http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2238&languageId=1&contentId=-1 News Feed from the Faculty of Medicine at Umeå University, Sweden http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=188462 Aging may seem unavoidable, but that's not necessarily so when it comes to the brain. So say researchers in the April 27th issue of the Cell Press journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences based on counterintuitive evidence that it is what you do in old age that matters when it comes to maintaining a youthful brain rather than what you did earlier in life. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:01:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=188462 2012-04-27T16:01:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=188227 The number of applications to courses and programmes at Umeå University reached a new record this year. Nearly 57,000 applications have been submitted for the autumn 2012 term, over 3,300 more than the previous year. The increase is higher than the average for Swedish universities. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:41:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=188227 2012-04-23T09:41:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=187444 According to a study published in the journal Nature Genetics, variants in 56 regions of the genome have been discovered to influence the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) of individuals. Fourteen of these variants were also found to increase the risk of bone fracture. Three researchers at Umeå University are involved in this study. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:01:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=187444 2012-04-15T17:01:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=186652 Umeå University has been ranked first in Sweden and fifth globally for student satisfaction according to the International Student Barometer (ISB). The survey was responded by international students from 208 universities in Europe and throughout the world. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:09:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=186652 2012-04-02T04:09:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=186616 Umeå University has been ranked as the sixth best higher education institution in nation by the Swedish weekly news magazine Fokus, including a first place ranking in the categories of “most international collaboration” and “most teacher-led instruction.” Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:25:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=186616 2012-03-30T12:25:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=185246 Students who have applied to the January admission round, autumn semester 2012, to master's level courses and programmes at Umeå University will receive their Notification of Selection Results today at 13:00 CET. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:11:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=185246 2012-03-16T08:11:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=183037 Cells use various methods to break down and recycle worn-out components – autophagy is one of them. In the dissertation she will be defending at Umeå University in Sweden, Karin Håberg shows that the protein SNX18 is required for cells to be able to perform autophagy. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:22:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=183037 2012-02-22T11:22:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=182865 Cannabis-like substances that are produced by the body have both therapeutic and harmful properties, besides their well-known intoxicating effects, and the body’s cannabinoid system may be a target for new strategies in cancer treatment. This is what Sofia Gustafsson finds in the dissertation she will be defending at Umeå University in Sweden. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:46:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=182865 2012-02-21T07:46:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=181306 A new study from Karolinska Institute and Umeå University finds that non-pharmacological care in the last days of a patient’s life, known as palliative care, is not as simplistic as one may think. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:01:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=181306 2012-02-14T22:01:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=182019 Every second person in Sweden is at risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Umeå University. This alarming finding comes from a major review of dementia development among 85-year-olds and those older. "“In five to seven years, the proportion of people with dementia increased by 40 per cent,” says Yngve Gustafson, professor of geriatric medicine at Umeå University, to public broadcaster SVT. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:35:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=182019 2012-02-14T08:35:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=181790 By giving iron supplements during the first half year of life for babies born with low birth weights, the risk of behavioral problems in preschool years can be reduced by a quarter, writes Staffan Berglund in the dissertation he is defending at Umeå University in Sweden. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=181790 2012-02-13T10:33:00Z http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=181287 Pregnant women exposed to air pollution are at higher risk than others to give birth prematurely, according to a research study involving a large number of mothers living in Stockholm, reports the news website TheLocal.se. The study was conducted by researchers at the division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Umeå University. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:33:00 GMT http://www.medfak.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4473&languageId=1&contentId=181287 2012-02-06T07:33:00Z