Uncategorized - February 20, 2017
New findings on severe intestinal diseases
Patients with severe intestinal diseases have major fluctuations in their bacterial flora, as shown in a new study published in Nature Microbiology. Jonas Halfvarson, researcher at the School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, notes that flora in patients varied from being healthy to an almost complete disappearance of certain good bacteria. Researchers have identified a […]
Uncategorized - February 13, 2017
Improved rectal cancer treatment
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that short-course preoperative radiotherapy combined with delayed surgery reduces the adverse side-effects of rectal cancer surgery without compromising its efficacy. Preoperative radiotherapy was gradually introduced in the early 1990s, with a consequent improvement in prognosis for people with rectal cancer and reduction in the risk of local recurrence. […]
Funding - February 10, 2017
Orion Research Foundation distribute EUR 1 million in research grants
Orion Research Foundation will distribute two EUR 100,000 grants to internationally acclaimed Finnish researchers. Orion and Finland are both celebrating their centenaries in 2017. The Orion Research Foundation is distributing a total of EUR 1 million in research grants today. To celebrate Finland’s centenary, the total sum will include an additional gift to Finland in […]
Uncategorized - February 7, 2017
Brisk exercise linked to better arterial health already in childhood
High levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are associated with lower arterial stiffness in 6–8-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. No similar association was found for light physical activity. Published in Pediatric Exercise Science, the findings constitute part of the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study carried […]
Uncategorized - January 31, 2017
The Maersk Tower has been inaugurated
Maersk Tower, the new home of the University of Copenhagen´s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, was inaugurated a few weeks ago. The building will among other things be the center of the University of Copenhagens research and education activities within the fields of cancer, obesity and diabetes, cardiac disorders, vaccines, dementia and ageing. Concrete, […]
Agreement - January 31, 2017
Novo Nordisk invests in new research center
University of Oxford and Novo Nordisk announces a landmark research collaboration focused on type 2 diabetes. The partnership will enable scientists from Novo Nordisk and University of Oxford to collaborate to discover innovative approaches for treating type 2 diabetes. As part of the collaboration, Novo Nordisk is also investing in a new research centre on […]
