As part of the 40th anniversary celebration, Vice PI Anna-Karin Welmer presented “Att fånga risk i tid – förebyggande insatser och fallprevention hos äldre” (“Capturing Risk Early – Preventive Interventions and Fall Prevention in Older
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SNAC-K presents 25 years of aging research to Region Stockholm’s Seniorvårdsberedningen
SNAC-K principal investigator Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga and vice-PI Anna-Karin Welmer visited Seniorvårdsberedningen at Region Stockholm on 11 December 2025 to present key results from 25 years of research within the Swedish National study on Aging and
5th online seminar with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
The fifth collaborative online seminar was held on October 10 2025 as part of the partnership between SNAC and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet). The speaker, Professor Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Dean at
Researchers and Data Collection Team Meet for the 2025 SNAC-K Study Visit and Research Day
On October 8, 2025, researchers and members of the data collection team gathered for the annual SNAC-K Study Visit and Research Day, jointly held at Äldrecentrum and Karolinska Institutet’s Widerströmska Huset. The event provided a
New doctoral insights: Giorgi Beridze explores how multimorbidity shapes kidney health in old age
The 3rd October 2025 Giorgi Beridze brilliantly defended his thesis entitled “Multimorbidity and Kidney Health in Old Age: Methodological Considerations and Longitudinal Associations”, based partly on SNAC-K data. The discussion was not only inspiring but
SNAC-B Hosts the Sixth National SNAC Retreat at BTH, Karlskrona
On May 14–15, 2025, SNAC-B hosted the sixth SNAC National Retreat at Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH) in Karlskrona. Researchers and SNAC data collection staff gathered in a uniquely pleasant setting to share ongoing research, exchange
SNAC-K at Senior Day in Kungsträdgården (May 6, 2025)
On a sunny spring day in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, the annual Senior Day brought together politicians, organizations, researchers, and the public to celebrate and explore aging. SNAC-K (The Swedish National study on Aging and Care in
4th online seminar with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
On April 4 2025, we celebrated the fourth collaborative online seminar organized by SNAC in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet). Marie Bjuhr, specialist nurse within psychiatric care, presented her thesis
The SNAC-K study attracts attention in the local news
A detailed overview of the SNAC-K population-based aging study was published in the local newspaper Mitt i Stockholm on January 17, 2025. The article highlights the size of the study sample, the extensive data collection,
3rd online seminar with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
On December 6, 2024, we celebrated the third collaborative online seminar organized by SNAC in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet). Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Associate Professor at the Aging Research Center of
