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In a strategic partnership, Getinge will partner up with researchers from the School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, on activities related to customer centric innovation and sustainability. Through the partnership, Getinge will gain access to the researchers’ socially relevant and applicable knowledge, it states in a press release. “It has […]

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the journal Nature that they have developed novel first-in-class inhibitors that compromise mitochondrial function in cancer cells. Treatment with the inhibitors stopped cancer cells from proliferating and reduced tumor growth in mice, without significantly affecting healthy cells. “We are excited to have shown that this novel principle for cancer […]

A diet that excludes particularly indigestible carbohydrates can provide markedly reduced irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, according to a thesis prepared at the Sahlgrenska Academy. In the study, 197 persons with IBS symptoms were asked what they believe is the cause of their symptoms. In all, 84 percent referred to food intolerance – most often […]

An organized prostate cancer screening program in Sweden focused on the men who have the most to gain would reduce the risk of dying from prostate cancer by more than 40 percent, according to studies at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Spontaneous prostate cancer screenings, which involve the PSA test, have been applied in […]

Every year hundreds of thousands of people globally die from diarrheal diseases caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria. Now, Swedish researchers have mapped the spread of strains of ETEC bacteria around the world, providing key information about how pathogenic bacteria originate. This data will aid Swedish researchers currently developing a diarrhea vaccine. A study […]