Nobel Prize Discoveries - December 2, 2020
Finding the right rhythm
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 recognized the creation of a rechargeable world that paved the way for pacemakers.
Uncategorized - November 4, 2020
NNF has awarded DKK 84.5 million to support translational research
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 84.5 million to continue the BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme at the University of Copenhagen. The purpose of BRIDGE is to train translational scientists to drive translational research from universities and hospitals to the life science industry. The overall goal is to strengthen the collaboration between […]
Uncategorized - October 21, 2020
10 million SEK awarded to research on myelodysplastic syndrome
The Tobias Foundation grant in 2020 has been awarded to Magnus Tobiasson and Eva Hellström Lindberg, Karolinska Institutet. The grant amounts to SEK 10 million over a five-year period. It will support research on early detection of relapse after stem cell transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. “The generous grant from the Tobias Foundation enables […]
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 […]
Uncategorized - September 24, 2020
Rapid test shows how antibiotics combine to kill bacteria
Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to rapidly determine how effective two antibiotics combined can be in stopping bacterial growth. The new method is simple for laboratories to use and can provide greater scope for customizing treatment of bacterial infections, states the researchers. The study is published in PLOS Biology. CombiANT With […]
Uncategorized - August 26, 2020
Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. That is according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Harvard Medical School in the United States, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The […]
