NLS Research

In a study published this month, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm found that exercise can change the shape and function of genes. Through a process called methylation, clusters of atoms, called methyl groups, attach to the outside of a gene and make the gene more or less able to receive and respond to biochemical […]

Xellia Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on providing important anti-infective treatments against serious and often life-threatening infections, announced the formation of a new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB brings together leading international scientific and clinical advisors with expertise in infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, respiratory medicines and drug research and development. The SAB Chairman will be Professor […]

The profits of Swedish pharmaceutical companies linked to research and development, (R&D) this year landed at 5.5 percent, an increase from 5.1 percent last year and it is the first time there was an increase since 2010.  This is according to a new study in which the 12 largest life science companies ‘ spending on […]

Parkinson’s disease sufferers have a different microbiota in their intestines than their healthy counterparts, according to a study conducted at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Central Hospital. Researchers are now trying to determine what the connection between intestinal microbes and Parkinson’s disease is. “Our most important observation was that patients with Parkinson’s […]

A team of scientists from Uppsala University, Karolinska Institutet and Colorado State University have identified novel lipid-derived molecules associated with future coronary heart disease events. The study published in the journal PLOS Genetics examined the metabolic profile of blood samples from more than 3,600 individuals who have been followed for as long as 10 years. […]

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Centre for Neural Computation have published new findings on how the brain is able to store many separate but similar events, in the Dec. 8 issue of PNAS.  The brain has an enormous capacity to store memories and to keep […]