https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-spotlight-multimorbidity-in-older-people-in-new-who-report When older people have more than one chronic disease at the same time, this is called multimorbidity – a rapidly growing challenge for the healthcare sector as the population ages. In spite of this, multimorbidity has long been ignored in global public health research. A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) now turns the spotlight on the problem. Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:29:53 +0200 https://news.ki.se/genes-reveal-why-some-older-people-suffer-from-frailty A new study has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defence and metabolism that contribute to the development of frailty in older people. The study, published in Nature Aging by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, provides new biological insights into the onset of frailty. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:22:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/centenarians-develop-diseases-more-slowly Reaching the age of 100 does not necessarily mean a life fraught with illness. A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that centenarians not only live longer, they also stay healthier than other older people, with fewer diseases that develop more slowly. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:06:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/healthy-diet-can-slow-down-chronic-diseases-in-older-people A healthy diet can slow down the accumulation of chronic diseases in older adults, while inflammatory diets accelerate it. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Nature Aging. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:13:45 +0200 https://news.ki.se/poor-vascular-health-accelerates-brain-ageing Using an AI tool, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analysed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains’ biological age. They found that factors detrimental to vascular health, such as inflammation and high glucose levels, are associated with an older-looking brain, while healthy lifestyles were linked to brains with a younger appearance. The results are presented in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:20 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-study-shows-how-dementia-affects-the-brains-ability-to-empathise Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study at Karolinska Institutet has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals when they witness the pain of others, a finding that it is hoped will increase understanding of this specific dementia disease. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:45:11 +0100 https://news.ki.se/seeking-approaches-to-preventing-dementia Concurrent with the ageing global population is a growing need of preventative action on age-related diseases. Weili Xu is studying how cardiovascular disease and diabetes influence the risk of developing cognitive failure and dementia. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 3 October. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-studies-treatment-in-geriatric-heart-failure-patients Hi Marianne Reimers Wessberg, doctoral student at the Division of Clinical Geriatrics. On February 2 you will defend your thesis "Aspects on heart failure and drug treatment in geriatric patients". What is the main focus of the thesis? Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:10:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-27th-nordic-congress-of-gerontology-to-be-held-at-karolinska-institutet-in-june-2024 The Nordic Congress of Gerontology (NKG) is arranged every second year in the Nordic countries and next year Sweden will be hosting the event. The 27th edition will be held at Karolinska Institutet on 12–14 June 2024. It is anticipated that 800 people and scholars from different parts of the world will take part, offering a diverse array of distinctive perspectives on the challenges and opportunities linked to population ageing. Registration will open on 2 October 2023. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:05:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/wilhelmina-hoffman-and-fredrik-lundberg-made-honorary-doctors-at-karolinska-institutet Karolinska Institutet has decided to make Wilhelmina Hoffman, specialist in geriatric medicine, and economist Fredrik Lundberg honorary doctors. The formal ceremony will take place in connection with the doctoral conferment ceremony at Stockholm City Hall on 12 May. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:00:31 +0100 https://news.ki.se/positive-effects-of-omega-3-on-the-immune-system-in-cases-of-severe-covid-19-0 Intravenous treatment with omega-3 fatty acids in elderly hospitalised patients in intensive care due to COVID-19 seems to have positive effects on the ability of the immune system to cope with the virus, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet. In the future, the study, published in the journal Clinical and Translational Medicine, could lead to a complementary, cost-effective treatment for COVID-19. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:40:44 +0200 https://news.ki.se/underweight-and-malnutrition-but-not-obesity-are-risk-factors-for-older-adults-dying-from-covid-19 A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition shows that underweight and malnutrition are risk factors for in-hospital mortality in geriatric COVID-19 patients. The study was performed at Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with Theme Inflammation & Aging at Karolinska University Hospital and geriatric clinics in the Stockholm Region. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:54:52 +0200 https://news.ki.se/double-nvs-professor-lectures-via-zoom New professors Eric Westman and Dorota Religa, both Division of Clinical Geriatrics, head and deputy head of division respectively, gave their lectures as new professors at NVS on Wednesday January 20. Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:23:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/frailty-a-better-prognostic-factor-than-age-for-predicting-covid-19-survival New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the degree of frailty, a measure of a person’s functional level before contracting the disease, can better predict COVID-19 survival than the patient’s age. The analysis of 250 multimorbid older adults who received care for COVID-19 at the Aging Theme at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Sweden also shows that three out of four of these patients survived. The study has been published in the scientific journal JAMDA. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 08:12:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/weight-loss-surgery-cuts-risk-of-major-birth-defects Children born to women who underwent gastric bypass surgery before becoming pregnant had a lower risk of major birth defects than children born to women who had severe obesity at the start of their pregnancy. That’s according to a matched cohort study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Örebro University published in the scientific journal JAMA. The findings indicate that weight-loss and improved blood sugar control could reduce the risk of major birth defects. Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/linda-bjorkhem-bergman-has-been-awarded-a-grant-from-the-swedish-cancer-society Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:28:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/six-researchers-at-nvs-have-been-granted-funding-from-sll-for-network-healthcare Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:25:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eleven-researchers-at-nvs-have-been-granted-alf-funds Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:36:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/seven-researchers-at-nvs-have-been-awarded-research-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:15:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-study-shows-how-multimorbidity-restricts-life-in-the-elderly Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases are major predisposing factors for functional decline in older people and may play a greater role in this age-related phenomenon than cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in PLOS Medicine. Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-study-on-capability-beliefs-on-and-use-of-evidence-based-practice-in-geriatric-care Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/exercise-can-improve-memory-in-60-year-olds Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/chewing-ability-linked-to-reduced-dementia-risk Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200