Researchers in Lund say they have made a discovery that should be a "paradigm shift" in the diagnosis of diabetes, showing that the classification of the disorder should be updated to include five different types.
Swedish and international researchers have found that modern-day elephants do not interbreed the same way elephants and mammoths did, swapping genes that helped them adapt to new habitats and climates.
Swedish teenagers’ plans for their future careers are heavily influenced by their gender, a new study shows, and girls' doubts over their abilities to succeed in male-dominated sectors are a decisive factor.
Researchers at a Swedish university had a look at the world from a child's perspective by giving three-year-olds access to cameras, and the study revealed stark differences between how children and adults used the gadgets.
Swedish teenagers should be allowed to sleep longer in the morning and start school later, according to researchers, who point to evidence that students' health and performance would improve as a result.
31-year-old Amanda Field moved to Stockholm in August 2015, but unlike many expats, she didn’t come for a partner or a job offer - she came simply because she wanted to live here. She tells The Local more.
Lorna Richardson, 42, recently moved from the UK to Umeå in northern Sweden, where she's started some unusual research involving both historic finds and the latest technologies.
The must-have gift Swedes want to find to find under their Christmas trees in 2014 is a fitness armband, according to a Swedish retail research group's annual 'Christmas Gift of the Year' prediction.
Financial problems increase the risk of suffering from heart disease, a new study has shown, warning that 1.3 million Swedes could be in the danger zone.
Boring television programmes can increase susceptibility to snacking on the sofa, which may increase the risk of obesity, according to a new research study at Uppsala University.
Swedish researchers announced on Tuesday that they have found a new way to diagnose pancreatic cancer much earlier than currently possible, a development they hope will boost survival rates.
Swedish researchers have discovered that common health complications associated with smoking can have long-lasting effects on DNA and thus be passed down the generations.
A Swedish woman who was made infertile due to cancer treatment made history on Monday morning when she gave birth to a baby girl following an ovarian transplant, the first successful birth of its kind in Sweden.
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson announced on Monday plans to build three new research centres, two in Sweden and one in Canada, investing approximately 7 billion kronor ($1.06 billion) in the coming five years.
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy US-based cancer drugs company Amplimmune, as the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals group seeks to bolster its flagging pipeline of new products.
The human brain continues to regenerate itself, producing cells through adult life, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institut in Stockholm.
Researchers in Sweden have revealed the mysterious mechanism responsible for the curved trajectory of curling stones as they slide down the ice in one of the country's more popular winter sports.
