Chalmers University of Technology

Neuroscience

Hearing and touch mediate sensations via osseointegrated prostheses

A new study has found that people with a prosthesis attached directly to their skeleton can hear by means of vibrations in their implant. This sound transmission through bones is an important part of osseoperception – sensory ...

Surgery

3-D bioprinted human cartilage cells can be implanted

Swedish researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and Chalmers University of Technology have successfully induced human cartilage cells to live and grow in an animal model, using 3-D bioprinting. The results will move development ...

Neuroscience

Microwave helmet yields fast and safe evaluation of head injuries

Results from a clinical study demonstrates that microwave measurements can be used for a rapid detection of intracranial bleeding in traumatic brain injuries. A recently published scientific paper shows that health care professionals ...

Medical research

Exploring vaccine safety

When a vaccine is given, there's always a risk of side-effects since it induces an immune response. The BIO-department is involved in the largest vaccine project ever, with the aim to develop new tools for monitoring vaccine ...

Medical research

New bone conduction hearing aid passed long term endurance test

For how long time can an implant function inside the body without losing performance? That is one of many questions researchers want to have answers to when new implants are developed, before they eventually can be approved ...

Immunology

Fish intake may protect children from allergies

Eating oily fish while pregnant or breastfeeding may protect your child from allergies. Likewise, kids who eat fish, eggs and flour early in life have less allergies, according to new findings from the division of Food and ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researcher develops effective fasting tool against cancer

Fasting is a tool for effective cancer treatment. A new study shows that the right diet in combination with chemotheraphy not only protect the body's immune system, it also turns it against cancer cells.

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