https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/ai-microscopy-improves-parasite-detection-within-primary-health-care A new study from Karolinska Institutet, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) combined with portable digital microscopy improves the detection of intestinal worm infections, so-called soil-transmitted helminth (STH) in resource-limited settings. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, compared traditional manual microscopy with two AI-based methods for diagnosing soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in stool samples from schoolchildren in Kenya. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:22:58 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-study-indicates-repeated-treatment-with-malaria-medication-can-decrease-its-effect In a recently published article in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present results indicating that repeated treatment with piperaquine, an antimalarial drug, can lead to parasites developing decreased sensitivity to this drug. These findings may impact the use of piperaquine in the future. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:14:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/oliver-billker-is-awarded-the-medicine-doctor-axel-hirsch-prize-2024 Umeå professor Oliver Billker is awarded the Medicine Doctor Axel Hirsch prize 2024 for his outstanding research in the field of malaria. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:24:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/hybrid-strains-make-insidious-parasite-more-dangerous Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped how the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi forms new variants that are more effective at evading the immune system and causing disease. Their findings can give rise to new methods for diagnosing, preventing and treating Chagas disease, which affects millions of people in Central and South America, causing thousands of deaths every year. The study is published in the journal eLife. Tue, 10 May 2022 10:32:21 +0200 https://news.ki.se/doctoral-student-hedvig-glans-is-one-of-the-experts-in-kis-covid-19-team The president of Karolinska Institutet, Professor Ole Petter Ottersen, has established a team of experts for Covid-19 comprising eight of the university’s researchers with expertise in a range of fields related to the spread of infection. One of them is doctoral students Hedvig Glans, assistant consultant and head of inpatient care at Karolinska University Hospital’s infection clinic in Huddinge. Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:57:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/newly-discovered-malaria-mechanism-gives-hope-to-pregnant-women Mon, 08 May 2017 17:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/susanne-nylen-interviewed-by-sveriges-radio Susanne Nylén, in an interview about parasites in the stomach, on Vetenskapsradion Nyheter, Sveriges Radio, broadcast on 15 April 2016. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:01:53 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-nobel-prize-2015-the-fight-against-parasitic-diseases-continues Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:57:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/how-blood-group-o-protects-against-malaria Tue, 10 Mar 2015 07:45:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/proteomics-reveal-deadly-malaria-in-children Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:48:45 +0200 https://news.ki.se/link-between-tick-bites-and-meat-allergy New research from Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm South General Hospital shows that the alpha-gal carbohydrate, which is found in the tick intestine, can cause allergic reactions to red meat in bitten people. Sun, 29 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/how-the-common-cat-parasite-gets-into-the-brain Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/diarrhea-disorder-giardiasis-caused-by-two-different-parasite-species Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200