https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/fibroblasts-in-the-penis-are-more-important-for-erectile-function-than-previously-thought Regular erections could be important for maintaining erectile function, according to a new study on mice published in Science by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. “We discovered that an increased frequency of erections leads to more fibroblasts that enable erection and vice versa, that a decreased frequency results in fewer of these cells,” says principal investigator Christian Göritz. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:00:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/we-ought-to-talk-more-about-the-difficulties-of-having-children Erik Vismer and his wife sought help from an IVF clinic to get children. What they didn’t expect was the effort and time that the process demanded from them. Read an in-depth article series from KI’s Swedish popular science magazine. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:52:18 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-dream-of-becoming-someones-parent According to the WHO, almost 50 million couples worldwide are involuntarily childless while demand for assisted fertilisation is expected to grow as treatments have become both more effective and more widely accessible. Read the first article from a in-depth series about infertility from KI’s Swedish popular science magazine. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:11:33 +0100 https://news.ki.se/drug-reduces-the-risk-of-child-sexual-abuse A drug that lowers levels of the male hormone testosterone in the body reduces the risk of men with pedophilic disorder sexually abusing children, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry shows. Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:00:06 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-project-tests-preventive-treatment-against-child-sexual-abuse Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:02:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-mechanism-for-male-infertility-discovered Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0200