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• Obesity increases the risk of preterm delivery

  The risk of preterm delivery increases with maternal overweight and obesity, according to a new Swedish study. Women with the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) also had the highest statistical risk of giving preterm birth – and especially extremely preterm birth. “For the individual woman who is overwei more

• Being well received in care speeds up healing process

  A placebo can activate a number of biological mechanisms in the same way that medicine can, which is why we are now beginning to understand why a placebo can heal and alleviate symptoms. Psychosocial factors, such as words or how a person is received, can help to heal or bring relief. Benedetti has more

• New strategy for defeating neuroblastoma

  Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found a promising strategy for defeating neuroblastoma – a malignant form of cancer in children – that focuses on the so-called MYCN protein. A specific chemical molecule helps to break down MYCN, which either kills the cancer cell or makes it mature into a more

Publications Karolinska Institutet

• Institutional Profile: Karolinska Institutet

  Research in pharmacogenomics has been intensive at Karolinska Institutet (KI) for approximately 25 years. Initial initiatives were focused on the identification and characterization of novel CYP2D6 alleles causing ultrarapid or defective drug metabolism. Such discoveries were possible owing to the e more

• First International Meeting of the Thematic Centre for Immune Modulatory Therapies for Autoimmunity and Cancer (IMTAC) 13–14 June 2011, Ljusterö, Sweden

  First International Meeting of the Thematic Centre for Immune Modulatory Therapies for Autoimmunity and Cancer (IMTAC) 13–14 June 2011, Ljusterö, Sweden Content Type Journal Article Category Meeting report Pages 1-5 DOI 10.1007/s00262-011-1177-1 Authors Aniruddha Choudhury, Greenslopes more

• Efficient and Specific Conversion of 9-Lipoxygenase Hydroperoxides in the Beetroot. Formation of Pinellic Acid

  Abstract   The linoleate 9-lipoxygenase product 9(S)-hydroperoxy-10(E),12(Z)-octadecadienoic acid was stirred with a crude enzyme preparation from the beetroot (Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris var. vulgaris) to afford a product consisting of 95% of 9(S),12(S),13(S)-trihydroxy-10(E)-octadecenoic acid ( more

Market studies Karolinska Institutet

• Nattopharma ASA (NATTO) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Nattopharma ASA (Nattopharma) is a publicly held company focusing primarily on research, developing and selling of vitamin K2. Its products are marketed under the trademark MenaQ7, the natural vitamin K2 derived from natto. MenaQ7 is available in two forms mainly powder and oil solution. It is empl more

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