NEW STUDY. In a new study from University of Gothenburg and Lund University, patients were interviewed about their experiences ten years after undergoing obesity surgery. The results show that the effect on eating and weight regulation persisted, whereas other problems, such as feelings of guilt about still not being healthy enough, remained. “This is one of few follow-ups from a patients perspective so long after surgery”, says My Engström, researcher…
Respect for the individual is central to research on humans
RESEARCH ETHICS. Respect for the individual is crucial in research that involves human beings. This was an important message from Mats Johansson, senior lecturer at Lund University, when he held a highly appreciated webinar on ethical aspects of research involving humans. The seminar was the fifth in the Research Ethics series at Sahlgrenska Academy, a faculty meeting open to the public and arranged by the Research Ethics Committee. Mats…
Possible clinical cooperation tempted David Bryder to Gothenburg
NEW PROFESSOR. Lund researcher David Bryder, who has made pioneering discoveries regarding blood stem cells, now resides at the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center at Medicinareberget. The translational environment, and the good opportunities for cooperation with clinical researchers was, first and foremost, what attracted him here. “I have had a good time in Lund. I started my researcher group there over ten years ago. But I think it is important to do…
New possibility of studying how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain at different ages
NEW STUDY. Alzheimer’s disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of patients. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now produced images showing the changes in the brain associated with these symptoms – a development which increases knowledge and could facilitate future diagnostics and treatment. Symptoms vary in cases of Alzheimer’s disease and often…
Henrik Zetterberg received a Norwegian research grant of NOK ten million
RESEARCH GRANT. Professor Henrik Zetterberg, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry at Sahlgrenska Academy, is awarded NOK ten million for new brain research for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease from the Olav Thon Foundation in Norway. “This support from the Olav Thon Foundation gives us an opportunity to look at something that has never been done before. We have assembled a brand new and unique team of researchers from Sweden, Norway and…