NEW STUDY. The individual mix of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract provides vital clues as to how any future incidence of type 2 diabetes can be predicted, prevented and treated. This is demonstrated in a population study led from the University of Gothenburg. That a person’s gut microbiota can contribute to type 2 diabetes has been shown in previous research, led by Fredrik Bäckhed, Professor of Molecular Medicine at…
Spread of flu virus in hospital environment common
DOCTORAL THESIS. One in four inpatients with influenza in a given season showed signs of having become infected during care. This is clear from a University of Gothenburg thesis about the spread of influenza in hospitals and how this problem can be remedied. One of the studies in the thesis is based on a review of the medical records of all 435 hospitalized adult patients at Sahlgrenska University Hospital who…
Medicine against prostate cancer in new COVID-19 study
RESEARCH COLLABORATION. In a new trial, Swedish researchers will investigate if a medicine normally used to treat prostate cancer can also be used to treat COVID-19 in patients. The desired effect is that the medicine will shorten the course of the disease and the need for intensive care. The drug itself is known to not least affect an enzyme important in prostate cancer cases and in corona infections. “Our objective…
Parts of Core Facilities are now in new premises
INFRASTRUCTURE. Three of Core Facilities’ centers have changed premises. Proteomics and MPE have relocated to the new pavilions behind Lundberg Lab, while CCI has moved to remodeled premises on floor 1000 of Medicinarlängan. The moves were needed as the old premises became too crowded and were not adapted to the specific needs and equipment of each center. “Our staff has increased in size, and it was pretty crowded, warm and…
Intrahospital transport of ICU patients a moment of risk
DOCTORAL THESIS. When bedbound intensive care patients are moved within a hospital, the single most common risk factor is nonfunctioning technology and equipment. These transfers, a well-known moment of risk, have been studied in a University of Gothenburg thesis. Moving critically ill patients within a hospital, for investigations and treatments, always entails risks. Today, however, the majority of these patients are in need of transport to be X-rayed or undergo…
Construction information Medicinareberget: Summer break outdoors but demolition in Medicinarelängan continues
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction project Natrium, the new premises for the Faculty of science, and reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan. In regards of the spread of COVID-19, there is currently no impact on the progress of the projects, but University of Gothenburg and Akademiska Hus are closely monitoring developments and are making adjustments as needed. If you have any questions about the construction activities, feel free…
Research Day 2021 highlights current research on covid-19
SAVE THE DATE. Mark Thursday, February 4, 2021 for Research Day in your calendar. The theme this year is “The new normal? Consequences, lessons learned and development in the traces of covid-19”. The program will be presented later this fall. The Research Day is a joint arrangement between Sahlgrenska Academy and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital and is aimed at employees of both organizations. The seminar day is planned to be…
Now students from more programs can research in the summer
STUDENTS. This year 64 students will have summer jobs as researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, thanks to scholarships from several different foundations. For the first time, students from other programs than the medical program can conduct summer research through scholarships from the Axel Lennart Larsson Fund. For the past 15 years, medical students at Sahlgrenska Academy could apply for scholarships for summer research, and more than 600 students have been introduced…
Clearer progression in the new medical program
PROGRAMS. Sahlgrenska Academy has applied for degree-awarding powers from the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) for a completely new medical program. Courses have been revised and the order changed for the program’s semesters to better ensure that the qualitative targets are met and to create a clearer progression throughout the program. Recently, UKÄ held interviews with representatives of the University of Gothenburg via Zoom, including Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg, Dean Agneta…
Welcome to contribute to GU’s response to the upcoming Swedish standard for sustainable development in municipalities and regions – by August 10
Note that all documents are only available in Swedish. REFERRAL. Gothenburg University is one of many referral bodies for the upcoming Swedish standard for how sustainable development should be guided and managed in municipalities and county councils. This standard is intended to guide the implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The proposal has been prepared by the Swedish Committee SIS / TK 588 / AG 03, Sustainable…
Act Sustainable 2020 goes online
