Latest news within the Swedish science community
Here are a selection of press releases from Swedish universities within Swedish science. The news come from Expertsvar.se
which is a collaborative media service driven by the Swedish Research Council.
which is a collaborative media service driven by the Swedish Research Council.
5/22/2012 1:54 PM
New paints prevent fouling of ships’ hulls
The colonisation of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. In a joint project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology have developed new environmentally-friendly and effective bottom paints to prevent this.
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5/22/2012 1:39 PM
Research could lead to new drugs for major diseases
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are working to develop substances that can prevent parasites, bacteria and fungi from producing essential proteins, research that could, in the long term, lead to new drugs for several major diseases.
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5/15/2012 3:59 PM
Most people brushes their teeth in the wrong way
Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes how to brush their teeth more effectively.
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5/15/2012 1:36 PM
Sulphur and iron compounds common in old shipwrecks
Sulphur and iron compounds have now been found in shipwrecks both in the Baltic and off the west coast of Sweden. The group behind the results, presented in the Journal of Archaeological Science, includes scientists from the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm University.
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5/15/2012 12:13 PM
Drugs from lizard saliva reduces the cravings for food
A drug made from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard is effective in reducing the craving for food. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have tested the drug on rats, who after treatment ceased their cravings for both food and chocolate.
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5/14/2012 3:34 PM
Hitch-hiking with birds for life
Although chewing lice spend their entire lives as parasites on birds, it is difficult to predict patterns of lice distribution, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg.
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5/11/2012 8:15 AM
Maternal gluten sensitivity linked to schizophrenia risk in children
[PRESS RELEASE 11 May 2012] Babies born to women with sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders later in life, according to new findings from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Johns Hopkins University, United States.
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5/11/2012 8:08 AM
Intensive mobile phone use affects young people’s sleep
Young adults who make particularly heavy use of mobile phones and computers run a greater risk of sleep disturbances, stress and symptoms of mental health. “Public health advice should therefore include information on the healthy use of this technology,” says researcher Sara Thomée from the Sahlgrenska Academy.
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5/10/2012 1:52 PM
Chimpanzee uses innovative foresighted methods to fool humans
Chimpanzee Santino achieved international fame in 2009 for his habit of gathering stones and manufacturing concrete projectiles to throw at zoo visitors. A new study shows that Santino’s innovativeness when he plans his stone-throwing is greater than researchers have previously observed. He not only gathers stones and manufactures projectiles in advance; he also finds innovative ways of fooling the visitors. The study, which was carried out at Lund University, has been published in PLoS One.
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5/9/2012 12:41 PM
Female bugs overcome cost of traumatic sex
The study of “sexual conflict” between males and females helps us to understand why sexual reproduction persists given that it can be costly, especially to females. One aspect of this conflict concerns how females respond to increased mating events that are of more benefit to males than to themselves. This work on traumatic insemination was conducted by Umeå university researcher Tom Cameron together with colleagues at the University of Leeds. The results have been published in Biology Letters.
Read more
New paints prevent fouling of ships’ hulls
The colonisation of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. In a joint project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology have developed new environmentally-friendly and effective bottom paints to prevent this.
Read more
5/22/2012 1:39 PM
Research could lead to new drugs for major diseases
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg are working to develop substances that can prevent parasites, bacteria and fungi from producing essential proteins, research that could, in the long term, lead to new drugs for several major diseases.
Read more
5/15/2012 3:59 PM
Most people brushes their teeth in the wrong way
Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes how to brush their teeth more effectively.
Read more
5/15/2012 1:36 PM
Sulphur and iron compounds common in old shipwrecks
Sulphur and iron compounds have now been found in shipwrecks both in the Baltic and off the west coast of Sweden. The group behind the results, presented in the Journal of Archaeological Science, includes scientists from the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm University.
Read more
5/15/2012 12:13 PM
Drugs from lizard saliva reduces the cravings for food
A drug made from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard is effective in reducing the craving for food. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have tested the drug on rats, who after treatment ceased their cravings for both food and chocolate.
Read more
5/14/2012 3:34 PM
Hitch-hiking with birds for life
Although chewing lice spend their entire lives as parasites on birds, it is difficult to predict patterns of lice distribution, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg.
Read more
5/11/2012 8:15 AM
Maternal gluten sensitivity linked to schizophrenia risk in children
[PRESS RELEASE 11 May 2012] Babies born to women with sensitivity to gluten appear to be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders later in life, according to new findings from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Johns Hopkins University, United States.
Read more
5/11/2012 8:08 AM
Intensive mobile phone use affects young people’s sleep
Young adults who make particularly heavy use of mobile phones and computers run a greater risk of sleep disturbances, stress and symptoms of mental health. “Public health advice should therefore include information on the healthy use of this technology,” says researcher Sara Thomée from the Sahlgrenska Academy.
Read more
5/10/2012 1:52 PM
Chimpanzee uses innovative foresighted methods to fool humans
Chimpanzee Santino achieved international fame in 2009 for his habit of gathering stones and manufacturing concrete projectiles to throw at zoo visitors. A new study shows that Santino’s innovativeness when he plans his stone-throwing is greater than researchers have previously observed. He not only gathers stones and manufactures projectiles in advance; he also finds innovative ways of fooling the visitors. The study, which was carried out at Lund University, has been published in PLoS One.
Read more
5/9/2012 12:41 PM
Female bugs overcome cost of traumatic sex
The study of “sexual conflict” between males and females helps us to understand why sexual reproduction persists given that it can be costly, especially to females. One aspect of this conflict concerns how females respond to increased mating events that are of more benefit to males than to themselves. This work on traumatic insemination was conducted by Umeå university researcher Tom Cameron together with colleagues at the University of Leeds. The results have been published in Biology Letters.
Read more
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