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    <title>Working to help people to adopt healthier lifestyles</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/working-to-help-people-to-adopt-healthier-lifestyles</link>
    <description>Ill-health linked to sedentary lifestyles and poor diets is a growing problem. Ylva Trolle Lagerros develops apps designed to help people make more healthy everyday life choices. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 9 October.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:14 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>New possibilities for engineering safer medications</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-possibilities-for-engineering-safer-medications</link>
    <description>Shane Wright, Assistant Professor at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and colleagues have uncovered a new way to tailor signaling responses mediated by common drug targets that coincidentally shares ties with our department’s history. The work, recently published in Cell, reveals a novel drug mechanism with the potential for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity. Shane tells us more about it below.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:28:03 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>New drug for diabetes and obesity shows promising results</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-drug-for-diabetes-and-obesity-shows-promising-results</link>
    <description>Lower blood sugar and increased fat burning – without negatively affecting appetite or muscle mass. These are some of the most promising effects of a new potential drug treatment for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a new study published in the journal Cell by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:06:27 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>SEK 15 million for research on obesity-related diseases</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/sek-15-million-for-research-on-obesity-related-diseases</link>
    <description>Congratulations Mikael Rydén, who has been granted an extension as a Wallenberg Clinical Scholar. The extension entails SEK 3 million per year for five years. </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:55:29 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Fatty liver linked to increased risk of death from several diseases</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/fatty-liver-linked-to-increased-risk-of-death-from-several-diseases</link>
    <description>A comprehensive study from Karolinska Institutet shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate of the general population. They have an increased risk of dying from both liver diseases and common diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to the study published in The Journal of Hepatology.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:00:14 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>New knowledge portal facilitates research on metabolic diseases</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-knowledge-portal-facilitates-research-on-metabolic-diseases</link>
    <description>Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Helmholtz Munich, among others, have developed a user-friendly portal with comprehensive data on human adipose tissue. The portal offers researchers and clinicians an opportunity to explore the biology of adipose tissue, right down to the individual cell level, without any requirement for knowledge in bioinformatics. The study is published in the journal Cell Metabolism.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:00:10 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Treatment for children with obesity has lasting effect </title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/treatment-for-children-with-obesity-has-lasting-effect</link>
    <description>When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young adulthood. However, this is not the case for depression and anxiety, a study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Pediatrics reports.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>New research reveals two types of fatty liver disease</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-research-reveals-two-types-of-fatty-liver-disease</link>
    <description>Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the University of Gothenburg have identified two types of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease – a liver-specific type and a systemic type that affects other organs and tissues. The discovery could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of this growing patient group. Two studies are published back-to-back in Nature Medicine.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Children’s BMI can affect their future lung function</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/childrens-bmi-can-affect-their-future-lung-function</link>
    <description>An abnormal BMI in children – be it high or low – can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalised before they reach adulthood, the impairment can be offset, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report. Their results, which are based on data collected under the BAMSE project, are presented in The European Respiratory Journal. </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Ylva Trolle Lagerros receives Sweden&#039;s only professorship in prevention</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/ylva-trolle-lagerros-receives-swedens-only-professorship-in-prevention</link>
    <description>A new donation professorship in prevention is being established at Karolinska Institutet. It will be named Prince Daniel's Professorship in Cardiovascular Prevention and will be awarded to researcher and obstetrician Ylva Trolle Lagerros, who took up the position on 1 October. The aim is to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Sweden.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:06:41 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Researching how fat cells impact disease in humans</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/researching-how-fat-cells-impact-disease-in-humans</link>
    <description>Our fat cells not only store energy, they are also involved in many physiological processes. Kirsty Spalding researches how dysfunctional fat cells impact health and disease in humans. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 3 October.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:13 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>New drug candidate reverses obesity in mice</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-drug-candidate-reverses-obesity-in-mice</link>
    <description>Researchers at Karolinska Institutet may have found a new way to treat obesity and related disorders by targeting the cells’ powerhouses, the mitochondria. A study published in Nature Metabolism shows that a specific class of drugs that block mitochondrial function can reverse diet-induced obesity, fatty liver and diabetes in mice.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:00:12 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Unraveling the neural circuit behind reduced feeding in high temperatures</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/unraveling-the-neural-circuit-behind-reduced-feeding-in-high-temperatures</link>
