The Conversation
Erections: what we learned from mice could help with sexual health in men
Researchers have delved into the role of penile fibroblasts, the most abundant cells in the human penis, about which little was previously known.
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.
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.
Grants, prizes and donations
ERC Starting Grant awarded to KI researcher Alessandro Furlan
The European Research Council (ERC) awards a Starting Grant to promising young investigators in a variety of research fields, to kick off their careers. Alessandro Furlan, Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, who investigates how the brain and body work together to regulate critical physiological processes, is one of the early-stage scientists to be awarded this five-year grant.
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 Macchiarini case: timeline
Selected top publications
Factors other than weaker variants behind reduced mortality in COVID-19
Hedberg et al, Lancet Regional Health Europe, February 2024
The level of protein in the maternal murine diet modulates the facial appearance of the offspring via mTORC1 signaling
Chagin, Nature Communications, March 2024
International definition of triple-negative breast cancer should be revised, study suggests
Irma Fredriksson et al, The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, March 2024
Better treatment of childhood cancer when genetic predisposition is investigated
Bianca Tesi et al, The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, March 2024
Researchers examine the impact of oral microbes on pathologies and cancer development
Georgios Belibasakis et al, Periodontology 2000, March 2024
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