CLINICAL RESEARCH. Six Swedish university hospitals are now accepting patients in a unique randomized study that will hopefully improve the prognosis for patients with metastasized melanoma. The study is being led by the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital and is examining whether survival after immunotherapy can be improved by removing remaining metastases. “Today, we do not know whether survival can be improved by removing metastases surgically. Unfortunately, metastatic…
The year’s primary call for ALF grant applications has commenced
GRANTS. The application period for ALF project funding for Gothenburg-based research has commenced; it will conclude on Thursday, June 1, 2017. This year’s application procedure includes several changes. Please note that all applicants must print out the “Project Agreement” form (available via ResearchWeb) and arrange to have it signed by a healthcare services operations manager well in advance of June 1, the deadline for applications. Detailed information about the call…
AFA supports national cooperation for earlier detection of osteoarthritis
GRANT. A new method for early detection of osteoarthritis is being developed based on a scientific discovery made in Sahlgrenska Academy. A national collaborative project, headed by Researcher Niclas Karlsson of the Institute of Biomedicine, has just received a research grant from AFA Insurance. The project is based on newly discovered biomarkers that were identified by Niclas Karlsson and his colleagues. “It involves small biomolecular changes in the joints’ self-lubricating…
229 received ALF funding
GRANTS. 229 projects have been awarded ALF funding in this year’s call. In total, SEK 198,850,000 was distributed.