NEW STUDY. Results from a clinical study demonstrates that microwave measurements can be used for a rapid detection of intracranial bleeding in traumatic brain injuries. A recently published scientific study shows that health care professionals get vital information and can quickly decide on appropriate treatment if patients are examined using a microwave helmet. The study demonstrates a new health care application for microwave measurements. Previously, microwave measurements have been used to…
Seeking new treatment possibilities against obesity – in the brain
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. Discoveries about the hormone GLP-1 can by extension lead to a new pharmaceutical treatment against obesity – and an alternative to obesity surgery. Karolina Skibicka has conducted pioneering studies of the nervous system’s reward mechanisms and is now continuing her research at the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine. Obesity is a widespread disease, which is more common in the world today than starvation. It is a…
Two researchers receive SEK 5 million from Torsten Söderberg Foundation
GRANTS. Marcela Pekna and Ulf Smith both gained approval for their application to the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. Marcela Pekna received SEK 3 million for her research on a new treatment strategy for brain damage due to birth asphyxia and stroke, and Ulf Smith received just over SEK 2 million for his project on new markers and mechanisms in Type 2 diabetes. The Torsten Söderberg Foundation promotes scientific research in primarily economy, medicine and jurisprudence.…
Students from occupational therapy program are interviewed the magazine Ridsport
STUDENT. The students Erica Wikunge and Kristina Ukalovic, both studying their last semester at the occupational therapy program at the Sahlgrenska Academy, are highlighted in the latest issue of the magazine Ridsport (“Ride Sport”). The two students are currently working on their thesis about the health effects of horse riding, which they think should be counted as a wellness benefit activity. “Horses are a way to release the stress of…
Nicotine creates a chronic drug memory in the brain
DOCTORAL THESIS. The first period of nicotine abstinence proceeded as expected. The surprise came after three months when the lab rats suddenly became fearless and sought out well-lighted areas that prey animals normally avoid. At the same time, signaling in the brain’s reward system changed, as shown by a study at Sahlgrenska Academy. “This indicates very long-lasting changes caused by nicotine that were previously unknown. The nicotine appears to create…