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Decreased mortality in heart failure

Mortality in heart failure has decreased in Sweden. Over the past 20 years, treatments have increased the chances of survival, but the diagnosis of heart failure is still serious.

Decreased mortality in heart failure

How much PFAS is in our drinking water

Eternal chemicals PFAS are discovered in almost all drinking water. In at least three municipalities, the levels exceed the limit values for four specifically designated substances.

How much PFAS is in our drinking water

"Sudden": Gets incredible respect for his parents

For two decades, Mats Sundin stood in the center – as a celebrated star in Toronto and Tre Kronor. After his career, the hockey legend has kept a significantly lower profile.

"Sudden": Gets incredible respect for his parents

"Sudden": Gets Incredible Respect for His Parents

For two decades, Mats Sundin stood in the center – as a celebrated star in Toronto and Tre Kronor. After his career, the hockey legend has kept a significantly lower profile.

"Sudden": Gets Incredible Respect for His Parents

Swedish universities climb the most in world rankings

Europe is losing ground to Asia in the ranking of the world's best universities. But Swedish higher education institutions are climbing the most on the list when Times Higher Education ranks the 2,000 best in the world.

Swedish universities climb the most in world rankings

Hot Names as the Medicine Prize Kicks Off Nobel Week

Vaccine and mapping of genetic material from extinct ancestors have been rewarded before. Today, it's time to reveal who will receive the prize of prizes this year in physiology or medicine.

Hot Names as the Medicine Prize Kicks Off Nobel Week

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Alfred Nobel (born 1833 in Stockholm, died 1896 in San Remo, Italy) is Sweden's most famous inventor and industrial leader. His most important invention was dynamite, which he patented in 1867.

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Iran: Thousands of Prisoners Reportedly Pardoned

Thousands of prisoners are being pardoned in Iran, reports the country's controlled media. .

Iran: Thousands of Prisoners Reportedly Pardoned

New study reveals sex differences in immune defense

Sex hormones may be the reason why more men than women die in covid and why more women are affected by diseases such as SLE. This is shown by a new study conducted by Swedish researchers.

New study reveals sex differences in immune defense

Criticism of screen time advice: "Absurd concept"

Conversations, screen-free times and adults setting a good example. These can be keys to lure children away from screens without a fuss.

Criticism of screen time advice: "Absurd concept"

New study can change abortion care

There are several advantages to initiating medical abortion treatment at home, compared to at the hospital. This is what researchers claim in a new study where over 450 women have participated.

New study can change abortion care

Girls with mental illness miss HPV vaccine

Girls with mental health issues and those with neuropsychiatric disabilities are vaccinated to a lesser extent against HPV than other girls of the same age. This is shown by a new study from KI.

Girls with mental illness miss HPV vaccine

Researchers shed new light on stolen skulls

Finland has got back tens of skulls that the Swedish racial biologist Gustaf Retzius stole from graves in the 1800s. Researchers in Pälkäne, Finland, are now trying, with the help of, among other things, DNA analysis, to bring clarity to who the deceased were and how they lived hundreds of years ago, Finnish media reports.

Researchers shed new light on stolen skulls

Meat can increase the risk of diabetes

Reducing meat and charcuterie consumption can decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. These conclusions are drawn by researchers from a comprehensive international study.

Meat can increase the risk of diabetes

AI can help identify autism

Artificial intelligence (AI) can identify which children have autism already before the age of two, according to a new Swedish study. This could make a big difference for the families, says researcher Kristiina Tammimies.

AI can help identify autism

Two Swedish universities among the world's 100 best

Karolinska Institutet is among the 50 best universities in the world, and Uppsala University is among the 100 best on this year's list of Academic Ranking of World Universities ( [ARWU](https://www. shanghairanking.

Two Swedish universities among the world's 100 best

So you break your alcohol habits after the summer

A summer drinking habit that continues into the autumn, a persistent craving for alcohol and party nights that time and again get out of hand. These are typical signs that alcohol has become a problem.

So you break your alcohol habits after the summer

Study one step closer to artificial spider silk

For a long time, people have wanted to replicate spider silk – the strongest fibre known. A study now provides new insights into why spider silk is so strong and opens up for better opportunities to spin an artificial variant.

Study one step closer to artificial spider silk

The Gender Battle in the Olympic Games: "Individual Cases Can Dominate"

A gender dispute has received major headlines in the Olympic Games as two female boxers who are said to have typically male chromosomes were stopped in the World Championship but are allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. According to chief physician Angelica Hirschberg, female athletes can have a significant advantage if they have high levels of male sex hormone.

The Gender Battle in the Olympic Games: "Individual Cases Can Dominate"

Young people gorge on influencers' images

Unnatural sucked-in stomach, prominent ribs and hip bones in a weird pose. When very slender bodies are highlighted in social media images, it risks triggering eating disorders in young people.

Young people gorge on influencers' images

The use of ketamine against depression in Sweden

Ketamine drops are used in several regions for severe depression – despite the treatment not being approved. Now the Medical Products Agency is opening up for a new recommendation regarding the controversial treatment.

The use of ketamine against depression in Sweden

No Longer Life with Multivitamins

Are you one of those who take a multivitamin in the hope of a longer life? It is completely in vain, according to a large new study. .

No Longer Life with Multivitamins

So, how do you increase your chances of living to be 100?

Are you aiming for a birthday cake with over 100 candles? Then you're wise to think about how you live – even if you're already over 80 years old. This is shown by a new comprehensive study with the elderly in focus.

So, how do you increase your chances of living to be 100?

What happens in the body when you die from heat

At the beginning of June, the British TV profile Michael Mosley disappeared on the Greek island of Symi after a hike. He was found several days later, dead, probably due to heatstroke.

What happens in the body when you die from heat