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Unexpected new mechanism behind rheumatoid arthritis
A team of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has identified an enzyme that protects against inflammation and joint destruction. Made when the researchers blocked production of the enzyme GGTase-I in transgenic mice, this unexpected…
Operation makes dementia patients faster and smarter
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital are the first in the world to show that an operation can help patients with dementia caused by white matter changes and hydrocephalus.
Presented in the American Jour…
Researchers register new species using DNA-based description
The previously unknown species of ribbon worm discovered in Kosterhavet National Park in 2007 has now been scientifically named using a new method. Pseudomicrura afzelii, a form of nemertean or ribbon worm, has been described and registered by r…
Increased marginalization of students
The successful Swedish model of reducing the impact of students’ different social, cultural and economic backgrounds on academic outcome is severely threatened after 20 years of educational reforms. This is the main point made by Docent (Reader)…
Fast food and sweets advertised when children watch television
Children in Sweden are exposed to a huge number of TV advertisements. Food adverts — primarily for fast food and sweets — dominate the advertisements shown during children’s viewing times. Research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, …
Swedes happier than before
Swedes are both happy and content with their lives, reveals a report from the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The factors that contribute most to a sense of wellbeing are good health, family and friends, a good home and person…
Researchers open the door to biological computers
Genetically modified cells can be made to communicate with each other as if they were electronic circuits. Using yeast cells, a group of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has taken a groundbreaking step towards being able to b…
Rational family structure dominates
Couples do not live together for traditional or romantic reasons. They do so for purely rational reasons – emotional, financial, intellectual and social. The nuclear family still holds a strong position in Sweden. Some 70 percent of the population…