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Prize lecture on cell signals in diabetes
Nordic medicine prize to pain researcher
Board of Research announce four strategic initiatives
New Professors at Karolinska Institutet 2013
Tailored doses of cytostatic improve survival rate
Pharmacology
Air pollution causes lower birth weight
The auditorium was officially opened
The auditorium was officially opened
[News 2013-10-14] Before a packed auditorium and after a full inauguration programme, the foundations chairperson, Stefan Persson, symbolically handed over the Aula Medica key to Vice Chancellor Anders Hamsten.
ADHD drug effective for people with dependency
Psychiatric disorders
New centre for better geriatric dental health
Odontology
National conference on chronic inflammation
No serious adverse reactions to HPV vaccination
Gynaecology, Immunology, Pharmacology
Nobel Prize awarded to discoveries of machinery regulating cell transport systems
Conference on gender differences in drugs and medical technology
The Nobel Prize to James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Südhof
Several risk genes for Sjögren's syndrome identified
Genetics
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation donates SEK 175 million to research at Karolinska Institutet
Gene regulation, Genetics, Metabolism (en)
Karolinska Institutet at 36 in Times Higher ranking
EU funded effort to develop new stroke therapies
International, Stroke (en)
The Hållsten Research Foundation makes a unique effort to support young researchers
Another 48 genetic variants associated with MS
Genetics, Neurodegenerative diseases
Link between tick bites and meat allergy
New research from Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm South General Hospital shows that the alpha-gal carbohydrate, which is found in the tick intestine, can cause allergic reactions to red meat in bitten people.
Allergy, Parasitology
Mayo Clinic/KI conference larger than ever
No association between celiac disease and autism
A new registry study, dismiss the long-debated association between celiac disease – gluten intolerance – and increased risk of autism spectrum disorders. The study was led from Karolinska Institutet and is now published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autoimmune diseases, Neurophysiology, Nutrition (en), Psychiatric disorders
Important development in heart valve surgery
Cardiovascular Diseases
Non-coding RNA: From junk to treasure
A boost for cellular profiling
Cell and Molecular Biology
Antipsychotic drug for dementia can be replaced
Pharmacology
Other people's experiences can cure phobias
Psychiatric disorders, Psychotherapy
Thyroid hormone plays a key part in the vascular regulation of body temperature
Physiology
A non-coding RNA gatekeeper of gene expression
Genetics
CMM in European atherosclerosis therapy initiative
International
Clinical epidemiologist at Karolinska Institutet wins the 2013 Folksam Prize
Synthetic mRNA can induce self-repair and regeneration of the infarcted heart
Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine
KI physiologist receives the 2013 Malin and Lennart Philipson Foundation Prize
Physiology
Common virus is a new target for cancer treatment
Virology
Space around others perceived just as our own
Neuropsychology
Hopes of a cure for HIV
Researcher with a feel for nerve cells wins the Erik K. Fernström Prize
Neurology
New risk genes for schizophrenia discovered
Genetics, Psychiatric disorders
A molecule in red blood cells protects against heart attack
Cardiovascular Diseases
The two first Mats Sundin Fellowship chosen
Our miserly "reptilian brain" affects our financial decisions
Neuropsychology
Fruit may reduce the risk of lethal aneurysm
Nutrition (en)
Important factor in metastasis of breast cancer mapped
Breast cancer
Cell memory mechanism discovered
Karolinska Institutet remains highly ranked
Tumour suppressor is needed for stem cells to mature into neurons
Stem cells, Tumour Biology
Genetic overlap between schizophrenia and depression
Genetics, Psychiatric disorders
Caesareans weaken gut microbiota and increase risk of allergies
Obstetrics