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Asthma and allergies on the rise for Swedish kids

Science & Technology: 13 May 13
Asthma and allergies are becoming more common among children in Sweden, according to an extensive national report published on Monday. READ »

Two-year-old girl gets windpipe made from stem cells

Science & Technology: 1 May 13
A girl born without a windpipe has become the youngest patient in the world to receive a bio-engineered organ after doctors implanted her with a special tube grown from her own stem cells in a surgery led by a Karolinska Institute professor. READ »

Donors of 'risky' blood must be revealed: court

Science & Technology: 29 Apr 13
A Swedish court has ruled that Västerbotten County must share its blood-donor registry in order for researchers to track down donors whose blood may be linked to a lung condition that can be fatal. READ »

Coffee drinkers have lower breast cancer risk

Science & Technology: 24 Apr 13
Breast cancer patients who drink two or more cups of coffee per day have a lower incidence of relapse than women who shy away the drink, a new study from Lund University in southern Sweden has shown. READ »

Study pinpoints breast cancer relapse risk

Science & Technology: 23 Apr 13
Swedish researchers may have found a way to determine if women who have survived breast cancer risk relapsing, according to a study published on Tuesday. READ »

'Non-amputees can also feel phantom limbs'

Science & Technology: 11 Apr 13
Swedish researchers have discovered that people with both their hands and arms can experience the sensation of having "phantom limbs", a phenomenon thought to be only felt by amputees imagining that their missing limb was still present. READ »

Karolinska Institute tops university list again

Education: 8 Apr 13
Stockholm's Karolinska Institute has come up trumps in an annual ranking of Sweden's top universities and colleges. READ »

Vitamin C linked to kidney stones: study

Science & Technology: 5 Feb 13
Men who take vitamin C supplements run a higher risk of developing kidney stones, according to a new Swedish study, with researchers suggesting that the "wisest thing might be not to take them at all." READ »

Swedish uni wins billion-euro EU science prize

Business & Money: 28 Jan 13
The European Commission announced on Monday that researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg would be granted 1 billion euros to fund development of graphene. READ »

Criminals more prone to crash their motorcycles

Society: 10 Jan 13
Motorcycle drivers who have a criminal record are twice as likely to get into accidents on the road than their law-abiding peers, a new Swedish study has found. READ »

Antidepressants do not increase pregnancy risks

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 13
A Swedish study published on Tuesday suggests that women using antidepressants while pregnant are at no higher risk of stillbirth and death in newborns. READ »

'Don't buy violent video games for Christmas'

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
Gaming addiction expert Sven Rollenhagen advises parents in Sweden to stay clear of increasingly violent video games as they set off in search of last-minute Christmas presents for their children. READ »

US plaintiff 'unknown': Nobel assembly

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 12
The Swedish assembly that awards the Nobel Medicine Prize said on Friday it had never heard of the man who sued the group in the United States alleging the assembly wrongly credited this year's laureates for his pioneering stem cell research. READ »

Stem cell scientist sues Nobel Prize for medicine

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 12
A stem cell research pioneer is suing the Swedish assembly that awards the Nobel medicine prize, in a first such lawsuit, over claims it made about this year's winners, a spokeswoman said Thursday. READ »

Lip-eating husband appeals his sentence

Society: 22 Nov 12
The professor who sliced off and devoured his young wife’s bottom lip so "she could never kiss someone again" has appealed his five-year prison sentence for aggravated assault. READ »

ADHD meds can help cut crime: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 22 Nov 12
Criminals who take drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) reduce their risk of re-offending by more than 30 percent, a new Swedish study shows. READ »

Court stifles hunt for donors with 'risky' blood

Science & Technology: 21 Nov 12
A Swedish court has banned medical researchers from speaking with donors whose blood may have triggered a potentially fatal lung condition. READ »

Weak teens more likely to die young: study

Science & Technology: 21 Nov 12
Teens with weak muscles run the risk of dying younger than their stronger peers, a new Swedish study found. READ »

Stockholm – where the past and the future combine

Education: 22 Oct 12
With three institutions in the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities and as home to the likes of Ericsson, Ikea, Electrolux, Spotify, Volvo and many more global corporations, Sweden is already an attractive proposition for the next generation of academics, researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs. READ »

