CONTRIBUTION. 17 researchers at Gothenburg University and Sahlgrenska University Hospital receive a total of SEK 2,160,000 in research funds from the Rheumatism Association. One of the researchers at the University of Gothenburg who receives funding is Inger Gjertsson, professor of internal medicine and rheumatology. She receives SEK 260,000 for her project, which will contribute to individualized treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. In the research program, the group is studying autoantibodies against…
Low education and income linked to severe epilepsy
DOCTORAL THESIS. Statistically, people with low educational attainment and income who have epilepsy suffer more than others from the condition. Not only are they hospitalized with epilepsy more often than others, but they also have less access to specialized neurological care, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows. Epilepsy is a group of diagnoses covering brain disorders that give rise to recurrent epileptic seizures, which can reduce awareness and cause jerky…
Centre for Health Governance inaugurated
INAUGURATION. The Centre for Health Governance is a joint venture between the School of Business, Economics and Law and the Sahlgrenska Academy to create new knowledge and new solutions for the healthcare of the future. The centre has already received large grants, starting research projects and gathering interested parties for a series of seminars, and on 14 March the centre was formally inaugurated. Per Cramér, Dean of the School of…
Seniors’ use of urinary-tract infection antibiotics halved
NEW STUDY. As an international study involving University of Gothenburg researchers has shown, a decision tool for health professionals has proved capable of halving the use of antibiotics against urinary tract infections while maintaining patient safety. The study, now published in The BMJ, comprises a total of 1,041 frail older people at 38 senior care homes in the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. A group of researchers at the University…
Successful day for research in primary and close care
COLLABORATION. For the first time, the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Gothenburg and Regional Health’s Research, Development, Education, and Innovation organization have held a joint day for researchers in primary care and close care. The event was organized in the Earth Science Centre, which probably will become a new shared premises for both the University and the region next year. The day started with…
Effective treatment in rare but deadly form of cancer
NEW STUDY. An advanced surgical therapy has proved considerably more efficacious than conventional treatments for patients with melanoma in the eye (uveal) that has spread to the liver, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The treatment involves perfusing the liver with very high doses of chemotherapy. Melanoma in the eye (uveal) is an unusual form of melanoma that arises not in the pigment cells of the skin but in the…
Kidney research highlighted in discussions at the Royal Palace of Stockholm
COLLABORATION. Professor Jenny Nyström was one of four kidney researchers recently invited to the Royal Palace of Stockholm, where Prince Daniel learned about new findings in renal medicine and transplantation research. The discussion dealt with the importance of both basic research and collaboration. The conversation, which took place at the palace on March 14, followed World Kidney Day, which was a few days earlier. The day is part of a…
For all researchers – web-based course on research ethics
RESEARCH ETHICS. The seven faculties of medical sciences in Sweden have jointly developed a web-based, English-language course on research ethics. Called Research Ethics for Researchers in Medicine, the course consists of short filmed lectures, written study materials, and self-assessment tests. The course was tested in 2022 and an updated version is available from the spring semester of 2023. It is intended for researchers and others affiliated with Sahlgrenska Academy. The…
Dean and Pro Dean elections: time to nominate candidates
DEAN ELECTIONS. Sahlgrenska Academy’s Drafting Committee now invites all employees to nominate candidates for the roles of Dean and Pro Dean during the term of office from 2024 to 2029 inclusive. On December 31, 2023, the current terms of office for Dean Agneta Holmäng and Pro Dean Henrik Hagberg at Sahlgrenska Academy will expire. The Faculty Board has tasked Sahlgrenska Academy’s Drafting Committee to initiate, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor,…
Nominate for Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award 2023 – deadline May 5th
NOMINATE. Do you know of teachers who have developed and implemented a successful and innovative educational idea in teaching? Or one or more teachers who, for many years, have performed an extremely appreciated and successful teaching job? Then it is time to nominate them for Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award. Here you can read the announcement of Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award 2023 (Swedish only). Nominations with detailed justifications are sent by…
Mapping outdoor environments for older adults
