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Research at Linköping University
The increasingly widespread resistance to antibiotics is a global threat. One of the most vulnerable countries is Vietnam, with 90 million inhabitants. In an attempt to change this development, the VINARES project was started in the autumn of 2012 led by researchers from, among other places, Linköping University.
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Zebra fish new lab animal at LiU
The zebra fish, whose natural habitat is south Asia, has been made much of as an animal for experimentation since the 1990s. Now Linköping University researchers will also have access to the little fish that, among other things, have the advantage of being transparent.
Five tips for a healthy old age
The old age explosion makes it more important to identify what lifestyle factors are important for maintaining cognitive, psychological and physical health up through old age.
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Intuitive thinking does not increase willingness to cooperate
A study that was presented in Nature last year attracted a great deal of attention when it asserted that intuition promotes cooperation. But a group of researchers in behavioural and neuroeconomics at Linköping University say that this is not true, in a new study now being published in Nature.
Electric current gets signal substances moving
After more than 30 years of electric brain stimulation against Parkinson’s disease, it is still unclear why the method works. Clinical research at Linköping University now shows that electrical shocks actually increase the release of dopamine, a necessary signal substance.
Don’t tar all clothing companies with the same brush
The collapse of a factory in Bangladesh a month ago killed more than 1,100 textile workers, mostly young women, and fuelled an already strong hostility towards the appalling working conditions. But the debate is more nuanced, and good initiatives should be recognised, says Nandita Farhad, herself from Bangladesh.
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Last updated: Fri May 31 14:02:54 CEST 2013
