EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Five educational development projects will now be implemented with funds from the Swedish Council for Education. One of the projects brings together training of nurses and dental hygienists, in which future nurses receive specialized training in oral health and future dental hygienists receive information and instruction about oral care. For 2019 the Council for Education has decided to distribute a total of SEK 450,000 to fund educational development.…
Information from Akademiska Hus about Naturvetenskap Life
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Below you can find an English summary of the information from Akademiska Hus about the construction project Naturvetenskap Life.
Site preparation proceeds with continued focus on safety
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY. For those closest to the construction site of the Naturvetenskap Life project, blasting is a recurring and unavoidable feature of everyday life. Below is a description by Skanska’s production manager about the safety practices that protect nearby operations as work progresses. New construction in the immediate vicinity of other buildings is nothing new for Skanska. “Every construction project in urban surroundings means a lot of attention needs to…
Anna Martner receives Senior Investigator Award from Swedish Cancer Society
GRANTS. Anna Martner, who heads a research team at Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, has now received the Swedish Cancer Society’s Senior Investigator Award. The grant funds her salary full time for a six-year period. This makes her the fifth researcher from the University of Gothenburg to receive this position. Her team currently is preparing a clinical study that might contribute to better treatment for cancer of the pancreas. “It’s fantastic that…
Bike service for staff on Medicinareberget on March 26
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS. On Tuesday, March 26, Sportson Patrol returns to Medicinareberget and offers bicycle service for staff at Academicum’s courtyard. The places are limited and registration is required. Sportson takes SEK 495 to make your bike ready for the season (regular price in their bicycle workshop is SEK 700). Leave the bike to Sportson at Academicum’s courtyard in the morning (between 8 and 9), pick it up fresh and nice…
Research on implants at Gothenburg and other universities
RESEARCH. Akademiliv provides a larger picture of the research on dental implants, due to the attention drawn recently to a project in which dogs are used as experimental animals. Implants are increasingly common. Even if the treatment often works well, it is also common to have inflammation of the jaw, and each year 1400 Swedes have to have their implants removed. This is why research on a broad front, both…
Jan Lindhe receives international implant award
PRIZE. Jan Lindhe, professor emeritus of periodontology, has received yet another award for his research work. Recently he was presented the Brånemark Osseointegration Award at an award ceremony held by the statue of the father of titanium implants, Per-Ingvar Brånemark, in the Academicum lobby. “I am especially proud to accept this award because Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark was one of my first and most important teachers of biomedical research,” says…
Alzheimer’s Disease revealed in blood test long before clinical symptoms occur
NEW STUDY. Research conducted by Dr. Nicholas Ashton, University of Gothenburg and MedTech West, has added further evidence in the possible utility of a blood test for predicting Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Using a mass spectrometry technique, the results show that a particular profile of proteins in blood was very accurate in predicting individuals with AD pathology in brain even before any clinical symptoms were present. While there is currently no…
Information from Akademiska Hus about Naturvetenskap Life
Below is information related to the construction project Naturvetenskap Life. The information will be sent to the concerned employees every two weeks.
Aishe Sarshad receives prestigious award for women researchers
PRIZE. Aishe Sarshad has received the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award, which is given to two young female researchers in Sweden each year. Since last autumn Aishe has served as a researcher at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, where she now is establishing an independent line of research that combines RNA biology with stem cell biology. The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award is presented in…
The Dental Hygienist Program is extended – finally officially a three-year program
EDUCATION. After many years of discussion and several studies, beginning in the autumn the Dental Hygienist Program will officially become a three year program of university studies. “Finally!” say both Annica Almståhl and Kajsa H. Abrahamsson at the Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, even though in reality it has been a three-year program for the last 20 years. Since the 1990s the professional role of dental hygienists has become increasingly…
Low adherence to cholesterol-lowering medication also protective in type 2 diabetes
DOCTORAL THESIS. Type 2 diabetes patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease and death decreases if they actually take the cholesterol-lowering drugs as prescribed. However, research shows that the risk is also reduced if they do not take the full dosage. “These results are important and useful for patients and healthcare providers alike, to try and motivate patients to follow the recommended treatment even if they forget to take their pills from…
Nordic course on infectious disease control
EDUCATION. In the autumn, a unique education programme in Infectious Disease Control and Infection Prevention and Control will commence at the University of Gothenburg. The education programme is being provided on the initiative of the Nordic Council of Ministers and is aimed at both healthcare professionals and people with a Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subjects. Since the Nordic School of Public Health closed in 2014, there have been few opportunities…
A relative of Bollan: “She was energetic and open-hearted”
DONATION. Thanks to a gift from Bollan Lindén, a number of young researchers will gain access to the various research platforms within Core Facilities in the coming years. Bollan is described as a well-read woman with a good sense of humor, and her relatives are pleased that a scholarship is now being awarded annually in her name at Sahlgrenska Academy. Before she married into the Lindén family, Bollan’s last name…
Online CBT and care managers effective against depression in primary care
DOCTORAL THESIS. New research shows that Internet CBT for depression is a well-functioning method in primary care. There is also evidence that involving a care manager in depression care, giving patients frequent, reliable guidance, both improves patients’ health and is highly cost-effective. “For patients with depression, accessing care and getting continuity and coordination in care services are crucial,” says Anna Holst of Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. She has a PhD…
Study on regenerative angiogenesis in humans shows encouraging results
NEW STUDY. An international team of researchers from academia and the biopharma industry has published a Phase 1a/b study, showing the therapeutic potential of mRNA encoding for vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) for regenerative angiogenesis in humans. The goal of this potential novel treatment is to generate new blood vessels and improve blood flow in tissues where it is otherwise restricted. Main partners in this randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled…
Information from Akademiska Hus about Naturvetenskap Life
Summary: WEEK 9 Last week, the first two blasts were carried out. It went completely according to plan and the vibrations registered were well below the set limits. Blasting will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.30. If blasting cannot happen at the set times for some reason, the extra time is 15.00 on the same days. Generic advice in relation to blasting is to avoid standing close to the windows.…
Radiologists teach algorithms to analyze cardiac images
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. The unique research study known as SCAPIS will the starting point for one of the first Life Science projects to be implemented on the AI Innovation of Sweden collaboration platform. Several sub-projects are planned. As a first step, computers will learn to analyze cardiac images captured by computed tomography, or CT scans, and radiologists at Sahlgrenska University Hospital will evaluate the results. AI Innovation of Sweden, recently inaugurated…
Major AI initiative inaugurated in Gothenburg
COLLABORATION. AI Innovation of Sweden, recently opened in Gothenburg, is one of Sweden’s largest investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The initiative is being funded by Vinnova (Sweden’s innovation agency, and Region Västra Götaland along with a large number of partners, including the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. AI Innovation of Sweden has its headquarters at Lindholmen Science Park, where the official opening took place on February 6.…
New textbook on the human genome by Tore Samuelsson
NEW BOOK. After several years of work, Tore Samuelsson’s new book about the human genome is now ready. The book links information in the DNA sequence with biological functions and diseases. It is meant to be a university-level textbook. The new book, The Human Genome in Health and Disease: A Story of Four Letters, is intended for use in courses in genetics, biology, medicine, molecular biology and bioinformatics. It was…