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COVID-19 patients may need less oxygen than previously though
01 februari 2022
A new study, led by researchers at Uppsala University, shows that all individual patients suffering from severe COVID-19 may have lower oxygen requ...
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Cleaner air on the bus could soon be a reality
01 februari 2022
During the corona pandemic, most people who had a choice steered away from travelling by bus. We have been urged to avoid and not contribute to con...
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ERC Starting Grant for historian of ideas
31 januari 2022
The Starting Grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) in its 2021 call have been announced. The awardees include an Uppsala researcher...
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Strong bonding - a long-term commitment or many brief relationships?
28 januari 2022
In an article in the scientific journal Science, researchers at Uppsala University show how a DNA-binding protein can search the entire genome for ...
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Less sleep may alter how intense exercise stresses the heart
28 januari 2022
In a new study, participants underwent an intense bout of exercise after both normal sleep and after three nights of curtailed sleep. When they exe...
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Centre of competence in nuclear technology poised for launch
27 januari 2022
Uppsala University is to host a new centre of competence in nuclear technology. Its purpose is to support development of a knowledge-based strategy...
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New book gives insight into Rök Stone’s runes
27 januari 2022
The magnificent Rök Stone (Rökstenen), a runestone in the county of Östergötland, bears the world’s longest runic inscription: a message about deat...
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Talking about it makes the pandemic more bearable
25 januari 2022
Having clear daily routines, being physically active and engaging in outdoor leisure pursuits have all been helpful in promoting the well-being of ...
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Access to water – also a future issue in Sweden
24 januari 2022
There is enough water on Earth. Just not everywhere – and for everyone. Now researchers at Uppsala University and the Uppsala University Sustainabi...
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Why did ocean productivity decline 4.6 million years ago?
21 januari 2022
By drilling deep down into sediments on the ocean floor researchers can travel back in time. A research team led from Uppsala University now presen...
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Strengthening societal responses to natural hazard events
18 januari 2022
Our societies generally need to enhance their preparedness for extreme natural hazard events, such as large forest fires, extreme weather events an...
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Previously unknown dinosaur habitat found in Poland
13 januari 2022
In summer 2021, in an opencast clay mine in Borkowice, Poland, researchers found what may be Europe’s largest array of dinosaur tracks. Several hun...
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"I wanted to examine and question my own opinions"
13 januari 2022
Former Archbishop Anders Wejryd, now about to defend your PhD thesis The Church of Sweden Aid that Disappeared at the Department of Theology: how d...
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Focus of financial reporting can influence business cycles
27 december 2021
Editorial choices can impact the amplitude of business cycles even if the information that is reported is correct. On reason is that the focus of t...
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New research environment with focus on diagnosis of dementia
22 december 2021
With a SEK 30 million grant from the Swedish Research Council, Per Andrén, Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, will lead an interdisciplinary res...
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Zebrafish and AI replace some mouse experiments
21 december 2021
Researchers at Uppsala University have used AI to develop a new method to study brain cancer. The method is based on transplanting tumour cells fro...
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Small measures can be a big help for children of mothers with depression
20 december 2021
Several new studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with infants in Sweden and Bhutan show that children of mothers in poor me...
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Protein biomarkers protect against disease development
10 december 2021
A comprehensive study from Uppsala University shows that several disease-associated protein biomarkers protect healthy individuals from developing ...
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Leadership – a key to achieving climate goals
10 december 2021
Everyone needs to be on board if climate goals are to be reached in time. Yet, the countries of the world continue debating how responsibility for ...
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How the Sami were affected by research in “racial biology”
10 december 2021
Work at the Swedish State Institute for Racial Biology involved categorising ethnic groups into distinct races and evaluating them in relation to o...