NEW STUDY. Women who have a high cardiovascular fitness in middle age have a risk of developing dementia when older that is almost 90 percent lower than among women in average physical condition, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. “This shows that we can affect our risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease”, says Ingmar Skoog, professor of psychiatry at Sahlgrenska Academy and director of AgeCap, Centre for…
The world’s largest conference on stroke is taking place in Gothenburg
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS. In May more than 4,000 delegates will gather at the Swedish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Gothenburg for the 4th European Stroke Organisation Conference. Stroke Centre West is behind the successful efforts to attract the conference here. The conference takes place May 16-18 at the Swedish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Gothenburg. Until March 13 you can register at a reduced registration fee. The fact that the conference…
New discovery offers hope of protecting premature babies from blindness
NEW STUDY. Now there is hope of a new way to protect extremely premature babies from impaired vision or blindness resulting from the eye disease retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). A study at Sahlgrenska Academy published in JAMA Ophthalmology points to a clear link between ROP and low levels of the fatty acid arachidonic acid, measured in children’s blood. “Seeing such a strong connection between arachidonic acid levels and ROP is…
A fresh start in the Medical Program – just a few years after escaping the war
STUDENT. For two of the students who have now enrolled in the Medical Program in Gothenburg, the courses truly represent a fresh start. Not long ago Atiya and Sara individually made the dangerous journey from the war in the Middle East through Europe to Sweden. Atiya Alzouby, 24, and Sara Rizk, 20, listen intently when Professor Per Lindahl begins the morning’s lecture on the medical history and structure of cells.…
A total of nearly SEK 25 million from the Swedish Research Council’s call for clinical treatment research
GRANTS. Two Gothenburg-based applicants receive multi-million kronor sums from the Swedish Research Council’s call for clinical treatment research. Bo Söderpalm is receiving SEK 17 million for a collaborative project that can result in more effective pharmacological treatment for people with alcohol dependence, and Anders Jeppsson is receiving fully SEK 7.5 million for another national project, which will study which of two different treatments works best for the prevention of complications…