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In a study published in the US journal Science Advances, a single cell type map of human tissues is presented. An open access atlas has been launch...

Mothers leaving their families is not a new theme in Swedish fiction. But the reasons for leaving have changed. It is no longer about lack of gende...

Male seed beetles with genital structures that injure females may have greater reproductive success. As new research from Uppsala University shows,...

The partnership will accelerate the development of new Tuberculosis (TB) drug regimens as part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a publ...

An international research team has identified hundreds of genetic variants that are linked with age at first sex and birth of the first child. The ...

The ongoing pandemic has had worldwide repercussions. One is that it has highlighted disparities in access to health care. A group of Uppsala Unive...

For many older individuals, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of daily anonymous contacts, such as small talk with unknown individuals...

If you hear thunder, don’t go outside. This is the most important piece of advice from lightning researcher Vernon Cooray. Death by lightning is hi...

Uppsala University scientists have designed a new mouse model that facilitates study of factors contributing to the progression of human bladder ca...

Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered lymph node-like structures close to the tumour in brain cancer patients, where immune cells can b...

This year’s Almedalen Week, which begins on 4 July, will be somewhat different as it will largely be a digital event taking place over four days. U...

The tiny beetle Triamyxa coprolithica is the first-ever insect to be described from fossil faeces. The animal the researchers have to thank for the...

At the Ar Research Station in northern Gotland, a number of researchers and doctoral students are currently working on a pilot project to improve t...

Four new international master’s programmes at Uppsala University will provide necessary competences in areas crucial to tomorrow’s labour market an...

A few males are enough to fertilise all the females. The number of males therefore has little bearing on a population’s growth. However, they are i...

Compulsory school students earn higher grades when their grades get more weight in the high school admission process. This is the finding of a new ...

Indonesia’s volcanoes are among the world’s most dangerous. Why? Through chemical analyses of tiny minerals in lava from Bali and Java, researchers...

Magdalena Kuchler’s project “SubCity: Future imaginaries of the city subsurface” has been granted SEK 8 million from Formas. The purpose of the stu...

Uppsala University Campus Garden is a project which aims to build a garden to grow food on Uppsala University campus with the goal of reducing the ...

10-year-jubilar U-FOLD is the receiver of the Nordic Drugs Grand Prize 2021 for conducting research, providing education and raising awareness that...