DISTINCTION. Hello there, Henrik Zetterberg! And congratulations on receiving this year’s Melvin R. Goodes Prize, an international award presented by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. How does it feel to receive this award? – It’s absolutely thrilling! Our work revolves around developing objective and quantitative tests to measure the extent of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-causing conditions. The fantastic thing is that these markers really work, as…
Christopher Gillberg receives the 2024 Arvid Carlsson Prize
AWARD. Christopher Gillberg, senior professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, is now being honored for his work in the spirit of Arvid Carlsson. The Arvid Carlsson Foundation awards him its prestigious prize, which, in addition to the honor, includes a research grant of 700,000 SEK. Christopher Gillberg is ranked as one of the world’s most influential researchers and is the most productive autism researcher globally. He is the author of…
Acupuncture and nerve stimulation relieve pelvic girdle pain equally
DOCTORAL THESIS. Acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) are two interchangeable treatments to relieve pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy. Both treatments also alleviate the pregnant woman’s concern about pain, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. More than one in two pregnant women are affected by pelvic girdle pain to some degree. Pelvic girdle pain often makes it difficult to walk. For one in ten women with…
Five years since the inauguration of the Lundberg Laboratory for Kidney Research: “It’s turned out very well”
RESEARCH ENDEAVOR. In the autumn of 2018, the Lundberg Laboratory for Kidney Research was inaugurated in Gothenburg. The endeavor was made possible by a SEK 27 million grant from the Lundberg Research Foundation. By bringing together both expertise and technical resources, the Lundberg Laboratory for Kidney Research can now contribute to new knowledge about the causes of kidney disease and facilitate the development of new medications. Kidney disease affects approximately…
Disrupted cellular function behind type 2 diabetes in obesity
NEW STUDY. Disrupted function of “cleaning cells” in the body may help to explain why some people with obesity develop type 2 diabetes, while others do not. A study from the University of Gothenburg describes this newly discovered mechanism. It is well known that obesity increases the risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. It is also well known that some people who gain weight suffer from the disease…