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- New mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance2024-05-20
Two newly discovered mechanisms in bacteria have been identified that can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. Changing the number of copies of resistance genes in bacteria …
- Robots' sense of touch could be as fast as humans2024-05-15
Research at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to feel touch like a human hand. Their study has been published in the journal …
- Return of a cermic child sarcophagus to university museum Gustavianum2024-04-25
Uppsala University Museum Gustavianum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have reached an agreement on the return of an ancient Egyptian ceramic child sarcophagus, dated to the 19th Dynasty (1295–1186 …
- Computer game in school made students better at detecting fake news2024-04-24
A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading news. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and …
- Early detection of language disorders helps children obtain right interventions2024-04-02
New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children. This is shown by two studies based on more than 6,000 children carried …
- New antibiotic class effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria2024-04-01
Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria, and have shown that it cures bloodstream infections in mice. The …
- Vole fever spreading further south2024-03-21
Researchers have discovered that bank voles in Skåne, southern Sweden, carry a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. This finding was made more than 500 km south of the previously known …
- When words make you sick2024-03-19
In a new book, experts in a variety of fields explore nocebo effects – how negative expectations concerning health can make a person sick. It is the first time a book has been written on this subject.
- One of Vasa’s crewmen was a woman2023-04-04
When the human remains found on board the warship Vasa were investigated, it was determined that the skeleton designated G was a man. New research now shows that the skeleton is actually from a woman. …
- Atmospheric circulation patterns contribute to extreme weather events2023-03-31
The sharp increase in heatwaves in southern Europe in recent years is not only due to the greenhouse effect. Climate change has made a particular type of atmospheric circulation pattern more common, …
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