NLS Karolinska Institutet

Turning down the thermostat seems to make it harder for cancer cells to grow, according to a study in mice by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The study, published in the journal Nature, found that chilly temperatures activate heat-producing brown fat that consumes the sugars the tumors need to thrive. Similar metabolic mechanisms were found in […]

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the University of Oslo and the Karolinska Institute during a visit by the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple and a Norwegian industry delegation in Stockholm on 2 May. “Norway and Sweden must work together towards making precision medicine a standard for all cancer patients,” says Ketil Widerberg, general […]

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have visualized in detail the machinery that the mitochondria use to form their proteins. The mitochondria convert energy locked in our food into a functional “energy currency” for the cells. They also have their own protein synthesis factories called ribosomes, which have a different appearance to those found […]

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new vaccine candidate against pneumococci, bacteria that can cause pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. The vaccine molecules comprise nano-sized membrane vesicles produced by the bacteria and provide protection in mice, a new study published in PNAS reports. A pneumococcal vaccine has been included in Sweden’s childhood vaccination programme since […]

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that a booster shot of mRNA vaccine to individuals who have received two doses of inactivated vaccine offers the same level of protection against COVID-19 as three doses of mRNA vaccine. “Our results indicate that one booster shot of an mRNA vaccine, as a complement to the cheaper but […]

Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Karolinska University Hospital have strengthened collaboration within precision medicine by establishing the Precision Medicine Centre Karolinska (PMCK) and have now entered into a cooperation agreement. Developing a cooperation agreement between KI and the hospital has been one step in working to overcome the boundaries between academia and the healthcare services, states […]