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21 November 2025

2025 - Can neurotransmitters regulate inflammation in atherosclerosis?

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, with atherosclerosis - an inflammatory disease involving the accumulation of blood fats in the vessel wall - being the...

21 November 2025

2025 - Sustainable new strategies for the treatment of chlamydia infections

The overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics is leading to more and more bacteria developing resistance, seriously threatening our ability to treat infections and...

21 November 2025

2025 - Regenerative medicine for diabetes: automated gene circuits for therapeutic beta cell production

Type 1 diabetes is a serious autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system destroys the insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas. Millions of people are therefore...

21 November 2025

2025 - Pathogenic vs functional amyloids: towards clinically useful tools

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's are caused by proteins in the brain misfolding and forming amyloid fibrils. A harmful property of some amyloids...

21 November 2025

2025 - Neural networks in fear generalization: from basic research to clinical relevance

Fear is a basic survival mechanism that allows humans and animals to quickly detect and respond to threats....

21 November 2025

2025 - Dual-function endolysins against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and toxins

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are an acute global health crisis that threatens to surpass cancer as a cause of death within 20-30 years. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus),...

21 November 2025

2025 - Genetic and immunogenic factors of microglia in Alzheimer's disease - anti-galectin-3 drugs

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common dementias and a growing challenge for both healthcare and society. In recent years, the...

21 November 2025

2025 - Inhibition of LATS2 - a breakthrough strategy against mechanically driven vascular disease

Stroke and heart attack are two of our most common and serious diseases, caused by damage to the walls of blood vessels, where high blood pressure...

November 25, 2024

2024—Torsten Söderberg’s Academy Professorship in Medicine 2025

There is a great need for this type of grant, where outstanding researchers are given the opportunity to develop and deepen their...

November 25, 2024

2024-Brain mechanisms behind the experience of body unity

Have you ever wondered how it is that you feel your body as a single entity, even though it is...

November 25, 2024

2024-Gene regulation of RNA-binding proteins in aging: Insights from human models

RNA interference (RNAi) is a natural process that helps to control which genes are active and keep cells functioning...

November 25, 2024

2024-Broadly protective anti-M antibodies as treatment for group A streptococcal infection

Group A Streptococcus is one of the bacteria that causes the most illness and can also lead to death. The...