GRANT. Lack of knowledge can lead to unnecessary suffering and inadequate support for individuals with a rare syndrome* and intellectual disabilities. The Stena Foundation is contributing 3.9 million SEK to the research project UNIKA, aimed at increasing knowledge and improving the care of affected patients, including the use of AI. In Sweden, approximately half a million people live with a so-called rare diagnosis, affecting no more than one person in…
Post-COVID condition is not linked to ongoing infection or active brain damage
NEW STUDY. Post COVID-19 condition does not appear to be linked to direct viral invasion of the brain or active brain damage. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg. Searching for abnormal biomarkers among the participants yielded no hits in either blood or cerebrospinal fluid samples. The condition that can follow the acute phase of COVID-19 infection, termed “Post-COVID condition,” or “long-covid” can persist for…
Understanding among a broad public when mRNA vaccines are awarded
NOBEL. A Nobel Prize with understanding among the general public. This year, the discoveries behind the effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are praised. The research spared the world from millions of deaths during the pandemic. At the same time, vaccine resources are unequally distributed. “This is an award quite easy to accept, many people know what it’s about. That mRNA would one day get a prize was really obvious but it…
Taxpayers should foot the bill if EU demands efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewaters
NEW STUDY. Public sector should pay if EU demands efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewaters, according to researchers at the Centre for Antibiotic Research, CARe, at the University of Gothenburg. Their argumentation analysis, published in the journal Public Health Ethics, raises important questions of responsibility. As the use of medication increases, the problem of pollution and associated environmental impact grows as well. Pharmaceutical residues in urine and faeces are increasingly…
Anna Martner receives the Eric K. Fernström Prize for young researchers
AWARD. Anna Martner, who leads a research team at the Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, has been appointed this year’s recipient of the Eric K. Fernström Prize for young researchers. Her research could lead to more effective immunotherapy for several types of cancer. Anna Martner has been awarded SEK 100,000 as a personal prize from the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. The prize has been presented since 1979 to young researchers at…