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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 29/09/2026

A new study in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social found that #aspirin did not reduce recurrence or death after curative-intent treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Notably, previous studies suggested benefits in other #ColorectalCancer settings. #CancerResearch 🧪 news.ki.se/aspirin-did-...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 29/09/2026

A nationwide study shows that #genetic testing can identify germline predisposition underlying childhood #leukemia. The findings, published in @natcomms.nature.com, could help enable more personalized treatment and long-term follow-up 🧪 news.ki.se/nationwide-s...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 28/09/2026

Researchers have developed a molecule that boosts cells’ ability to repair oxidative #DNADamage. In human liver cells and mice, it reduced liver injury caused by paracetamol toxicity and improved survival. Published in Advanced Science. #LiverResearch 🧪 news.ki.se/new-molecule...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 25/09/2026

A study in BMC Medicine found that older adults with healthier diets had blood biomarker profiles linked to more favourable ageing-related processes, including metabolism and inflammation. Insights into how diet may support healthy ageing. #Nutrition #Aging 🧪 news.ki.se/dietary-patt...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 24/09/2026

#GestationalDiabetes is becoming increasingly common in Sweden, especially among women with lower education, lower income, and those born outside Sweden, a new study shows. It also found differences in pregnancy outcomes between groups 🧪 #HealthEquity news.ki.se/new-study-re...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 24/09/2026

People with #addiction are at a significantly higher risk of both attempted #suicide and death by suicide, according to a new study. The study also shows that the risk of suicidal behaviour is elevated among relatives of people with substance use disorder 🧪 news.ki.se/addiction-is...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 24/09/2026

#Probiotic supplementation in very #PretermBabies was linked to a lower risk of both severe intestinal disease and death. This is shown by a new study published in @jamanetworkopen.com. The findings are based on data from nearly 4,700 babies born prematurely in Sweden 🧪 news.ki.se/probiotics-l...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 21/09/2026

A new review published in NEJM provides an updated overview of oesophageal cancer, highlighting recent advances in understanding its causes, prevention, and treatment 🧪 news.ki.se/recent-advan...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 15/09/2026

A study in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles shows that engineered biological vesicles can capture bacterial toxins, protect neurons and reduce inflammation in bacterial meningitis. The findings may help limit brain damage despite antibiotic treatment. #Meningitis 🧪 news.ki.se/new-method-t...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 02/09/2026

A new treatment for #MultipleSclerosis uses patients’ own red blood cells to help retrain the immune system. In a study published in @pnas.org, the approach showed good safety and tolerability, supporting further clinical development. #Immunology 🧪 news.ki.se/new-treatmen...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 25/08/2026

An internet-based treatment supported by a therapist reduced depressive symptoms in adolescents with major depressive disorder at lower cost than usual care, a new study in BMJ Mental Health shows. The findings may help improve access to evidence-based care 🧪 #Depression news.ki.se/internet-bas...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 17/08/2026

Immunotherapy targeting tumour-associated macrophages depends on a functional molecular response system in these immune cells, reports a new study in @natcomms.nature.com 🧪 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy news.ki.se/new-knowledg...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 06/08/2026

In future, a single blood test could provide a more comprehensive picture of #cancer than current methods. In a review article published in Genome Medicine, researchers describe how different biological signals can be analysed simultaneously from the same blood sample to detect and monitor cancer. 🧪

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 06/08/2026

Researchers have developed a new method to analyse the condition of immune cells in the blood. The method has been tested on patients with #atherosclerosis and can distinguish their immune cells from those of healthy individuals. Published in @natnano.nature.com 🧪 news.ki.se/new-method-d...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 05/08/2026

A new RNA-based method may help insulin-producing cells survive transplantation. In @sigtrans-sttt.bsky.social, researchers show treated cells restored their blood supply faster, requiring fewer donor islets to normalize blood glucose 🧪 news.ki.se/rna-technolo...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 31/07/2026

In the rare disease #progeria, blood vessels deteriorate prematurely. A new study shows how different cell types in the vascular wall undergo progressive changes and accumulate mutations over time. Published in Genome Medicine 🧪 news.ki.se/somatic-muta...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 14/07/2026

A new study in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research shows that sodium selenite can reinforce epithelial features and dampen EMT-associated plasticity in pancreatic cancer. The effect was dose- and context-dependent in patient-derived tissues. #PancreaticCancer 🧪

