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Bariatric surgery affects risk of pregnancy complications
Obesity and overweight, Obstetrics, Surgery
Anna Martling: “It’s when you meet the patient that the circle closes”
Research breakthroughs are not just about new discoveries. Anna Martling tells us how a long period spent on development meant that she was able to offer a patient life-saving treatment.
Cancer and Oncology, Gastrointestinal diseases
New brain mapping reveals unknown cell types
Cell Biology, Neurogenetics
Brichos protein may prevent brain damage in Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease
Promising results for new Alzheimer therapy
Alzheimer's disease
New knowledge on cell differentiation mechanisms
New therapeutic principle for Parkinsonian dyskinesia shows clinical effect
Innovation
Novo Nordisk and Karolinska Institutet join forces in the field of diabetes
Diabetes (en), Funding
Recent infections may curb risk of rheumatism
Infectious Disease Medicine, Rheumatology
Investigations into suspected irregularities
Ethics
Swedish scientists show the impact of approved drugs on human proteins
Pharmacology, Proteomics
Environment drives human immune variation more than genes
Immunology, Twin research
Attempted suicide among young people can be reduced by 50 percent
Psychiatric disorders, Suicide Research
New Secretary for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel prize
Physical activity improves survival for men with localized prostate cancer
Physical activity, Prostate cancer
Website statistics can predict emergency room visit volumes
Emergency medicine
Asthma Research in organisms without lungs
Long-term endurance training impacts muscle epigenetics
Epigenetics, Physical activity
Per Hall awarded a framework grant in clinical therapy research
Breast cancer, Epidemiology
Nine young researchers awarded Wallenberg Academy Fellows at Karolinska Institutet
Funding, Grant
Increased infant mortality rates among children of overweight women
Neonatology, Obesity and overweight, Pediatrics, Public Health
Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed
Asthma, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology
No fears: inNOV(2K)ation belongs to the brave
Career, Innovation, International, Student (en)
StratNeuro grant to André Fisahn at the Center for Alzheimer research
Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet have received a grant of 1 MSEK from the Strategic Program in Neuroscience (StratNeuro) at Karolinska Institutet for the period 2015-2016.
Grant
Secretagogin triggers stress process in the brain
Neurobiology, Psychiatric disorders
Two studies identify pre-cancerous state in the blood
Epidemiology, Hematology
Gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability
A new study in mice, conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet together with colleagues in Singapore and the United States, shows that our natural gut-residing microbes can influence the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, which protects the brain from harmful substances in the blood.
Bacteriology, Neurobiology
Medium amount of physical activity can lower risk of Parkinson’s
Neurodegenerative diseases, Physical activity
Young vessels rejuvenate aged insulin-producing beta cells
Diabetes (en), Inflammation (en)
Childhood central nervous system cancer affects identity in adulthood
Pediatrics, Psychology
Beta blockers could benefit patients with HFPEF
Cardiovascular Diseases, Pharmacology
New immunological findings provide possible therapy for cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases, Immunology, Pharmacology
Molecular time signalling controls stem cells during brain development
Developmental Biology, Neurosciences, Stem cells
Sara Hägg awarded stipend from Erik Rönnberg's Foundation
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond has awarded Sara Hägg a stipend from Erik Rönnberg's Foundation.
Ageing, Epidemiology
“The more people using this assay, the happier I will be”
Genetically related ETEC have spread globally and over time
Gastrointestinal diseases, Genetics
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam and Ganesh Phad publish in the Journal of Experimental Medicine
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam and Ganesh Phad publish in the Journal of Experimental Medicine
Virology
New knowledge about the human brain’s plasticity
Neurobiology, Regenerative Medicine
Study explains the link between cilia and diabetes
Diabetes (en), Endocrinology
Genetic differences provide many hints at causes of autism
Genetics, Psychiatric disorders
Genes linked to repeated violent crime
An international research team led from Karolinska Institutet have identified two genes that may be linked to an increased disposition to engage in repeated acts of violence. The findings are being published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, and are based on genetic analysis of people convicted of various crimes.
Genetics, Psychiatry
Higher suicide risk after served prison sentence
Psychiatry, Suicide Research
Severely ill Ebola patient saved by conventional intensive care
Global Health, Infectious Disease Medicine
Oestrogen possible treatment in menopause also at increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Gynaecology, Pharmacology
Newly discovered bacterial defence mechanism in the lungs
Immunology, Infectious Disease Medicine
Åsa Sjöling et al publish about the global spread of enterotoxin-producing E. coli (ETEC) in Nature Genetics
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are a major cause of diarrhoea in children below five years of age in low and middle-income countries and also in travellers.
Karolinska Institutet starts Ebola training for fieldworkers
Global Health, Infectious Disease Control
Karolinska Institutet issues a rallying cry in the fight against Ebola
Public authorities and organisations in Sweden are mobilising their resources in an effort to halt the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Karolinska Institutet arranged a meeting to discuss existing challenges in terms of organising aid initiatives and there is a course starting on Monday that will prepare medical staff for their work in the countries most severely hit by Ebola.
Global Health, Infectious Disease Control
Fertilisation at the molecular level
How are children made – at molecular level? That is a question Luca Jovine is trying to answer in his research. In the long term, knowledge about the mechanisms of fertilisation can lead both to new contraceptives and to new hope for the childless.
Trying to create recovery abilities
The salamander is a master at recreating parts of the body, both lost limbs as well as parts of the heart and brain. András Simon wants to understand how it works. This knowledge could lead to new treatments for everything from wound healing to Parkinson's.