University of Gothenburg

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

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

Gastric bypass surgery just as effective in teenagers as in adults

Teenagers with severe obesity can benefit from gastric bypass surgery just as much as adults. A study by Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden found that 81 teenagers lost ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Astrocytes control the generation of new neurons from neural stem cells

Astrocytes are cells that have many functions in the central nervous system, such as the control of neuronal synapses, blood flow, or the brain's response to neurotrauma or stroke.

Medical research created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Arsenic for better drugs and cleaner crops

Research carried out at the University of Gothenburg may lead to more effective arsenic-containing drugs. The results may also lead to more resistant plants, and crops with a limited absorption and storage of arsenic.

Medications created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Period pain not made worse by copper IUD

Using a copper intrauterine device (IUD), or coil, does not exacerbate period pain, reveals a study where researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 2,100 women for 30 years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newly discovered human fat cell opens up new opportunities for future treatment of obesity

The body's brown fat cells play a key role in the development of obesity and diabetes. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now discovered that we humans have two different ...

Medical research created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased risk of cardiovascular disease for pregnant women with high blood pressure

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated by ...

Cardiology created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ten-year follow-up of physical activity among adolescents

A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that the drop in boys' physical activity during the teenage years levels off in early adulthood.

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effect of medication is affected by copies of genetic information

The results may help to explain why certain medications have strong side effects on sperm and eggs, and why certain organisms remain unaffected by environmental changes. This is shown by studies that researchers from the ...

Genetics created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Unknown' neurological disorder often incorrectly diagnosed

The very serious hereditary disease HDLS was discovered in 1984 in Sweden. Many HDLS patients are still incorrectly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, MS or Parkinson's disease, but researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, ...

Neuroscience created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer children mean longer life?

New research into ageing processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan. Studies of birds reveal that those that have ...

Medical research created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coffee and tea during pregnancy affect fetal growth

Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have conducted a study on 59,000 women in collaboration with the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The criteria for weight-loss surgery need to be changed

(Medical Xpress)—Weight-loss surgery is currently only offered to patients who exceed a certain BMI. However, surgical intervention could improve the health of many more people. This is shown by the Swedish Obese Subjects ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | 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