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Nobel Prize 2023. From Failure to Salvation: The Development of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19

Vaccine 2. okt 2023 27 min senior vice president and adjunct professor of Neurosurgery Katalin Karikó

A new algorithm for analysing microscopy images of organisms at high density

Biology 15. okt 2023 3 min Assistant Professor Julius Kirkegaard

Preventing acute kidney injury from developing into chronic kidney disease

Genes 5. nov 2023 2 min Assistant Professor Ina Maria Schiessl

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7. dec 2023 2 min

Researchers can finally investigate glycans in greater detail

3. dec 2023 3 min

Meta-analysis of the genetics behind migraine provides new understanding

26. nov 2023 3 min

Cells transmit signals across the cell by changing membrane tension

16. nov 2023 3 min

How viral infection causes neurons to self-destruct

28. sep 2023 3 min

Significant seasonal variation in laboratory test data

24. sep 2023 4 min

Knocking out a protein kinase prevents weight gain in mice

17. sep 2023 3 min

Methane-producing microorganism loves sulfate

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The brain – more than just a control centre for chemical signals?

Billions and billions of tiny neurons have joined together over millions of years to form what we now call the human brain. Unsurprisingly, this organ harbours some of the most thoroughly explored and yet least known areas of the body. The research includes how the brain sends and receives signals to and from the rest of the body to how tiny chemical changes in the brain can lead to neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

22. may 2022 3 min

Microclots explain why 1 in 10 people continue having long COVID symptoms

21. jun 2021 10 min

Suddenly everyone wants to play with the brain’s most boring cells

7. feb 2019 2 min

Infections are associated with a greatly increased risk of epilepsy

16. may 2023 3 min

A novel route for delivering nanoparticles to the brain

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6. nov 2022 2 min

CRISPR technology ready to take the next step

12. dec 2019 2 min

Researchers discover “body builder” and “sumo wrestler” genes

20. jan 2020 3 min

New method reveals the secrets of evolution

3. jun 2019 3 min

How stem cells end up as fat cells or bone cells

22. dec 2019 3 min

The body’s cells build massive protein scaffolding around damaged DNA

19. feb 2021 4 min

CRISPR cannot correct genetic mutations in human embryos

10. jan 2021 3 min

Exposure to cold makes fat brown and burns energy

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16. sep 2019 3 min

Levels of “ugly” cholesterol in the blood higher than previously thought

3. may 2019 4 min

Researchers map the unique proteins secreted by cancer cells

5. feb 2019 3 min

Researchers investigate how best to treat sepsis

4. aug 2022 2 min

Blood test can diagnose alcohol-related liver disease

13. jan 2020 3 min

No increased late-life mortality related to certain mutations in bone marrow DNA

15. mar 2019 2 min

Certain genes ensure that exercise benefits health

7. may 2019 3 min

Blood supply may be the Achilles heel of tumours

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