Sweden

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After several high-profile cases, the country’s government is creating a board to oversee and investigate all serious allegations of scientific misconduct.

A large study seeks to answer whether a man’s childhood diet has transgenerational repercussions.

Consortia in both countries are pushing for open-access subscriptions with the publisher.

Scandinavian mother bears gain a survival advantage by weaning their babies later than normal, analysis of a 30-year dataset suggests.

The Karolinska Institute’s latest decision includes a guilty verdict for one of the whistleblowers who contributed to the investigation.

A consortium of institutions will not renew its contract with the publisher that ends in June, following the lead of organizations in other countries.

Disaster medicine researcher Ahmadreza Djalali was convicted of spying for foreign governments.

The sacked researcher and surgeon was not properly vetted by the Swedish institutions that hired him in 2010, according to an independent review panel. 

A whistleblower asked to have his named pulled from a study led by the embattled surgeon.

A psychiatric drug in the water can cause perch to be less social, more voracious hunters.