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  • New study on fungus unveils the genomic consequences of selfing

    New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, confirm the assumptions of the “dead-end” theory on maladaptation of selfing species in a fungus. This is the first time that the theory is confirmed in a haploid system, and the results were recently published in the journal Evolution.

  • Mutations in gene cause brain calcifications in humans and mice

    Why many diseases lead to calcifications in the brain is not known. New insights into the genetic causes of familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (FIBGC), also referred to as Fahr’s disease, pinpoint brain pericytes and a defective blood-brain barrier (BBB) as likely culprits in brain calcification. The findings were recently published in the journal Nature Genetics.

  • The ribosome – a new target for antiprion medicines

    New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, show that the key to treating neurodegenerative prion diseases such as mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may lie in the ribosome, the protein synthesis machinery of the cell. The results were recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

  • Armed conflicts decreased in 2012, but fatalities increase

    Last year the number of armed conflicts decreased markedly, at the same time as the number of battle-related deaths in these conflicts increased dramatically, largely due to the situation in Syria. This is described by peace researchers at Uppsala University’s Conflict Data Program (UCDP) in an article recently published in the Journal of Peace Research.

  • Complex activity patterns emerge from simple underlying laws

    A new study from researchers at Uppsala University and University of Havana uses mathematic modeling and experiments on ants to show that a group is capable of developing flexible resource management strategies and characteristic responses of its own. The results are now published in Physical Review Letters.

  • Link shown between Crohn’s disease and virus

    A new study reveals that all children with Crohn’s disease that were examined had a commonly occurring virus – an enterovirus – in their intestines. This link has previously not been shown for this chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder. The findings are being published today in the latest issue of the international journal Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.

  • Overweight causes heart failure – large study with new method clarifies the association

    An international research team led by Swedish scientists has used a new method to investigate obesity and overweight as a cause of cardiovascular disease. Strong association have been found previously, but it has not been clear whether it was overweight as such that was the cause, or if the overweight was just a marker of another underlying cause.

  • Donation enables clinical testing of new cancer treatment

    Uppsala University has received a donation of SEK 14 million from entrepreneur Vince Hamilton for research into a new virus treatment for neuroendocrine tumours. This means that plans can be made for the world’s first study on humans to test a genetically modified virus that specifically attacks neuroendocrine tumours.

  • Putting flesh on the bones of ancient fish

    This week in the journal Science, Swedish and Australian researchers present the miraculously preserved musculature of 380 million year old fossil fishes, revealed by unique fossils from a locality in north-west Australia. The finds will help scientists to understand how neck muscles and abdominal muscles – “abs” – evolved.

  • New study challenges popular beliefs about migrants from war-torn countries

    Events such as the bombing of the Boston Marathon seem to confirm people’s suspicions that migrants from war-torn countries harbor hatred resulting from experiences of trauma and displacement. In a new study from Uppsala University, Sweden, doctoral student Jonathan Hall finds, contrary to the prevailing view, that migrants may actually be more moderate than the local population after war.

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