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En person som håller en annan person i handen i en sjukhussäng.
Mistletoe extract shows no effect in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

The study shows that palliative patients neither live longer nor experience improved quality of life.

Lars Nyberg
Lars Nyberg – a leading neuroscientist

Professor Lars Nyberg has been ranked as the eighth most successful neuroscientist in Sweden.

Porträttbild på Laura Carroll, Biträdande universitetslektor vid Institutionen för klinisk mikrobiologi
Major Formas grant awarded for research on milk spoilage

The project aims to develop bioinformatic tools to understand and protect against bacterial contamination.

Forskaren Ellen Bushell i labbmiljö
Mapping the genetic weaknesses of the malaria parasite

Ellen Bushell maps the genes that initiate malaria infection.

Krigsscen
Historian on the Russian threat in the Nordic region

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

Rebecca Wiberg
Preventive Surgery Safe for Women with Hereditary Risk of Breast Cancer

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

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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.

Fyra utbytesstudenter från UVSQ som står bredvid varandra.
Law Degree – From Versailles to Umeå

Meet four French exchange students who share their experiences of Umeå and Swedish culture.

Bokhyllor i Studiesalen på UB
Improved research quality with help of the library

Umeå University Library supports researchers through its search consultation service.

En man som sitter i ett laboratorium klädd i labbrock och handskar. Han har långt mörkt hår och skägg.
Not the genes, but how they work together makes a tree a tree

Trees are shaped not by unique "tree genes", but by how genes work together.

En kvinna med långt brunt hår som ler mot kameran.
Guest Researcher at Várdduo – Centre for Sámi Research

Amanda Green from Eastern Kentucky University is a Guest Researcher at Várdduo.