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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.

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New findings on drug treatment for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder

Results may support more individualised treatment decisions.

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First country to turn around type 2 diabetes trend

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mauritius went down between 2009 and 2021.

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Fewer behavioral problems among three-year-olds who received iron supplementation as infants

More research is needed before iron supplementation can potentially be recommended for all infants.

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Fernström Research Prize awarded to brain tumour researcher

Silvia Remeseiro is awarded the prize for groundbreaking research on how neurons drive glioblastoma growth.

Hereditary amyloidosis not linked to increased risk of aortic valve disease

Researchers in Umeå explore whether different forms of amyloidosis affect the heart in the same way.

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Lars Nyberg – a leading neuroscientist

Professor Lars Nyberg has been ranked as the eighth most successful neuroscientist in Sweden.

Features

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UFBI celebrating 25 years of successful brain research

A grand celebration as UFBI marked its 25th anniversary

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Night-time evacuations, converted vehicles and civil defence services in a time of crisis

How prepared is the Swedish healthcare system if war breaks out? What can we learn from the war in Ukraine?

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Of mice and (wo)men and molecules – at the forefronts of research on anorexia nervosa

At Umeå University, a multi-front battle is underway to combat anorexia nervosa.

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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.

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"I feel quite satisfied with what I leave behind"

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"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.

Research groups

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 muscle
Per Zetterström Lab
ALS Research
Research area: Clinical medicine
Registry and Biobank Consortium (RBKON)
The purpose is to stimulate the use of research resources in registry and biobank research in Northern Sweden.
Rickard Sjöberg
Surgical intervention in the brain always carries a risk of affecting brain function.
SCAPIS Umeå
Here you can find more information about the SCAPIS research network and the activities conducted in Umeå.
Stefan Marklund Lab
Since 1993 we have closely studied the biochemical properties of SOD1 and how it causes ALS. Our focus is on how mutations in SOD1 leads to misfolding
Research area: Clinical medicine
SYMBIO
The purpose of our research is to increase the understanding of how environmental exposures during fetal life and childhood affect the development of
Research area: Clinical medicine
The P-TACO Study
Drug treatment of psychiatric symptoms is increasing among young people in Sweden, while more young people are seeking treatment for cardiac symptoms.
Research area: Clinical medicine
Thomas Brännström Lab
Our research centers on the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Research area: Clinical medicine
Ulf Nilsson Research Group
Research about risk factors and markers for the development and early detection of cardiovascular disease.
Umeå Celiac Disease Research Group
A interdisciplinary team conducting research across the full spectrum of celiac disease.
Umeå Extracellular Vesicle Network
links groups working on extracellular vesicles (EVs) at Umeå University and Umeå University Hospital (Norrlands Universitetssjukhus) and acts as a nod

Research projects

Founder mutations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Identifying and characterizing ancestral variants in the Northern Sweden population

Duration 1 July 2026 until 31 July 2028
Type of project Post-doc project
Hormone therapy during menopause

Effects on the brain, cognition, and implications for Alzheimer’s disease

Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 14 April 2026
Type of project Research project
Scaling Health Innovations for Future Transformative Digital Self-Management in European Primary Care (SHIFT-EU)
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 December 2025 until 30 November 2028
Type of project Research project
Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain – how does it develop and why do some women experience long-term symptoms?
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 July 2025 until 31 December 2026
Type of project Research project
VeSPR 2

Unsteady gait in older people may be a common and treatable neurological disease associated with increased mortality

Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 June 2025
Type of project Research project
How can risk communication be improved in primary care?
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027
Type of project Research project
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
Pornography Production: Exploring Youth Attitudes, Lived Realities, and Psychiatric Implications
Research area: Clinical medicine
Duration 15 June 2023 until 31 December 2027
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