Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

With eyes for healthy youth sports

Figure skating has been a safe place for PhD student Moa Jederström ever since she was six years old. She now does research on physical and psychological abuse in Swedish youth sports.

A subtle genetic change gives new clues about epilepsy

Sometimes, even the alteration of a single nucleotide in a gene can cause serious disease. A recent study sheds light on the molecular biology behind some forms of genetic epilepsy.

Close-up of woman after forties touching her pregnant belly.

Greater risk in being an older or single mother

Older women, single women and women who have children through assisted reproduction run a greater risk of complications in pregnancy and higher risk of illness generally. Malin Lindell Pettersson has taken a closer look at the health of these groups.

Research talks and Povel Ramel to open the Academic Ceremony

The spring Academic Ceremony 2022 will begin with seven honorary doctors holding talks about their research. On Friday 20 May, a gala concert will be held, and on Saturday 21 May, new professors and doctors will be honoured.

Digital twins an aid to give individual patients the right treatment at the right time

An international team of researchers have developed advanced computer models, or “digital twins”, of diseases, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment. They used one such model to identify the most important disease protein in hay fever.

Honorary doctors boost LiU’s research

Seven international researchers who have each contributed to research at Linköping University (LiU) are to become honorary doctors. The ceremony where they are to be promoted will take place on 21 May 2022, during the spring’s Academic Ceremony.

Several LiU subjects high up in international rankings

LiU is named as one of the world’s 100 best higher education institutions in the care sciences. In three other subjects, LiU is among the 200 best universities in the world. This is according to QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Gunnar Cedersund is both playing the grand piano and being his own audience.

Digital twins will help us understand how the body works

In the future, a digital copy of your own body – a digital twin – may help you live a healthy life. At LiU, mathematical models are being developed as tools for better health. This is the result of collaboration between experts in several fields.

image of incomplete atypical fracture next to a complete fracture.

New discoveries about fractures related to osteoporosis medicine

Medicinal treatment of osteoporosis sometimes lead to an unusual kind of breakage in the thigh bone. Why do these fractures occur, and how can they be tracked in a national quality register? These are the questions focussed on in two recent studies.

man pointing at a digital histology image on a big screen.

AI can help doctors work faster – but trust is crucial

For artificial intelligence (AI) to be helpful within healthcare, people and machines must work effectively together. A new study shows that doctors who use AI when examining tissue samples can work faster while still doing high-quality work.

LiU PhD student awarded Swedish Psychological Association’s big prize

Erica Mattelin, a PhD student at Barnafrid, Linköping University (LiU), has been awarded the Swedish Psychological Association’s big prize for 2021.

Older man with chest pain during running.

SEK 17 million for cardiopulmonary research at LiU

Nine researchers at LiU have received research funding from the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation. The funded research will include work on the immune system in heart disease, the development of new drugs, and the effects of remote yoga on heart failure.

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in petri dish.

Antibiotic resistance still low but growing

The problems of antibiotic resistance and blood poisoning are both growing globally. But what’s the situation like in Sweden? In his dissertation, Martin Holmbom has investigated the extent of these problems using data from the Östergötland region.

Precision medicine for the people: Vinnova extends initiative

It has been announced that a national initiative aimed at introducing precision medicine will continue to receive funding. Linköping University and the Östergötland region comprise together one of the seven “nodes” of Genomic Medicine Sweden.

Female scientist in hospital environment.

Protein in the blood signals heart damage

After being anaesthetised and undergoing major surgery, up to one in five patients have increased levels of the protein troponin in their blood. This can be a sign of heart damage.

SEK 6.8 million for research into pancreatic cancer

Linda Bojmar is to research the role of the liver in the processes whereby pancreatic cancer can spread secondary tumours to the liver. She has received 6.8 million Swedish kronor for a research project from the Swedish Society for Medical Research.

Method to reveal undesired biological effects of chemicals

How do pollutants and other chemicals that we are exposed to affect our health? Researchers have applied a method to identify the proteins affected by chemicals. It can be used to discover at an early stage whether a substance has biological effects.

24 million SEK for cancer research at Linköping University

Ten researchers from Linköping University have received more than 24 million Swedish kronor from this year’s allocation of funds from the Swedish Cancer Society.

Children’s language skills arise before speech

Seven out of every hundred children do not learn their mother tongue as expected. Christina Reuterskiöld, newly appointed professor of speech and language pathology at Linköping University, is investigating how language develops in children.

Research into eye problems in post-COVID sufferers

Some people who have recovered from COVID-19 have experienced long-term problems with their eyes. But why? And can this phenomenon be measured using biological markers? These are questions that researchers will try to answer in a new project.

Photo of men looking through a photon counting CT (PCCT).

Photon-counting helps both patients and researchers

One of the world’s first photon-counting computed tomography imaging devices has been installed in the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) at Linköping University Hospital.

Mattias Ekstedt, Nils Dahlström, Peter Lundberg, Bengt Norén and Patrik Nasr.

Liver examinations without needles

How is your liver doing? Decades of research into the use of magnet resonance imaging is now being put to work to gain information about patients’ livers – without needles.

Media review of major incidents can save lives

Any incident with many casualties places stress on the medical care system. LiU researchers have been able to review major incidents in Rwanda, Africa, using a new method.

Lower antibiotic resistance in bacteria with forgotten antibiotic

A forgotten antibiotic led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection. Thus, temocillin may be a useful alternative, and contribute to a reduced spread of resistant bacteria in hospitals.

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