On the exoplanet WASP-127b, over 500 light years away, wind speeds can reach 33,000 kilometres per hour, according to a study by an international team of scientists. This is the first time winds of this type have been detected and it has been possible thanks to an instrument partly built at Uppsala University. The study is published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital have developed a new method to measure levels of the medication hydroxychloroquine in patients with the rheumatic disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The analysis method may also be useful in other areas, such as in the treatment of COVID-19. The study is being published in Arthritis Research and Therapy.
Idag tas det första spadtaget för Humanistiska teatern i Engelska parken. Den nya amfiteater-inspirerade hörsalen blir en arena för alla som vill bidra till det humanistiska samtalet, både i och utanför universitetet, och beräknas stå klar vid årsskiftet 2016/17.