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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

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 ...

Medications

Prostate cancer medicine is not a cure for COVID-19, study shows

A medicine that blocks testosterone and is used against certain types of prostate cancer would, it was hoped, also help against COVID-19. But the hope has not been fulfilled: Following a clinical study and register studies, ...

Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease risk boosted by stress

The risk of cardiovascular disease rises with an increasing burden of perceived stress, financial problems and adverse life events, a major international study with University of Gothenburg researchers as main authors shows. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sense of unreality in maternal role after uterus transplantation

Becoming a mother after receiving a uterine transplant, with the radical change in daily life it brings, gives a feeling of unreality beyond everyday experience. A study led by University of Gothenburg researchers describes ...

Oncology & Cancer

Successful treatment in mice for severe childhood cancer

In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent study from University of Gothenburg researchers shows. This is a vital step toward a potentially ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Anxiety effectively treated with exercise

Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows.

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