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  • Diabetes drug gives hope for new treatment for prostate cancer

    A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may also be effective in slowing the progression of prostate cancer. This is shown by an international study in which researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have participated. The researchers have found that drugs that regulate a particular protein have a key role in reducing prostate cancer recurrence among diabetic patients.

  • Belkis Ayón, La cena, 1991. Courtesy of the Belkis Ayón Estate.

    Press Invitation: Belkis Ayón / Mythologies

    Belkis Ayón (1967–1999) is one of Cuba’s most prominent artists. In the first Nordic presentation of the artist’s work, Bildmuseet presents creative highlights from her brief but intense career, from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. The exhibition opens on Art Friday, 23 March, and will be previewed to the media by arrangement from Monday, 19 May. Welcome!

  • Daniel Öhlund, associate professor at Umeå University

    New cells in connective tissue open up for strategy against pancreatic cancer

    Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround cancer cells in pancreatic tumours. The newly discovered cells counteract tumor development and may therefore be a target for research into new treatments for pancreatic cancer, which is one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

  • Van Minh Dinh in the lab at the Department of Chemistry, Umeå University. Photo: Huton Nguyen

    Catalytic system turns biomass waste to renewable chemical stock

    Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden, in collaboration with scientists from Finland, Vietnam, India, and Italy, have developed a catalytic system to convert lignin structures into highly valuable chemicals. This innovative technology offers promising solutions to pressing environmental and energy challenges.

  • Fouzia Bano, Staff scientist at Department of Clinical Microbiology, Dario Conca, Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Clinical Microbiology and Marta Bally, Associate professor at Department of Clinical Microbiology.

    Binding to surface sugars enhances Omicron's cell attachment

    A new study from Umeå University reveals how SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron, have adapted to bind more effectively to human pulmonary cells. The stronger binding is explained by an increased and optimised interaction between the virus and heparan sulfate, a long sugar molecule on the cell surface.

  • Anders Holmer, from the book Utflykt [The Excursion] (2025). Courtesy of the artist.

    Press invitation: Swedish Picture Book of the Year / The Excursion

    Anders Holmer’s Utflykt [The Excursion] has been named the Swedish Picture Book of the Year 2024. On March 14, in conjunction with the award ceremony at Littfest, Bildmuseet opens an exhibition of the original illustrations from the winning book.

  • Shubigi Rao, Shadowstitch (still), 2025. Courtesy of the artist.

    Press invitation: Shubigi Rao / Pulp I–IV

    "Shubigi Rao / Pulp I–IV," opening at Bildmuseet on March 14, is the first comprehensive survey of the artist’s decade-long project so far about censorship, destruction of books, assaults on literacy and libraries, erasure of women’s voices, and loss of languages.

  • “The aim is to discover new unexpected biological patterns, which can lead to new research questions”, says Johan Henriksson. Photo: Mattias Pettersson

    New knowledge about cell division with data-driven techniques

    Research from Umeå University paves the way for a quantitative data analysis method to study the cell division process in individual cells. The improved resolution will promote advanced cell analysis in the human body, especially in cases of incorrect cell division such as in the context of cancer.

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