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 06/07/2026

A pilot RCT shows that early double sequential defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is feasible and appears safe, with signals of higher 30‑day survival — informing a larger ongoing trial. Published in Heart. #CardiacArrest 🧪

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 26/06/2026

A healthier #diet may be associated with a lower risk of #dementia among older adults, including those with blood biomarkers indicating an increased biological risk of #Alzheimer's disease pathology, a new study in @jamanetworkopen.com shows 🧪 news.ki.se/healthier-di...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 17/06/2026

Systematic reviews and #meta-analyses form the basis for #healthcare and health policy, but access to the data on which the results are based is often lacking. This is shown in a new policy forum article published in the journal @plosmedicine.org 🧪 news.ki.se/lack-of-acce...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 04/06/2026

The thresholds for #kidney function currently used to diagnose chronic kidney disease – #CKD – reflect a true increase in the risk of serious illness, a new study in @jama.com shows 🧪 news.ki.se/risk-thresho...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 01/06/2026

The 2026 call for Assistant Professorships at Karolinska Institutet is now open. We are recruiting 21 outstanding early-career scientists across a wide range of research areas. Join our team of excellence! ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Antonino Cassotta and Sanna Gudmundsson are two of the world’s leading young researchers who applied to KI during last summer’s global recruitment campaign with a focus on excellence. Photo: Erik Flyg

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 07/05/2026

Chronic immune diseases are driven by several #inflammatory processes happening simultaneously in different parts of the tissue, a new study in Immunity shows 🧪 Research by @ejvillablanca.bsky.social et al. news.ki.se/chronic-bowe...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 04/05/2026

Karolinska Institutet continues to grow a global community of excellence. In summer 2026, KI will open a call for multiple new Assistant Professor positions in medicine and health. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

KI campus buildings with a banner announcing Assistant Professor call opening 1 June 2026

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 21/04/2026

Despite new diagnostic methods and expanded #vaccination programmes, many children in #Uganda continue to suffer from severe brain infections. This is shown in a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Africa. news.ki.se/early-warnin...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 15/04/2026

A new blood test may improve the mapping of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika and chikungunya, which are spreading to new regions as temperatures rise. Study from KI and @pasteur.fr published in @natcomms.nature.com today by @vyman.bsky.social et al 🧪 #GlobalHealth news.ki.se/new-blood-te...

Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Photo from Pixabay

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 09/04/2026

Gut bacteria appears linked to how much latent #HIV remains in the blood during antiretroviral therapy, a study in Gut Pathogens shows. Findings suggest the gut #microbiome may influence how much virus persists in the body 🧪 news.ki.se/gut-bacteria...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 09/04/2026

Anaemia detected in healthcare is associated with an increased risk of both cancer and higher mortality. This is shown in a new population-based study published in BMJ Oncology. The findings may help guide clinical follow-up of patients with anaemia in routine care 🧪 news.ki.se/anaemia-link...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 02/04/2026

The results of a major international collaboration on scientific reliability are presented in three articles in @nature.com. Around half of previously published research results in #SocialScience and #BehaviouralScience could not be replicated in new experiments 🧪 news.ki.se/half-of-soci...

Illustration of a man analysing different data. Image from Getty Images.

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 01/04/2026

More patients with heart failure receive the recommended four-drug therapy, but adherence and persistence still need improvement. Better adherence is linked to lower risk of hospitalisation and cardiovascular death, a new study shows in European Heart Journal 🧪 news.ki.se/more-patient...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 01/04/2026

M-CHAT does not catch all children with #autism in the neonatal high-risk group, shows a study in @jamanetworkopen.com. The researchers see a need to supplement the test with other assessment methods 🧪 news.ki.se/screening-te...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 18/03/2026

A study published in @nature.com today presents a new method that makes it possible to generate CAR-T cells inside the body. Several types of #cancer were treated in mice without the immune cells needing to be extracted and processed in a laboratory 🧪 #immunotherapy news.ki.se/immune-cells...

