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New test method can offer safer dosages of hydroxychloroquine
03 juni 2020
Researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital have developed a new method to measure levels of the medication hydroxychloroquin...
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Cold-adapted enzymes can transform at room temperature
01 juni 2020
Enzymes from cold-loving organisms that live at low temperatures, close to the freezing point of water, display highly distinctive properties. In a...
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New project to analyse novel coronavirus in wastewater
26 maj 2020
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in wastewater. Scientists from Uppsala University, KTH and SLU have received support from Knut a...
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Three candidates for Vice-Chancellor called for interview
20 maj 2020
The Recruitment Committee decided today to put forward three candidates for the post of Vice-Chancellor for interview by the University’s Electoral...
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Donations contribute to new research on COVID-19
19 maj 2020
The Einhorn Family Foundation has donated over SEK 500,000 to research at Uppsala University to help develop treatments against COVID-19. The donat...
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Intensive hunt for drugs to fight COVID-19
13 maj 2020
The entire world is currently waiting for a vaccine against COVID-19. Intensive research is ongoing to develop useful drugs against the novel coron...
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Tests provide new picture of the spread of the virus
13 maj 2020
Two recent studies testing for antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 provide a new picture of the spread of virus in Sweden. “To gain a mor...
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New AI research environment at Uppsala University
13 maj 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are growing rapidly on a global scale and offering unique opportunities for research, education a...
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Ethical choices in a pandemic
12 maj 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, many ethical questions come to the fore. How should care services prioritise among severely ill patients? And how ...
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“We have to decide how we will let AI impact our lives”
12 maj 2020
Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and its impact on our lives will continue to expand. With the five-year AI for Research initiative, Uppsal...
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Treatment for patients no better in clinical trials
11 maj 2020
Patients taking part in clinical trials do not receive better treatment than other patients. This is the conclusion of a new study led from Uppsala...
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EUR 6 million for research on future of Arctic
08 maj 2020
Fifty scientists in eight countries are now convening to set out, with concerted vigour, towards achieving sustainable Arctic development. “We’re f...
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Electric flight poised for new heights
08 maj 2020
Electric cars have long been established on Sweden’s roads. Now electric aircraft are being primed to seize the skies. “Sweden meets all the requir...
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Uppsala chemists part of international COVID-19 collaboration
08 maj 2020
The funding of a number of research projects has been fast-tracked in order to speed up the development of drugs and vaccines to combat COVID-19. J...
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Uppsala scientists develop method for assessing COVID-19 immunity
07 maj 2020
Hello there… Ulf Landegren, Professor of Molecular Medicine at Uppsala University, whose research team are currently developing a new method for la...
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How gene flow between species influences the evolution of Darwin’s finches
06 maj 2020
Despite the traditional view that species do not exchange genes by hybridisation, recent studies show that gene flow between closely related specie...
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Distance education is extended until 7 June
05 maj 2020
The Vice-Chancellor decided today that teaching and assessment will continue to be delivered remotely until 7 June 2020.
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AI - a New Tool for Cardiac Diagnostics
04 maj 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be an aid to interpreting ECG results, helping healthcare staff to diagnose diseases that affect the heart. Resear...
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Lymphatic vessels in mice and humans: alike yet different
04 maj 2020
In an international collaboration, researchers from Uppsala University have mapped the lymph node lymphatic vessels in mice and humans down to the ...
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Large variation in personality traits among patients with social anxiety disorder
03 maj 2020
Individuals with social anxiety disorder have markedly different personality traits than others. Emotional instability and introversion are hallmar...