GLOBAL HEALTH. In the bustling Tygerberg University Hospital in Cape Town, a dedicated research team led by Lina Bergman, is on a mission to improve the lives of women facing the challenges of pregnancy-related complications. Particularly, the team studies preeclampsia, a condition with far-reaching effects on both mother and baby. Lina Bergman, associate professor at the university of Gothenburg and Stellenbosch University and senior consultant in obstetrics and gynecology at…
Lancet report: Gender equality and health equity are able to contribute to peace on earth
NEW REPORT. Gender equality and fairer access to health and social care are essential if the world is to gain peaceful societies. This is the conclusion drawn by an in-depth international scientific report in The Lancet, co-initiated by Professor Peter Friberg at the University of Gothenburg. The report shows how societies and countries can leave harmful patterns of injustice and violence behind them and shift to more positive spirals of…
WHO report: Simple measures can drastically reduce preterm births
RESEARCH WITH IMPACT. Some relatively simple measures within prenatal and postnatal care could drastically reduce the number of preterm births in the world and provide better potential for those children born prematurely. This is the main message of a new report from the WHO and a series of other international organizations, where Professor Bo Jacobsson at the University of Gothenburg is one of the editors-in-chief. The report ““Born Too Soon:…
Longer shelf life for insulin has major bearing on global health
NEW STUDY. An international study shows that it is likely that insulin can be stored at room temperature, and for considerably longer than drug companies have counted on to date. Access to this vital medicine can thereby be significantly improved for the world’s poorest inhabitants. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are among the scientists presenting these results. In type 1 diabetes, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are…
Gothia Forum clinical trial centers a key resource for development of ETEC vaccine
RESEARCH SUPPORT. Millions of children suffer from ETEC diarrhea each year. Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy have now developed a drinkable vaccine and a phase 3 study will soon begin. Gothia Forum and the Clinical Trial Center (CTC) have participated in all phases. “I’ve never been part of anything like this. The quality is incredible, and it’s really fun to work when things function like this,” says Anna Lundgren, docent of…