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Large study on milk: Risky for women but not for men
The risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and acute myocardial infarction (MI) increased for women with milk intake levels higher than 2 glasses per day, while no such association was found in men, according to a new large Swedish study.
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In search of Marcel Proust's lost health
A great writer, but also a weak person and a hypochondriac. That has been the usual image of Marcel Proust. But the pediatrician and literary scholar Carl Lindgren paints a partly different picture in a new book about the French master's life, health and attitude towards physicians.
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Nytt varsel på BMS – ska spara 1,5 miljarder
Bristol Myers Squibb, BMS, varslar 195 anställda efter att läkemedelsbolaget genomför ytterligare ett besparingspaket.
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Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality
What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Founder of Bioarctic, Lars Lannfelt, is honoured: “I want to create something for the future”
It´s like a scientist’s dream: to be the world’s first with a drug that genuinely affects one of our major diseases. Lars Lannfelt and his company Bioarctic have achieved just that, and they are thus making a significant contribution to the history of Swedish medicine. He is now being awarded the Research!Sweden Award 2023.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: A special kind of hellishness afflicts post-COVID patients
In addition to the disease itself those suffering from post-COVID have to deal with people who try to label them as hypochondriacs, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Samuel Lagercrantz: The government’s performance in healthcare and life sciences so far
Since the change of government in Sweden, developments in the healthcare sector have shown promising signs, but the outlook in life sciences is less promising, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in an editorial.
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Study: Chat GPT is more empathetic than doctors
The AI tool Chat GPT is not only more accurate when it comes to answering patient questions – the chatbot is also perceived as almost 10 times more empathetic than real doctors, a new study reveals.
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Chat GPT mer empatisk än läkare enligt studie
Chat GPT har inte bara större precision när det kommer till patientfrågor – chattboten uppfattas dessutom som nästan tio gånger mer empatisk än riktiga läkare, enligt en ny studie.
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Column: ”Authentic leadership and clear mandates pave the way for more female CEOs”
”I believe that the aspect of having clear mandates and titles on the one hand and women progressing into top positions must be explored further”, Helena Strigård writes in a column.
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Biosimilars bring price pressure, but are they sufficiently used?
When biosimilars were introduced just over 16 years ago, hopes were raised that they would give many more patients access to effective but otherwise extremely expensive treatments with biological drugs. So, how well has Swedish healthcare used biosimilars? The answer partly depends on whom you ask.
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Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”
A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.
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Astra Zeneca satsar på RNA-utveckling
Astra Zeneca ger sig in på RNA-området. Genom ett samarbete med brittiska Vaxequity ska man ta fram behandlingar med hjälp av den teknik som fick sitt genombrott med några av de första covid-19-vaccinen.
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Marie Gårdmark: Big data evidence generation drives change in the EU regulatory system
Rapid developments in technology have led to the possibility for the generation and analysis of vast volumes of data. Will the availability of big data lead to fundamental changes to the regulatory system? In a column Marie Gårdmark, CEO and Senior Consultant at RegSmart Life Science, develops her views on this subject.
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Upcoming event: New updates on drugs
At Medicon Valley Alliance venues in Copenhagen/Örestad April 1 2020 the meeting New updates in Drug Formulation & Bioavailability takes place for the for the eighth time.
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Femte förslaget till regeringen från SwedenBio
Skärp målsättningen för deltagandet i EU:s ramprogram. Det är SwedenBios femte förslag inför den kommande forskningspropositionen.
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Diabetes förkortar liv
Kvinnor som utvecklat typ 1-diabetes före tio års ålder dör i genomsnitt nästan 18 år tidigare än diabetesfria kvinnor.
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Forskningen i Solna stärks upp rejält
Nu invigs den nya stora forskningsbyggnaden Bioclinicum vid Karolinska universitetssjukhuset. En yta på 40 000 kvadratmeter med plats för bland annat 195 laboratorier står snart redo.
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Cellatlasen publicerar unika resultat i Science
Human protein atlas-projektet publicerar nu den första övergripande kartan över var proteinerna befinner sig i cellen. Artikeln återfinns i Science.
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Hoppas på stamceller
”Vi tror att kroppsegna stamceller kommer att bli framtiden inom medicinen”, sade Mathias Svahn, grundare och vd på Cellaviva, under en informationsträff.
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Gammal Astrasubstans får nytt liv
En färsk studie visar att en substans som Astrazeneca ratade har effekt mot multipel skleros. I alla fall i djurstudier.
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Britterna finansierar ESS
Storbritannien är andra landet som skriver på ett bindande avtal om finansiering av spallationskällan som ska byggas i Lund.
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Bioarctic designar studien efterhand
Regelbunden utvärdering ger forskningsbolaget snabbare svar på effekt.
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Google ger sig in i biotech-branschen
Sökmotorjättens nystartade bolag Calico ska fokusera på åldrande och åldersrelaterade sjukdomar.
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