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- Small increases in physical activity may reduce mortality
A brisk extra five-minute walk per day could potentially prevent many deaths. This is shown by new research based on data from more than 135,000 middle-aged and older adults. The study, conducted by …
- How Topelius shaped the Finnish identity
The novel "The Surgeon’s Stories" (Fältskärns berättelser, Välskärin kertomukset) by Zacharias Topelius has had a significant influence on the way people in Finland, and in Sweden, have come to …
- PFAS contamination does not have to be time-barred
Legal proceedings addressing PFAS emissions are in progress in many municipalities in Sweden. In a new book, Johanna Chamberlain, legal scholar and researcher in tort law, has analysed the relevant …
- Right blood pressure drug can reduce healthcare costs
Patients who start their blood pressure treatment with ARB drugs continue with the same medicine to a greater extent than patients who start out with other drugs. Choosing the right drug from the …
- Exposure to PFAS and PCBs linked to higher odds of MS
People who have been exposed to both PFAS and PCBs are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). These new research findings are based on analyses of blood samples from more than 1,800 …
- Why are there so many Nordic mediators?
People from the Nordic countries are often selected as international mediators in wars and armed conflicts. In a new book, peace researchers at Uppsala University describe what makes mediators …
- Healthy Nordic diet good for both type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A healthy Nordic diet, high in dietary fibre from whole grains, fruits and vegetables but with a small percentage of saturated fat, can assist in the treatment of both type 2 diabetes and …
- Sea reptile’s tooth shows that mosasaurs could live in freshwater
Mosasaurs, giant marine reptiles that existed more than 66 million years ago, lived not only in the sea but also in rivers. This is shown by new research based on analyses of a mosasaur tooth found in …
- Ten-thousand-year-old genomes from southern Africa change picture of human evolution
In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of the genomes of 28 people who lived between 10,200 …
- Discovery of new marine sponges supports hypothesis on animal evolution
A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug …
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