Uncategorized - December 17, 2020
New promising principle for cancer treatment
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the journal Nature that they have developed novel first-in-class inhibitors that compromise mitochondrial function in cancer cells. Treatment with the inhibitors stopped cancer cells from proliferating and reduced tumor growth in mice, without significantly affecting healthy cells. “We are excited to have shown that this novel principle for cancer […]
COVID-19 - October 5, 2020
New insights on how our immune system responds against COVID-19 infection
A type of anti-bacterial T cells, so-called MAIT cells, are strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The research is published in the journal Science Immunology. “To find potential treatments against COVID-19, it is important to understand in detail how our immune system […]
Uncategorized - October 1, 2020
HPV vaccine effective against cervical cancer shows new research
Women vaccinated against HPV have a significantly lower risk of developing cervical cancer, and the positive effect is most pronounced for women vaccinated at a young age, according to a large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The research findings have been published in New England Journal of Medicine. “This is the first time that […]
COVID-19 - September 25, 2020
New findings about the immunological cause of severe COVID-19
Research by an international consortium involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet shows that more than 10 percent of young and previously healthy people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided antibodies that attack the immune system itself, and another 3.5 percent carry a specific genetic mutation. In both groups, the patients lack a set of proteins called […]
Science Award - September 9, 2020
He is awarded the Prize for Research in Medical Education
Glenn Regehr is awarded the 2020 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (KIPRIME) Dr. Regehr of University of British Columbia, Vancouver (UBC), whose work has improved the educational and scholarly practices in health professions education, will be the tenth winner of this award. His research looks broadly at the experiences of both learners […]
COVID-19 - September 8, 2020
Hyperinflammatory syndrome in children with COVID-19 described
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden and Tor Vergata University of Rome in Italy have mapped the immune response in children affected by a rare but life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19. The study, which is published in the scientific journal Cell, reveals that the inflammatory response differs from that […]
