Just over half a billion
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Just over half a billion kronor donation to the Karolinska Institute

The Karolinska Institute (KI) has received a donation of 538 million kronor, most of which will go toward dementia research. According to KI, it is the largest donation to a Swedish university in modern times.

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"The donation means a lot for research into dementia and other diseases that affect large parts of the population," says KI's Vice-Chancellor Annika Östman Wernerson in a press release.

The entrepreneur and inventor Leif Lundblad, who passed away last year, bequeathed the sum to KI. It will primarily be used for research into dementia and related disorders.

Some of the money will also go to studies of other conditions with a major impact on public health, including chronic pain and autoimmune diseases.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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