Live Blog: 2012 Nobel Prize announcements

Society: 15 Oct 12
The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week in Stockholm. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the winners and why they won. READ »

Nobel in medicine goes to stem cell researchers

Science & Technology: 8 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for research into stem cells. READ »

Swedish medical uni ranked best in the region

Education: 5 Oct 12
University hospital Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm scored best among Nordic centres of higher learning, in new rankings by British newspaper The Times READ »

Booze home delivery kicks off near Stockholm

Society: 3 Oct 12
Residents in the Stockholm suburb of Sollentuna will be the first to be able to have alcohol purchases delivered straight to their front doors in a controversial pilot project carried out by state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget. READ »

'Complex bureaucracy is depriving Sweden of foreign talent'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 12
If Sweden wants to remain an attractive destination for students, researchers and skilled workers from other countries, the current tangle of bureaucracy and conflicting rules must be corrected, write representatives of the Swedish Institute. READ »

Swedish unis in foreign student scholarship plea

Education: 31 Aug 12
With foreign student enrollment down after the introduction of tuition fees, Swedish universities are urging the government to provide more scholarships to help attract non-European students to Sweden. READ »

Chocolate leads to lower stroke risk in men: study

Science & Technology: 30 Aug 12
Men who eat chocolate enjoy a lower risk of stroke according to a new Swedish study, which tested 37,000 men and the long-term results of their sweet-toothed habits. READ »

Lifestyle changes vital for cancer patients: study

Science & Technology: 30 Jul 12
Men diagnosed with prostate cancer die more commonly of other causes such as heart disease, indicating that lifestyle changes affect prognosis, according to a new Swedish-American study. READ »

Lip-eater's jail sentence 'insufficient': prosecutor

National: 12 Jul 12
The professor who ate his wife’s lip after cutting it off with a scalpel will have his conviction appealed after prosecutors claimed the five-year prison sentence was insufficient. READ »

Alcohol reduces risk of arthritis in women: study

Science & Technology: 11 Jul 12
Women who consume moderate amounts of alcohol can lower their risk of contracting rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Prison for man who cut off and ate wife's lip

National: 10 Jul 12
A 52-year-old academic at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute who cut off his wife's lip and ate it to prevent her from kissing another man was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for the attack. READ »

'This is your lip, now I'm going to eat it': husband

National: 3 Jul 12
The trial of a Stockholm-area professor who cut off his wife’s lip and ate it began on Tuesday, with prosecutors predicting a severe punishment for the gruesome attack. READ »

High protein diets 'bad for women': study

Science & Technology: 27 Jun 12
Diets with high protein and low carbohydrate levels can cause long term health risks for women, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Jealous husband ate wife's lip 'on impulse'

National: 26 Jun 12
A Stockholm-area professor charged with cutting off and eating his wife's lower lip has told investigators he planned to kill himself after the attack and that the decision to eat his wife's lip was made "spontaneously". READ »

Popeye was right: Swedish study confirms spinach makes us stronger

Science & Technology: 25 Jun 12
Popeye, the famed cartoon strongman sailor, was right to gulp cans a spinach in his quest for bulging biceps, Swedish researchers have confirmed in a new study examining why the leafy vegetable makes us stronger. READ »

Man charged for cutting off and eating wife's lip

National: 21 Jun 12
A university professor in Stockholm, charged on Thursday for slicing off his wife's lower lip and eating it, said he did it so she could "never kiss again". READ »

Fit teens less likely to get adult blues: study

Science & Technology: 14 Jun 12
A low physical fitness level during teenage years doubles the likelihood of developing depression later in life, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Swedish study offers Alzheimer's vaccine hope

Science & Technology: 6 Jun 12
Swedish researchers are hopeful that a new study published on Wednesday could represent a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. READ »

Study: apathetic refugee kids are not faking it

National: 29 Apr 12
A Swedish study has found that apathetic refugee children suffer from dramatic changes in hormone levels connected to chronic stress, concluding that the condition is thus genuine. READ »

Two Swedes among world's 'most influential'

