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Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans
Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.
Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans
Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans

Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.

Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.

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Sex Ratios at Birth Linked to Pollutants
Chloe Tenn | Dec 3, 2021 | 2 min read
A large, long-term study across the US and Sweden finds potential correlations between specific pollutants and the proportions of male and female babies born.
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Moderna Vaccine Paused for Young People in Two European Countries
Chloe Tenn | Oct 6, 2021 | 3 min read
Health authorities in both countries announced that people under certain age cutoffs are now ineligible for the Spikevax COVID-19 shot due to its association with heart inflammation.
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Environmental Factors Don’t Explain Rise in Autism Prevalence
Peter Hess | May 22, 2020 | 3 min read
A large twin study in Sweden finds genetics has a much larger influence on the odds of an autism diagnosis, and has remained consistent over time.
Smells of Nature Lower Physiological Stress
Ashley Yeager | Jan 2, 2020 | 4 min read
In a virtual reality experiment, participants recovered faster from a small electric shock when they could smell natural scents than when they could smell urban odors.
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Human Reference Genome Doesn’t Capture Full Genetic Diversity
Katarina Zimmer | Oct 1, 2019 | 4 min read
A new analysis of 1,000 Swedes uncovers a chromosome’s worth of novel DNA sequences—much of them ancient—underscoring the need for a more diverse reference genome.
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Sweden Passes Law For National Research Misconduct Agency
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 10, 2019 | 2 min read
After several high-profile cases, the country’s government is creating a board to oversee and investigate all serious allegations of scientific misconduct.
Could Grandpa’s Early Diet Affect Your Health?
Shawna Williams | Apr 1, 2019 | 4 min read
A large study seeks to answer whether a man’s childhood diet has transgenerational repercussions.
Universities in Germany and Sweden Lose Access to Elsevier Journals
Diana Kwon | Jul 19, 2018 | 3 min read
Consortia in both countries are pushing for open-access subscriptions with the publisher.
Hunting Regulations Shape Brown Bears’ Care for Cubs
Ashley Yeager | Jul 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Scandinavian mother bears gain a survival advantage by weaning their babies later than normal, analysis of a 30-year dataset suggests.
Seven Researchers Guilty of Misconduct in Macchiarini Case
Catherine Offord | Jun 25, 2018 | 2 min read
The Karolinska Institute’s latest decision includes a guilty verdict for one of the whistleblowers who contributed to the investigation.
Sweden Cancels Agreement With Elsevier Over Open Access
Ashley Yeager | May 16, 2018 | 2 min read
A consortium of institutions will not renew its contract with the publisher that ends in June, following the lead of organizations in other countries.
Nobel Laureates Protest Iranian Researcher’s Detention, Death Sentence
Shawna Williams | Nov 23, 2017 | 2 min read
Disaster medicine researcher Ahmadreza Djalali was convicted of spying for foreign governments.
Continued Fallout from Macchiarini Misconduct
Bob Grant | Sep 7, 2016 | 2 min read
The sacked researcher and surgeon was not properly vetted by the Swedish institutions that hired him in 2010, according to an independent review panel. 
Macchiarini Coauthor Removed From Paper
Kerry Grens | Mar 7, 2016 | 1 min read
A whistleblower asked to have his named pulled from a study led by the embattled surgeon.
Drugged Fish Act Different
Kate Yandell | Feb 14, 2013 | 3 min read
A psychiatric drug in the water can cause perch to be less social, more voracious hunters.
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