NEW STUDY. Men with advanced degrees and higher income are more likely to receive certain care and treatment for prostate cancer. Their risk of dying from the disease is also lower than for men with low income and education level. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. Behind the study, published in International Journal of Cancer, is a group of researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy…
Less obesity in 3- and 4-year-olds after the pandemic
NEW STUDY. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the group of 3- and 4-year-olds in Sweden has decreased after the pandemic. The increase during the pandemic thus appears to have been temporary. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University. The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, is based on data on 50,833 children aged 3-5 years. Healthcare data about…
Cleaner air in Swedish cities brings significant health benefits
NEW STUDY. The air quality in Swedish cities has improved continuously over the last twenty years, according to a research collaboration based at the University of Gothenburg. Several thousand deaths may have been prevented every year, thanks to better air quality. However, many people are still exposed to air pollution that exceeds the World Health Organization’s recommendations. In the study, the researchers present a high-resolution data model of how air…
Method measures heat flow in individual red blood cells
NEW STUDY. The ability to measure heat flow at the nanoscaleopens a new chapter in cell biology. The method represents a breakthrough for research on metabolism in cells and is the result of a European research collaboration involving the University of Gothenburg. The method, published by the journal Science, measures the production of what is called entropy in individual red blood cells. Entropy is a concept from physics, where it…
Companies sell medical tests with feminist rhetoric
ANALYSIS. Being able to give birth and predict breast cancer. These are areas where tests and treatments, often lacking scientific support, are marketed using feminist rhetoric. University of Gothenburg is contributing to a critical analysis of this marketing. Minna Johansson, a specialist physician in general medicine and researcher at the University of Gothenburg, is one of the authors behind the scientific analysis published in The BMJ journal. The publication also…