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Fat metabolizing hormone studied in humans
(08/11/2008)
The endogenous substance FGF21 has beneficial effects on blood lipids and glucose levels in rodents and monkeys, and is an interesting candidate for treatment of type 2 diabetes. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have now examined if FGF21 has a ...
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Antibiotics may prevent stomach cancer
(06/06/2008)
By identifying patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and treating them before they reach age 50, it is possible that many cases of stomach cancer could be prevented. This is the conclusion reached by gastroenterologist Tom Storskrubb in his ...
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Statens Serum Institut, Intercell, and Aeras announce the initiation of a clinical trial for a novel TB vaccine candidate
(12/06/2007)
SSI's novel tuberculosis subunit vaccine HyVac4IC31 (AERAS404) enters phase I clinical trial in BCGvaccinated individuals
Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Intercell, and Aeras announced that SSI's novel prophylactic vaccine HyVac4IC31 (AERAS404) against TB have entered phase I clinical trials in BCGvaccinated individuals. The clinical trial has been initiated at the ...
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Tailoring of pharmaceuticals against asthma
(07/19/2007)
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to elucidate the crystal structure of a human membrane protein TC4 synthase which has a major influence on the development of asthma. LTC4 synthase is extremely difficult to analyze, and ...
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Omega-3 supplements affect Alzheimer's symptoms
(07/06/2007)
Omega-3 supplements can, in certain cases, help combat the depression and agitation symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a clinical study conducted at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. A number of ...
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Worldwide cost for dementia $315 billion
(04/23/2007)
The total worldwide cost of dementia care is estimated to be $315.4 billion annually, according to new a new study by researchers at Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The study authors points out that the figures, published in the ...
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Gene elevating breast cancer risk also causes prostate cancer
(02/13/2007)
An international multi-centre research effort, including Karolinska Institutet, has identified a new genetic defect as a potential heritable breast cancer susceptibility candidate. To some extent, prostate cancer also seems to be caused by the ...
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The virulence of the Toxoplasma parasite identified
(12/19/2006)
A research group led by Antonio Barragan of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI) and Karolinska Institutet (KI) has identified, with the help of colleagues from Washington University, the gene in the Toxoplasma parasite that ...
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Genomic 'firestorms' underlie aggressive breast cancer progression
(12/01/2006)
Distinct genomic profiles useful for clinical diagnosis and therapy
The first high-resolution analysis of genomic alterations in breast tumors is reported in the scientific journal Genome Research. In this analysis, scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from Scandinavia, ...
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Awards for groundbreaking research on stroke
(11/15/2006)
This year´s Karolinska Stroke Award for Excellence in Stroke Research has been awarded to Professors Michael Hennerici, Germany, and Markku Kaste, Finland. The prize is to be bestowed at the Karolinska Stroke Update congress in Stockholm on 12-14 ...
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