COVID-19. When Tugce Satir defended his thesis on March 20 the eternal reviewer was in Finland and one member of the examining committee was in Lund. – Family and friends back home in Turkey followed the proceedings through a link open to the public. It all went very well, but obviously it would have been better if we all could have been here together. The fact that amyloid beta plaque…
Mari Lundberg is now a professor of physical therapy
Akademiliv congratulates Mari Lundberg, new professor of physiotherapy. She leads the interprofessional and international research group Back in Motion, which studies how people with back pain should be able to live a healthy life in motion, throughout the entire life span. She is responsible for internationalization on the physiotherapist program and has a great interest in pedagogics and learning. She is also part of the steering group Center for Person-Centered…
Professor Mikael Landén wins award for Article of the Year
DISTINCTION. Mikael Landén, professor of psychiatry at the University of Gothenburg, is the winner of the 2019 Article of the Year award given by Läkartidningen. He won in one of the six categories (commentary) for an article about the influx of young patients with gender dysphoria. Under the title “The increase in gender dysphoria among young people requires consideration”, he describes the situation facing the health care system and the…
Glutamate in the brain has unexpected qualities, researchers show with a new analysis method
STUDY. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University in Sweden have achieved something long thought almost impossible – counting the molecules of the neurotransmitter glutamate released when a signal is transferred between two brain cells. With a new analysis method, they showed that the brain regulates its signals using glutamate in more ways than previously realised. The ability to measure the activity and quantity of glutamate in brain…
Food affects our mental health – but many diets are not based on science
STUDY. Anxiety, depression and other illnesses that affect our temperament can be linked to what we eat. That is among the findings of a new survey study carried out by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. For several individual illnesses, it is well-established that a special diet can help, while other diets often claimed as helpful lack a sufficient scientific basis. The new expert review published in…