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Clinical medicine

In Clinical Medicine, research is conducted that aims to find new treatments, diagnostic methods and preventive measures against diseases. The research covers a wide range of topics, from pregnancy and children - including those born prematurely - to all organs of the healthy and diseased adult body, including psychiatry.

Latest news

Björn Schröder
Persson millions for intestinal research

Björn Schröder's research group receives SEK 6 million for research on the intestinal microbial modulation.

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New Project Supports Parents of Premature Babies

A new internet-based program aims to support parents of premature babies.

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Altered blood markers detected in individuals with periodontitis

People with the disease periodontitis have an abnormal set of proteins in their blood, study shows.

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Changes in the brain detected in severe PMS

Changes in both brain function and structure can be seen in women with a severe form of PMS, shows a thesis.

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Possible explanation for link between diabetes and Alzheimer's

People with type 2 diabetes have more difficulty getting rid of a protein that may cause Alzheimer's.

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Online doctors did not prescribe more antibiotics than others

Doctors in virtual contacts did not prescribe antibiotics more than regular health centres, shows study.

Features

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"We have an amazing research environment"

Anna Chmielewska is a docent in pediatrics, researching how different nutrients affect children’s development.

"I feel quite satisfied with what I leave behind"

Hand surgery attracted to a life in the north.

"Important discoveries often wait for you in the gaps between disciplines"

Rickard Sjöberg moves between academic disciplines, but says he often realizes that the gap isn't so wide.

Psychiatric drugs may cause adverse cardiac event in young people

ADHD drugs has not been tested in combination with other drugs or in children with different conditions.

The future of teaching?

Is VR the new classroom technology?

Interest in people led to the medical profession

We have met Malin Sjöström and talked about the new medical school and her new exciting research idea!

Research infrastructures

Biomedical Engineering – Research and Development (MT-R&D)
MT-R&D’s development and research support is a research infrastructure that offers extensive technical competence and equipment to researchers and...
Clinical Research Center
The Clinical Research Center is a joint resource for Region and University for near-patient clinical studies. The Clinical Research Center may...
Clinical Studies Sweden – Forum North
Clinical Studies Sweden – Forum North is a platform for research-supporting infrastructure with the goal of facilitating the implementation of...
Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine
Flow@CliMi
Analysis of cell surface bound as well as intracellular proteins and RNA expression with flow cytometry.
Kostdatabas i norra Sverige (NSDD)
NSDD contains refined dietary data based on food frequency questionnaries from Norrbotten and Västerbotten.
NorthPop
Biobank and database for children and young adults in Västerbotten.
PREDICT
Personalised screening, risk prediction, and understanding disease trajectories for early detection of disease - An integrated cohort approach.
Register Centre North
Register Centre North is a unit at Region Västerbotten aiming for high quality regarding register data, knowledge management and clinical research....
Research area: Clinical medicine
Umeå Centre for Comparative Biology (UCCB)
Biomedical research on experimental animals at Umeå University is organized within Umeå Centre for Comparative Biology (UCCB).
Visible Speech (VISP)
Visible Speech (VISP) is an infrastructure developed to enable the handling of audio recordings of people speaking, in accordance with GDPR and IT...

Research groups

ALS Research Umeå
The ALS Research Center at Umeå University and University Hospital of Northern Sweden, Region Västerbotten, was established in 1993 and the...
Research area: Clinical medicine
Angelica Nordin Lab
I do research on the genetics behind amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). My main focus is on the expansion of a repetitive sequence (the...
Research area: Clinical medicine
CLISTER - Clinical Surgical Trials Epidemiological Research
Clister is a research group focusing on near patient surgical research.
Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine
Danielson/Backman Laboratory
Lab of Professor Patrik Danielson and Associate Professor Ludvig Backman and co-workers.
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Our group works against liver diseases including liver cancer.
Hanna Nyström lab
Our research is about growing patterns, biomarkers, tumor microenvironment in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine
Jan Oscarsson Lab
Our group studies mechanisms of the bacterium A. actinomycetemcomitans and periodontal diseases.
Josefsson prostate cancer group
We aim to improve diagnostics, prognostics and treatment of prostate cancer.
Magnus Sjögren's Research Group
Investigates the psychopathology and biology of eating disorders to find more effective treatments.
Research area: Clinical medicine
Martin Rutegård lab
Rectal cancer affects over 2,000 people/year in Sweden. About 1,600 are operated on with chance of a cure.
Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine
Per Stål-research group
Our group is dedicated to translational research on healthy and pathological skeletal and cardiac muscles. The research areas cover studies of musc...
Per Zetterström Lab
ALS Research
Research area: Clinical medicine

Research projects

Intermediate phenotypes and epigenetic biomarkers in attempted suicide
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 December 2023 until 30 June 2028
Type of project PhD project
Emotion regulation, motivational style, mental health and risk of sports injury in young elite athletes
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 13 June 2023 until 31 December 2028
Type of project PhD project
Epidemiology of allergic diseases in early childhood

Impact of perinatal antibiotic exposures and compliance to infection preventative measures during the covid-19 pandemic

Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 12 April 2023 until 31 December 2028
Type of project PhD project
Dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery

Incidence, long-term effect on swallowing and nutrition, effect of intervention, and validation of screening test

Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 16 March 2023 until 31 December 2028
Type of project PhD project
Young peoples voices: experiences of being depressed
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2026
Type of project Research project
Development in infancy: New screening methods and the effect of nutrition
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2028
Type of project PhD project
The end of the road - patients' and doctors' understanding of Do not resuscitate orders
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 October 2022 until 31 December 2028
Type of project Research project
Abdominal rectus diastasis and anterior abdominal wall hernia
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 October 2022
Type of project Research project