COLLABORATION. The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is now publishing for the first time its 100 List highlighting interesting research with potential for the private sector. In one of the projects on the list, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy are collaborating with RISE and the University of Borås to develop a comfortable shirt with built-in sensors that measure symptoms in individuals with conditions such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.…
Alzheimer’s and amyloid brain plaques: New insights
STUDY. The Analytical Neurochemistry research group in Mölndal recently published a study detailing chemical changes in the deposits of the protein beta-amyloid in the brain. This protein is characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is very common in older people — one in eight aged over 65 suffer from it. Despite intensive research all over the world, the exact mechanism behind the disease remains unknown. The most characteristic feature of…
Green light for new, extended medical training – starts in autumn 2021
EDUCATION. In autumn of 2021 Sweden’s new Medical Program begins. It will be one semester longer than today’s program and lead to a medical license upon successful completion. Last Thursday the Swedish government decided to amend the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance. Sahlgrenska Academy’s Medical Program Committee is already working on a program syllabus and hopes to present a preliminary proposal within a few months. Agneta Ekman, chair of the Medical…
The academic side of forensic psychiatry
RESEARCH. Rågården in Gunnilse outside of Gothenburg is not just a forensic psychiatry clinic for individuals who have been ordered to undergo forensic care. It is also a center for cross-disciplinary research in forensic psychiatry where Peter Andiné and Thomas Nilsson contribute important initiatives. The first snow of winter forms a thin blanket over Rågården, reflecting a soft light through the large windows. I meet up with Peter Andiné after trading…
The Heart-Lung Foundation grants SEK 50 million for research at Sahlgrenska Academy
CONTRIBUTION. The Heart-Lung Foundation has granted SEK 50 million to researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, of which SEK 40 million goes to researchers at the Institute of Medicine. The projects granted will, among other things, provide new knowledge about how complications after heart surgery can be reduced, how sex hormones affect cardiovascular diseases and how COPD and asthma can be diagnosed earlier. Anna-Carin Olin is a consultant and adjunct professor of…