04.05.2012

Karolinska Institutet: Drug Delivery via the Skin

A research team at Karolinska Institutet has succeeded in describing the structure and function of the outermost layer of the skin - the stratum corneum - at a molecular level. This opens the way not only for the large-scale delivery of drugs via the skin, but also for a deeper understanding of skin diseases. more10.03.2012

Epigenetics: Sports and Caffeine Change DNA

Epigenetics - new findings were made at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. In a new study in Cell Metabolism, researchers in Sweden show that when healthy but inactive men and women are made to exercise it actually alters their DNA - in a matter of minutes. more23.11.2011

Karolinska Institutet: New Method for Counting Molecules Developed

Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method for counting molecules. Quantifying the amounts of different kinds of RNA and DNA molecules is a fundamental task in molecular biology as these molecules store and transfer the genetic information in cells. Thus, improved measurement techniques are crucial for understanding both normal and cancer cells. more03.10.2011

Ralph Steinman, Honored Today with Nobel Prize, Passed Away

Ralph M. more03.10.2011

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011: Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann and Ralph M. ...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 shall be divided, with one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity and the other half to Ralph M. more09.03.2011

Vitamin D: Sunlight Can Influence the Breakdown of Medicines in the Body

A study from Karolinska Institutet has shown that the body's ability to break down medicines may be closely related to exposure to sunlight, and thus may vary with the seasons. The findings offer a completely new model to explain individual differences in the effects of drugs, and how the surroundings can influence the body's ability to deal with toxins. more02.11.2010

Monitoring the Aging Process

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they may be able to monitor the aging process in the brain, by using MRI technique to measure the brain lactic acid levels. Their findings suggest that the lactate levels increase in advance of other aging symptoms, and therefore could be used as an indicator of aging and age-related diseases of the CNS. more25.10.2010

Lennart Nilsson Award

The Lennart Nilsson Award for 2010 is to be awarded to the US physicist Kenneth Libbrecht. He is awarded the prize, which is worth SEK 100,000, for his images of snowflakes - images that open our eyes to the beauty of nature. The award ceremony will take place in Stockholm's Berwald Hall on 3 November 2010 in connection with the ceremonial installation of professors at Karolinska Institutet. Lennart Nilsson himself will be in attendance. more02.09.2010

Paul Greengard

One of the leading scientists of our age - American Nobel Prize laureate Paul Greengard - is to be awarded the Karolinska Institutet Gold Medal, which is being given during the year of the university's 200-year anniversary. Dr. Greengard receives the medal for his research, which has increased our understanding of neurological and mental diseases, and for his more than 40 years of collaboration with Karolinska Institutet. more