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Act sustainable 2020 will be a weeklong digital event. The ordinary physical events around the campuses on Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg have been swapped to an online forum. This means that all official events of Act Sustainable will be held online and all side events will provide the opportunity for digital participation. The exception to this new arrangement is the Act Sustainable Research Conference which will…
Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19
STUDY. Certain patients who receive hospital care for coronavirus infection (COVID-19) exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs of brain injury, a University of Gothenburg study shows. In even moderate COVID-19 cases, finding and measuring a blood-based biomarker for brain damage proved to be possible. Some people infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 get only mild, cold-like symptoms, while others become severely ill and require hospital treatment. Among the latter, it has become…
IBS expert Magnus Simrén interviewed in Akademiliv’s podcast
PODCAST. About ten percent of the adult population has IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, in varying degrees of severity. Professor Magnus Simrén conducts IBS research from many different perspectives and explains (in Swedish) about the disease and the progress of research in Akademiliv’s podcast. Listen here (in Swedish): https://soundcloud.com/sahlgrenskaakademin/ibs-experten-magnus-simren-gastar-akademilivs-podcast To be diagnosed with IBS, you must have long-term stomach pain linked to constipation or diarrhea. It is a complex disease and…
New European research collaboration to lead to fewer implant infections
RESEARCH COLLABORATION. Anders Palmquist, Margarita Trobos and Omar Omar are participating in a new EU consortium within biomaterials science. Researchers from 10 countries will collaborate in the project to develop new types of implant surfaces with lower risk of infection and faster healing. The EU project is called BIOREMIA and has a budget of just over 4 million €, the equivalent of 43 million SEK. Through innovative biomaterial science, the…
Summer greetings from Agneta Holmäng and Henrik Hagberg
SUMMER GREETINGS. We can be proud of all our efforts during the pandemic, though we haven’t reached the finish line just yet. It is soon summer vacation and a chance to take some much-needed time off to recharge our batteries for the coming autumn, writes Dean Agneta Holmäng and Pro-Dean Henrik Hagberg in a summer greeting to all staff at the faculty. “We had an odd spring, where we all…
Göran Hilmersson: A win-win situation when the natural sciences and medicine become neighbors
COLUMN. All activities on Medicinareberget will benefit when Natrium is completed. Faculty of Science Dean Göran Hilmersson comments on this in a guest column in Akademiliv. “A small mountain has been leveled to the ground, and of course that has not gone unnoticed. I am humbly aware that working by the construction site, with recurring blasts and other disturbances, has been, and still is, extremely stressful. But when Natrium is…
Cholesterol levels dropping in Western nations – but rising in Asia
STUDY. Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations – particularly in Asia, according to a study of global cholesterol levels, which involve researchers at the University of Gothenburg. The new study, by hundreds of researchers from across the world was led by Imperial College London and published in the journal Nature. One of the authors is Annika Rosengren, Professor in Medicine at…
Construction information Medicinareberget: Medicinarelängan prepares for the entrance of Natrium
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction project Natrium, the new premises for the Faculty of science, and reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan. In regards of the spread of COVID-19, there is currently no impact on the progress of the projects, but University of Gothenburg and Akademiska Hus are closely monitoring developments and are making adjustments as needed. If you have any questions about the construction activities, feel…
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication
NEW STUDY. There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common cholesterol-lowering drug groups: statins. This is evident from a European study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg. Scientists have previously found an association between the gut microbiota and various metabolism-related and cardiovascular diseases. Now the current study, published in the journal Nature, shows improvement in gut microbiota in the participant group who…
Eric Hanse: Active premises development makes it possible to implement new work methods
COLUMN. Eric Hanse, vice dean for infrastructure and premises, updates us on the current status of work on Sahlgrenska Academy’s future premises needs. Medicinarelängan, usually a very vibrant and lively setting, has hardly been recognizable during the latter part of the semester. Many students study at a distance, and many of us employees work from home. When the semester started, we had no idea how our ability to pivot would…