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Five questions about the virus that still frightens the world

We still lack effective antiviral drugs, which highlights the importance of basic research.

Pipettering i teströr
Study from Umeå paves the way for a new drug against metastatic prostate cancer

The researchers, led by Maréne Landström, have developed a so-called fully human antibody.

Barn och lärare på förskola sitter utomhus och äter vindruvor.
Fewer behavioral problems among three-year-olds who received iron supplementation as infants

More research is needed before iron supplementation can potentially be recommended for all infants.

Arabidopsisplanta med främst gröna blad och två gula åldrande blad./Arabidopsis plant with mostly green leaves and two yellow ageing leaves.
“Point of no return” in dying leaves identified

When levels of the amino acid arginine go down a leaf irrevocably ages a study in Nature Plants reveals.

Aguilo's labExocyst project
New mechanism behind breast cancer metastasis uncovered

The new study shows that the protein METTL3 helps breast cancer cells spread.

Alla deltagare i SALC står utomhus mot en husvägg.
Language, cognition and learning in focus at conference

Researchers from universities in 18 countries gathered on Campus Umeå to participate in SALC.

Recent feature articles

Katrine Riklund på UFBIs 25 års jubileum
UFBI celebrating 25 years of successful brain research

A grand celebration as UFBI marked its 25th anniversary

En man i labbrock som ler mot kameran.
Protein production problems and quality control conundrums in the wondrous world of mitochondria

Andreas Kohler's research could impact how we understand ageing and open new paths to preventing diseases.

ALS forskare Ulrika Nordström och Matthew Marklund
Conferred as doctors – 20 years after their PhD defences

They missed their doctoral conferment. Twenty years later, Ulrika Nordström and Matthew Marklund celebrate.

Mikael Goossen at the University of Texas, Austin
A semester abroad in Texas gave new perspectives on teaching

Driven by curiosity, Mikael Goossen explored new ways of teaching through a STINT teaching sabbatical.

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Night-time evacuations, converted vehicles and civil defence services in a time of crisis

How prepared is the Swedish healthcare system if war breaks out? What can we learn from the war in Ukraine?

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.