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Adults who have survived childhood cancer are at high risk of severe COVID
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The results show that childhood cancer survivors had a lower risk of contracting COVID 19, but were 58 per cent more likely to develop severe disease if they did become infected.
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Treatment for children with obesity has lasting effect: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
When obese children receive weight-loss treatment, the effects last throughout their lives, and their risk of significant health problems and premature death decreases as they enter young adulthood. However, this is not true for depression and anxiety, according to a Karolinska Institutet st
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Long-term benefit from anti-hormonal treatment is influenced by menopausal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Younger women generally have a higher risk of recurrence than older postmenopausal women, but most studies on anti-hormonal therapy have mainly included postmenopausal women. We therefore wanted to compare the long-term benefit from the treatment in both groups," says Linda Lindstrom, assoc
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Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvk
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
If gene regulation goes awry, it can lead to serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, or autoimmunity. Understanding the regulation of gene activity has been an important goal for many decades, the Nobel committee said.
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2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine to be announced today
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Physics was the prize area which Alfred Nobel mentioned first in his will from 1895. The 2023 Physics Nobel Prize was shared between three scientists--Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier.
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Research shows how oestrogen protects against fatty liver
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New research from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet demonstrates how oestrogen protects against MASLD, a fatty liver disease that has developed rapidly during the obesity epidemic. The study, published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology, demonstrates how a new medicine under development c
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Bacterial meningitis may cause neurological impairment in children: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
One out of every three children who suffer bacterial meningitis has irreversible neurological impairments as a result of the infection. This is according to a recent epidemiological study done by Karolinska Institutet and published in the top medical journal JAMA Network Open.
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High metabolism could be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Karolinska Institutet researchers in a study published in Molecular Psychiatry, a metabolic increase in the hippocampus indicates an early stage in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The discovery opens the door to new early intervention methods.
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High metabolism may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A metabolic rise in an area of the brain called the hippocampus is an early stage in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to Karolinska Institutet researchers in a study published in Molecular Psychiatry
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Early treatment of child obesity is beneficial: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The study was conducted by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Over 170 young children who had been diagnosed with obesity were monitored by the researchers.
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Precarious employment conditions may increase risk of early death: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
People without a stable job contract can reduce their risk of premature death by 20% if they find permanent work, according to a study published in The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Reports by Karolinska Institutet. According to the researchers, the findings show that job security in
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Antioxidants stimulate blood flow in tumours: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study from Karolinska Institutet published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that vitamin C and other antioxidants cause the growth of new blood vessels in lung cancer tumours. The discovery supports the notion that antioxidant-rich dietary supplements can hasten cancer
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