Society: 18 Apr 12
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, who has "democratized music" according to a citation by actor Aston Kutcher, is one of two Swedes who made Time magazine's ranking of the world's most influential people this year. READ »

More suicides among cancer patients: study

Science & Technology: 5 Apr 12
Suicide and fatal heart attack rates are distinctly higher among people who have been diagnosed with cancer, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Footballers score high as trouble-shooters: study

Science & Technology: 5 Apr 12
Football players are better at solving problems than others, and those that score the most are the absolute best, according to a new Swedish study READ »

Big baby girls become fat mums: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 21 Mar 12
A study in Uppsala has concluded that overweight baby girls are more likely to become obese women, who in turn are more likely to give birth to obese babies. READ »

Poorer children in more traffic accidents: report

National: 11 Mar 12
Traffic safety is a class issue in Sweden, as working class children are far more likely to be injured in traffic than their middle class friends, according to a study from Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. READ »

Swedish men sleep more and stress less: study

Science & Technology: 9 Mar 12
Swedish women sleep worse than men and often wake up several times nightly, a new study shows, and professors claim that stress may be at the root of the problem. READ »

Summer school gives a taste of studying in Sweden

Study in Sweden: 22 Feb 12
A unique collaboration involving Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) will offer students the chance to take part in the first ever Stockholm Summer School this June. READ »

Sweden approves medical 'marijuana'

Science & Technology: 12 Feb 12
Medicinal cannabis is now available as a prescription medicine in Sweden after the Medical Products agency approved a cannabis-based mouth spray for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. READ »

Mats Sundin in massive kid's health research gift

Business & Money: 10 Feb 12
Mats Sundin, the ex-Swedish hockey great, has made a donation supporting research into children's health at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and the University of Toronto. READ »

'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report

Science & Technology: 9 Feb 12
An increasing number of young Swedes are starving themselves by day to be able to binge on calorie-rich alcoholic drinks by night, as a well known phenomenon in the US is becoming more common in Sweden. READ »

AstraZeneca job cuts hit Södertälje hard

Business & Money: 2 Feb 12
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca is closing its research facilities in Södertälje, south of Stockholm, as part of a major restructuring, resulting in the loss of more than 1,000 Swedish jobs. READ »

Hot dogs hike cancer risk: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 12
Munching regularly on hot dogs and and other processed meats have been shown to increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new Swedish study has shown. READ »

Mothers on antidepressants pose risk for newborns: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 12
Swedish researchers have found that pregnant women on antidepressants are more than twice as likely to give birth to children with dangerously high blood pressure in the lungs. READ »

Surgery worsens patient memory: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 30 Dec 11
Many routine surgical procedures can result in patients suffering from memory loss and a lack of concentration, a Swedish-American study has shown. READ »

How Stockholm students are at the heart of Nobel week

Education: 29 Nov 11
Studying at Stockholm University gives you the chance to rub shoulders with Nobel laureates on the night they receive their prize - and you might even get the chance to attend the banquet itself. READ »

Swedish town retreats from radiation-free zone

Science & Technology: 28 Nov 11
Mora municipality in central Sweden has decided not to accede to the wishes of an "electro-oversensitive" local resident and introduce a "radiation-free" zone in order to maintain mobile phone coverage. READ »

'Electro-oversensitive' man in mobile phone blackout threat

Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
A Swedish man who wears a "silver suit" to protect himself from mobile phone radiation had demanded that local officials protect his health by creating a “radiation-free zone” that may leave thousands without mobile phone coverage. READ »

Stressed mothers have obese kids: study

Science & Technology: 7 Nov 11
Stressed out mothers increase the risk of obesity among their children, a new Swedish study has shown. READ »

Teen alcohol programme has 'no effect': study

Society: 24 Oct 11
A nationwide programme aimed at tackling drinking among young people, used in 190 Swedish municipalities, has 'no effect' at all on drinking habits, according to a new study. READ »

Night shift work boosts MS risk: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 18 Oct 11
Young people who work night shifts end up with a significantly higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have found. READ »

