2012-01-06 09:13 GöteborgBIO 15 researchers in Göteborg receive MSEK 13.7 from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation to develop methods to treat people suffering from heart, lung or vascular diseases. One of them is Anna-Carin Olin, Senior Lecturer at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Anna-Carin Olin also recieved verification grant in 2010 from GöteborgBIOin collaboration with Sahlgrenska Science Park.
2011-05-15 20:05 GöteborgBIO For the first time ever in the world, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have produced a blood vessel from stem cells and then used it in an operation on a 10-year-old girl at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg. Surgeon/Professor Michael Olausson was able to create a new connection with the aid of this blood vessel between the liver and the intestines, necessary to cure the girl.
2010-11-09 14:55 GöteborgBIO Lower back pain affects many people and may be caused by degeneration of the discs between the vertebrae. Treatment for the condition using stem cells may be an alternative to today's surgical procedures. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy.
2010-09-24 15:49 GöteborgBIO Sven Enerbäck has been awarded this year’s Jubilee Prize by the Swedish Society of Medicine for his research into fat metabolism and fat cell differentiation. “Gaining recognition for our research is both rewarding and stimulating,” says Professor Enerbäck.
2010-09-20 17:20 GöteborgBIO Region Västra Götaland and the Sahlgrenska Academy are behind a new simulation centre at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Using simulation technology, employees can learn and practise new techniques effectively, either individually or in groups.
2010-09-02 14:55 GöteborgBIO A study is being presented today that for the first time ever shows the result of treatment with osseointegrated prostheses of titanium implants in patients with amputated femurs. The study shows that this treatment gives nine out of ten patients improved function and a better quality of life. These findings emerge from research by the Sahlgrenska Academy/Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg.
2010-09-01 09:38 GöteborgBIO International Conference on Orthopaedic Research in Gothenburg, 31 August - 3 September. Around 3,000 participants from all over the world will be present. Latest results from Swedish and international orthopaedic research will be presented at the conference.Invited speakers include Professor Sam Stupp, a world-leading scientist from the USA in the field of biomaterials and nanotechnology.
2010-08-11 11:32 GöteborgBIO Medfield Diagnostics, developing microwave-based diagnostic instruments for healthcare, has, as its very first product, created a helmet, a medical device for diagnosing stroke. The ultimate goal is that the proper stroke diagnosis can be made in the emergency stage, thus facilitating the correct form of treatment to be initiated more quickly. The company´s first clinical trial is promising.
2010-02-09 14:14 GöteborgBIO Maria Falkenberg Gustafsson is one of this year´s two recipients of the Sven och Ebba-Christina Hagberg Award, “for her ground-breaking studies of DNA replication in mitochondria. The mitochondrion is the cell´s energy source, and disruption in its function can cause a range of diseases".
2010-01-29 17:12 GöteborgBIO A new bio-imaging centre at Sahlgrenska will be launched in 2010 and it is the largest single project that SU has ever implemented. The centre is a next-generation project that aims to collocate highly specialised care in diagnostics and treatment and it will have immense significance above all for cancer patients and patients with severe cardiac conditions.