Giving birth to a child after 40 is becoming more and more common – but it can entail an increased risk to the child. A new study based on data from over 300,000 births in Sweden shows that children of older mothers are more often born prematurely or with complications, especially when the mother is 45 years of age or older.
In large parts of the world, women are having children later and later
With the aid of a 3D printer, researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in creating a model that resembles human nerve tissue. The model, which can be cultured from the patient’s own cells, makes it possible to test new drug treatments in a lab environment.
Researchers at Uppsala University are questioning the gender-equality paradox. They show that it is not possible to draw the conclusions that women and men in gender-equal countries differ more in their preferences than women and men in less equal countries, from the data studied. "The question is based on Western perspectives and conditions and cannot be applied to other countries"(publ in PNAS)
Thanks to lab-grown miniature intestines, researchers at Uppsala University have successfully mapped how aggressive Shigella bacteria infect the human gut. The study opens the door to using cultured human mini-organs to investigate a wide range of other serious infections.
The number of armed conflicts in the world reached a historic high in 2024. This is shown by new data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University. Despite a marginal decrease in total fatalities, targeted violence against civilians increased significantly.
Heatwaves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time. This finding emerges from a new study led by Uppsala University, in which researchers have mapped the impact of climate change in different regions of the world.
Anders Sandrew Foundation donates SEK 50 million over five years (possible extension of a further five) to establish a brand new institute – the Anders Sandrew Institute for Culture and Creativity, and a Chair in Digital Art History. It will concentrate the University’s research in the broad field of culture and creativity, and show the importance of culture for social and community cohesion.
What are the stylistic differences between well-known Swedish authors? And is it possible to distinguish a prestigious writer from a more popular one? The answer is that there seem to be many different ways for authors to capture their audience. This is the conclusion reached by Karl Berglund and Johan Svedjedal, who have used computer-aided analysis to map 20th century Swedish literature.
Uppsala University’s Main Building is one of the few well-preserved intact milieus from the 1880s and has a unique position in Swedish architecture. This applies to both the façade and the entire interior, where the colour scheme, decoration, artworks and furniture have largely remained exactly as they were when the building was inaugurated, writes curator Anna Hamberg in her new thesis.
Researchers from Uppsala Antibiotic Center, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab describe a fundamental mechanism of antibiotic resistance. What happens in a bacterium that is resistant to the antibiotic fusidic acid? With a stop-motion movie at the atomic level, they can show that the resistance protein FusB works nearly like a crowbar. Article published in Nature Communications
That fit people have a reduced risk of premature death from various diseases is a recurring result in many studies. New research from Uppsala University shows that people with high fitness levels in their late teens also have a reduced risk of dying from random accidents. This suggests that the associations seen in previous studies have probably been misleading.
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of reptiles back by 35 million years and overthrows the established evolutionary timeline of backboned land animals. The study, led by researchers at Uppsala University, has been published in the journal Nature.