Chocoholics run lower risk of stroke: study

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 11
A fondness for chocolate doesn't have to be all bad, according to new Swedish research which has shown that the more chocolate consumed, the lower the risk of suffering a stroke. READ »

Deceased laureate to retain Nobel Prize

Science & Technology: 3 Oct 11
The Nobel Foundation ruled on Monday evening that Ralph Steinman will retain his share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine even though he died before being named recipient of the award. READ »

Nobel: one of the laureates died last week

National: 3 Oct 11
Ralph M. Steinman, one of the three researchers jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the immune system, died last week at the age of 68. READ »

Three share 2011 Nobel in medicine

Science & Technology: 3 Oct 11
Three researchers have been jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries related to the immune system. READ »

Sweden needs a fat tax to tackle obesity: expert

National: 30 Sep 11
A leading Sweden nutrition expert on Friday argued that Sweden should follow neighbours Denmark and introduce a tax on fats in order to help in the fight against obesity. READ »

Painkillers might hold back cancer: study

Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
Ordinary painkillers might be able to hold back the growth of cancer tumours, according to a new Swedish study from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. READ »

Australia demands return of aboriginal skulls

Science & Technology: 23 Sep 11
The Australian Embassy has requested the repatriation of the skulls and skeletons of seven indigenous Australians currently in the possession of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. READ »

Worker workouts work: Swedish study

Business & Money: 8 Sep 11
Working out during office hours can lead to higher productivity for companies, according to a Swedish study carried out by researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet. READ »

Swedish researchers in new cancer gene find

Science & Technology: 17 Aug 11
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm along with colleagues in the United States have discovered five gene variants with strong links to aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to a study released on Tuesday. READ »

Woman sentenced for spreading HIV

Science & Technology: 12 Jun 11
A woman in her 30s was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for infecting a man with HIV and could face expulsion from Sweden after the completion of her prison time. READ »

Swedish women warned over Danish sperm

Society: 31 May 11
The head of a Danish sperm bank has warned that Swedish women are "most likely" to be among those inseminated with defective sperm donated by a man with a rare genetic disease. READ »

Swedish scientists help people 'feel like Barbie'

Science & Technology: 27 May 11
Scientists working at Stockholm's Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have shown its possible to fool people into thinking they're a Barbie-doll. READ »

Drinking coffee lowers breast cancer risk: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 11 May 11
Women who drink more than 5 cups of coffee a day have a significantly lower risk of developing a certain type of breast cancer, researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have found. READ »

Swedish study links swine flu vaccine to narcolepsy

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 11
The risk of developing narcolepsy is four times higher for children vaccinated with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine, according to a study by Sweden's Medical Products Agency. READ »

Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges. READ »

Sadistic sex crimes on animals rise in Sweden

Society: 22 Mar 11
The number of sadistic sex crimes against animals in Sweden has doubled over the past four years, according to Swedish Veterinary Association figures. READ »

'Dusk and dawn pyromaniac' faces court

National: 14 Mar 11
The 47-year-old man known as the "dusk and dawn pyromaniac" faces trial in Ystad in southern Sweden on Monday, charged with having set fire to an apartment block in the town in December. READ »

Karolinska named among world's top universities

Education: 11 Mar 11
Stockholm's Karolinska Institute and Lund University are among six Swedish universities named in a world top 200 list published on Thursday. READ »

Swedish scientists create three arm illusion

Science & Technology: 24 Feb 11
Scientists working at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have demonstrated how to fool the brain into thinking that the body has three arms, proving that how we experience our bodies is not limited by our innate body plan. READ »

Obesity gene linked to dementia: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 21 Feb 11
People with a particular genotype associated with obesity may have three times higher a risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. READ »

Fruits, vegetables may trigger child allergies

Science & Technology: 13 Feb 11
A new study led by a Karolinska Institute researcher suggests that fruit and vegetable consumption may actually trigger allergies in children. READ »

Swedish genes similar to Brits and Danes: study

Science & Technology: 11 Feb 11
Swedes have a similar genetic make up to the Danes and the British, although variations between those living in the south and the north of the country are greater than once thought, a new study shows. READ »

