https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/new-method-provides-unique-insight-into-the-bodys-insulin-production Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method for studying the body's insulin-producing cells in mice. By placing small parts of the pancreas in an unexpected place in the body, the researchers can follow the work of the cells in detail. The study, which has been published in Nature Communications, may eventually contribute to better treatments for diabetes. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:24:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/thesis-on-exercise-induced-evs-and-their-protective-role-against-diabetes Exercise is known for the positive effects on metabolic diseases, partly because of the release of circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) that mediate intercellular communication and organ crosstalk. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, Zhenghao Wang, doctoral student at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, explores the molecular composition and biofunction of exercise-induced EVs, focusing on their role in health benefits and pancreatic β-cell protection. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:49:09 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erc-proof-of-concept-to-professor-per-olof-berggren Professor Per-Olof Berggren has been awarded a ERC Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The funding will be used to advance a technology in which islets of Langerhans are transplanted into the anterior chamber of the eye and employed as a screening tool to identify novel pharmaceutical treatments for diabetes. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:05:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-anterior-chamber-of-the-eye-as-a-servant-to-medical-research-in-translation To mechanistically understand what happens in the living body under physiological and pathological conditions, one critically relies on a non-invasive high spatiotemporal resolution research tool. It has been challenging to create such a tool and tremendous time and efforts have been committed to solve this difficult task. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:34:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-the-role-of-t-type-calcium-channels-in-human-pancreatic-b-cell-maturity Kaixuan Zhao at the research group Signal Transduction, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "The role of T-type calcium channels in human pancreatic β cell maturity" on December 15, 2023. Main Supervisor is Shao-Nian Yang. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:52:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/lisa-juntti-berggren-receives-the-swedish-society-of-medicines-jubilee-prize Professor Lisa Juntti-Berggren at Karolinska Institutet is awarded the Swedish Society of Medicine's Jubilee Prize 2023 for her studies on Apolipoprotein CIII and diabetes mellitus. The awardee is rewarded with SEK 150,000 and the SLS centenary medal in silver. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:41:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/study-identifies-new-protection-mechanism-in-breast-cancer Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a protein that protects against breast tumour growth and that can be linked to a better prognosis in breast cancer patients. The results, which are published in the journal Nature Communications, may contribute to the development of new therapies for difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:01:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/20-msek-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-mmk Congratulations to five researchers at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery who received funding from the Swedish Research Council within the field Medicine and Health at the dividend on October 28, 2021. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:50:31 +0100 https://news.ki.se/study-identifies-protein-important-for-motor-coordination-and-exercise-performance Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein that improves muscular metabolism, motor coordination and exercise performance in mice. The findings, published in Cell Metabolism, could be of therapeutic value for patients with muscle and neurological diseases, such as ALS. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:00:03 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-pancreatic-beta-cell-insulin-signaling-in-genetic-and-dietary-models-of-obesity-and-insulin-resistance Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:52:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/per-olof-berggren-appointed-distinguished-professor-in-italy Professor Per-Olof Berggren has been appointed Distinguished Professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:46:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/professor-per-olof-berggren-elected-member-of-the-national-academy-of-medicine Per-Olof Berggren, Professor of Experimental Endocrinology at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, has been elected as member of the National Academy of Medicine, NAM. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:16:30 +0200