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Researchers identify origins of serious illnesses in children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The origins of the serious cancer-like disease LCH have been identified by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with Karolinska University Hospital. The findings presented in Science Immunology may lead to new, targeted treatments.
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Research reveals origins of Cancer-like condition in children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital have pinpointed the causes of the severe cancer-like condition called Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) which majorly attacks youngsters.
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Patients with treatment-resistant depression are at higher risk of early d
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients with treatment-resistant depression have a 23 per cent higher risk of death than other depressed patients. They also have twice as much outpatient care and spend three times the number of days in inpatient care. These are findings of a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry by resea
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Study explores how common immune cells might prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Karolinska Institutet researchers have demonstrated that B lymphocytes, on which the efficient operation of the immune system depends, can occasionally cause more harm than good since their numbers sharply increase following intestinal trauma, impeding the healing process.
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Research finds how common immune cells can prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
B cells are critical to the proper functioning of the immune system. However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they can sometimes do more harm than good, as their numbers greatly increase after bowel damage, preventing the tissue from healing. The results, which are prese
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New research reveals relationship between oral bacteria and diseases
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. T
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Researchers discover new biomarker for severe Covid 19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients with acute COVID-19 infection have higher amounts of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. Furthermore, high IL-26 levels are associated with an increased inflammatory response, which indicates severe cases of the disease. The
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Gene signature points to prognosis in kidney cancer: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): A new study by Karolinska Institutet has revealed that among patients with kidney cancer, the activity of four specific genes in the cancer cells seems to be able to predict the risk of the tumour spreading and the patient's chances of survival.
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Study reveals connection between diabetes, urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Diabetes is associated with lowered immunity and recurring infections. The immune system of people with diabetes has lower levels of the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin, which compromises the urinary bladder's cell barrier, increasing the risk of urinary
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Asthmatics may soon be able to breathe easier thanks to recent breakthroug
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Joondalup [Australia], July 9 (ANI): In contrast to mild-to-moderate asthmatics and healthy people, severe asthmatics have a distinct biochemical (metabolite) profile that can be detected in their urine, according to research led by Drs. Stacey Reinke (ECU) and Craig Wheelock (Karolinska Ins
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Study finds brain differences in pain modulation in people with self-injur
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], June 13 (ANI): Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute believe they have discovered why people with self-injury behaviour experience less pain than others. The key appears to be a more effective pain-modulation system, a discovery which is a breakthrough that can aid tho
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Researchers found unique insight into inner workings of our cellular power
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [England], June 8 (ANI): According to the researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden, in unprecedented detail, the machinery that the cells' powerhouses, the mitochondria, use to form their proteins are found.
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