Uncategorized - March 6, 2014
KI starts regional biobank in Stockholm
Karolinska Institute and Stockholm County Council are to establish a common regional biobank during 2014. SMB will be a central resource for compiling, storing and using common biobank samples as well as providing access to them. The purpose with Stockholms Medicinska Biobank, SMB, is to increase the access of biobank samples for medical research. The new […]
Uncategorized - February 14, 2014
Impaired recovery from inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s disease
According to new findings from Karolinska Institutet the final stage of the normal inflammatory process may be disrupted in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. As with other neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s is characterised by an inflammatory process in the brain. Prolonged inflammation with the release of inflammatory and toxic substances can cause further damage and neuronal death. […]
Uncategorized - August 6, 2013
Technical breakthrough brings out better drugs
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed the first method for directly measuring the extent to which drugs reach their targets in the cell. As described in the scientific journal Science, the method could make a significant contribution to the development of new, improved drug substances. Previously, no method has been available for directly measuring the […]
Collaboration - June 27, 2013
AstraZeneca in new collaborations
AstraZeneca join forces with Roche to share early data trial and teams up with Karolinska Institute for an integrated centre for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. On June 26, AstraZeneca and Roche announced that the companies have entered a new collaboration to share a specific type of early research data related to drug design. The aim […]
