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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

High BMI in upper teens a risk factor for severe COVID-19

Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, University of Gothenburg researchers show in a register study.

Neuroscience

Transient BP spikes linked to learning area in the brain

Minor everyday rises in blood pressure due to short-term stressors can be linked to a brain area that controls conscious and learned motor skills. This discovery, presented by University of Gothenburg researchers, paves the ...

Medical research

Protective mutations in COVID-19

One way in which the body combats COVID-19 is by mutating the coronavirus, making it less harmful. This built-in protective mechanism in cells has a clear connection with decreased viral load in the body, a study from the ...

Medical research

Simple and reliable ALS diagnosis with blood tests

Blood tests may enable more accurate diagnosis of ALS at an earlier stage of the disease. As described in a study by researchers at University of Gothenburg and Umeå University, it involves measuring the blood level of a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gothenburg: Coronavirus in wastewater at record high

In a week, the levels of the coronavirus in Gothenburg's wastewater have skyrocketed and increased by about 250% compared to the concentration from the previous weekly survey and the highest measured value so far during the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Further increase in coronavirus concentrations found in wastewater

Coronavirus concentrations in Gothenburg wastewater are continuing to rise from an already high level, University of Gothenburg researchers have found. The current figures are well above the peak noted during the third wave ...

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