The opportunity to apply for extra funds for student health for the fall semester closes on September 28, 2023. The funds must be used for initiatives that are expected to have a positive effect on student health. You can find more information about the working group and how to apply (in Swedish) on the page Apply for extra funds for student health (in the fall, the Regulatory Agency for Student…
The Drafting Committee proposes that Jenny Nyström be elected Dean
DEAN ELECTION. The faculty-wide Drafting Committee has reached consensus on proposing Jenny Nyström, currently Head of the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, as the next Dean of Sahlgrenska Academy. Employees will be provided the opportunity to attend an open hearing, and eligible voters will be able to cast their votes in the advisory dean election in mid-October. Below, the Drafting Committee describes the process behind its decision to recommend Jenny…
Reduced risk of bleeding with modern blood thinners
NEW STUDY. Modern blood-thinning drugs (known as NOACs) reduce the risk of serious bleeding by up to 45 percent compared to the traditional drug Waran in the treatment of blood clots in the legs and lungs. All according to a comprehensive and long-term study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. Blood thinners are among the most commonly prescribed drugs. The pharmaceutical substance warfarin has been used for over fifty years…
Contributing new knowledge to the long Covid puzzle
RESEARCH. At least 30,000 Swedes have been diagnosed with post-covid-19 condition during the first three years of the pandemic, according to Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare, but there is still a lack of knowledge about the condition, its causes, and how many people are affected. Maria Bygdell and Fredrik Nyberg, researchers at the Institute of Medicine, aim to find out more. We now have a good understanding of…
Preterm babies given certain fatty acids have better vision
NEW STUDY. Preterm babies given a supplement with a combination of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids have better visual function by the age of two and a half. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe, covers 178 extremely preterm babies at the neonatal units of the university hospitals in Gothenburg, Lund, and Stockholm between 2016 and…