The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund finances eight research positions at KI

The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (Barncancerfonden) has decided to grant funding to eight research positions at KI for paediatric oncology research over the next two to six years. The goal is, among other things, to improve current treatment methods with the help of precision medicine that is based on the characteristics of the cancer and the individual child's genetics.

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation awards Scholar grants to 19 KI researchers

The Wallenberg Scholars program aims to provide leading researchers in Sweden with grants for free research. Of the 29 medical researchers awarded this year's Scholar grants, 19 are active at Karolinska Institutet.

KI researchers receive grant of SEK 19 million for research on long COVID

Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded grants from the PolyBio Research Foundation totalling USD 1.85 million dollars (SEK 19 million) for research into long COVID. It is hoped that the studies will provide valuable insights that can promote the development of more efficacious treatments for long COVID, which is still a puzzling condition.

The Svedberg Prize to KI researcher Björn Reinius

The 2024 Svedberg Prize is awarded to Björn Reinius, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska Institutet, for his discoveries regarding the gene regulation mechanisms of the X chromosome and his substantial impact on COVID-19 clinical diagnostics.

Diet and breast cancer: Alcohol increases the risk

It is difficult to draw firm conclusions about how to eat and drink to avoid breast cancer. Dietary studies often rely on self-reporting, and dietary habits change over a lifetime – both of which are difficult for researchers. But one link is well established: even moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of getting the disease, says professor Alicja Wolk.

Exercise tested against breast cancer

Can breast cancer patients who exercise get a better effect from their chemotherapy? And if so, should they receive treatment that includes exercise? This will be investigated in an international study led by researcher Jana de Boniface.

Psychiatrist Ullakarin Nyberg was herself affected by breast cancer

Ullakarin Nyberg is a researcher at the Center for Psychiatry Research at Karolinska Institutet. She also works clinically as a psychiatrist, part of the time at a unit for breast cancer patients. At the end of 2018, she contracted the disease herself.

Anna got breast cancer: "I am not the same person today"

Anna Sylvan was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2021. Three tumors were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and anti-hormones. Here she talks about her experience.

Can an anti-HIV drug reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in women?

Why brain waves make us fair to others

Whenever we make choices in a social setting about how much we want to share with others we must navigate between our own selfish interests and social norms for fairness. But how fair are we truly? KI-researcher Patricia Christian explains why no one takes the last piece of cake.

The curious link between animal hibernation and ageing

When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solution to difficult problems – and is something that science can learn from, according to KI researcher Peter Stenvinkel. 

More articles from KI researchers published in The Conversation

From cold-resistant genes to face masks, Karolinska Institutet researchers contribute to the global public discourse on a range of topics through our collaboration with the international news site The Conversation.