• Stockholm pioneers life science research
• UK consultant drawn to Sweden's life science

Five Swedish research projects with the aim of understanding human biology and disease and improving the treatment of patients.

• Green light for unique gene research project

• Stockholm pioneers life science research

"This is great news for those who can't get any relief from the most common drugs", a KI researcher said.

• Women suffer quicker brain damage from alcohol 

Swedish study: Women alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts.

Have a sweet tooth? It could protect you from a stroke, according to a large Swedish study.

SCIENCE: Researchers in Finland confirms the link between the swine flu vaccine and the onset of the sleep disorder narcolepsy.

• Gene variants linked to lethal prostate cancer

A new drug tops standard treatment in preventing strokes caused by a common heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

The Swedish 31-year-old man started the experiment "just for fun".

• End of nuclear in Germany hurts Vattenfall

Researchers have found a way to cut the amount of fuel consumed by non-road mobile machinery by half.

• How to find cheap fuel and avoid speed traps
• Over a billion tons of food wasted every year

Hospital officials in Borås announced the death of woman in her 50s.

• E. coli cases rise to 39 in Sweden

All cases involved people who had recently been in Germany.

• Cucumbers blamed for deadly E. coli outbreak
• EU warns: Watch out after E. coli outbreak

Cucumbers from Spain is one of the sources responsible for an outbreak of a potentially lethal food-borne bacteria.

• EU warns: Watch out after E. coli outbreak

Will you think of selling your kidney to the regional government for 300,000 kronor?

• Stockholm a frontrunner in m-health
• Surgery better for prostate patients than 'watchful waiting'

Surgery appears to be a better treatment option for early prostate cancer than "watchful waiting," particularly for younger patients.

• Stockholm a frontrunner in m-health
• Toxic metals found in baby foods: Swedish study

It's time to overturn the widely used naming system developed by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus 275 years ago, scientists say.

• Elinor Ostrom study funded by Swedish agency
• Swedish inventor nominated for lifetime award

• A little stress leads to long-term mental problem
• Children in Sweden have best lives

Even a little psychological distress adds up over time: Swedish study.

• Sex reduces risk of heart attacks: Swedish study