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Polyunsaturated fatty acids linked to reduced allergy risk
Allergy, Asthma, Epidemiology, Nutrition (en)
Lars Engstrand and Ina Schuppe Koistinen featured on Swedish National TV 4
Are you pregnant (before week 19)?
Ads human subject research, Human subject research
Animal handling database tick@lab
#Metoo Campaign – Support for KI students
Student (en)
Dissertation 18 Dec 2017: Jiangrong Wang
Cancer of the cervix, Epidemiology
New approach to predict respiratory allergy in early childhood
Allergy, Asthma, Immunology
Nobel Prize-winning method is being refined for tissue
Nobel prize
Igor Adameyko receives the Hans Wigzells Research Foundation Science Prize
Igor Adameyko, senior researcher at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, was awarded the Hans Wigzell Research Foundation Science Prize (Hans Wigzells Forskningsstiftelses vetenskapspris) on November 29, 2017.
KI comments on the Swedish National Audit Office’s report
Commentary
How education and clinical research can be managed in the new healthcare landscape
Clinical research, Degree Programme
“#akademiuppropet is a unique opportunity for change”
PHS participated in the Global Ministerial Conference on tuberculosis
Emma Frans Voice of the Year at this year’s Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism awards
iGEM Stockholm brings in the gold
Degree Programme, Master programme, Student (en)
Two KI researchers to receive ERC Consolidator Grants 2017
Autoimmune diseases, Diabetes (en), Grant
Kay Sundberg new assistant professor in nursing
Nursing
Joana Dias defended her thesis: Role of MAIT cells in human antimicrobial immunity
New thesis on low back pain and treatments in primary care
Doctoral student, Physiotherapy
KI funding to promising researcher at NVS
Cell and Molecular Biology, Drugs, Funding, Neurobiology, Regenerative Medicine
Enterovirus vaccine prevented type 1 diabetes in mice
Diabetes (en)
Hormone therapy in the menopause transition did not increase stroke risk
Postmenopausal hormone therapy is not associated with increased risk of stroke, provided that it is started early, according to a report from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal PLOS Medicine.
Endocrinology, Gynaecology, Hormones, Stroke (en)
INFRAFRONTIER Research Infrastructure: INFRAFRONTIER2020 Project - Transnational Access call - November 2017
Animal experiment
A possible mechanism of action of ketamine in the treatment of depression
Possible rapid and lasting antidepressant mechanisms of action of ketamine.
Children with Alagille Syndrome have malformed bile ducts
Cell and Molecular Biology, Gastroenterology, Gene regulation, Genetics
New thesis on locally recurrent rectal cancer
Method for testing combinations of antibiotics awarded EU funds
Collaboration, Funding, Pharmacology
Researchers at NVS awarded more than 10 MSEK in ALF funding
Grant
New thesis on the use of technology in everyday life when getting older
Ageing, Doctoral student, Occupational Therapy
Enterovirus vaccine prevented type 1 diabetes in mice
Diabetes (en), Virology
Call for funding - SFO Stem cells and Regenerative medicine 2016-2019
Mapping biological functions of NUDIX enzymes
Biochemistry, Cancer and Oncology, Collaboration, Structural Biology
”Green Light” introduced to ensure quality in doctoral education
The Swedish Cancer Society grants KI researchers SEK 180 million
Cancer and Oncology, Grant
Call for funding - SFO Stem cells and Regenerative medicine 2016-2019
Conference on Advances in Health Care Sciences Research
Conference, Health care
KI placed 15th among the world’s best universities for medicine
International, Ranking
Well-attended symposium with guests from Singapore
New thesis on the evaluation of new markers for diagnosing dementia disorders
Alzheimer's disease, Biomarker, Dementia, Doctoral student, Imaging (en)
Award for scientific contribution
Welcome Suna Kayhan Kucukgöl – new Financial officer at NVS
Keep up with the latest news within Alzheimer´s research – this summary is a great start!
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Global Health
Apartments for students and researchers are being built
Student (en)
Harder for T cells to fight cancer in absence of VEGF-A
Cancer and Oncology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology
Dissertation 23 Nov 2017: Xingrong Liu
Biostatistics
New doctors and jubilee doctors honoured in the Blue Hall
Ceremony, Doctoral student
Stefano Gastaldello nominated to two new academic positions
Older people with bowel disease receive older medicines
Drugs, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal diseases
New thesis on the quality of life in patients with thyroid cancer
Surgery
Swedish Research Council awards SEK 37 million to KI researchers
The Swedish Research Council has finalised funding for the Natural Sciences and Technology as well as the Humanities and Social Sciences. A total of 13 researchers at Karolinska Institutet will share more than SEK 37 m
Grant