PUBLICATION. New research led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, with the participation of Michael Schöll from the University of Gothenburg shows for the first time that PET scans can track the progressive stages of Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively normal adults, a key advance in the early diagnosis and staging of the neurodegenerative disorder. In the process, the scientists also obtained important clues about two Alzheimer’s-linked proteins –…
Urinary tract infections in childhood can affect blood pressure
DOCTORAL THESIS. In a unique Gothenburg study, women with renal damage caused by urinary tract infections in childhood have been followed 35 years after their first urinary tract infection. A new thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy shows that these women have higher blood pressure and reduced renal function in adulthood. Long-term follow-up studies of women with renal damage caused by urinary tract infections in childhood is rare. In a study at…
This year’s Alarm is wider than ever
STUDENT. On March 8, it is once again time for the studnt labor fair Alarm. This year’s fair will be the largest so far, and takes place in three locations on Medicinareberget. Alarm is the annual fair for all students within Sahlgrenska Academy’s 18 study programs. The project group working with Alarm, headed by Linn Jansson, has been working since last summer to organize the largest and most extensive exhibition…
Method of uterus transplant used in the US
CLINICAL APPLICATION. For the first time a uterus transplant ha been conducted in the US, according to CNN. During the operation, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic, the methodology developed at the University of Gothenburg in collaboration with Sahlgrenska University Hospital was used. Unlike the Swedish uterine transplants, where the uteri came from healthy donors, the american surgeons used a uterus from a brain-dead woman. Nearly 3000 women are missing or have…
Sahlgrenska initiates external investigation of transplant operations
CLINICAL RESEARCH. Sahlgrenska University Hospital has initiated an external investigation of its transplant operations. The investigation is conducted in order make sure that transplantation of the trachea and other organs has been done by the book. Sahlgrenska University Hospital has asked the external investigator Bengt Gerdin, professor emeritus at the Uppsala University, to review a unit at the hospital’s transplant center. In focus for the investigations are transplantation of the trachea and…
New center for incontinence research to be established
RESEARCH. A new research center on incontinence will be established at University of Gothenburg, through support from SCA. The Center will be called the Gothenburg Continence Research Center, GCRC. It will be a multidisciplinary research center that gathers researchers from diverse fields such as gynecology, materials science, health economics and health and care sciences. Incontinence research is well established in Gothenburg. This was recently made clear when, among other things, the International Continence…
Anna-Carin Olin new guest in Akademiliv the podcast
PODCAST. In the latest episode of the podcast Akademiliv Professor Anna-Carin Olin tells us about a new approach to measure particles in the exhaled air. It is a non-invasive way to keep track of the lungs. Anna-Carin Olin has developed the method in broad collaborations with other researchers in the past ten years, shortly the research instrument will be launchedin a new version, PeXA 2.0. Please note that this podcast…
Medical student receives natural science research scholarship
STUDENT, Puja Shahrouki, who is in his last year in the Sahlgrenska Academy medical program, is one of this year’s recipients of the Anders Wall Foundation’s Young Researcher scholarships. The scholarship provides SEK 150,000, which is Sweden’s largest scholarship for students active in natural science research. Puja Shahrouki has published his research on both cancer and cardiac disease. He is the co-founder and former Chairman of the association “Students in Research”…
Take part in the International Science Festival in Gothenburg
RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. Do you want to reach a broader audience with your research? Do you have stamina and likes to talk about your research? Now is the time to propose yourself or other researchers to the University of Gothenburg program during the Science Festival. The Science Slam is held in English. The International Science Festival in Gothenburg is one of the world’s ten largest popular science events. Around 70,000 visit…
Sahlgrenska Academy nuances the debate on the fast track in SvD
DEBATE. In the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagblade, Pernilla Hultberg, coordinator of supplementary training for doctors, nurses, dentists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, discusses wheather the fast track is incompatible with higher education, quality and patient safety. Recently, a record number of people with higher medical education have come to Sweden, but it may take time before they will be able to work in the Swedish healthcare system. The Employment Service has been commissioned…