Illustration of CAR-T cells that attack cancer cells. Image: Getty Images

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 18/03/2026

Researchers have developed a rapid and cost efficient sequencing method that can identify antibiotic resistance within the same working day. The technique, called s5PSeq, measures how bacterial ribosomes respond within minutes after exposure to an antibiotic 🧪 news.ki.se/rapid-sequen...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 10/03/2026

Researchers have developed a computational method capable of simulating the movements of some of the cell’s largest protein complexes. The study is published in @natcomms.nature.com 🧪 news.ki.se/simulations-...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 10/03/2026

Behavioural changes may appear long before a dementia diagnosis. A new study published in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social, shows that these symptoms form recognizable patterns across older adults ranging from cognitively unimpaired to those with dementia 🧪 news.ki.se/behavioural-...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 05/03/2026

Depression and other psychological factors may be linked to the risk of postoperative confusion in older adults. This is shown in a new systematic review published in @bjajournals.bsky.social 🧪 news.ki.se/mental-healt...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 04/02/2026

Joseph J Muwonge’s doctoral thesis shows socioeconomic and migrant gaps in mental #healthcare use vs self-reported need, including widening inequities for foreign-born people in Sweden during the pandemic, with larger gaps in expanded digital service use 🧪 #HealthEquity news.ki.se/socioeconomi...

Portrait photo of Joseph Junior Muwonge by Martin Stenmark

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 30/01/2026

Adolescents who report #pain at the age of 18 are at higher risk of later self-harm, according to a new KI study published in Psychiatry Research. The findings suggest that pain may form part of the chain of events leading to self-harming behaviour 🧪 #mentalhealth news.ki.se/pain-in-adol...

Illustration of mental ill-health in adolescents. Image: Getty Images

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 22/01/2026

New systematic review & meta-analysis finds no clear link between prenatal paracetamol and autism, ADHD or intellectual disability. Published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health 🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 07/01/2026

A new randomized controlled trial shows that fully internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) reduces asthma-related anxiety, improves asthma control, and enhances quality of life in adults with asthma 🧪 thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 12/11/2025

Maternal #diabetes may predispose sons, but not daughters, to early #cardiovascular dysfunction, even without metabolic disease. Study in @cp-cellrepmed.bsky.social by @qiaolindeng.bsky.social and @zhaoallan.bsky.social highlights oxidative stress as a key driver🧪 news.ki.se/sons-of-moth...

A boy looking out of a window. Photo: Getty Images

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 16/10/2025

A new type of #MRI technique that detects subtle changes in the brain’s microstructure can identify early signs of hereditary frontotemporal #dementia, according to an international study led by KI researchers. The study is published in Molecular Psychiatry 🧪 news.ki.se/new-brain-im...

MRI scans in Alzheimer's disease. Photo: Getty Images

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 14/10/2025

A new KI study published in Nature Immunology shows that CD56bright #NKcells temporarily reside in our organs and then leave them via the lymphatic system. The results change our understanding of how the immune system works in human organs. #Immunology 🧪 news.ki.se/the-immune-s...

Concept image from Getty Images, defence against the coronavirus

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 10/10/2025

AI can increase access to #CervicalCancer screening in low-resource settings, but the technology requires investments throughout the entire healthcare chain to be effective. New study from KI, Uppsala University and @helsinki.fi published in @bmj.com today 🧪 #GlobalHealth news.ki.se/ai-can-impro...

Information about an AI-based research project for women's health in Kenya and Tanzania. Photo: Johan Lundin

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 09/10/2025

Eating a healthy plant-based diet may lower the risk of #dementia in older people with cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, or stroke, and the quality of the plant-based diet could be crucial. This is according to a new KI study published in JACC: Advances 🧪 news.ki.se/plant-based-...

A mixture of fruit and vegetables. Photo: Getty Images

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 06/10/2025

A study published in @pnas.org by Marie Wahren-Herlenius and colleagues at KI and @liu.se reveals that a gene associated with several rheumatic diseases affects how cells move, providing new insights into disease mechanisms and potential future therapies 🧪 #rheumatology news.ki.se/gene-linked-...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 06/10/2025

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body 🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 30/09/2025

In a new study published in @natcomms.nature.com, researchers have investigated how the physical structure of fat tissue helps ovarian cancer cells invade the body, offering potential new treatment strategies 🧪 rdcu.be/eIJna

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 26/09/2025

A study in @ofidjournal.bsky.social demonstrates the feasibility of detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in respiratory aerosols using the TB Hotspot detectOR (THOR) in primary care. This method could help identify infectious TB cases. #Tuberculosis 🧪 academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

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Karolinska Institutet @ki.se · 24/09/2025

A new study published in @thelancet.bsky.social discusses the efficacy and controversies of anti-β amyloid monoclonal antibodies in treating #AlzheimersDisease. The findings highlight the potential and challenges of these treatments 🧪 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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