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Certain antidepressants can affect dementia

Some antidepressant medications are linked to a faster deterioration of the brain's abilities in dementia. And some types of medications seem to affect more than others, according to new research.

Certain antidepressants can affect dementia

Treatment of Childhood Obesity Yields Long-Term Results

Children with obesity run an increased risk of several other diseases such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. But those who receive effective treatment can reduce the risks in the long term.

Treatment of Childhood Obesity Yields Long-Term Results

This is how cancer-stricken children can be treated more effectively

Children's immune system responds differently compared to adults' in cancer, shows a Swedish study. The results can lead to more individually tailored treatments for children with cancer.

This is how cancer-stricken children can be treated more effectively

The Tip for Quitting Vapes

Did "stop vaping" make it into your New Year's resolution? Then there are a few methods that seem more effective than others, according to a new review. .

The Tip for Quitting Vapes

Expert: ADHD is not a disease, but a social issue

The entire society needs to change to handle the ADHD pressure that is currently burdening child and adolescent psychiatry. This is the opinion of Sven Bölte, professor at the Karolinska Institute.

Expert: ADHD is not a disease, but a social issue

Djalali: I am helplessly left behind

When Swedes Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi were released in exchange for Hamid Noury, who was convicted of war crimes, Ahmadreza Djalali was left behind in an Iranian prison. "I am still helplessly left behind with a constant risk of being executed," he says to SVT News in an audio recording.

Djalali: I am helplessly left behind

Long wait for new Alzheimer's drug

After years of waiting, the message came: the EU's pharmaceutical authority says yes to the drug lecanemab against Alzheimer's. But the question is which patients can be treated, and when – and if it is introduced in the country's regions at all.

Long wait for new Alzheimer's drug

Violence increases the risk of suicide attempts

To be exposed to violence increases the risk of depression, anxiety, and premature death. The risk also persists for several years, shows new research.

Violence increases the risk of suicide attempts

The Government Dissatisfied with Dietary Guidelines on Meat and Charcuterie

There will be no new dietary advice at the turn of the year. The government was dissatisfied with the National Food Agency's recommendations for reduced consumption of meat and charcuterie.

The Government Dissatisfied with Dietary Guidelines on Meat and Charcuterie

More people identify as bisexual

The proportion of Stockholm residents who identify as bisexual has almost doubled in ten years. The group now constitutes the largest sexual minority according to a new survey.

More people identify as bisexual

Rush for HPV vaccine – free jab extended

The goal is to eradicate cervical cancer by 2027. It is possible to achieve – if 70 per cent of women born 1994–1999 are vaccinated.

Rush for HPV vaccine – free jab extended

Expert: For some, the diagnosis becomes an identity

The number of people receiving an autism diagnosis has increased sharply over the past ten years, primarily among girls. High demands in school and working life are part of the explanation, according to psychiatrist Sven Bölte.

Expert: For some, the diagnosis becomes an identity

Complicated pregnancies lead to fewer children

Women who experience severe complications during their first pregnancy or childbirth may refrain from having more children. Lack of support may be behind this, according to new research.

Complicated pregnancies lead to fewer children

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