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2014 - The role of mast cells in cancer - Gunnar Pejler - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mast cells are particularly notorious for their harmful effects on allergies, but much research suggests that mast cells...
2014 - Prevention of the metabolic syndrome and ectopic fat - Ulf Smith - University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy
The project is focused on the obesity-related complications; Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and Metabolic Syndrome (MS). Individual changes in the adipose tissue are linked...
2014 - Can we cure peanut allergy with oral immunotherapy and anti-IgE antibodies? - Caroline Nilsson - Karolinska Institutet
Severe food allergy (FA) is more common than severe asthma. Many people with MA have a great fear of accidentally ingesting...
2014 – Torsten Söderberg’s professorship at the Academy of Medicine 2015 – Staffan Normark – Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Chair shall promote internationally leading research in the field of medicine by enabling the holder to devote full-time time to the...
2014 - Translational glycoimmunology - from pathogens to drugs - Mattias Collin - Lund University
About half of all our proteins are decorated with carbohydrate structures. These give proteins essential properties such as solubility, half-life, protection against...
2014 - Why Chronic Kidney Disease is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease - Anita Aperia - Karolinska Institutet
Chronic kidney disease is common but often underdiagnosed. Around 10% of the population is estimated to have some form of kidney damage. Cardiovascular diseases are...
2012 - TGF-β, RAPA and IL23 Dependent Regulatory Circuits in Human TH17 Cells and Induced Tregulatory Cells - Jesper Tegnér - Karolinska Institutet
Patient-oriented research has clearly shown that the risk of contracting another disease increases when the patient already has one...
2012 - How genes and environment affect insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle in diabetes - Juleen Zierath - Karolinska Institutet
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body's tissues develop a strong resistance to the hormone insulin and also a reduced production of...
2012 - Development of more effective drugs for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression - Torgny Svensson - Karolinska Institutet
The project aims to develop new and improved medicines for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression, according to EU estimates some of...
2012 - Studies of a new cytomegalovirus (CMV) for tumorigenesis, new treatment strategies in sight? - Cecilia Söderberg Nauclér - Karolinska Institutet
New evidence suggests that a virus, cytomeglaovirus (CMV), can be detected in several different tumors such as brain tumors, neuroblastoma, breast, intestinal...
2012 - Repair of damaged spinal cord with peripheral nerve grafts and transplantation of stem/progenitor cells - Mikael Svensson - Karolinska Institutet
The aim of this project is to link basic research to clinical application that benefits patients with neurological injuries. Our group has...
2012 - Investigation of new clinical potential of the monoamine stabilizing agent OSU6162 - Elisabeth Nordquist-Brandt - Sahlgrenska University Hospital
OSU6162 is a drug developed by Professor Arvid Carlsson. The pharmacological action has been characterized as dopamine- and serotonin-stabilizing with...
