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Studie: Önsketänkande kan ha väglett beteende under pandemin
En ny doktorsavhandling tyder på att vi systematiskt underskattar hälsorisker – om och när det passar oss. Det gällde inte minst under pandemin då våra riskbedömningar kan ha styrts av önsketänkande snarare än av hur vi rimligen borde ha uppfattat farorna.
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Hello Angelica Loskog!
Life Science Sweden would like to know more about Angelica Loskog and interviews her about her life as a researcher.
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New rules for diagnostic products, but who will certify them? “An extreme shortage area”
In less than two weeks, new and stricter EU rules will enter into force for thousands of products used in important diagnoses of, among other things, cancer and Covid-19. However, not one single institute in the entire Nordic region is able to certify the diagnostics companies’ products according to the new regulations. “In the end, it risks affecting patients,” says Anna Lefèvre Skjöldebrand, CEO of Swedish Medtech.
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Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme
Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, which has recently broadened its programme for leading innovators in medical research to apply to the entire Nordic region.
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When carelessness, forgetfulness and coincidence become the researcher’s best friend
Forgetfulness, coincidence and a stroke of luck hardly make up a fruitful method of serious research. Or do they? Actually, a number of important medical advances have come about thanks to completely random incidents and the open-mindedness of scientists who were ready to think outside the box.
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Søren Bregenholt omvald som ordförande i MVA
Under Medicon Valley Alliance årsstämma fick styrelsen förnyat förtroende och valdes om.
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Lucy Robertshaw: Are we in the perfect storm?
“Is there a perfect storm on the horizon again as elective surgeries were cancelled due to patients being admitted with Covid-19? We now have a long backlog of people who are presenting with chronic diseases that need to access healthcare again”, writes Lucy Robertshaw in a column.
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Astra Zenecas covidläkemedel Evusheld får licens i Sverige
Sverige blir ett av de första länderna i Europa som får använda läkemedlet Evusheld för en liten grupp patienter.
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Nu ges Novavax nya vaccin i Sverige – men få har tagit sprutan
För första gången finns nu ett covidvaccin i Sverige som bygger på traditionell vaccinteknik. Höga förhoppningar har funnits om att ovaccinerade som tvekat inför mRNA-vaccinen ska vilja ta det nya vaccinet – men hittills har intresset varit lågt, visar en genomgång som Life Science Sweden gjort.
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This is how Anette Steenberg will put Medicon Valley on the world map
Anette Steenberg has been CEO of the Swedish-Danish life science cluster Medicon Valley Alliance since 1 November last year. Life Science Sweden called her to ask about her visions and the challenges of merging the worlds of Swedish and Danish life science.
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CAR-T therapies give continued hope: “Almost half of the patients have become disease-free”
When the first CAR-T therapies appeared, hopes were raised for the effective treatment for critically ill cancer patients. After a somewhat sluggish start, about 90 patients in Sweden have now been treated with this method. “Almost half of them have
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Björn Arvidsson: ”We need to change perspective”
If you say “life science” to a person on the street and ask them to explain what it is, you will probably get no good answer. The same question to your network will generate as many versions as the people you ask. Most likely, we will miss many
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SBU: Robotdjur för dementa har positiva effekter
Robotdjur kan öka välbefinnande och stilla oro hos äldre personer, framförallt dem som lider av demens. Men det är inte alla äldre som reagerar positivt, enligt en bedömning från Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering, SBU.
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A new international stem cell research centre has been created in Copenhagen
A new centre for stem cell research opened to the public in January. The Novo Nordisk Foundation backs the initiative with the ambition that the centre will advance new medical technology and new stem cell therapies.
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FHM:s chefsjurist slår tillbaka mot Coronakommissionen: "Felaktigheter och elaka påhopp"
Efter Coronakommissionens hårda kritik mot regeringen och Folkhälsomyndigheten ger nu chefsjuristen på myndigheten sin syn på saken. ”Ni förespråkar handling före samlad kunskap och evidens”, skriver hon på Linkedin.
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Vårdsverige sluter upp bakom Ukraina
Rysslands invasion av Ukraina fördöms av life science- och vårdsektorn. Vid Landstingshuset i Stockholm vajar Ukrainas flagga bredvid den svenska. (Uppdaterad)
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The route to vaccines for everyone: “We did not just sit around and wait”
The pandemic was in full swing, and no one knew when or even if a vaccine would come. At that point, the Swedish Minister of Social Affairs called with a proposal, and Richard Bergström did not hesitate. “I already had a notion that this would work,” he
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Anna Törner: Success requires bold decisions!
“Doing things right is fine, but doing the right things as soon as possible is even better”, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Giulia Gaudenzi: Innovation for good
"I challenge the innovator landscape to take a mental leap. Relying on innovation-solely to end inequality is not enough, therefore consciously and purposively – we need to engage bravely with the politics of poverty and scarcity. Even in life sciences", writes Giulia Gaudenzi in a column.
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Ny larmrapport: Över en miljon dör på grund av resistens mot antibiotika
En bra bit över en miljon dödsfall i världen orsakades av antibiotikaresistens under 2019, enligt en analys av globala data från 204 länder.
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SBU: Planerade kejsarsnitt ger högre risk för både kvinnan och barnet
medicinsk och social utvärdering.
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Oasmia tar in 151 miljoner – och byter namn
Styrelsen i cancerforskningsföretaget Oasmia har beslutat om en nyemission på 151 miljoner kronor. Samtidigt föreslås ett namnbyte av företaget till Vivesto.
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