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Northern and southern Swedes are genetically different
Genetics
EU initiative in research into living cancer cells in time and space
International
Early substance misuse continues into middle age
Psychiatry, Public Health
29 new gene variants linked to ulcerative colitis
Gastrointestinal diseases, Genetics
Physical activity protects against colds
New consortium to identify Alzheimer´s genes
Nitrate improves mitochondrial function
Bacteria in the gut may influence brain development
New European collaboration on cancer research
Restoring emotional memory in a rat model of major depressive disorder
Mental Ill-Health
Better result with patent drug in heart failure
Chemotherapy used to combat severe swine flu
Pharmacology, Virology
Unique case study on Alzheimer's disease
Neurodegenerative diseases
A good night's sleep the key to being attractive
​If you want to look attractive and healthy, the best thing you can do is get a good night's sleep, finds researchers at Karolinska Institutet in a novel study published in BMJ online. For the first time, say the authors, there is scientific backing for the concept of beauty sleep.
Clinical Neuroscience, Cognitive Science
Untreated ADHD common amongst male convicts
Mental Ill-Health, Psychiatry
How the stem cell niche never dies
Passive smoking a global health burden
Environmental Medicine, Lung cancer
30 new gene variants linked to Crohn's disease
Gastrointestinal diseases, Genetics, Inflammation (en)
Abnormal blood values indicate increased mortality in PEG-operations
Surgery
A new collaboration with Tokyo Women´s Medical University
Doctoral thesis rejects theory of unnecessary emergency care
Health care
Aortic aneurysm treatable with asthma drugs
Pharmacology
Severe acne increase the risk of suicide attempt
Suicide Research
Psychoprophylaxis helps tocophobic men
Obstetrics
Lactate in the brain reveals aging process
Neurobiology
Newly established prize: The Skandia Lennart Levi Prize
Poor school grades linked to increased suicide risk
Suicide Research
Close-ups of snowflakes win Lennart Nilsson Award
Egg meets sperm: The female side of the story
200th jubilee celebrations in Asia
Singapore's Minister for Education visits KI
Vitamin B12 may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease
Key to blood-brain barrier opens way for treating Alzheimer's and stroke
Stroke (en)
Conference on the hazards of nanotechnology
Large-scale analysis identifies 32 genetic loci for obesity
Genetics, Obesity and overweight
Stem cells repair damaged spinal cord tissue
Stem cells
Obesity increases risk of periodontal disease in teens
Gene mapping explains childhood asthma
Genetics
Dementia the world's 18th largest economy
Perceived life-threat affects mental health
Mental Ill-Health
Bipolar disorder does not increase risk of violent crime
Mental Ill-Health
David Irby and Richard Reznick are awarded prize in medical education research
Research into physical exercise and health rewarded by Folksam
Leading Scientist and Mentor Awarded Gold Medal
SEK 100 million for Karolinska Institutet's medical research
Gold medals awarded for contributions to medical research
Suicide attempt method affects prognosis
Suicide Research
High blood levels of vitamin E reduces risk of Alzheimer's
Simpler and cheaper antibiotic prophylaxis with insertion of nutrition catheter in the stomach
Health care, Infectious Disease Medicine
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