Fitness as a Shield Against Chronic Disease
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Karolinska Institutet
Public Medical university
Karolinska Institutet is one of the world´s leading medical universities. Our mission is to contribute to the improvement of human health through research and education.
Karolinska Institutet accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country´s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences.
Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.
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Karolinska Institutet News
Aspirin trial shows major benefit in colorectal cancer care
The Guardian - 17-Sep-2025Low-dose aspirin after surgery shows strong benefit for patients with specific tumour mutations
Centenarians accumulate fewer and slower-progressing diseases
Live Forever Club - 03-Sep-2025Their health differences appear decades earlier, highlighting keys to living longer
Healthy diet linked to slower onset of chronic illness in old age
Independent - 09-Aug-202515-year Swedish study finds plant-rich diets may delay age-related diseases and boost longevity
Adult human brains keep creating new neurons in the hippocampus
Karolinska Institutet - 03-Jul-2025This discovery suggests our brains stay flexible with age
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Shane Wright
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet
