News on public health diseases
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How diseases are affected by our lifestyle
02 februari 2023
The number of overall fractures is higher in Sweden than in many other countries, but why are Swedes breaking their hip joints more than any other ...
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Early tastings shorten breastfeeding
19 januari 2023
The earlier infants begin to taste small samples of solid food, the earlier they eat more food and stop breastfeeding. This is shown in a new study...
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Atopic dermatitis in dogs linked to certain parts of the genome
09 december 2022
Using new gene mapping methods, researchers have found connections between atopic dermatitis (eczema) in dogs and several regions of the genome. So...
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Young people with cancer may experience problems with sexuality and fertility
09 december 2022
Many young adults treated for cancer experience problems in their sex life and worry about their chances of becoming a parent in the future. The re...
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Otto Cars has dedicated his life to the fight against antibiotic resistance
19 november 2022
The silent pandemic – that is what the challenge of increasing antibiotic resistance in our society is sometimes called. Treatments are rendered mo...
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Personalised treatment of Parkinson’s disease provides greater reliability
07 november 2022
Parkinson’s patients are currently offered a very effective treatment for motor symptoms. Following years of research in neurology at Uppsala Unive...
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A stem cell protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumours
28 oktober 2022
The malignant brain tumour type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy which can cause relapse. Researchers at Uppsala University have dis...
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The antibody that can slow down Alzheimer’s
28 oktober 2022
A new therapy that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease will soon be on the market – after 23 years of methodical collaboration between ...
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SSRIs and CBT lead to changes in the brain
19 oktober 2022
Neurochemical changes in the brain differ among patients with social anxiety treated using both SSRIs and CBT, compared to those treated using only...
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New strategies to detect and stop diabetes
07 oktober 2022
Diabetes is the fastest growing widespread disease in the world. About 465 million people across the globe are living with diabetes today. Modern m...
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Widespread dysregulation of metabolism in type 2 diabetes
07 oktober 2022
Using state of the art techniques, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabe...
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Public health at stake with universal experts
12 september 2022
COLUMN. Research into the relationship between food and health is often hampered by universal experts whose authority is based on a combination of ...
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Genetic background associated with physically active lifestyle
08 september 2022
In a large international study, researchers at Uppsala University have identified DNA regions that are associated with physical activity or leisure...
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Y chromosome loss causes heart failure and death from cardiovascular disease
15 juli 2022
Loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells of men is associated with disease and mortality, but no clear causal relationship has previously been ident...
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New hypothesis about crocodiles’ ears may help people with impaired hearing
05 juli 2022
Impaired hearing affects over 1.2 billion people worldwide. But crocodiles, who live almost as long as humans and can surpass 70 years of age, have...
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Discovery paves way for possible new cancer treatment
04 juli 2022
Radiopharmaceuticals that fight cancer are on the rise and Marika Nestor is contributing to their development. An antibody from her lab offers hope...
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Oral contraceptives and hormone therapy increase the risk of stroke
01 juli 2022
A new study from Uppsala University shows that oral contraceptives and hormone therapy at menopause increase the risk of stroke. The increased risk...
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Precision medicine centre paves the way for more accurate diagnosis and treatment
28 juni 2022
Precision medicine is gaining ground in the field of highly specialised care. More extensive use of advanced gene sequencing will make diagnoses mo...
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New chemical biology method aims at more specific disease diagnoses
27 juni 2022
Are there more effective ways to detect diseases in biological samples than the standard ones today? A new method developed at Uppsala University s...
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“Climate change puts more pollen in the air”
14 juni 2022
Hello to Christer Janson, Professor of Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research. What percentage of the population suffers from pollen allergy?