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Skansen invites guests to experience Easter the Swedish way – with traditional crafts, music, folklore and festive activities for all ages. Set in Stockholm’s open-air museum and zoo, the Easter program brings to life customs from Sweden’s past while offering hands-on activities and storytelling that delight modern-day families.

A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey to date of pain in neonatal care, now published in the journal Pain.

Roughly three times as many male athletes are banned for doping as female. A new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows that one possible reason for this is that the doping tests in use fail to take account of women’s varying hormone profile. Instead, an alternative is proposed that includes a blood test and a limit value that allows doping tests for both elite athletes and casual sportspersons.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet may have found a new way to treat obesity and related disorders by targeting the cells’ powerhouses, the mitochondria. A study published in Nature Metabolism shows that a specific class of drugs that block mitochondrial function can reverse diet-induced obesity, fatty liver and diabetes in mice.

No increased risks for babies, and for some serious neonatal complications lower risks. This is the result of the largest study to date on the safety of newborn babies whose mothers were vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy. The study is a collaboration between Swedish and Norwegian researchers and is published in the journal JAMA.

Women who suffer depression during or after pregnancy have a higher risk of death by both natural and unnatural causes, a new study of childbirth in Sweden published in The BMJ reports. The increased risk peaks in the month after diagnosis but remains elevated for as long as 18 years afterwards.

In two parallel projects, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been involved in creating the most comprehensive atlases of human brain cells to date. The two studies, which are published in Science, provide clues on different brain diseases and give hope for medical advancements in the future, such as new cancer drugs.

The Swedish government's new law proposal, which requires reporting individuals without a residence permit, will restrict undocumented migrants' access to their fundamental human rights. If implemented, it will undermine democracy and significantly diminish trust in state institutions. The Swedish human rights watchdog, Civil Rights Defenders, along with a broad spectra of human rights organisations, trade unions and EU parliamentarians are now putting forward massive critic urging the proposal to be blocked.

Cyber warfare assumes a pivotal role in Russia's unwarranted aggression against Ukraine, with far-reaching implications that transcend the boundaries of both nations. Dr. Yegor Aushev, CEO of CyberUnit and the esteemed head of Ukraine's cybersecurity defense, took decisive action by mobilizing an online army at the onset of the conflict to safeguard his homeland.

Following a successful pilot study, an online anonymous treatment program aimed at reducing child sexual abuse by providing treatment to individuals who exhibit sexual urges towards children is being launched across the EU. It is now available in Swedish, German, and Portuguese as well as in an updated English version. The treatment program, which has been developed by researchers and psychologists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, will be evaluated within the framework of an international research collaboration funded by the EU.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have conducted a pioneering study analysing internet-delivered anonymous cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for people who view images or videos of children being sexually abused. The participants, who were mainly recruited via forums on the encrypted part of the internet called Darknet, reported less use of such material after therapy. The study is published in the journal Internet Interventions.

Turning down the thermostat seems to make it harder for cancer cells to grow, according to a study in mice by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study, published in the journal Nature, found that chilly temperatures activate heat-producing brown fat that consumes the sugars the tumors need to thrive. Similar metabolic mechanisms were found in a cancer patient exposed to a lowered room temperature.

Vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy is not associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complications, according to a large-scale registry study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health published in the journal JAMA.

På Hållbarhetsdagen den 11 november kommer över 10 000 barn att delta på ett digitalt event på Tekniska Museet då årets mest hållbara skolor ska utses.

På Hållbarhetsdagen den 11 november ska tre förskolor och skolor runt om i Sverige vinna pris som årets mest hållbara. Skolorna ingår i Håll Sverige Rents program Grön Flagg och de bedöms på hur väl de har arbetat med hållbarhet i undervisningen. Nedanför ser ni om er skola kan vinna!

Nästa vecka, den 3 - 8 oktober, går det livesända globala skolevenemanget World Education Week av stapeln. För- och grundskolan Vittra International Rösjötorp i Sollentuna är som enda svensk skola utvald att dela med sig av sina erfarenheter som en av de internationella förebilderna.

Screening for atrial fibrillation in 75- and 76-year-olds could reduce the risk of stroke, severe bleeding and death, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that has been published in the journal The Lancet.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants. The technique is presented in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings support the notion that training spatial cognition can enhance academic performance and that when it comes to math, the type of training matters. The study is published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.

Social anxiety disorder can cause considerable suffering in children and adolescents and, for many with the disorder, access to effective treatment is limited. Researchers at Centre for Psychiatry Research at Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm, Sweden, have now shown that internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy is an efficacious and cost-effective treatment option. The study is published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.