https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/gene-therapy-can-protect-against-als-and-sma-related-cell-death Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Milan in Italy have identified a gene in human neurons that protects against the degeneration of motor neurons in the deadly diseases ALS and SMA. Gene therapy in animal models of these diseases was shown to protect against cell death and increase life expectancy. The study is published in the eminent journal Acta Neuropathologica. Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:44:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-ten-million-for-research-on-brain-development Sten Linnarsson, professor of molecular systems biology at Karolinska Institutet, is trying to understand the development of the human brain. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is now giving him this year’s Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorial Chair in Medicine for his work in achieving a detailed map of the human brain. The grant consists of SEK ten million over a five-year period. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:42:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/oligodendrocytes-forget-their-ancestry-in-adulthood Thu, 02 Aug 2018 09:19:46 +0200 https://news.ki.se/martin-schalling-co-author-in-major-international-publication Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:55:56 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-insights-on-how-brain-tumours-spread-and-become-resistant-to-therapy Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:27:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/no-link-between-subcortical-brain-volumes-and-genetic-risk-for-schizophrenia Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/large-age-gaps-between-parents-increase-risk-of-autism-in-children A new multinational study of parental age and autism risk, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, found increased autism rates among children whose parents have relatively large gaps between their ages. The study also confirmed that older parents are at higher risk of having children with autism. The analysis, which is the largest-ever, included more than 5.7 million children in five countries. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:30:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-brain-mapping-reveals-unknown-cell-types Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:10:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/modest-familial-risks-for-multiple-sclerosis Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-inherited-neurometabolic-disorder-discovered Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/critical-insight-provided-into-the-disease-mechanisms-behind-multiple-sclerosis Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/unexpected-function-of-dyslexia-gene Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200