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A new study from Karolinska Institutet in rats, published in the journal Cell Reports, shows how dopamine can regulate itself and provides new knowledge about how the side effects arise. The concentration of the hormone prolactin in the blood is controlled by dopamine. However, the system can be thrown off balance by certain drugs, especially […]

The Swedish government announced its decision yesterday, 3 March, to task a nomination committee with submitting proposals for new members of the Karolinska Institutet University Board. The government is to appoint former university chancellor Lars Haikola onto the nomination committee, which will be submitting a list of proposed external candidates to recruit onto the KI […]

Researchers Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Oulu in Finland have elucidated gene regulatory mechanisms that can explain how known genetic variants influence prostate cancer risk. The findings, published in the journal  Nature Genetics , reveal widespread deregulation of androgen receptor function, a key player in prostate cancer. The vast majority of the […]

Professor Anders Hamsten steps down from his assignment as Vice-Chancellor of Karolinska Institutet. At the same time Karolinska Instutet’s investigation into scientific misconduct by Paolo Macchiarini will be re-opened. ”Following the criticism on the so called Macchiarini affair at KI I conclude it will be hard for me to serve as Vice-Chancellor with the strength […]

A relatively newly discovered group of immune cells known as ILCs have been examined in detail in a new study published in the journal  Nature Immunology. By analysing the gene expression in individual tonsil cells, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found three previously unknown subgroups of ILCs, and revealed more about how these […]

Long-term use of liraglutide, a substance that helps to lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, can have a deteriorating effect on insulin-producing beta cells, leading to an increase in blood sugar levels. This according to a study on mice implanted with human insulin-producing cells conducted by a team of scientists from […]