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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. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

New research on midwives' work environment

Midwives report a considerably worse work environment, from several aspects, than people on the Swedish labor market in general. A stressfully high work pace, high emotional demands and low influence are among the factors ...

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.

Diabetes

Galectin-1 linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now associate elevated levels of the protein galectin-1 with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes about 18 years later. At the same time, this protein seems to be a protective ...

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