Focusing the thesis on whether detection of type 2 diabetes and hypertension differs across population groups, the aim of Hrafnhildur's doctoral research is to enable a more efficient detection of ...

Data routinely collected by health facilities could become an additional source for measuring maternal mortality, but their quality needs to improve. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and ...

Self-directed learning is a key component of the master's programmes at the Department of Global Public Health. During this year's Welcome Day, second-year students reflected on how taking greater ...

We conduct both basic and translational studies of the tumor virus Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-based prevention (screening and vaccination), including an international reference laboratory ...

Dietary habits and physical activity are among the most important determinants of health and well-being. An unhealthy diet and a sedentary lifestyle greatly increase the risk for chronic diseases like ...

People with severe mental illness experienced more rapid increases in both weight and long-term blood sugar levels during the first three months after starting treatment with antipsychotic medication.

SPSS is currently unavailable due to a service disruption. Technicians are investigating the issue and working to restore the ...

In her thesis, "mHealth support for physical activity after stroke or transient ischaemic attack - feasibility and intervention refinement", Hanna Lagerlund, PhD student at the Division of ...

NVS:s vision är att genom utbildning och forskning inom våra profilområden skapa kunskap och kompetens som främjar människors hälsa. NVS är en av Karolinska Institutets största institutioner med över ...

We focus on Signal transduction in the pancreatic beta-cell. Pancreatic beta-cell signal transduction is complex and involves a well-regulated interaction of a number of signals generated by the ...

For the first time in KI's history KI Campus North had their own conference with the purpose to bring together all eight departments to meet and present ongoing activities, highlight collaborative ...

Colonoscopies performed by specially trained nurses as part of the Swedish bowel cancer screening programme are of at least the same quality as those performed by doctors, according to a study from ...