NEW STUDY. Men with advanced degrees and higher income are more likely to receive certain care and treatment for prostate cancer. Their risk of dying from the disease is also lower than for men with low income and education level. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. Behind the study, published in International Journal of Cancer, is a group of researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy…
Cleaner air in Swedish cities brings significant health benefits
NEW STUDY. The air quality in Swedish cities has improved continuously over the last twenty years, according to a research collaboration based at the University of Gothenburg. Several thousand deaths may have been prevented every year, thanks to better air quality. However, many people are still exposed to air pollution that exceeds the World Health Organization’s recommendations. In the study, the researchers present a high-resolution data model of how air…
Collecting supplies for Ukraine at Medicinareberget
HUMANITARIAN AID. A collection of supplies destined for Ukraine is now being initiated by Erik Olsson, an educational administrator at the Institute of Medicine. Those willing to contribute can place goods and items in two separate boxes located at Hälsovetarbacken and in Anatomen. The collected items will be dispatched via PostNord, which offers free shipping of emergency supplies to Ukraine in collaboration with the Ukrainian postal service, Ukrposhta. Ukrposhta provides…
Henrik Sjövall: On internal task distribution in the forebrain – Do we consider this in our pedagogical work?
COLUMN. The brain’s two hemispheres specialize in different tasks but need each other’s assistance to fulfill their missions. Inspired by a worried medical student, Henrik Sjövall takes cues from the book “The Master and His Emissary” and reflects on the extent to which the brain’s own division of labor leaves an imprint on our student education. When we learn about the brain’s anatomy, we learn very little about what is…
Marit Stockfelt works as an international postdoc with ALF funding
GRANT. Marit Stockfelt, a doctor at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and researcher at the Institute of Medicine, is the first to receive ALF funding to complete a period as an international postdoc. The whole family is currently in the UK. Marit Stockfelt combines her ALF-funded research time at the Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research with work as a resident physician in Rheumatology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. SLE and pregnancy Her…