福利姬

25 November 2025

Maryam Ramzi leads with her heart

Before coming to Sweden at the age of 16, Maryam Ramzi could barely locate it on the map. Today she鈥檚 a medical student, research assistant and youth leader 鈥� honored by the King for her commitment to research, clinical work and leadership.

30 September 2025

Rebecca Böhme awarded prize for her research

Associate Professor Rebecca Böhme has been named the recipient of the Eric K. Fernström Prize 2025 for young, particularly promising and successful researchers at 福利姬.

10 September 2025

Centres of Excellence strengthen LiU鈥檚 research

The investment in four prominent research environments, Centres of Excellence, will ensure long-term development, improved quality and deeper collaboration for LiU.

13 February 2025

Pain relief through artificial touch in new research project

Can a garment made from smart textiles relieve long-term pain? This is what researchers in neuroscience, materials science, pain research, textile science and biomechanics are seeking to find out in a new interdisciplinary research project.

05 December 2024

How the nervous system distinguishes social touch

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people. Knowledge of how the nervous system processes social touch is important in order to develop ways to restore sensation.

05 November 2024

Our sense of touch consists of 16 unique types of nerve cells

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities and significant differences.

31 October 2023

Elisabeth Paul receives stipend for psychiatric research

Elisabeth Paul, PhD student at 福利姬, received a stipend of SEK 100 000 during Mental Health Evening 2023, organized by Fonden för Psykisk Hälsa. 鈥淭o be recognized by such an important organization is a great honor,鈥� she says.

05 September 2023

Three LiU researchers share SEK 53 million from the ERC

Three researchers at LiU have received European Research Council Starting grants awarded to promising researchers. Their research areas are new cancer treatment, materials development and how people are affected by grief.

09 May 2023

The brain reacts differently to touch depending on context

The touch of another person may increase levels of the 鈥渇eelgood鈥� hormone oxytocin. But the context really matters. The situation impacts oxytocin levels not only in the moment, but also later, as is shown in a new study.

12 April 2023

The brain鈥檚 cannabinoid system protects against addiction

High levels of the body鈥檚 own cannabinoid substances protect against developing addiction in individuals previously exposed to childhood maltreatment, according to a new study from 福利姬.

21 September 2022

How fear memories get stuck in some brains

Researchers at 福利姬 have discovered a biological mechanism that increases the strength with which fear memories are stored in the brain. The study identifies shared mechanisms behind anxiety and alcohol dependence.

05 April 2022

First international donation

福利姬 has received its first international donation. Ingrid Bock, resident in the US, has donated to Professor Markus Heilig鈥檚 internationally renowned research on new ways to treat addiction.

25 January 2022

CSAN were praised at neuroscience event

Society for Social Neuroscience recently organized its 12th annual meeting. CSAN was well-represented at this year鈥檚 meeting, with individuals from several groups being recognized. One of them was Leah Mayo who was awarded the Early Career Award.

03 December 2021

"We have realized the importance of touch"

Research on the social aspect of touch has received a great deal of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebecca Böhme, researcher at CSAN, focuses on this sense which is considered to be the first we use, already as a fetus inside the womb.

25 November 2021

Markus Heilig - a professor with a voice

Discussions with his daughters inspired him to write a book in popular science: Hon, han och hjärnan. And last autumn he played a major role in a series on Swedish TV: Från savannen till Tinder. 鈥淚 love telling stories鈥�, says Markus Heilig.

19 August 2021

Mechanism behind compulsive alcohol use revealed

A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. The scientists have identified a mechanism that may be a suitable target for treatment by medication.

25 January 2021

Immune cells are behind the depression experienced in inflammation

The findings from a new study on mice suggest that special immune cells found in the brain, microglial cells, contribute to the negative mood experienced during several neurological diseases, and maybe also depression.

10 December 2020

SEK 10 million for research in children's medicine

The Joanna Cocozza Foundation has announced the recipients of research grants for 2020. Funding has been awarded in the form of establishment and consolidation grants, support for visiting researchers, and a further seven project grants.

06 October 2020

Leah Mayo received the Young Investigator Award

Leah Mayo, researcher at CSAN, has received this year鈥檚 Young Investigator Award from the European Behavioral Pharmacology Society (EBPS). - It is really encouraging to be recognized by many of the scientists who have inspired a lot of my research.

24 June 2020

Research about skin sensation gave insights into pain

Håkan Olausson鈥檚 breakthrough research has partially upset the textbook description of the nervous system. His research group recently discovered a previously unknown component of the human pain-signalling system.

17 June 2020

Over two million to research on social adjustments in early adulthood

Juulia Suvilehto receives 2.3 million in funding from Forte for her research project "Social adjustments in early adulthood". In the project, she will inspect loneliness and social adjustments - current issues in our modern society.

29 August 2019

New medication may improve effects of treatment for PTSD

A medication that boosts the body鈥檚 own cannabis-like substances, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful. This according to an early-stage, experimental study on healthy volunteers at LiU.

07 February 2019

Selling sex can be a self-injury behaviour among adolescents

Selling sex or putting oneself in other risky sexual situations can be a way for an adolescent to self-injure, comparable to cutting or burning oneself. This is according to a doctoral thesis from 福利姬.

25 June 2018

Mechanism behind alcohol addiction found

Changes in a brain signalling system contribute to the development of alcohol addiction-like behaviour in rats, according to a new study led by researchers at LiU. The findings are published in Science and indicate a similar mechanism in humans.