Uncategorized - May 13, 2019
Umeå researchers have found a new strategy for tuberculosis treatment
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine and Umeå University have found a molecular compound that prevents and even reverses resistance to the most widely used antibiotic for treating tuberculosis – isoniazid. The research team have discovered a molecule that in conjunction with isoniazid could potentially restore the antibiotic’s effectiveness in people with drug-resistant tuberculosis, […]
Uncategorized - May 10, 2019
NOK 4.5 million invested in Norwegian cancer research
Radforsk, the Radium Hospital Research Foundation, is awarding several NOK 4.5 million to new research that fights cancer with light, reports Elisabeth Kirkeng Andersen, Oslo Cancer Cluster. Radforsk is an evergreen investor focusing on companies that develop cancer treatment. Since its inception in 1986, Radforsk has allocated NOK 200 million of its profit back into cancer […]
Uncategorized - April 11, 2019
Q&A: Matilda Ernkrans, Sweden’s new Minister for Higher Education & Research
We asked the new Minister about her goals and efforts when it comes to the country’s life science industry and Sweden’s status as an innovation and scientific research nation. How are you going to make sure that Sweden retains its position as a strong research nation? “We have to provide universities and researchers with the […]
Global report - March 27, 2019
EU parliament has voted to end daylight saving time
The European Parliament has voted to end daylight saving time in EU member states. The biannual clock changes will come to an end in 2021 when individual member states will be able to decide whether they will remain on winter time or summer time permanently. The EU first started investigating ending the practice of daylight […]
Uncategorized - March 25, 2019
IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis
A Karolinska Institutet study on mice shows that the antibodies stabilise the plaque that accumulates on the artery walls, which reduces the risk of it rupturing and causing a blood clot. Atherosclerosis is characterised by the narrowing of the arterial walls resulting from the accumulation of lipids and cells – the so-called atherosclerotic plaque. When […]
Uncategorized - March 19, 2019
Protective antibodies also found in premature babies
Even premature babies carry anti-viral antibodies transferred from the mother, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a paper on maternal antibodies in newborns, published in the journal Nature Medicine. Antibodies are transferred from the mother’s blood to the fetus that give the newborn passive defense against infection. Since most of this process takes place […]
