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Uppsala University is now handing over the remains of a man contained in the University’s collections to Arjeplog’s Sami association. He will be interred at a ceremony in Arjeplog on 9 September, along with other remains contained in Lund…

It is well established that a physically active lifestyle and less time spent sitting are associated with better health. However, trends over time suggest that people in higher income countries are becoming increasingly less active. It is…

In just 30 minutes, their test can determine which antibiotic is required to treat a urinary tract infection. Johan Elf and Özden Baltekin are recognised for their innovation, which will help reduce antibiotic resistance and advance…

Since its launch in October last year, the Pregspect website has been used by approximately 18,000 pregnant women. Mikael Elinder, associate professor at the Department of Economics, is one of the researchers behind the service, which…

In the condition known as cerebral cavernoma, lesions arise in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain. In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers show that blood coagulation and blood clot formation are very relevant for the…

UCDP, or Uppsala Conflict Data Program, is a world-leading programme for collecting and documenting organised violence. The database reports data regularly to international authorities and bodies concerning ongoing conflicts and forecasts…

With MolBoolean, researchers at Uppsala University are introducing a new method which can extract more information from cell and tissue samples than previously possible with the help of fluorescent staining of both proteins and complexes.…

Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are primarily treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, an effective therapy but to which some patients develop resistance over time. Historically, such resistance has been profiled using Sanger…

Every year, the Uppsala Pharmacometrics Summer School brings doctoral students from all over the world to Uppsala Biomedical Center. The 2022 summer school, the tenth so far, is also the largest to date with close to forty participants.…

New proteins, wild berries and experimental food production. Could this be the key to more sustainable food production? The FINEST innovation center is planning to investigate this as part of a four-year project.Unfortunately, producing…