Akademiliv

Sahlgrenska akademins nyheter

På Svenska
University of Gothenburg Logotype
  • News
  • Notices
  • Grants
  • About Akademiliv
All news with tag:

Vetenskaplig publicering

Better prostate cancer care for highly educated

26 March, 2024

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

25 March, 2024

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

20 March, 2024

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

8 March, 2024

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

16 February, 2024

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…

« Previous Page
Next Page »

HAPPY SUMMER!

The newsletter from Akademiliv will return on Wednesday, August 21st.

Contact your institute to add your event to the calendar in the Staff Portal

  • Biomedicine: Kristian Kvint: kalender@biomedicine.gu.se
  • Core Facilities: Amelie Karlsson: amelie.karlsson.2@gu.se
  • Clinical Sciences: Katarina Olinder Eriksson: klinvet@gu.se
  • Medicine: Nina Raun; kommunikation@medicine.gu.se
  • Neuroscience and Physiology: Josefin Bergenholtz; kommunikation@neuro.gu.se
  • Odontology: Johan Thompson; info@odontologi.gu.se
  • Sahlgrenska Academy’s Office and faculty-wide calendar events Åsa Ekvall; info@sahlgrenska.gu.se
  • Health and Care Sciences: Karin Mossberg; vardvetenskap@fhs.gu.se

Information from Sahlgrenska Academy Research Support Office

[UPDATED JUNE 2024]
The Sahlgrenska Academy Research Support Office provides an overview of upcoming and current calls, nominations and events in an information letter. This letter is updated on a monthly basis.
Current and previous newsletters are also available in the Staff Portal.

’20 minutes for researchers’ is back – see full spring program

During 20 minutes over Zoom, the Biomedical Library gives tips on tools and services that can facilitate your research everyday life.

Sahlgrenska Academy

© University of Gothenburg
PO-Box 100, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
Phone: 00 46 31 786 0000

About the website

Elin Lindström is editor for Akademiliv.
Please feel free to send your ideas and comments to akademiliv@gu.se

Sign up for the Akademiliv newsletter:

Send you tips to Akademiliv

Do you have a suggestion for news, grants, seminars or an education?
Send an email to Elin Lindström Claessen