RESEARCH WITH IMPACT. There are no rules governing access to the outdoors and nature experiences for older adults at residential care facilities in Sweden. The University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology, and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences are conducting a joint research project that includes surveying the availability of outdoor environments for all residential care facilities in Sweden. The research project is part of the Gothenburg Research School of…
Groundbreaking research on individually tailored precision medicine for treating lung cancer
GRANTS. The prognosis for lung cancer is worse than most cancer types, but development of new treatments is advancing quickly. Volkan Sayin and his research team have recently concluded that patient age plays a significant role in how lung cancer develops. This knowledge may ultimately change research and treatments alike. They are also studying the impact of diet and its potential for use in treatment. SEK 3 million from Lundberg’s…
New episode of Akademiliv podcast – Autism overdiagnosed, Christopher Gillberg warns
PODCAST. Stop over diagnosing autism. Start looking at “the whole person”. These are messages from Professor Christopher Gillberg, a leading expert in the field, in a podcast from Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Here you can listen to the podcast with Christopher Gillberg (in Swedish, 41 minuter): https://soundcloud.com/sahlgrenskaakademin/christopher-gillberg-om-utvecklingen-for-boktstavsdiagnoser The interview is conducted by Elin Lindström and Margareta Gustafsson Kubista, the Communications Department at Sahlgrenska Academy’s Office.
Jan Lötvall honored for cell-to-cell communication discovery
PRIZE. Professor Jan Lötvall of the University of Gothenburg is receiving, as the first Swede to do so, the Lipid Science Prize — a personal award of half a million Swedish kronor from the Kåre Larsson and Gunnar Sandberg Research Foundation. Lötvall’s group has succeeded in showing that small bubble-like structures called exosomes, secreted by the body’s cells, contain RNA molecules. This discovery may culminate in entirely new treatments both…
Strong interest in our Master’s Programme in Public Health Science
EDUCATION. The Master’s Programme in Public Health Science has been included in the top 10 list of the most sought-after international master’s programmes in Sweden. This is revealed by new statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education. The number of applicants for international admissions has increased by 26 per cent, compared to the previous year. In the latest international admissions, there were 1,161 applicants to the programme. The programme…
Dementia the top COVID-19 risk factor for seniors in care
NEW STUDY. In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, dementia was the dominant risk factor for the disease among residents of Swedish nursing homes. This elevated risk applied to both getting infected with and dying of COVID-19, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The purpose of the study, now published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, was to analyze risk factors for infection with COVID-19 and dying…
Institute report: Academy loses female doctors after receiving their doctorates
EQUAL TREATMENT Significantly more clinically active women than men defend their theses at the Institute of Medicine, but many women leave Sahlgrenska Academy after receiving their doctorates. This is one of several interesting observations in a new gender equality report, which has also attracted interest from outside the institute. The study was carried out over the past year on behalf of Head of Institute Jan Borén, as one of the…
Nominations Committee prepares to elect Dean and Pro-Dean this fall
FACULTY ELECTIONS. In October 2023, advisory elections for Pro-Dean and Dean will be implemented at Sahlgrenska Academy. Next week, a requirements profile is to be issued and employees can also start nominating candidates. Sahlgrenska Academy’s Nomination’s Committee (with a co-opted student representative) has been tasked by the Faculty Board, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, to initiate the selection process to appoint the Dean and Pro-Dean at the Academy. The appointees’…
Annika Rosengren included among the world’s top female medical scientists
RANKING. Professor Annika Rosengren is the sole University of Gothenburg researcher included on a list of the thousand top female medical scientists in the world. While ordinary research rankings are dominated by men, Annika Rosengren points to the difference between low-income and high-income countries as an even greater injustice in the research world. Published on Research.com, the list is based on data collected from Microsoft Academic Graph in December 2021.…
Major strides for registry-based research
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. A regional initiative on registry-based research has led to new advances in such areas as research on prostate cancer and COVID-19. The researchers from Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the University of Gothenburg are behind the project. One of these researchers is Ola Bratt, a professor of clinical cancer epidemiology and senior physician at the Prostate Cancer Center at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He has long been active in prostate…