    <description>In a study recently published in Nature, an international research team led by Karolinska Institutet and MedUni Vienna, addressed how and why acute heat exposure, in conditions reminiscent of a sauna session or limited exposure to the sun, leads to reduced food intake.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:55:06 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Popular diabetes drugs do not increase thyroid cancer risk, study suggests</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/popular-diabetes-drugs-do-not-increase-thyroid-cancer-risk-study-suggests</link>
    <description>Drugs known as GLP-1 analogues have become increasingly popular to treat diabetes and obesity, but there have been concerns that they might increase the risk of thyroid cancer. Now an extensive Scandinavian study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet has found no evidence of such a link. The study is published in The BMJ.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:30:11 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/women-with-obesity-do-not-need-to-gain-weight-during-pregnancy</link>
    <description>The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research from Karolinska Institutet supports the idea of lowering or removing the current recommendation of a weight gain of at least 5 kg. The results are published in The Lancet.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:51:37 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Scaling up of &quot;A Healthy School Start&quot;</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/scaling-up-of-a-healthy-school-start</link>
    <description>The project "A Healthy School Start" is a family support program developed by the research group Community Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Department of Global Public Health, to offer an adapted approach for student health and teachers to provide support to families with children on healthy lifestyles. The program has been positively received by politicians in Region Stockholm, who have now allocated funds in the budget for further dissemination.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:07:54 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Study shows how oestrogen protects against fatty liver</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/study-shows-how-oestrogen-protects-against-fatty-liver</link>
    <description>New research from Karolinska Institutet shows how oestrogen protects against MASLD, a fatty liver disease that has increased dramatically during the current obesity epidemic. The study, published in Molecular Systems Biology, shows how a new drug under development could become a future treatment for fatty liver disease and liver cancer.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:10:08 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>ERC Starting Grant awarded to KI researcher Alessandro Furlan</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/erc-starting-grant-awarded-to-ki-researcher-alessandro-furlan</link>
    <description>The European Research Council (ERC) awards a Starting Grant to promising young investigators in a variety of research fields, to kick off their careers. Alessandro Furlan, Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, who investigates how the brain and body work together to regulate critical physiological processes, is one of the early-stage scientists to be awarded this five-year grant.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:56:57 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Researchers use the eye as a window to study liver health</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/researchers-use-the-eye-as-a-window-to-study-liver-health</link>
    <description>Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method to study liver function and disease without requiring invasive procedures. After transplanting liver cells into the eye of mice, the cornea can be used as a window into the body to monitor liver health over time. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:51:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Mental health problems not reduced after obesity surgery in young people</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/mental-health-problems-not-reduced-after-obesity-surgery-in-young-people</link>
    <description>Young people who have had surgery for obesity do not improve their mental health despite significant and permanent weight loss. However, bariatric surgery increases the risk of early alcohol problems. This is according to the largest long-term study of young people who have undergone bariatric surgery, conducted at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet, among others.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:01:39 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Ylva Trolle Lagerros: Hunger can be an ever-present sensation</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/ylva-trolle-lagerros-hunger-can-be-an-ever-present-sensation</link>
    <description>The abundance of unhealthy food in society means that obesity doctor and researcher Ylva Trolle Lagerros is working against certain headwinds. But the arrival of new medications have made her job more enjoyable. In parallel, she has developed apps that provide patients with support.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:43:42 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Benefits of adolescent fitness to future cardiovascular health possibly overestimated</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/benefits-of-adolescent-fitness-to-future-cardiovascular-health-possibly-overestimated</link>
    <description>There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. However, when researchers adjusted for familial factors by means of sibling analysis, they found a weaker association, although the link between high body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease remained strong. The study, which was conducted by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and other universities, is published in JAMA Network Open.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>BioNut researcher receives grants from FORTE</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/bionut-researcher-receives-grants-from-forte</link>
    <description>A researcher at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, has received SEK 4.97 million in research grants from FORTE for a project on “A mHealth intervention to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours from the start of life: The Health4Life trial”.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:09:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Early treatment of child obesity is effective</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/early-treatment-of-child-obesity-is-effective</link>
    <description>The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in a study published in International Journal of Obesity.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 10:54:04 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>How PCOS can affect the health of future generations of men</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/how-pcos-can-affect-the-health-of-future-generations-of-men</link>
    <description>Sons of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a twofold increased risk to develop obesity, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine. According to the researchers from Karolinska Institutet the findings highlight a previously unknown risk of passing PCOS-related health problems across generations through the male side of a family

