AWARD. Thomas Karikari, a researcher in clinical neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, is one of this year’s recipients of the Fondkistan Foundation scholarship that the Swedish Alzheimer’s Foundation awards to promising young researchers. The award was presented on September 21 during the live broadcast of the Alzheimer’s Foundation event on International Alzheimer’s Day, in which several other leading dementia researchers from Gothenburg also participated. This year two promising young…
Higher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility
STUDY. Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with those who were fertile for a shorter period, a population-based study from the University of Gothenburg shows. “Our results may explain why women have a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than men after age 85, and provide further support for the hypothesis that estrogen affect the risk of dementia…
Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen contributes to US guidelines on cerebral hemorrhage
INTERNATIONALIZATION. The American Heart Association has appointed a working group to develop guidelines for the care of people with stroke caused by cerebral hemorrhage in the United States. The group consists mainly of North American stroke experts, but Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen is one of a few Europeans asked to contribute to the guidelines. The most common form of stroke is a cerebral infarction, which is caused by a blood clot.…
A huge effort behind the University’s new website
COMMUNICATION. The University of Gothenburg’s new website has now been launched after several years of preparations at every level. Much of the work has been about ensuring that the website’s various functions can work with each other and cleaning out information that does not belong on an external site. “Finally!” exclaims Nina Raun, when I ask how it feels that the new site has at last been launched. She is…
Long sick leave after low-grade brain tumor
STUDY. One year after the diagnosis of low-grade malignant brain tumor, a University of Gothenburg study shows, just under three people in ten were in full-time employment. Another year later, the proportion remained below half. For this young patient group, returning to work is a key health factor. Every year, some 100 people in Sweden are diagnosed with low-grade brain tumor (also known as low-grade glioma). This type of tumor…