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…
Sven Enerbäck appointed Distinguished Professor by the Swedish Research Council
GRANTS. Sven Enerbäck, a professor of medical genetics at Sahlgrenska Academy, now joins the select team of researchers taking part in the Swedish Research Council’s Distinguished Professor program. The appointment as a Distinguished Professor provides him with SEK 50 million over 10 years. Only the most prominent, senior researchers can be considered for the Swedish Research Council’s Distinguished Professorship. The call for proposals was open to internationally leading researchers with…
“The environment and sustainable development increasingly important for the faculty”
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS. After 15 years as the faculty’s environmental coordinator, Mats Sandberg soon will be passing on the baton. During his time on the job, environmental management systems, sorting of waste, the Planet seminar series and the bicycle workshop have come into being. But clearly more environmental efforts are needed at Sahlgrenska Academy. Sahlgrenska Academy currently is looking for the next environmental coordinator, who can take over when Sandberg leaves.…