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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 17:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>People with obesity due to genetic predisposition have  lower risk of cardiovascular disease  </title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/people-with-obesity-due-to-genetic-predisposition-have-lower-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease</link>
    <description>The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is lower in people with obesity who have a genetic predisposition for high BMI than people with obesity influenced mainly by environmental factors such as lifestyle, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in eClinicalMedicine.  </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:00:10 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>App resulted in better dietary habits and less screen time in young children </title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/app-resulted-in-better-dietary-habits-and-less-screen-time-in-young-children</link>
    <description>With the help of a multi-language smartphone app, parents in Sweden were able to give their young children better dietary habits and less screen time, a study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity reports.  </description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:56:11 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Childhood obesity linked to increased risk of different forms of diabetes in adulthood</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/childhood-obesity-linked-to-increased-risk-of-different-forms-of-diabetes-in-adulthood</link>
    <description>Child obesity is linked to increased risk of developing diabetes in adulthood, both autoimmune forms of diabetes and different forms of type 2 diabetes, a new study published in Diabetologia reports. The risk of developing the most insulin-resistant form of diabetes is, for example, three times as high in children with obesity. </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:11:30 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Time of day may determine the amount of fat burned by exercise</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/time-of-day-may-determine-the-amount-of-fat-burned-by-exercise</link>
    <description>Physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to increase fat metabolism, at least in mice. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark shows that mice that did exercise in an early active phase, which corresponds to morning exercise in humans, increased their metabolism more than mice that did exercise at a time when they usually rest. The results are published in the journal PNAS.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 07:47:10 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Antibody candidate for treating serious liver disease</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/antibody-candidate-for-treating-serious-liver-disease</link>
    <description>There is currently no drug for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects many people with type 2 diabetes and which can result in other serious liver diseases. A study led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet has now identified a drug candidate for the treatment of fatty liver. The preclinical study, published in the Journal of Hepatology, indicates that an antibody that blocks the protein VEGF-B presents a possible therapeutic option for fatty liver disease.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:43:02 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>New findings on how to avert excessive weight loss from COVID-19</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-findings-on-how-to-avert-excessive-weight-loss-from-covid-19</link>
    <description>Losing too much weight when infected with COVID-19 has been linked to worse outcomes. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infection fuels blood vessel formation in fat tissues, thus revving up the body’s thermogenic metabolism. Blocking this process by using an existing drug curbed weight loss in mice and hamsters that were infected with the virus, according to the study published in the journal Nature Metabolism.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Jenny Vinglid: ”People with obesity are denied health care”</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/jenny-vinglid-people-with-obesity-are-denied-health-care</link>
    <description>Jenny Vinglid has been General Secretary of HOBS, a Swedish patient association for people living with overweight and obesity, since 2013. According to her, people with obesity are discriminated in the healthcare system. </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:39:11 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/mobile-app-provides-effective-support-for-children-with-obesity</link>
    <description>A mobile app that shows a child's weight development in real-time for children with obesity provides greater weight loss compared to conventional care. The fact that both families and healthcare professionals can follow the same data facilitates individualised extra support when needed. This is shown by a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the International Journal of Obesity.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 10:00:12 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Grants for post doctoral studies to BioNut</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/grants-for-post-doctoral-studies-to-bionut</link>
    <description>Congratulations to researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, who have received grants from "Henning och Johan Throne-Holst stiftelse" 2022.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 14:02:34 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>&quot;Energy crisis&quot; in fat cells behind inflammation associated with obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/energy-crisis-in-fat-cells-behind-inflammation-associated-with-obesity</link>
    <description>In a new study published in Nature Metabolism, KI researchers show how disturbances in the energy metabolism in human fat cells, can lead to the development of inflammation and insulin resistance. </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:05:49 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>New insight on the link between obesity and type 2 diabetes</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-insight-on-the-link-between-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes</link>
    <description>It is well known that obesity affects the body's insulin production and over time risks leading to type 2 diabetes and several other metabolic diseases. Now researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found further explanation for why fat cells cause metabolic morbidity. The study, published in Nature Medicine, may have an impact on the treatment of comorbidity in obesity with already available drugs.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Only one human fat cell subtype responds to insulin stimulation</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/only-one-human-fat-cell-subtype-responds-to-insulin-stimulation</link>
