 2021
In patients with severe COVID-19, the innate immune system overreacts. This overreaction may underlie the formation of blood clots (thrombi) and de...
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Hat-trick of grants for researching smart electricity grids
19 februari 2021
The Uppsala Smart Energy Research group (USER) has been granted funding by the Swedish Energy Agency for three different collaborative projects in ...
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New biomarkers can lead to breakthrough in diabetes research
18 februari 2021
With the discovery of two new biomarkers, Olof Eriksson, researcher in translational imaging, may lead the way to the scientific breakthrough that ...
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Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
12 februari 2021
Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite uncertainty regarding the effectiveness in containing SARS-CoV-2. In Sw...
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Producing more sustainable hydrogen
12 februari 2021
Hydrogen for energy use can be extracted in an environmentally friendly way from water and sunlight, using photocatalytic composite polymer nanopar...
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New improved dog reference genome will aid a new generation of investigation
10 februari 2021
Researchers at Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have used new methods for DNA sequencing and annotation to bu...
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Higher blood pressure at night may increase Alzheimer’s disease risk
08 februari 2021
Higher blood pressure at night than in daytime may be a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in older men. This is suggested by a new study from res...
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New clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
08 februari 2021
The molecular details of how SARS-CoV-2 enters cells and infects them are still not clear. Researchers at Uppsala University have tested the bioinf...
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Stefania Barca the new visiting Zennström climate professor
08 februari 2021
Stefania Barca, from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, is to be Uppsala University’s fourth Zennström Professor of Climate Change Leadership. ...
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Collaboration on energy efficient cold magnets
05 februari 2021
The European Regional Structural Fund Programme for Småland and Islands and Region Kronoberg have decided to contribute to a new collaboration proj...
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Warmer climate may make new mutations more harmful
03 februari 2021
A warmer global climate can cause mutations to have more severe consequences for the health of organisms through their detrimental effect on protei...
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Intensity not paramount for physical training during cancer therapy
03 februari 2021
People receiving treatment for cancer are known to feel better with physical training. But does it make any difference how vigorously they exercise...
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Uppsala researchers developing flatworm-inspired robots as part of EU project
03 februari 2021
The EU project SOMIRO began at the turn of the year with the goal of developing technology that will help to reduce the environmental impact of agr...
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All known runestones now documented digitally
02 februari 2021
Have you ever wondered whether there is an interesting runestone nearby? Or would it be useful for you as a researcher to have access to specific r...
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Prize for global work to promote child health rights
29 januari 2021
Stefan Swartling Peterson, Professor of Global Health at Uppsala University and UNICEF health specialist, has been awarded the 2020 Martin Henrikss...