Sweden opens national breast cancer study

Science & Technology: 4 Feb 11
A total of 100,000 Swedish women will be recruited over the next two to three years for a new national study of breast cancer led by a professor at Solna's Karolinska Institute. READ »

Baby food can contain arsenic: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 27 Jan 11
Certain types of baby food may contain elevated levels of manganese, arsenic, and cadmium, a new Swedish study has shown. READ »

Warning over lead in coffee vending machines

Science & Technology: 26 Jan 11
Lead levels up to ten times above recommended levels have been found in the water from coffee vending machines in Sweden. READ »

Swedish breakthrough could slow Parkinson's

Science & Technology: 19 Jan 11
A discovery by researchers at Lund University in southern Sweden on how Parkinson's disease spreads to the brain may lead to new treatments. READ »

Swedish scientists study ice man bacteria samples

Science & Technology: 22 Dec 10
A team of Swedish scientists are currently examining specimens of stomach bacteria from Ötzi the Iceman, who lived about 5,300 years ago. READ »

Swedish med students perform prof's autopsy

Education: 17 Dec 10
Medical students at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute (KI) set to perform their first-ever clinical autopsy were floored to discover that the corpse was none other than one of their former instructors. READ »

Good night's sleep key to beauty: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 16 Dec 10
Swedish researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute have determined that the attractiveness of a person is far more influenced by a good night's rest than previously thought. READ »

Swedish universities suffer enrollment drop

Education: 24 Nov 10
The number of first-time students at Sweden's universities declined in the autumn with session overall despite a rise in overseas student numbers ahead of the introduction of tuition fees next year. READ »

Acne linked to suicide risk: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 12 Nov 10
Severe acne can increase the risk of suicide, Swedish researchers have found, but a drug used to treat the condition may not be the main culprit. READ »

Sweden looks to fight superbugs with 'other people's poop'

Science & Technology: 8 Nov 10
The Swedish medical community is increasingly turning to what many patients consider a rather unappealing antidote for battling resistant 'superbug' bacteria. READ »

Poor grades pose higher suicide risk: study

Society: 26 Oct 10
High school graduates who earn the lowest average grades in their final year are three times more likely to commit suicide than those who graduate with the highest grades, a new Swedish study has found. READ »

Swedish scientists map egg-sperm at conception

Science & Technology: 22 Oct 10
Swedish researchers have for the first time mapped how an egg receptor binds with sperm at the moment of fertilisation, work which may eventually aid couples who are unable to have children. READ »

Malmö gunman keeps city on edge

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Oct 10
As Malmö police warn the immigrant residents to exercise caution after a spate of apparently random shootings, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson talks to local leaders about fear, caution and how residents are reacting to the situation. READ »

Gothenburg scientist 'manipulated results'

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 10
A University of Gothenburg medical scientist has been accused of manipulating research findings in a number of studies, the Swedish Research Council announced Thursday. READ »

3 Swedish universities make top 100 list

Education: 18 Aug 10
Three Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute (KI) and Uppsala and Stockholm Universities, made the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. READ »

Study: Low IQ linked to suicide risk

Science & Technology: 4 Jun 10
A study involving a million Swedish men has shown that there is a higher risk of attempted suicide later in life among those with lower IQ at the age of 18. READ »

Half a million Swedes to fill giant gene bank

Science & Technology: 30 May 10
Scientists are hoping that genetic data gathered from half a million Swedes will help improve our understanding some of the world's most pressing public health problems. READ »

New cancer medicine starves tumours

Science & Technology: 25 May 10
Swedish researchers have developed a new cancer DNA vaccine which restricts the supply of blood to tumours, with research results indicating success in delaying the growth of breast cancer tumours in mice. READ »

Choir singing can ease irritable bowels: study

Science & Technology: 19 May 10
Singing is a popular pursuit in the Nordic countries and while it is often associated with alcohol consumption it can also have positive health effects - such as easing irritable bowel syndrome, Swedish research suggests. READ »

Fine line between genius and insanity: study

Science & Technology: 18 May 10
The distinction between psychological illness and creative thinking is wafer thin, new Swedish research confirms, arguing that there is a feasible explanation for why the age-old myth of genius bordering on insanity could in fact be true. READ »

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