    <description>It is well known that fat cells can influence our sensitivity to insulin. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that there are three different subtypes of mature fat cells in white adipose tissue and that it is only one of these, called AdipoPLIN, that responds to insulin. The findings may be relevant for future treatments of metabolic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Excess body fat increases risk of digestive system cancers</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/excess-body-fat-increases-risk-of-digestive-system-cancers</link>
    <description>Obesity increases the risk of developing cancers of the digestive system and it is the person’s fat mass, rather than size, that is the main obesity-related risk factor for these cancer types, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Karolinska Institutet. </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:27:23 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Fatty liver more common in children of mothers with obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/fatty-liver-more-common-in-children-of-mothers-with-obesity</link>
    <description>Children and young people whose mothers had a BMI greater than 30 during early pregnancy are at an increased risk of fatty liver disease. This is shown in a register-based study from Karolinska Institutet and Harvard University published in the journal Journal of Hepatology. As obesity rates increase also in women at a child-bearing age, more and more young people are at risk of developing fatty liver disease, the researchers say.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:05:03 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Weight-loss treatment prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/weight-loss-treatment-prevents-accumulation-of-lipid-linked-to-cardiac-mortality</link>
    <description>Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford and University of Copenhagen have shown that elevated levels of lipids known as ceramides can be associated with a ten-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Treatment with liraglutide could keep the ceramide levels in check, compared with placebo. The results have been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 20:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Increased risk of liver cancer in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/increased-risk-of-liver-cancer-in-patients-with-non-alcoholic-fatty-liver</link>
    <description>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, is associated with several health risks. According to a new registry study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, NAFLD is linked to a 17-fold increased risk of liver cancer. The findings, published in Hepatology, underscore the need for improved follow-up of NAFLD patients with the goal of reducing the risk of cancer.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:06:02 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Metabolic derangements caused by a high-fat diet may be possible to eliminate</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/metabolic-derangements-caused-by-a-high-fat-diet-may-be-possible-to-eliminate</link>
    <description>Intake of a high-fat diet leads to an increased risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and fatty liver. A study in mice from Karolinska Institutet shows that it is possible to eliminate the deleterious effects of a high-fat diet by lowering the levels of apolipoprotein CIII (apoCIII), a key regulator of lipid metabolism. The study is published in the journal Science Advances.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Healthy lifestyle in middle age linked to reduced dementia risk </title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/healthy-lifestyle-in-middle-age-linked-to-reduced-dementia-risk</link>
    <description>As life expectancies rise, so does the risk of dementia. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now studied how an active, non-smoking lifestyle can influence this correlation. The results, which are published in PLOS Medicine, suggest that good cardiovascular health gradually decreases the risk of dementia. </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Study gives insights into how human fat cells are affected by age</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/study-gives-insights-into-how-human-fat-cells-are-affected-by-age</link>
    <description>Knowledge of how human fat tissue is affected by age has long been defined by numerous mouse-based studies. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now, for the first time, been able to conduct a prospective study on humans that provides novel insights into how our fat cells reduce lipid metabolism with age. The study is published in the journal Cell Metabolism. </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:02:10 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Light physical exercise protects people with metabolic syndrome</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/light-physical-exercise-protects-people-with-metabolic-syndrome</link>
    <description>Physical exercise can act prophylactically for people with the metabolic syndrome and protect them against cardiovascular diseases, a new study from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, and Karolinska Institutet published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology reports. Even light physical exercise has been shown to have good prophylactic effects, for both women and men. </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:33:54 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Childhood obesity linked to higher risk of anxiety, depression and premature death</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/childhood-obesity-linked-to-higher-risk-of-anxiety-depression-and-premature-death</link>
    <description>Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden underscore health risks associated with childhood obesity. Children with obesity have a three times higher risk of mortality in early adulthood compared with children in the general population and are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. The findings, published in PLOS Medicine and BMC Medicine, highlight the need to identify specific risk factors for children with obesity and find preventative tools, say the researchers.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:29:13 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>New possible treatment strategy against fatty liver disease</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-possible-treatment-strategy-against-fatty-liver-disease</link>
    <description>Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a molecular pathway that when silenced could restore the normal function of immune cells in people with fatty liver disease. The findings could lead to new strategies for treating the condition, which is a major health risk for people with obesity. The study is published in the scientific journal Science Translational Medicine.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Glutamine may decrease obesity-linked inflammation</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/glutamine-may-decrease-obesity-linked-inflammation</link>
