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Ruth Palmer
Cancer is a strategic field of research at the University of Gothenburg. Professor Ruth Palmer is working on finding new treatment modalities for neuroblastoma – a cancer that primarily affects children.
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Health and Medicine

The Sahlgrenska Academy conducts prominent research into cardiovascular diseases, metabolism, neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, cancer, transplantation, person-centred care, dental health and women’s and children's health.

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News – 28 September 2023
Low-grade intestinal inflammation a long time after radiotherapy
News – 20 September 2023
Obesity notably tough in bipolar disorder
News – 7 September 2023
Older people may have glaucoma without realizing it
News – 31 August 2023
Even higher accuracy for AD screening
News – 24 August 2023
Prematures given fatty acids have better vision
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Meet our researchers

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The research on uterus transplant
Here you can read about the world-leading research and the journey to the first child.
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Stem cells can become a treatment for common joint disease
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Academic quarter: Alzheimer's disease
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15 minutes of Academia: Twitter
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Maria Falkenberg wants to understand how mutations occur in our genome
Maria Falkenberg is a Professor in Biomedical Laboratory Science and researches on mitochondrial DNA. She is also Wallenberg…

Nobel Prize Winner

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Arvid Carlsson - Nobel Laureate in Medicine
"Dopamine is involved in everything that happens in our brain, all the important functions."

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Core Facilities
Core Facilities is a university-wide Life Science research infrastructure located at Sahlgrenska Academy. Here you have…
News – 12 May 2020
Eight COVID-19 projects led from Gothenburg with support from SciLifeLab
Doctoral Studies
Do you want to study at the doctoral level and make a difference in people's lives? Do you want to combine doctoral studies…
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