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Research to enable more people to receive bone-anchored prostheses

14 June, 2022

GRANTS. A bone-anchored prosthesis represents a completely different quality of life than a conventional prosthesis for those who have had to undergo amputation of a leg, for example. The number of patients who can receive an implant is limited now by the patient’s need to have good healing ability. Professor Anders Palmquist studies what happens in the juncture between the implant’s surface and the patients’ bone tissue. The purpose is…

New method can shed light on Alzheimer’s in individuals with Down syndrome

31 May, 2022

GRANT. Thanks to advances in research, individuals with Down syndrome are living longer, and their quality of life has improved. However, up to 90 percent of those with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease. Researcher Laia Montoliu-Gaya is creating a method that can increase understanding of how Alzheimer’s develops in this group. Individuals with Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, have an extra copy of chromosome 21. The APP gene,…

Pioneering kidney transplantation being tested with support from the Lundberg Foundation

27 May, 2022

GRANTS. In Sweden and worldwide, there is a great shortage of kidneys for transplantation. This costs lives, quality of life and a lot of money. Professor Michael Olausson’s research could change that. A study testing his method on humans for the first time will start soon. If all goes according to plan, the waiting lists for transplants could be eliminated. SEK 3 million from the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research…

Towards improved diagnostics for several types of dementia

4 May, 2022

GRANT. Twenty years of research have culminated in blood tests that can be used for clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Henrik Zetterberg, professor of neurochemistry, has just been awarded the European Research Council’s prestigious Advanced Grant to establish similar markers for other forms of dementia. Long-term research into clinical neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg has resulted in three well-established cerebrospinal fluid markers that are used around the world to…

Wastewater can provide insight into antibiotic resistance in Africa

2 May, 2022

GLOBAL HEALTH. Analysis of wastewater is a promising method for monitoring resistance to antibiotics, but can the method also work in countries with the greatest need for improved monitoring? Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are collaborating with colleagues in three African countries to answer this question. Resistance to antibiotics continues to increase among disease-causing bacteria and is a serious and growing public health problem in both Sweden and globally.…

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Contribute to the Act Sustainable Research Conference 2022, 16-18 November

PhD students, researchers and teachers at the University of Gothenburg can now send proposals for contributions to the Act Sustainable Research Conference 2022. Deadline is August 26! The conference, which is organized 16-18 November as part of Chalmers and Gothenburg University’s joint sustainability week Act Sustainable. The theme of the conference is “Sustainability in times of declining democracy and increasing polarization: What knowledge and actions do we need?”

We are building at Medicinareberget

You will now find comprehensive information on construction projects that affect the Sahlgrenska Academy in the Staff Portal.

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