How did protein interactions arise, how have they developed? In a new study, researchers have looked at two proteins which began co-evolving between 400 and 600 million years ago. How did they work, and how have they changed over time? The findings, published in eLife, show how a combination of changes in the proteins’ properties created better conditions for the regulation of a cellular process.
With their measurements and samples, nearly 3,500 schoolchildren have assisted a research study on lakes and global warming, now published in the journal Scientific Reports. The results show that water temperatures generally remain low despite the air becoming warmer. This helps to curb the emission of greenhouse gases.
In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have found evidence of a new principle for how epigenetic changes can occur. The principle is based on an enzyme, tryptase, that has epigenetic effects that cause cells to proliferate in an uncontrolled manner.
It is beneficial to systematise the exchange of information between parents, preschool and child care centres (CHCs) to increase the focus on young children with mental health problems. This is shown in a recently conducted study from Uppsala University, published in the journal PLOS One.
In a study published in the scientific journal Oncotarget, researchers from Uppsala University show how the protein EZH2 affects the development of multiple myeloma, and that inhibition of EZH2 could be used as a new strategy to treat the disease. The tumour form multiple myeloma is today incurable and it has been challenging to improve therapy.
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden have put together all known information about the endangered Rufous-headed Robin. Very few observations have been made since it was first discovered in 1905. The researchers suggest that its distribution might be larger than previously thought.
Researchers at the Division of Solid-state Physics and the Division of Material Physics at Uppsala University have shown how the collective dynamics in a structure consisting of interacting magnetic nano-islands can be manipulated. Their findings are published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports
Antibody-based immunotherapy is a new promising method to treat cancer. Unfortunately, today’s treatments can result in adverse side effects. New findings from Uppsala University show an alternative way to administer the therapy, which has the same effect on the tumour but less impact other parts of the body.
Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene and varying ability to produce polyunsaturated fats like omega-3 and omega-6 determine the risk for many different diseases, such as inflammatory diseases and several types of cancer. Scientists at Uppsala University/SciLifeLab in Sweden have clarified this in detail and the work is published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
The mesoporous magnesium carbonate Upsalite® is shown to inhibit growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis, bacteria associated with acne and hospital acquired infections. That is the result of a study published in ACS Omega, by researchers at Uppsala University. The results open up for development of materials inhibiting bacterial growth without the use of antibiotics for e.g. dermal applications.
12 specific areas of the DNA sequence are robustly related with the age at which we have our first child, and how many children we'll have during our life. That's the conclusion of a paper published in Nature Genetics today. The study is led by the University of Oxford, University of Groningen, and Uppsala University. It includes analysisis for almost 330,000 people.
Severe drought is associated with a higher incidence of armed conflict among agriculture-dependent populations in the least developed states. Strengthening the political status and economic well-being of these marginalised groups, can reduce the risk of conflict. This is a key finding of a study by researchers at Uppsala University and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, published in PNAS.
The following are conclusions and proposals developed during the multi-party dialogues held during Uppsala Health Summit on ending childhood obesity, 11 – 12 October 2016, in Uppsala, Sweden.
In competition with a large number of other academic institutions, Uppsala University has been given the task of coordinating the project EVENT, European and Vietnamese Collaboration on Graduate Employment). EVENT is an Erasmus+ Capacity Building project that focuses on Vietnam through EU funding.
An environmentally friendly, efficient and low-cost method for hydrogenation of graphene with visible light has been developed by researchers at Uppsala University and AstraZeneca Gothenburg, Sweden. The research study is presented in an article in Nature Communications.
The amount of time a blood sample used for medical research has been stored at a biobank may affect the test results as much as the blood sample provider’s age. These are the findings of a new study from Uppsala University, published in journal EBioMedicine. Until now, medical research has taken into account age, sex and health factors, but it turns out that storage time is just as important.
Climate researcher Kevin Anderson will be Uppsala University’s second holder of the Zennström visiting professorship in Climate Change Leadership. He will continue the work of Doreen Stabinsky in establishing an environment that will be unique, both in Sweden and in the world.
For the first time, researchers have revealed the nanostructure of the mesoporous magnesium carbonate Upsalite® and pore size control was achieved without organic templates or swelling agents. By controlling the pore structure of the material the amorphous phase stabilisation exerted on poorly soluble drug compounds can be tuned and the drug delivery rate can be tailored.
In a new study researchers from Sweden and Italy show what happens when magma meets limestone on its way up to the surface. Magma-limestone interaction might help explain why volcanoes like Vesuvius in Italy and Merapi in Indonesia are particularly explosive and, moreover, it helps us to understand another source of natural carbon released to the atmosphere by volcanoes.
Treatments for social anxiety disorder often include either selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), but new research from Uppsala University indicates that social anxiety disorder is best treated with the combination of SSRI and CBT, which also improves emotion processing in the brain. The results are published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.