The brain is largely divided between domains of astrocytes, cells profoundly affecting regeneration and functional recovery after stroke or neurotrauma (Milos Pekny and Marcela Pekna, Physiological Reviews, 2014). The picture above shows astrocytes in red and green, the areas where individual astrocytes interconnect are yellow. A single human astrocyte can access as many as millions of neuronal synapses. Astrocytes emerge as a treatment target in stroke, neurotrauma or neurodegenerative diseases.…
Reduced risk of severe stroke for individuals who walk regularly
NEW STUDY. Physical activity not only reduces the risk of stroke. Individuals who walk at least 30 minutes a day also have a lower risk of severe stroke, according to a new study in Neurology. “It is remarkable that even light physical activity can have such a clear link to stroke outcomes,” says Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, professor of rehabilitation medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. The study shows no…
Ingmar Skoog participates as an expert in the government’s elderly delegation
COOPERATION. Professor Ingmar Skoog, manager for the research center AgeCap, is one of the experts in the government’s elderly delegation. The delegation will examine the conditions for older people’s participation in working life and propose measures that counteract age discrimination. Its proposals shall be presented in two years. Ingmar Skoog believes that older people are an untapped resource in working life that needs to be used to a much greater…
GU rises in this year’s Shanghai ranking
RANKING. The University of Gothenburg (GU) has moved up in this year’s Shanghai ranking, which now places it among the top 150 universities in the world. Within the ranking by subject area, GU does best in odontology, where it ranks 21st in the world. In clinical medicine the university rises to 33rd place. In recent years the University of Gothenburg has been situated around the 200 mark, but it has…
In memory of Arvid Carlsson (1923-2018)
IN MEMORY. Arvid Carlsson, professor of pharmacology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has passed away, at the age of 95. Arvid Carlsson was awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering research on the signal substances of the brain. Agneta Holmäng, dean, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg: “Sahlgrenska Academy misses both a very good friend and co-worker, but also an outstanding researcher. Arvid Carlsson is…