International Summer School in Health Economics and Statistics
EDUCATION. On June 13 to 17, Health Metrics at Sahlgrenska Academy organizes an international Summer School in Health Economics and Statistics. In total four different courses will be offered during the week, with teachers from Health Metrics and from leading institutions in England, France and Norway. During an intense week, PhD students, researchers, and practitioners from the public and private sectors are welcome to participate in courses on methods and applications…
International Women´s Day at the University of Gothenburg
SEMINAR.What role do women play in democratisation processes? Can the fight for an equal society take different forms? Welcome to a morning about gender relations, resistance and organisation in sensitive areas in the Middle East. 2016 is the fourth year that International Women’s Day will be manifested with a day of seminars at the University of Gothenburg. ONe of the three lectures will be held in English. In order to attain…
A whole day on strong research with Sahlgrenska University Hospital
THE RESEARCH DAY. On February 25 will be a day we dedicate entirely to preclinical and clinical cutting edge research in Gothenburg. More than half of the seats are already booked – and now, the program is also established. Swedish will be the main language during this day. Last day to register to this event is Friday, February 19. The Research Day will shed light on some of the areas where…
Appreciated full-day on human rights
EDUCATION. Students from the degree programmes in pharmacy, physiotherapy, medicine, nursing and dentistry gathered on February 9 at the cinema Draken for a full day of interprofessional learning about human rights. The program included both lectures and group discussions: During the session before lunch a lecture was held by Naiti part Sante, a lawyer specializing in human rights, and by Adriaan van Es from the organization IFHHRO. The afternoon was…
Fully committed to physical activity
NEW PROFESSOR. Since December 1, Mats Börjesson is the new Professor in Sports Physiology at Sahlgrenska Academy and the new Codirector of KHP, the National Center for Health and Performance Development at the University of Gothenburg. Now he has plans to bring in more students and resident physicians to KHP – and especially add more sports medicine to the curricula. Mats Börjesson studied medicine in Gothenburg and defended his thesis…
New assignment for you who would like to develop Sahlgrenska Academy’s curricula
PROGRAM QUALITY. One teacher or two teachers, if the assignment is divided, will have the opportunity to play a vital role in the development of education at Sahlgrenska Academy. Together with an investigator, they will build an operative project group that will, among other things, suggest structures for future quality assurance. Register your interest, in the assignment, no later than March 2. Swedish higher education faces one of the greatest…
New collaboration between MSD, Sahlgrenska Academy and Region Västra Götaland
COLLABORATION. Today, February 9, a framework agreement between healthcare company MSD, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Region Västra Götaland was signed. It is the beginning of a new and innovative, collaborative arena that will ultimately benefit the patients. The steering committee that the partners are co-building will devise joint initiatives that will benefit society and the patients. It is not just about developing new treatments and techniques,…
A total of SEK four million from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation
HEY THERE Carina Mallard, Professor of experimental perinatal brain injury research. You are one of two researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy who receives SEK two million from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. Your project deals with the immune system’s role in brain damage in newborns. What does this grant from the Foundation mean for this project? “The grant is very important for us and means that we can hire a postdoc…
New phase for development of Medicinareberget
CONSTRUCTION PLANS. Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Staffan Edén has taken over as Project Head of the University’s development of Medicinareberget. The project gives the University the opportunity to create the environment we have always talked about, he explains. The Medicinareberget 2020 development project recently entered its third phase. The previous Project Director, Margareta Wallin Peterson decided to return to her role of professor at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. “It…
Strategy for increasing survival of mothers and newborns in South Asia
DOCTORAL THESIS. In several South Asian countries, midwifery is not an established profession. As a result, complications in both mothers and newborns are extremely common. Malin Bogren has been commissioned by the UN to work in Nepal, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. In her thesis, she presents a strategy on how the midwifery profession can be established in low-income countries – and in this way, improve the health of mothers and newborn. …