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C-vitamin förebygger gikt
Citroner eller brustabletter spelar ingen roll. Den som får i sig stora mängder av c-vitamin minskar risken för smärtframkallande kristaller i lederna.
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Livräddande mätteknik får pris
Tre studerande från danska DTU Nanotech har vunnit en prestigefylld tävling med en teknisk lösning som skulle kunna rädda liv i en akut situation.
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Ny skola for global hälsa
Sjukdom och hälsa i utvecklingsländer blir ett nytt insatsområde för Köpenhamns universitet. Idag invigs ett nytt centrum som bland annat ska arbeta med malaria och hiv.
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New member to Active board
The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.
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Vitamin D is mental health aid
Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests.
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Apoteket gets new vice CEO
The Swedish government company Apoteket has recently appointed a vice CEO.
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Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader
The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.
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Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese
Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.
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Ten recieve the Venture Cup West Prize
At this year´s Venture Cup West awards the 10 best business ideas in Venture Cup West 08/09 were chosen, receiving SEK 10 000 each.
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Norwegian describes scrapie gene
Intestinal lymphatic tissue is important for the absorption and spread of the scrapie prion, suggests a Norwegian researcher.
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Martin Bergö: "The Idea is the Thing"
Martin Bergö, 38, goes wherever ideas take him - it's a process that has led to, and resulted from, plenty of unexpected results. Those ideas have been recognized as good ones: in 2008, he was awarded the Eric K. Fernström Foundation's Prize for young researchers. It isn't the first award for the Associate Professor at Gothenburg University's Sahlgrenska Academy. In 2007, he received a grant award of 16 million SEK from the European Research Council for his pioneering work.