    <description>Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce inflammation of fat tissue and reduce fat mass, according to a new study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Oxford in the U.K. The researchers also show how glutamine levels can alter gene expression in several different cell types. However, more research is needed before glutamine supplementation may be recommended as a treatment for obesity. The study is published in the journal Cell Metabolism.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Study debunks notion that C-section would increase risk of obesity in the child</title>
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    <link>https://news.ki.se/weight-loss-surgery-cuts-risk-of-major-birth-defects</link>
    <description>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.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>New study shows why people gain weight as they get older</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-study-shows-why-people-gain-weight-as-they-get-older</link>
    <description>Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research at Karolinska Institutet has uncovered why that is: Lipid turnover in the fat tissue decreases during ageing and makes it easier to gain weight, even if we don’t eat more or exercise less than before. The study is published in the journal Nature Medicine.</description>
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    <title>New study on the role of macrophages beyond inflammation published in Nature Metabolism</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/new-study-on-the-role-of-macrophages-beyond-inflammation-published-in-nature-metabolism</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:36:57 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Europe’s biggest research project to stop childhood obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/europes-biggest-research-project-to-stop-childhood-obesity</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:23:13 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>How exercise training promotes a sound mind in a sound body</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/how-exercise-training-promotes-a-sound-mind-in-a-sound-body</link>
    <description>A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that the same mechanisms behind the beneficial effects of exercise training on the brain also help to counteract fat and to strengthen the immune system. The results, which are published in the journal Cell Metabolism, can ultimately give rise to new obesity and diabetes drugs.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Good long-term results of obesity surgery in young people</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/good-long-term-results-of-obesity-surgery-in-young-people</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:16:50 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Obesity surgery increases the risk of preterm birth</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/obesity-surgery-increases-the-risk-of-preterm-birth</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Weight gain between pregnancies increases risk of birth as-phyxia</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/weight-gain-between-pregnancies-increases-risk-of-birth-as-phyxia</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Parental support has positive effect on children’s eating behaviours</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/parental-support-has-positive-effect-on-childrens-eating-behaviours</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:39:18 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Weight gain between pregnancies may influence baby’s survival</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/weight-gain-between-pregnancies-may-influence-babys-survival</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Obesity protects dialysis patients with chronic inflammation</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/obesity-protects-dialysis-patients-with-chronic-inflammation</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Type 2 diabetic patients should be prioritised for obesity surgery</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/type-2-diabetic-patients-should-be-prioritised-for-obesity-surgery</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Grandparental support helps reduce the risk of child obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/grandparental-support-helps-reduce-the-risk-of-child-obesity</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:37:46 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Bariatric surgery affects risk of pregnancy complications</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/bariatric-surgery-affects-risk-of-pregnancy-complications</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Increased infant mortality rates among children of overweight women</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/increased-infant-mortality-rates-among-children-of-overweight-women</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:35:09 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Less time spent seated linked to lengthening of telomeres</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/less-time-spent-seated-linked-to-lengthening-of-telomeres</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Childhood trauma could lead to adult obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/childhood-trauma-could-lead-to-adult-obesity</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Discovery explains how receptor regulates fat accumulation in obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/discovery-explains-how-receptor-regulates-fat-accumulation-in-obesity</link>
    <description>The sensitivity of fat cells to signals that increase the breakdown of fat is linked to the receptor ALK7, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The discovery, which is published in the new scientific journal eLife, suggests that ALK7 might be an interesting target for future strategies to treat obesity.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Gene behind unhealthy adipose tissue identified</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/gene-behind-unhealthy-adipose-tissue-identified</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2014 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Increased risk of asphyxia in babies born to overweight women</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/increased-risk-of-asphyxia-in-babies-born-to-overweight-women</link>
    <description></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Bariatric surgery can lead to premature birth</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/bariatric-surgery-can-lead-to-premature-birth</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>A high protein diet and meal replacements can reduce rebound weight gain</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title>Higher incidence of morbidity in obese children in Sweden than in Germany </title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Obesity increases the risk of preterm delivery</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/obesity-increases-the-risk-of-preterm-delivery</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title>Large-scale analysis identifies 32 genetic loci for obesity</title>
    <link>https://news.ki.se/large-scale-analysis-identifies-32-genetic-loci-for-obesity</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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    <link>https://news.ki.se/weight-loss-proves-effective-cure-for-sleep-apnoea</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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