Women who have been exposed to multiple traumatic experiences during childhood have more difficult births than others. They are much more likely to need emergency caesarean sections, suffer major haemorrhages or pre-eclampsia, and need more antibiotics. These findings come from a new study involving 1,253 women, who were monitored from before giving birth to one year afterwards.
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, will give an open lecture in Uppsala on Friday 28 November. The title of the lecture is “Multilateralism, Health and Peace: Past Achievements, Present Difficulties, Future Hope”. The lecture is open to the public and will be followed by a panel discussion.
The attitudes and knowledge of individual case officers or working groups are determining what help battered women get when they need a new home. In the absence of national or municipal guidelines, these decisions are taken far down in the organisation. A new report from the National Centre for Knowledge on Men’s Violence Against Women (NCK) reveals major differences between municipalities.
Bruno Liljefors’s granddaughter, Catarina Lundegårdh, has donated 70 works by the artist to the Gustavianum. As a result of this gift, Uppsala University now owns the largest Liljefors collection in the world. A generous selection of the works will be on display in the Gustavianum summer exhibition in 2026.
The malignant pediatric brain tumor medulloblastoma is driven by proteins deep within the cancer cells, for which there are often no effective drugs available. Researchers at Uppsala University have identified a new genetic technique that enables targeting of tumour cells with elevated levels of such proteins. The technique could be used to eliminate cells responsible for tumour relapse.
Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a new Swedish study from Uppsala University, in which researchers followed more than two million women and teenage girls in Sweden to identify how different hormonal contraceptives affect the risk of breast cancer.
Pregnant women with vitamin D deficiency may develop osteomalacia – a form of bone softening. A new Swedish study shows that this condition increases the risk of needing vacuum-assisted delivery or emergency caesarean section fivefold. Muscle weakness due to vitamin D and calcium deficiency may be a possible explanation, in addition to the pelvic changes historically associated with osteomalacia.
Do you think this looks a bit pixelated? A little hard to read? That could soon be a thing of the past. Researchers have developed new technology with record-small pixels, creating a display with the highest resolution the human eye can perceive. The study, led by Uppsala University in collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, has been published in Nature.
There is no popular support for imposing trade tariffs in Europe − not even in response to Trump’s trade policies. This is according to a new study based on responses from 5,500 people in Germany and the UK.
The most comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of Egypt’s Karnak Temple complex has been carried out by an international research team led from Uppsala University. The temple is one of the ancient world’s largest temple complexes and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site within the modern-day city of Luxor.
AI can be used to detect cervical cancer in women in resource-limited parts of the world. However, for this method to work, investments are needed in healthcare staff, reliable supply chains and trust in these communities.
More than 100,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of extreme heat during the summers of 2022 and 2023 in Europe. A new study shows that it is possible to make accurate forecasts of heat-related mortality about a week in advance. The forecasts could be used in heat warnings to protect vulnerable groups.
