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29 May 2020

How toxic protein spreads in Alzheimer’s disease

Toxic versions of the protein tau are believed to cause death of neurons of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in Nature Communications shows that the spread of toxic [...]

29 May 2020

Art student from Iran named Global Swede 2020

Zahra Moein, an iranian art student, is one of 19 international students named a Global Swede 2020 by the Swedish Institute.

25 May 2020 Image of a human embryo surrounded by placenta, around 7 weeks of age. (Hill, M.A. (2020, May 18) Embryology Stage13 bf4.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Stage13_bf4.jpg)

New method provides unique insight into the development of the human brain

Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new research model of the early embryonic brain. The aim of the model is to study the very earliest stages of [...]

24 May 2020 Researcher imitating baby

WATCH: Babies know when you imitate them - and like it

Six-month old infants recognize when adults imitate them, and perceive imitators as more friendly, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The babies looked and smiled longer at an [...]

20 May 2020

Obesity not related to how close you live to fast food or gyms

A new study from Lund University in Sweden has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms. Studies from other countries have previously indicated [...]

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