Endangered Australasian marsupials are ancient survivors of climate change
In a new paper, published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has analysed fossils and DNA from living and recently extinct species to show that conservation sensitive Australasian marsupials are much older than previously thought.
Rallies, Protests, and Black Friday: Physics finds dangers hiding in plain sight
Inspired by the way people move at heavy metal concerts, an international team of researchers from Uppsala University and Harvard University have learned how to spot danger zones in mass gatherings before disaster strikes.
Cooking and masculinity in Sweden
In a newly published study in The Sociological Review, researchers from Uppsala University and Stockholm University have explored how everyday domestic cooking is part of a self-understanding of men in Sweden and how the expressed sociality of cooking is intertwined with masculinity.
Booklaunch - Vicke Lindstrand On The Periphery
Australian design historian Mark Ian Jones launches his new book Vicke Lindstrand On The Periphery- the first English language publication to examine the life and work of the Swedish artist and his place in Scandinavian design history. The author describes the image and reception of an artist and designer who didn’t “fit the mould” but has shown to be more influential than previously perceived.
The cell of origin in childhood brain tumours affects susceptibility to therapy
Children that are diagnosed with the severe the brain tumour malignant glioma often have a very poor prognosis. New findings from Uppsala University show that in mice glioma development and glioma cell properties are affected by both age and the cell type from which the tumour has arisen. The tumour cell of origin was also important for the susceptibility of the tumour cells towards cancer drugs.
Upsalite® inhibits bacteria without penicillin
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.
Tadpoles turn to vegetarian diets under heat waves
Of the many ecological questions unfolded by climate change, the potential influence of temperature on the feeding preferences of organisms is currently gathering a great deal of attention in the scientific community. In a new study, published in the journal Ecology, researchers show that three species of tadpoles generally increased herbivory under simulated heat wave scenarios.
Popcorn-rocks solve the mystery of the magma chambers
Since the 18th century, geologists have struggled to explain how big magma chambers form in the Earth’s crust. In particular, it has been difficult to explain where the surrounding rock goes when the magma intrudes. Now a team of researchers from Uppsala University and the Goethe University in Frankfurt have found the missing rocks – and they look nothing like what they expected.
Genes affect when we have children and family size
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.