GRANTS. Researcher Helena Carén studies cancer stem cells to understand why malignant gliomas are so difficult to treat. The goal is to develop a better treatment with fewer side effects. She is among the researchers in Gothenburg sharing SEK 15 million in research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund. A major problem with brain tumors is the risk of relapse, which is often difficult to remedy. Researchers believe the…
Mikael Nilsson is new director of Sahlgrenska Cancer Center
ASSIGNMENT. Mikael Nilsson, a professor of anatomy, has been named the new director of the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center. His team, which works on cancer of the thyroid gland, has been part of the cancer center since its inception 10 years ago. Mikael Nilsson was asked to take on the role of director once his predecessor, Jonas Nilsson, was given the opportunity to start another research laboratory in Perth, Australia. “I…
Adding sewage sludge on soils does not promote antibiotic resistance, Swedish study shows
STUDY. Adding sewage sludge on soils does not promote antibiotic resistance, a study from University of Gothenburg shows. Some of the antibiotics we use end up in sewage sludge, together with a variety of antibiotic resistant bacteria present in feces. Therefore, there is a widespread concern that spreading sludge on farmland would contribute to the development or spread of antibiotic resistance. In a new scientific study, researchers from the Centre…
Researchers say coronavirus requires high alert
Caption: Passengers on the Shanghai Metro after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (photo: iStock) CURRENT ISSUE. Multiple Chinese cities, with tens of millions of inhabitants, are now in quarantine, and there are infected people in a growing number of countries. The new coronavirus is causing great concern. But how dangerous is it, and how reliable is the information? There is ample evidence that the novel virus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, was…
Vulnerability of migrants living with HIV in health care
STUDY. Migrants living with HIV are a particularly vulnerable group in Sweden and Swedish health care, research from the University of Gothenburg shows. How they perceive their own physical health is highly variable — more so than in Swedish-born people with HIV. “In general, migrants living with HIV are satisfied with HIV care available at infectious disease clinics. But they experience challenges in access to generl health care ,” states…