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Recent headlines suggested that a common heart attack drug ‘doesn’t work’ and may be fatal for women. A cardiologist reviews the evidence.
New research shows that people with dementia experience faster memory decline if they’re also diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
A new study shows drugs such as Ozempic come with a small but increased risk of a condition known as an ‘eye stroke’.
Centenarians are of such great interest to scientists because they may hold the key to understanding how we can live longer in good health.
A 15-year study found older adults with healthy diets aged better and developed diseases more slowly, contrary to those eating more inflammatory foods.
Mental healthcare moved online overnight during COVID — but would it hold up?
Pour la première fois, l’audition d’enfants et de jeunes adultes nés avec un certain type de surdité congénitale a pu être restaurée par thérapie génique.
This is the first time such results have been achieved in both children and adult patients born with a specific type of congenital deafness.
Helicobacter pylori, best known for causing stomach ulcers, was shown to block the build-up of both amyloid-beta and tau in our study.
Women who had been exposed to violence in their childhood had a twofold greater likelihood of being diagnosed with endometriosis.
Our study revealed that air pollution, lack of green space and areas built primarily from concrete and asphalt were key factors in asthma risk.
However, our study also revealed that in female mice, certain prescription drug combos actually sped up the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Loss of empathy is one of the earliest symptoms of frontotemporal dementia.
A study found 69% of critically ill patients in African countries were treated in general hospital wards.
White snus is gaining popularity fast, but its long-term health effects are still unknown
New study raises concerns about fluoride exposure and child intelligence.
Vários estudos sugerem que o estresse prolongado ou o medo podem alterar determinados mecanismos envolvidos na inibição da proliferação de células cancerígenas.
The bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled over 12 years.
Acreditava-se que o tamanho da nossa pupila era afetado apenas por três fatores - luz, foco em objetos próximos e efeitos cognitivos -, mas descoberta revela um quarto fator: a respiração
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor at the Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet
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Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate professor, Karolinska Institutet
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Assistant Professor at Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Karolinska Institutet
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Research Assistant, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet
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Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
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Professor, Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor, Senior Consultant, Karolinska Institutet
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PhD Candidate, Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
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Ulla and Ingemar Dahlberg Professor in Vision Science, Research Group Leader, Karolinska Institutet
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
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Professor, Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet
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Postdoctoral researcher in Environmental Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
