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Historian on the Russian threat in the Nordic region

Despite higher Nordic threats, Sweden is far less prepared than Finland, says Prof. Martin Hårdstedt.

Mammografiundersökning
Preventive Surgery Safe for Women with Hereditary Risk of Breast Cancer

Low risk of both subsequent breast cancer and surgical complication, new study shows.

Aftab Nadeem, forskare på Institutionen för molekylärbiologi vid Umeå universitet, vid dator
Researchers turn soil bacterial protein into potent cancer cell killer

Researchers in Umeå show how a modified bacterial protein disables cancer cells in a new way.

Grästuvor på torr sprucken mark.
Climate change is already claiming lives in Europe – and the risks are increasing

New report concludes human-induced climate change is leading to increasingly severe health consequences.

Anna Överby Wernstedt
New research reveals cell proteins that drive severe viral infections

Two cell proteins determine how TBE virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus replicate.

Mara-Kim Wiedmann, praktikant vid Humlab.
Kim about her internship at Humlab

As her time at Humlab comes to an end, she reflects on her experiences and what she has learned along the way.

Två människor som pekar mot byggnad
New project tackles Arctic talent shortage – cross-border collaboration in the Nordic North

Growing labour demand meets declining populations in the Arctic – TalentNorth responds.

Two women standing next to each other in front of a screen at the scientific conference.
Global Metabolomics Community Returns to Umeå for Second International Conference

The second edition of the Metabolomics in Life Science conference was held on 27–28 January 2026 in Umeå

Porträtt på Jörgen Johansson som håller i sin bok
On antibiotics and the inevitable rise of resistance – new popular science book

Antibiotics transformed healthcare and Jörgen Johansson explores the threat of resistance and paths forward.