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2019 - Bispecific antibodies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases - Dag Sehlin - Uppsala University, Sweden
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's currently lack effective treatment. The most promising strategy is immunotherapy, where antibodies are given to...
2019 - Small molecule inhibitor to prevent fatty liver - our fastest growing disease - Jan Borén - University of Gothenburg
Today, more than half of the Swedish population is overweight or obese. Previously, it was thought that it was increased...
2019 - Rituximab: Immunotherapy for treatment-resistant severe mental illness. Pilot and multicenter study - Susanne Bejerot - Örebro University Hospital
Schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect ~3% of the population. The illnesses often start in adolescence. About 1/3 of patients are treatment resistant, i.e. ....
2019 - New potential drugs for Alzheimer's disease - Peter Nilsson - Linköping University
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, comprise some of our biggest health scourges, affecting millions of people worldwide. Despite significant efforts...
2018 - Botulf from Gottröra and the hunt for heretics in the European periphery - Gustav Zamore - Stockholm University
Botulf of Gottröra (d. 1311) is, as far as we know, the only person executed for heresy in the Swedish Middle Ages. It is...
2018 - King Gustaf VI Adolf as archaeologist and cultural patron - Frederick Whitling
The project is a study of Gustaf VI Adolf (1882-1973, King of Sweden 1950-1973) as an archaeologist, cultural patron and chairman of the board; it aims...
2018 - Everyday life on Grönsöö - Jacob von Ehrenheim - Grönsöö Castle
The idea of the 2019 book and exhibition is to highlight the everyday, unglamorous life on Grönsöö, as it was lived...
2018 - Partille Manor through the ages - cultural-historical observations - Ninni Trossholmen - Ethnological Society of West Sweden
My interest in Partille and its manor was awakened during my several years of work with the district of Utby, which until 1928 belonged to Partille...
2018 - From special to general artificial intelligence - Claes Strannegård - Chalmers University of Technology
Today, there are AI programs that can drive cars, beat the world go champion and write summaries of medical research papers. There are also...
2018 - Political Songs in France 1226-1270 - Meghan Quinlan - Uppsala University, Sweden
Louis IX of France (reigned 1226-1270) is one of France's most idealized kings, a position confirmed by his canonization in 1297....
2018 - Farriers and veterinarians at Swedish regiments in the 19th century - Victoria Pihlgren - Linköping University
The application concerns a historical research project on the activities of the regimental farriers and veterinarians in 19th century Sweden. Horses were a central part of...
2018 - Jews in Linnaeus City - Kerstin Parker
During the period 1850-1914, a Jewish group immigrated to Gothenburg from Russia and settled in Linnéstaden. The Russian ...
