New CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Holds Promise for Ovarian Cancer Patients
CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system’s T cells are programmed to attack tumor cells, is effective in…
CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system’s T cells are programmed to attack tumor cells, is effective in…
Scientists have shown that patients with acute COVID-19 infection have increased levels of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood. Moreover, high IL-26 levels correlate with…
Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in…
Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. During the pandemic, it has…
Altered function of the red blood cells leads to vascular damage in type 2 diabetes. Results from a new study in cells from patients with…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden recently reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reduce overdiagnoses and thereby improve prostate cancer screening. Now, the same…
With the application of a novel three-dimensional imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that one portion of the autonomic nervous system…
Scientists have developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. (SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.) The researchers,…
Older people with kidney disease have a higher risk of dementia, and the risk increases with the rate and stage of kidney function decline. That…
Eight months after mild COVID-19, one in ten people still has at least one moderate to severe symptom that is perceived as having a negative…
Men with stable coronary artery disease who are on Viagra due to impotence seem to live longer and have a lower risk of experiencing a…
Almost one in five people lack the protein α-aktinin-3 in their muscle fiber. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show that more of the…
In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…
A study published in Nature shows that a segment of DNA that causes their carriers to have an up to three times higher risk of…
A blood test on hospital admission showing the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 can identify patients at a high risk of severe COVID-19. Admitted patients…
New knowledge on the cellular makeup and growth of teeth can expedite developments in regenerative dentistry — a biological therapy for damaged teeth — as…
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human…
Two recent studies were unable to rule out that H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccination (“Pandemrix”) and seasonal influenza vaccination given to pregnant women might be associated…