News from Örebro Universityhttps://www.oru.se/english/news/https://www.oru.se/english/news/ten-years-of-collaboration-have-led-to-new-drug-candidates-for-cardiovascular-disease/Over the past ten years, researchers in Örebro and Athens have been developing and investigating new compounds that may reduce inflammation in blood vessels and prevent blood clot formation. The aim is to develop new treatments that could lower the risk of conditions such as heart attack.https://www.oru.se/english/news/ten-years-of-collaboration-have-led-to-new-drug-candidates-for-cardiovascular-disease/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:54:23 GMThttps://www.oru.se/english/news/more-than-cybersecurity-international-teamwork-at-neolaia-bip/Some 30 students and nine teachers from across Europe recently gathered at Örebro University for the NEOLAiA Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). During the week, participants explored how to integrate security into software systems from the earliest stages of design and work in international teams to solve challenges.https://www.oru.se/english/news/more-than-cybersecurity-international-teamwork-at-neolaia-bip/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:24:00 GMThttps://www.oru.se/english/news/new-research-may-increase-understanding-of-why-young-men-are-drawn-to-right-wing-extremism/Right-wing extremism online is not only about hate, anger and violence. It can also attract people through experiences in nature and a sense of community and purpose. In a new doctoral thesis at Örebro University, Maria Darwish shows how positive emotions are used in ecofascist communication.https://www.oru.se/english/news/new-research-may-increase-understanding-of-why-young-men-are-drawn-to-right-wing-extremism/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:39:47 GMThttps://www.oru.se/english/news/exchange-students-reunited-in-orebro-after-25-years/It has been 25 years since they studied at Örebro University. This weekend, around twenty former exchange students from different parts of the world returned for a reunion with old friends and a tour of the campus.https://www.oru.se/english/news/exchange-students-reunited-in-orebro-after-25-years/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:07:13 GMThttps://www.oru.se/english/news/smallest-plastic-particles-caused-the-greatest-changes-in-nasal-cells/Nano- and microplastics can cause changes in cells from the human nose, according to a new laboratory study from Örebro University. The most pronounced changes were observed in cells exposed to the very smallest particles, namely nanoplastics.https://www.oru.se/english/news/smallest-plastic-particles-caused-the-greatest-changes-in-nasal-cells/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:15:06 GMThttps://www.oru.se/english/news/signs-of-future-inflammatory-bowel-disease-can-be-seen-already-in-newborns/Researchers at Örebro University have found changes in the blood of newborns who later develop inflammatory bowel disease, IBD. The results show that the very first period of life plays an important role. “We were surprised that we could see signs of the disease so early in life,” says Olle Grännö, researcher in medicine at Örebro University.https://www.oru.se/english/news/signs-of-future-inflammatory-bowel-disease-can-be-seen-already-in-newborns/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:46:55 GMThttps://www.oru.se/english/news/record-number-of-exchange-students-choosing-orebro-university/Almost 200 international students from 27 countries are coming to Örebro University to study this autumn – the highest number on record. Several factors are thought to have contributed to this increase, including increased international collaboration and growing interest in Sweden as a study-abroad destination.https://www.oru.se/english/news/record-number-of-exchange-students-choosing-orebro-university/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:26:22 GMT