https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/swedish-study-adds-nuances-to-the-picture-of-healthy-japanese-ageing Although people in Japan tend to live long lives, this does not necessarily mean they are healthier than other populations. New research from Karolinska Institutet and collaborators shows that Japanese and Swedish older adults have a similar number of healthy life years – if ‘healthy’ is defined as living at home without the need for formal elder care. However, mortality among individuals receiving elder care is lower in Japan than in Sweden. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:18 +0100 https://news.ki.se/cecilia-ringborg-awarded-project-grant-from-palema Cecilia Ringborg, a postdoctoral researcher in the Surgical Care Science group, has been awarded the Cancer Association PALEMA’s project grant for young cancer researchers. She received SEK 25,000 and a diploma on September 26, when PALEMA, together with Karolinska Institutet and the National Register for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer (NREV), organised the full-day conference "Vägen framåt" (The path ahead). Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:52:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-three-bridging-grants-at-the-consolidator-level The Bridging Grant is a funding initiative through which StratNeuro provides support to promising researchers with outstanding scientific merits, offering them the opportunity to further consolidate and strengthen their research. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:42:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-establishes-new-endowment-professorship-in-integrative-odontology Thanks to a generous donation from businesswoman and investment company director Louise Lindh, the Department of Dental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet is able to establish a new professorial chair. This marks an important step towards making dental health a self-evident and integral part of public health, a move that both researchers and healthcare professionals have long been calling for. Mon, 26 May 2025 12:30:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-study-explores-how-older-people-are-affected-by-caring-for-a-loved-one Researchers from Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with National Family Care Competence Center (Nka), sent out a survey to 31,000 older adults to learn more about those that take care of a loved one, in or outside their homes. Turns out 2,157 people older than 65 years provide such care on a regular basis. Mon, 05 May 2025 19:40:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/doctoral-student-and-supervisor-day-autumn-2024 Join us on 24 September 2024, at the World Trade Centre in Stockholm for the Doctoral Student and Supervisor Day, a day dedicated to co-creation, co-design, and participatory research. Engage with leading experts like Dr. Joanne Woodford and Dr. Elin Inge, delve into innovative homecare projects with Docent Ida Goliath and Dr. Sarah Wallcook, and discuss the crucial role of feedback with Dr. Lena Engqvist Boman. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:33:08 +0200 https://news.ki.se/pernilla-lagergren-awarded-nfsk-research-prize-2024 We congratulate Pernilla Lagergren, Professor of surgical care science, who received the NFSK's research prize 2024 during the Surgeons' Week in Karlstad on August 21. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:57:15 +0200 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/many-patients-are-given-unnecessary-care-heres-why Caregivers want patients to feel cared for. This, according to a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, is one reason why they still give treatments that provide no benefit. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:19:24 +0100 https://news.ki.se/thesis-on-cancer-related-fatigue-after-esophageal-cancer-surgery Zhao Cheng at the Surgical Care Science research group, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "Outcomes of surgery for oesophageal cancer with focus on fatigue" on November 29, 2022. Main Supervisor is Pernilla Lagergren. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:41:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-end-of-life-care Hi Therese Johansson, PhD-student at the Division of Nursing. On September 9 you will defend your thesis ”A 'new public health' perspective on building competence for end-of-life care and communication : how death literacy can be developed and measured”, what's the main focus of the thesis? Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:00:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-the-perspective-of-being-a-family-caregiver-of-a-patient-treated-for-oesophageal-cancer Cecilia Haddad Ringborg at the research group Surgical Care Science, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "The perspective of being a family caregiver of a patient treated for oesophageal cancer : problems and needs" on April 1, 2022. Main Supervisor is Pernilla Lagergren. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:04:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-maria-eriksdotter-is-standing-up-for-the-elderly You are the same person inside, although your body is ageing and your memory failing. Professor Maria Eriksdotter hopes to add to our knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease. But she also wants to fight ageism. “The status of the elderly needs to be raised,” she says. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:35:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/40-simple-steps-to-reduce-deaths-from-critical-illness Critical illness results in millions of deaths globally every year, many of which could be avoided with basic, life-saving care. Now, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet outlines a baseline bundle of care interventions that global experts agree should be available for all critically ill patients. The study, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, provides a blueprint for hospitals on how to reduce preventable deaths, including from COVID-19. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:00:06 +0200 https://news.ki.se/drones-delivered-defibrillators-to-patients-with-suspected-cardiac-arrests Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden can now report the results of a unique pilot project where drones were used to deliver defibrillators to real-life alerts of suspected cardiac arrest. The drones were dispatched in more than a fifth of the emergencies and arrived on target and ahead of the ambulance in most cases. The results are published in the European Heart Journal and presented today at the European Society of Cardiology congress. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:05:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/older-persons-with-dementia-report-a-lack-of-respect-from-home-care-services People with dementia disease receiving home care feel that they are not treated with the same degree of respect and dignity as people who do not have dementia and receive the same service. That is according to a study by researchers at Mälardalen University (MDH), Karolinska Institutet and Dalarna University, published in The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA). Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:05:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/adapting-cancer-care-to-covid-19-pandemic Comprehensively adapting cancer care and clinical cancer research to the COVID-19 pandemic is a necessity, researchers and doctors at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital write in a paper published in the journal Nature Medicine. In it, seven top European cancer centres propose adaptations to protect patients. Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:22:10 +0200 https://news.ki.se/green-light-for-trial-study-on-using-blood-plasma-from-recovered-covid-19-patients In a small clinical trial just granted approval, about 30 COVID-19 patients at Karolinska University Hospital may soon begin to receive blood plasma from people who have recovered from the disease. Sweden’s Ethical Review Authority has approved the trial treatment, and its effectiveness will be evaluated in a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 08:53:08 +0200 https://news.ki.se/moral-distress-can-affect-healthcare-personnel-during-covid-19-crisis With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and a healthcare sector under increasing strain, healthcare personnel can find themselves facing difficult situations and moral challenges. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have recently published a paper in the journal Prehospital and Disaster Medicine precising what is known about moral distress, its risk and protection factors and likely implications. They also present suggestions about how the adverse effects can be mitigated. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:53:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/karolinska-institutet-launches-covid-19-training-for-care-providers-and-medical-staff Karolinska Institutet has launched COVID-19 courses for care providers and medical personnel following a request from the National Board of Health and Welfare. After one week of intense preparation, two online courses are now available. Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:47:50 +0100 https://news.ki.se/pernilla-lagergren-and-jesper-lagergren-awarded-the-hilda-and-alfred-eriksson-prize Congratulations to Professor Jesper Lagergren, from the research group Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and Professor Pernilla Lagergren, from the research group Surgical Care Science, both at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, who will be awarded the 2020 Hilda and Alfred Eriksson's Prize. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:39:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-ai-that-listens-to-the-patient A new digital tool that tailors specific questions based on a patient's medical history could improve the safety of diagnosis and effectiveness of care, according to a new study at Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet published in BMJ Open. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:49:48 +0100 https://news.ki.se/simple-tool-shows-life-expectancy-after-dementia-diagnosis Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and from the Netherlands have developed a simple tool that shows the survival probability of a person with dementia disease over three years. This, they hope, will facilitate dialogue with the most seriously affected and help doctors and others plan the necessary care. The study is published today in the scientific journal Neurology. 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