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Food, the Senses, and Safety " Understanding and Addressing Selective Eating in Children with Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (134+ words) Eating difficulties are common in autism and other developmental conditions. Welcome to a KIND Open Webinar with Anna Sigridur Olafsdottir, Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Uppsala University and the University of Iceland, and a researcher affiliated with KIND. Title…...
Digital information meeting on 10 August: Sci Life Lab Group Leader Nominations " Call 2026
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (214+ words) Karolinska Institutet is one of the universities in Sci Life Lab, a national research infrastructure and research environment. The Sci Life Lab research community includes Sci Life Lab Group Leaders from 11 Swedish universities, including 50 Sci Life Lab Group Leaders at…...
New drug for chronic heart failure tested in early study
15+ hour, 41+ min ago (333+ words) An early clinical study shows that a new oral drug is safe and well-tolerated in patients with chronic heart failure. The study, led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, has been published in the scientific journal The Lancet. Heart failure with…...
Longer paternal leave linked to lower risk of depression
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (364+ words) Fathers who take several months of parental leave have a lower risk of developing depressive symptoms during the early years of their child's life than fathers who take only a short period of leave. This is shown by a new…...
Aut Net KI awards pilot grants to advance transdisciplinary autism research
1+ week, 1+ day ago (251+ words) The Autism Research Network at Karolinska Institutet (Aut Net KI) has awarded its 2026 Transdisciplinary Pilot Project Grants to a select group of research collaborations at Karolinska Institutet, supporting innovative projects that bridge disciplines to address key questions in autism. The…...
Lack of access to data can skew medical conclusions
1+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) Systematic reviews and meta-analyses form the basis for healthcare and health policy, but access to the data on which the results are based is often lacking. This is shown in a new policy forum article from Karolinska Institutet published in…...
Women sleep better than men " but experience the opposite
1+ week, 2+ day ago (543+ words) Women are more likely than men to report poor sleep, even though objective measurements show that their sleep is better in several respects, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet. "It's a paradox, but we have found a possible explanation…...
New call for KI Neurotech EU Collaborative Award
1+ week, 3+ day ago (263+ words) The KI Neurotech EU steering group is pleased to announce the availability of limited competitive funds for KI faculty, staff, and/or students to conduct collaborative work within the field of Neurotechnology. The Neurotech EU Collaborative Awards aim to promote…...
New IMM report: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of epidemiological studies in environmental research
1+ week, 6+ day ago (164+ words) The aim of a systematic review is to summarize the currently available evidence for a given research question. In addition, meta-analysis is often used to statistically combine results from multiple studies. This report provides a methodological guidance for conducting systematic…...
New tools aim to improve risk assessment in psychiatry
2+ week, 1+ day ago (422+ words) John Wallert's research aims to develop tools that can be used in psychiatry to predict the risk of serious incidents, so-called prediction models. Text: Annika Lund, first published in Medicinsk Vetenskap nr 2 2026" "With better decision support, we could work less…...