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Acidic tumour pH inhibits drug effect
Pharmacology
New approach prevents thrombosis without increasing the risk of bleeding
Pharmacology, Stroke (en)
Invisible risk group among adolescents at risk of mental ill-health
Pediatrics, Psychiatric disorders, Suicide Research
New professors were installed
ADHD medication saves lives on the road
Psychiatry
Brain imaging predicts cognitive development in children
Cannabis during pregnancy endangers fetal brain development
Neurobiology, Neurology, Obstetrics
New method increases supply of embryonic stem cells
Innovation, Stem cells
New mechanism for genome unpacking in stem cells
Stem cells
Study clarifies how oncogenes increase cell stiffness
Cancer and Oncology
New therapeutic approaches to Hepatitis C Virus
Detecting disease by smell
Infectious Disease Medicine, Psychology
Rare genetic mutations contribute to schizophrenia risk
Genetics, Psychiatric disorders, Psychiatry
Modest familial risks for multiple sclerosis
Genetics, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neurogenetics
Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests
Gynaecology, Public Health, Virology
“Our career ladder will play a very important part”
Jumping genes cause tumour in fruit flies
Genetics
Online CBT effective treatment for depression
Psychiatric disorders, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
Three KI researchers to become Wallenberg Academy Fellows
"Barcodes" help researchers measure gene activity
Genetics
Swedish treatment for eating disorders effective
Psychiatric disorders
New research building to rise at Karolinska Institutet in Huddinge
New gene responsible for cleft lip and palate syndrome identified
Genetics
New management positions at Karolinska Institutet
Management
Brittle-bone babies helped by fetal stem cell grafts
International, Obstetrics, Pediatrics
New test facilitates diagnosis of autism in adults
Psychiatric disorders, Psychology
Nobel lectures attract over 1,000 people to the Aula Medica
First-time mothers in risk zone even before 35
Gynaecology, Obstetrics
Air pollution kills well below European Union air quality limits
Environmental Medicine
Karolinska Institutet mourns Nelson Mandela
Promising results for Swedish cancer drug candidate
Pharmacology
Omega-3 dietary supplements pass the blood-brain barrier
Nutrition (en)
Clue to how the circulatory system is wired
A new mechanism that regulates the way blood vessels grow and connect to each other has been discovered by an international team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet, and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. The knowledge might open up new opportunities for future cancer therapy. The study is published in the scientific journal PNAS.
Animal experiment, Cancer and Oncology, Developmental Biology, Hematology
New European vaccine initiative
Immunology, International
Symptom clusters after surgery for esophageal cancer predict poor prognosis
Surgery
Different cell mechanisms behind regenerated limbs
Regenerative Medicine
Head of new translational research centre appointed
Setting the motor rhythm in spinal cord
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet, together with collaborators in the US, Greece, and Switzerland, have discovered spinal cord neurons involved in regulating the tempo in locomotion such as walking. The study is published in the scientific journal Neuron.
Neurophysiology
Reading the pancreas through the eye
Protein coding 'junk genes' may be linked to cancer
Gene regulation
Bariatric surgery can lead to premature birth
Neonatology, Obesity and overweight, Obstetrics, Surgery
Visit to Shandong consolidates academic partnership
Nanoparticles can overcome drug resistance in breast cancer cells
New method quickly determines if chest pain is acute coronary syndrome
KI professor awarded the 2013 Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorial Chair in Medicine
Stem cell scarring aids recovery from spinal cord injury
Neurology, Stem cells
Patients with heart failure need specialist care
A high protein diet and meal replacements can reduce rebound weight gain
Nutrition (en), Obesity and overweight
New research project on how to live long and prosper
International
Activities of daily living increase survival among elderly
Ageing