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Live longer with fewer calories

By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers ...

Medical research created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Promising treatment for progeria within reach

Pharmaceuticals that inhibit a specific enzyme may be useful in treating progeria, or accelerated aging in children. A new study performed at the Sahlgrenska Academy indicates that the development of progeria ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cells can repair a damaged cornea

A new cornea may be the only way to prevent a patient going blind – but there is a shortage of donated corneas and the queue for transplantation is long. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Permanent stress can cause type 2 diabetes in men

Men who reported permanent stress have a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than men who reported no stress. This is the finding of a 35-year prospective follow-up study of 7,500 men in Gothenburg, by ...

Diabetes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Exercise just as good as drugs at preventing migraines: study

Although exercise is often prescribed as a treatment for migraine, there has not previously been sufficient scientific evidence that it really works. However, research from the Sahlgrenska Academy has now ...

Health created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Antibiotics could replace surgery for appendicitis

Although the standard approach to acute appendicitis is to remove the appendix, a study at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that treatment with antibiotics can be just as effective in many ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Back pain? Move, don't rest!

Move if you have back pain, this is the advice of a researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Patients with acute low back pain who were advised to stay active despite the pain fared better than those ...

Health created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More years to life and life to years through increased motivation for an active life

Regular physical activity is associated with a lower risk of suffering depression in old age. This is shown by one of the largest studies on elderly Europeans to have been carried out, by researchers at the ...

Health created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sharp decrease in deaths from sudden cardiac arrest

Only a few decades ago, sudden cardiac arrest was a death sentence. Today, a victim of sudden cardiac arrest is saved roughly once every six hours in Sweden, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...

Cardiology created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mediterranean diet gives longer life

A Mediterranean diet with large amounts of vegetables and fish gives a longer life. This is the unanimous result of four studies to be published by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Research studies ...

Health created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

The body's bacteria affect intestinal blood vessel formation

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which helps intestinal bacteria to affect the formation of blood vessels. The results, which are ...

Medical research created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Drugs from lizard saliva reduces the cravings for food

A drug made from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard is effective in reducing the craving for food. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have tested the drug on rats, who after ...

Neuroscience created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Amputations among people with diabetes can be reduced by 50%, study finds

Every 30 seconds somebody in the world is amputated as a consequence of foot complication due to diabetes. A new study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, confirmes that shoe inserts, podiatry, regular ...

Diabetes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New discoveries linking gut bacteria with cholesterol metabolism give hope for the future

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, show that cholesterol metabolism is regulated by bacteria in the small intestine. These findings may be important for the development ...

Medical research created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exercise produces positive effects on the intervertebral discs

Physical exercise has a positive effect on the formation of cells in the intervertebral discs. This is shown by a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, presented at the annual meeting of the International ...

Health created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0