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Swedish Doctor Ahmadreza Djalali Missing in Iran After Prison Transfer

He was transferred from the notorious Evin prison in Tehran to an unknown location at the end of June. Since then, no one has heard anything about the Swedish-Iranian disaster doctor Ahmadreza Djalali, who is sentenced to death in Iran.

Swedish Doctor Ahmadreza Djalali Missing in Iran After Prison Transfer

How 60-Year-Olds Boosted Brain Health with Lifestyle Changes

A combination of healthy food, physical activity and brain training made older Americans perform better on tests that show how the brain interprets and processes information. It is a hopeful message and it shows that there are things you can do yourself that have an effect, says Erika Jonsson Laukka, researcher at Karolinska institutet.

How 60-Year-Olds Boosted Brain Health with Lifestyle Changes

Centenarians Stay Healthier Than Peers, Swedish Study Finds

Those who live to 100 do not automatically get a life with many diseases. On the contrary, those who live that long seem to keep themselves healthier than others.

Centenarians Stay Healthier Than Peers, Swedish Study Finds

Higher Suicide Risk Found Among Healthcare Workers in Sweden Study

Personnel in several health and medical care groups run a higher risk of suicide than several other occupational groups. The risk is particularly high among surgeons and psychiatrists, according to a Swedish study.

Higher Suicide Risk Found Among Healthcare Workers in Sweden Study

Record TBE Cases Reported This Year with Cause Still Unknown

So far this year, 146 people have been infected with TBE – more than ever during the same period. But why the virus is spreading so much is still unclear to the researchers, reports SVT News.

Record TBE Cases Reported This Year with Cause Still Unknown

Kennedy's Vaccine Skepticism Threatens Global Health, Warns Professor

USA is stopping the support to the vaccine alliance Gavi – and now a million children risk dying of diseases that can be prevented, the organization warns. The Health Minister Robert F Kennedy's lies affect the entire world, warns KI professor Stefan Swartling Peterson.

Kennedy's Vaccine Skepticism Threatens Global Health, Warns Professor

College Admissions: Opportunities Remain Despite Increased Competition

Barely 317,000 people have now received the message that they have been admitted to a college education in the fall. Just over 90,000 received a negative message.

College Admissions: Opportunities Remain Despite Increased Competition

Researchers Identify Key Stem Cells in Adult Brain's Memory Center

The formation of new nerve cells in adults' brains has created debate in the research world for years. Now, researchers in Sweden claim to have found the cell that makes it possible – in the important memory center hippocampus.

Researchers Identify Key Stem Cells in Adult Brain's Memory Center

Gene Therapy Helps Deaf Girl Communicate with Her Mother

Children and adults with congenital deafness due to a particular mutation could hear, after researchers at, among other places, Karolinska Institute tested a new method. The development is described as life-changing.

Gene Therapy Helps Deaf Girl Communicate with Her Mother

ADHD Diagnoses Under Scrutiny as Experts Suggest New Approach

Autism and ADHD diagnoses are increasing as well as the sales of medications for them. Now voices are being raised that want to change our entire approach to what the conditions imply.

ADHD Diagnoses Under Scrutiny as Experts Suggest New Approach

Several Swedish Regions Miss HPV Vaccine Target

Until Monday, June 30, women born between 1994 and 1999 can vaccinate themselves for free against hpv. The goal is to eradicate cervical cancer, but several regions are expected not to reach the goal, reports SVT News.

Several Swedish Regions Miss HPV Vaccine Target

Tips for Coping with Extreme Heat in Southern Spain

Tens of thousands of Swedes travel to Southern Europe on vacation during the summer. This week, southern Spain can get temperatures a bit over 40 degrees – something that can mean life danger even for completely healthy people.

Tips for Coping with Extreme Heat in Southern Spain

Elderly Increasingly Rely on Family for Everyday Support

Older people who need help in everyday life have become more dependent on support from their family. Buying everyday services has also become more common.

Elderly Increasingly Rely on Family for Everyday Support

Early Dyslexia Support Crucial for Student Success, Report Finds

That children with dyslexia are caught early is crucial for them to succeed in school, according to a new report. For Izabelle Hallqvist it was not until ninth grade.

Early Dyslexia Support Crucial for Student Success, Report Finds

Report Highlights Unnecessary Reading Challenges for Children

Students with dyslexia do not receive sufficient help in school – and deficiencies in reading instruction risk leading to the fact that unnecessarily many children develop reading and writing difficulties, according to a new report. .

Report Highlights Unnecessary Reading Challenges for Children

Djalali Unharmed After Evin Prison Attack but Execution Risk Remains

The Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali is unharmed after Israel's attack on the notorious Evin prison in Tehran on Monday morning. But the development of events means that he is still at increased risk of being executed.

Djalali Unharmed After Evin Prison Attack but Execution Risk Remains

E-cigarettes Harm Lung Health After Just a Few Puffs, Study Finds

A few puffs from an e-cigarette with nicotine affects lung health negatively, reports SVT News with reference to a new study from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet. .

E-cigarettes Harm Lung Health After Just a Few Puffs, Study Finds

Medication Combo Reduces Alcohol Cravings, Study Finds

A medication against smoking combined with a medicine against depression seems to reduce the craving in people with alcohol addiction, shows a new study from the University of Gothenburg. The treatment is based on a new strategy that affects the dopamine content in the brain.

Medication Combo Reduces Alcohol Cravings, Study Finds

Iran May Execute Swedish-Iranian Ahmadreza Djalali Amid Rising Tensions

There is a "serious risk" that Iran will execute those sentenced to death for spying for Israel, warns the organization Iran Human Rights after the attacks between Iran and Israel. One of them is Swedish-Iranian Ahmadreza Djalali.

Iran May Execute Swedish-Iranian Ahmadreza Djalali Amid Rising Tensions

UN Experts Urge Iran to Release Swedish-Iranian Researcher Djalali

Iran must release the Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali, demands a group of experts appointed by the UN human rights organization OHCHR. .

UN Experts Urge Iran to Release Swedish-Iranian Researcher Djalali

Autism Linked to Higher Parkinson's Risk, Study Finds

People with autism appear to have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Now, researchers suspect that the diagnoses may have shared mechanisms.

Autism Linked to Higher Parkinson's Risk, Study Finds

TikTok Shows Kids 17 Junk Food Ads Per Hour, Survey Finds

Children are flooded with advertisements for junk food on social media, a new survey shows. Unicef Sweden and the Heart-Lung Foundation are demanding new laws that prohibit the marketing of unhealthy foods to children and young people.

TikTok Shows Kids 17 Junk Food Ads Per Hour, Survey Finds

How Sweden Could Secure Ahmadreza Djalali's Release from Iran

They used to take walks together, in the small rest area that exists in the Evin Prison in Tehran. Siamak Namazi was released in 2023.

How Sweden Could Secure Ahmadreza Djalali's Release from Iran

Marianne Bernadotte Dies at 100 Surrounded by Family

Marianne Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg, has passed away at the age of 100. She fell asleep quietly on Friday, surrounded by her family.

Marianne Bernadotte Dies at 100 Surrounded by Family