The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish university tells staff and students to wear face masks if distancing can't be maintained Sweden's medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI) will recommend staff and students to wear face masks in certain situations when they return to campus, going a step further than the general guidelines. https://www.thelocal.se/20200813/swedish-university-the-effectiveness-of-face-masks-can-no-longer-be-disputed Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:24:35 +0200 swedish-university-the-effectiveness-of-face-masks-can-no-longer-be-disputed Painkillers might hold back cancer: study Ordinary painkillers might be able to hold back the growth of cancer tumours, according to a new Swedish study from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20110927/36390 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:47:00 +0200 36390 Swedish scientists help people 'feel like Barbie' Scientists working at Stockholm's Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have shown its possible to fool people into thiking they're a Barbie-doll or a 4-metre-tall giant. https://www.thelocal.se/20110527/34028 Fri, 27 May 2011 14:20:00 +0200 34028 Low IQ does not kill: Swedish study Previous research has shown a connection between low intelligence and increased risk of premature death. But a new Swedish study reveals that the connection becomes non-existent when individual lifestyle factors are taken into account, reported Upsala Nya Tidning newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20090713/20632 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:50:00 +0200 20632 Caesarean delivery can alter DNA: study Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe they have discovered the DNA mutations that explain why children delivered by planned Caesarean are at a higher risk for immunological diseases such as asthma, cancer and diabetes. https://www.thelocal.se/20090629/20336 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:07:00 +0200 20336 Laid back lifestyle lessens dementia risk: Swedish study A laid back outlook, combined with an active lifestyle and outgoing personality may contribute to warding off the onset of dementia, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have found. https://www.thelocal.se/20090121/17056 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:21:00 +0100 17056 Karolinska 'best university in Sweden' Stockholm medical university Karolinska Institutet has been named the best university in Sweden by a new international survey. The study, by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ranks KI as the 51st best higher education institution in the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20080815/13710 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:26:00 +0200 13710