Global report - September 5, 2024
New research explores differences between men’s and women’s immune systems
In a recent study published in Nature, Swedish researchers demonstrate the role of sex hormones in regulating the immune system. This newfound knowledge explains differences between men and women and can be used to develop new immunological medications according to researchers. A research group led by Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University It has long been […]
Pharma Diagnostics - August 9, 2024
Alzheimer’s blood test proves highly effective in primary healthcare
A commercially available blood test has now been trialled in routine healthcare. “The blood test showed about 90% reliability even in primary care. This may have major implications for all those individuals who seek help for memory loss and suspected Alzheimer’s,” say the researchers at Lund University in Sweden behind the study. The current study, […]
Iceland - August 8, 2024
Identification of a strong recessive component in Alzheimer’s disease
A new study from deCODE genetics and collaborators is the first to uncover a strong recessive component in Alzheimer’s disease. deCODE genetics/Amgen, and collaborators from Iceland, USA, UK, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden recently published the study: “Homozygosity for a missense variant in R47H in TREM2 and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease”, in New England Journal […]
Biotech article - July 8, 2024
The genetics of obesity
Unfortunately genes do matter when it comes to obesity, but knowledge about these genes and how they work are key to improving treatment and prevention. “Over the past two decades, genetic association studies have identified hundreds of genetic variations that affect body weight. Individuals who inherit many of these variations are more susceptible to gaining […]
Collaboration - June 10, 2024
New test detects more cases of cervical cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the University of Innsbruck have developed a simpler and more effective screening method for cervical cancer than the method used today they state. A comprehensive study published in Nature Medicine shows that the test detects significantly more cancers and precancerous stages. Most countries have a very extensive screening program that […]
Science article - May 13, 2024
New drug candidate reverses obesity in mice
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. Professor Nils-Göran Larsson’s research group at Karolinska […]
