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Gene therapy restored hearing in children with congenital deafness
Eleven out of twelve children with congenital deafness showed improvements in a study testing Regeneron’s gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss. The U.S. company now plans to apply for approval of the gene therapy.
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Studie: Protein i urinen en biomarkör för demensrisk
Höga nivåer av proteinet albumin i urinen indikerar en ökad risk för att utveckla demens, enligt en stor studie från Karolinska institutet, KI.
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Nytt AI-verktyg ska hjälpa forskare förstå varför läkemedel misslyckas
Ett nytt AI-verktyg ska lösa ett av läkemedelsutvecklingens stora utmaningar: patienter som inte svarar på sina behandlingar. Genom att koppla samman stora mängder biomedicinsk data hoppas svenska Mavatar kunna ge forskare nya svar – snabbare.
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The scientist behind Novo Nordisk's obesity success: “I never stopped believing in GLP-1”
the game," says Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Chief Scientific Advisor at Novo Nordisk.
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A tiny animal with great importance
From the mythical Ganges River to the less sacred, but considerably cleaner waters in KI's aquariums in Solna. The little zebrafish has made an unconscious career – as an increasingly important model organism in medical research.
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We desire talent to come here, but are we genuinely welcoming them?
Sweden faces significant challenges in creating a truly inclusive environment that makes international professionals feel welcome, valued, and able to build meaningful careers, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.
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The future of healthcare in focus: ”Together, things happen”
In march, it’s once again time for Fokus Patient, an event for the industry where the patients’ perspective takes center stage. It’s a great way to spread knowledge in Sweden and around the world, according to the initiator Penilla Gunther
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Life science trends 2025 – Part 1 obesity drugs
More obesity drugs are being launched this year following Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's previous successes with GLP-1 drugs. But the next big breakthrough in obesity has a different mechanism of action, writes Samuel Lagercrantz in the first article in a series of trend insights for 2025. Today: obesity.
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Anacardio går vidare med gynnsamma data och påfylld kassa
Solnabaserade Anacardio har säkrat 205 miljoner kronor i finansiering, och presenterar samtidigt positiva studiedata för sin läkemedelskandidat mot hjärtsvikt.
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Hypothesis testing versus conspiracy theory
"How do you know what is a conspiracy theory and what is a reasonable, scientifically based conclusion?" In a column, Ingrid Lönnstedt reflects on this question.
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”The importance of stratification in a statistician’s August kitchen”
Ingrid Lönnstedt writes about an experiment of her own at home and about what lessons can be learned from it, in a science column.
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Nobel Prize winner Torsten Wiesel turns 100: “Old men like me should use their experience to help the young”
In 1955, a young Torsten Wiesel jumped on a boat to the US and embarked on a fabulous career as a neuroscientist, crowned with a Nobel Prize for his work. Now 100 years old, he looks back on an intense life and his upbringing in Stockholm, Sweden, which shaped his desire to help the vulnerable in society.
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Specific proposals and targets top the universities’ desired priorities
What are the universities’ expectations for the update of the national life science strategy? Life Science Sweden posed the question to representatives from Karolinska Institutet and Sahlgrenska Academy.
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To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI
Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.
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Ingrid Lönnstedt: What does the p-value mean?
The smaller the better, and preferably smaller than 0.05. A p-value smaller than 5% means that the treatment effect is statistically significant at 5% significance level. But what does that mean? Read Ingrid Lönnstedt´s column to learn more.
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Anna Törner: The clinical trial – Periscope to reality
What happens to the patients in the clinical trial is not very interesting, writes Anna Törner in a column.
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Norwegian company wins bidding battle for Sensidose
The lengthy battle to acquire medical device company Sensidose is apparently over. Generic medicines company EQL Pharma is pulling out, selling its shares and leaving the way open for Norwegian company Navamedic.
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He saved lives with his theories – was ostracised and ended up in a mental hospital
Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) undoubtedly possessed plenty of persistence, diligence and sound reasoning skills – but he was hardly blessed with luck and timing.
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Finansiering och riskkapital i fokus: "Rätt tid att investera i biotech"
Sverige och Danmark är topprankade i EU när det gäller medicinsk innovation – men inte lika bra på att göra något av idéerna. "Det finns ett gap på den nordiska marknaden: brist på kapital. Och vi löper risk att gå miste om storartade möjligheter", säger Tobias Horneman-Thielcke på riskkapitalfonden Eir Ventures.
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Anna Törner: To kill your darlings
Hopes were high when Anna Törner and her colleague started a study on a dietary supplement that seemed unbelievably good. “Enthusiastically, we dreamed of exciting results and perhaps a publication in a high-impact journal,” she writes in a column.
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Investments worth 40 billion in the Öresund region – “A huge investment wave”
A new report reveals that medical companies in the Oresund region are investing like never before.
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Study: An objective diagnosis of constant tinnitus may be possible
A new method that measures brain activity during sound stimulation can make it possible to objectively diagnose and identify people who suffer from constant tinnitus, which was demonstrated in a study made by researchers at the Karolinska Institute.
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Nytt internationellt center för stamcellsforskning skapas i Köpenhamn
Ett nytt center för stamcellsforskning slår upp portarna i januari månad. Bakom satsningen står Novo Nordisk Foundation och förhoppningen är att centret ska leda fram till ny medicinsk teknik och stamcellsterapier.
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Anna Törner: Squid game, anyone?
”Den entusiasm och finansiering som finns att uppbåda i mindre bolag räcker till ett skott, och detta måste avfyras med ohygglig precision”, skriver Anna Törner i en krönika.
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