The Open Pollen API provides pollen forecasts and data to the broad public. An updated version with even more information was released recently.

A large clinical trial led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital and SciLifeLab shows that low-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of stage I–III colorectal cancer relapse by about 50%. The results are published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

In a recently published study in Science, researchers at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University show that fungi, just like humans, separate their germ cells early in their development. These new and unexpected findings change our understanding of how evolution works among fungi.

SciLifeLab researchers have developed a new tool called AF_unmasked, designed to overcome the limitations of AlphaFold when predicting large and flexible protein complex structures. The new tool was published in Nature Communications the same day that the creators of AlphaFold were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Read the full story at SciLifeLab news

Spider major ampullate silk fiber, which is used as a safety line, is renowned for its remarkable strength and flexibility, yet the exact mechanisms behind its production remain largely unknown. A new study by Anna Rising’s lab has provided novel insights into the production and composition of this fascinating material.