NLS Research

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 […]

Approximately twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. The findings have been published in the medical scientific journal  Brain . The findings of the researchers, who monitored several pathological changes in the brain, suggest that activation of […]

The emergence of 3D bioprinting might not only eliminate the need for animal testing in the cosmetic industry, it might also disrupt the field of regenerative medicine. A Nordic team is leading the way. 3D printing technology is rapidly developing and the things you can print is no longer limited to objects. A Nordic consortium […]

Researchers from Sweden´s Karolinska Institutet  have demonstrated a new, direct signalling pathway through which motor neurons influence the locomotor circuits that generate rhythmic movements. The results were presented in the journal Nature. Locomotion is essential to all animals and is based on a carefully balanced interaction between the muscles and the brain. Nerve cells are typically […]

Sterilised mosquito nets can replace costly surgical meshes in the repair of inguinal (groin) hernias without further risk to the patients. This makes mosquito nets a good alternative for close to 200 million people in low-income countries suffering from untreated groin hernias. These are the results of a Swedish-Ugandan study presented in the prestigious  New […]

Researchers from the University of Helsinki have developed a method that enables the activation of genes in a cell without changing the genome. The method can be used in directing the differentiation of stem cells and as processes in cancer biology. The method has been developed by researchers Diego Balboa and Jere Weltner, working on their doctoral dissertations at […]