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New research reveals details about how cerebral hemorrhages cause brain damage during premature birth. “Instead of remaining flexible and ready to grow into different types of brain cells, the stem cells start changing too early or stop growing altogether,” says Professor Anna Herland.

Potential treatment may prevent brain damage in premature babies

A treatment that could protect premature babies from brain damage showed promise in a recent study. Using a first-of-its-kind prenatal brain model created with human cells researchers observed new det...

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The agreement was signed in Singapore by Camilla Johansson, QSIP, and Ling Keok Tong, NQO, and witnessed by ministers Ebba Busch from Sweden and Jasmin Lau from Singapore. Photo: EnterpriseSG

KTH partners with Singapore on quantum technology

Sweden and Singapore are stepping up their collaboration in quantum technology to speed up research and innovation in an area expected to underpin future technologies. A newly signed Memorandum of Und...

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“This map provides a kind of blueprint, showing how key parts of the heart—like the pacemaker system, heart valves, and the wall between the upper chambers—form and function,” says KTH researcher Enikő Lázár, (pictured right). On the left is the study's co-lead author, Raphaël Mauron, (Photo: Patrick Truong)

Heart ‘blueprint’ reveals origins of defects and insights into fetal development

New research has produced a “blueprint” revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It offers insights that could lead to improved prenatal care and new treatments for heart de...

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Recent publications

[1]
E. Lindborg, "A complete Helmholtz decomposition of second order horizontal velocity structure functions," European journal of mechanics. B, Fluids, vol. 115, 2026.
[2]
R. Nasiri et al., "Engineering biomimetic tissue barrier models on chips : From design and fabrication to applications in disease modeling and drug screening," Biomaterials, vol. 327, 2026.
[3]
F. Zhu, F. Marques Penha and Z. Cetecioglu, "Functional microbial enrichment and chelation-enhanced phosphorus release from marine sediments : Toward sustainable phosphorus management," Water Research, vol. 289, 2026.
[4]
Y. Wang et al., "Distributed estimation with quantized measurements and communication over Markovian switching topologies," Automatica, vol. 183, 2026.
[5]
B. Djordjevic et al., "Framework for Rail Level Crossings Digital Twin Development," in Transport Transitions : Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility, : Springer Nature, 2026, pp. 822-827.
Full list in the KTH publications portal