Mikaela Cruz Delgado, student at the Biomedical Laboratory Science programme. Photo: Camilla Svensk

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Risk of heart attack following a cancer diagnosis

People diagnosed with cancer have a increased risk of suicide and cardiovascular death after being given the diagnosis. This according to a new study from KI, published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Test predicts success in football

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers have found that by measuring what are known as 'executive functions', it might be possible to predict how good an elite football player will become in the future.