NLS Research

The Health&Care21 monitor website (HelseOmsorg21-monitor) provides a one-stop compilation of national statistics on health and care research. The aim with the new monitor is to provide a comprehensive overview of resource use, results and impacts of research and innovation activities. The Health&Care21 monitor is a follow-up action to the National Research and Innovation Strategy on […]

Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene determine the risk for many different diseases. The ability to produce polyunsaturated fats like omega-3 and omega-6 differs between individuals and this affects the risk for disturbed metabolism, inflammatory diseases and several types of cancer. Scientists at Uppsala University and SciLifeLab in Sweden have clarified this in detail and […]

In a study published in the journal Nature Immunology, an international research team led from Karolinska Institutet explain the molecular mechanisms behind how gliobastomas influence the immune system, which causes them to stimulate cancer growth rather than attacking it. Glioblastomas are one of the most malignant forms of brain tumor and are difficult to surgically remove […]

Researchers have published findings about estrogen receptor status, treatment and breast cancer prognosis in Icelandic BRCA2 mutation carriers. The impact of an inherited BRCA2 mutation on the prognosis of women with breast cancer has not been well documented. The researchers studied the effects of estrogen receptor (ER) status, other prognostic factors and treatments on survival […]

Researchers at the University of Turku have made a discovery about how cancer stiffness controls the growth of malignant cells. Many cancer patients discover their disease by finding a “lump”. Cancer induces stiffening of the surrounding tissue, which in turn accelerates the growth of the cancer cells and creates a proliferation-inducing vicious cycle. Academy Professor […]

Danish researchers report about the vital role of CD103+ dendritic cells. Morten Hansen and Mads Hald Andersen at the University of Copenhagen contributed with an article about the role of dendritic cells in the special issue on cancer and autoimmunity in Seminars of Immunopathology 2016. Dendritic cells (DCs) are major players in the control of […]