Published 7 June 2020 Using unique longitudinal microdata linking administrative records from Sweden and Finland, we study how immigrant naturalization relates to cultural proximity. We analyze how Swedish citizenship acquisition depends on mother tongue by comparing Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking immigrants from Finland, who arrived in Sweden in 1988–2004, and contrast with other Nordic-bo

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/naturalization-context-free-mobility-evidence-cross-national-data-finnish-immigrants-sweden - 2025-07-07

Published 8 June 2020 Given the increasing availability of large data set, small single-institutional series raise decreasing attention. Rapid expansion of technology from electronic medical records to easily accessible internet access, and widespread use and acceptance of registries in the medical world has allowed for research and quality improvement efforts using 'big data'. Big data, although

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/big-data-vascular-surgery-registries-international-collaboration-and-future-directions - 2025-07-07

Published 8 June 2020 Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the most common types of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and is associated with increased mortality-risk. Poor-self rated health (SHR) has been associated with elevated inflammatory markers and CVDs. However, little is known about as a predictor of incident VTE. To examine the association between self-rated health, lifestyle and incident

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/self-rated-health-and-venous-thromboembolism-among-middle-aged-women-population-based-cohort-study - 2025-07-07

Published 9 June 2020 Although it has been established that low socioeconomic status is linked to increased risk of death after stroke, the mechanisms behind this link are still unclear. In this study we aim to shed light on the relationship between income level and survival after stroke by investigating the extent to which differences in stroke severity account for differences in survival. New pu

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/socioeconomic-status-and-survival-after-stroke-using-mediation-and-sensitivity-analyses-assess - 2025-07-07

Published 9 June 2020 The aims of this study were to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with sacrococcygeal teratoma and to explore the effect of the scar on physical, emotional and behavioral aspects. New publication in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/health-related-quality-life-and-scar-satisfaction-cohort-children-operated-sacrococcygeal-teratoma - 2025-07-07

Published 10 June 2020 This population-based case–control study included women who experienced OASIS 1997–2002. 26,598 women with OASIS were included from countries with low (Finland) and high (Norway and Sweden) OASIS incidences. Each case was matched with one background-adjusted control without OASIS. A follow-up data, including all subsequent deliveries between 1998 and 2011 were then collected

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/delivery-after-obstetric-anal-sphincter-tear - 2025-07-07

Published 10 June 2020 β ‐amyloid accumulation was linked to significant cognitive dysfunction in cognitively unimpaired participants with subthreshold levels of β ‐amyloid in multiple measures of memory (Logical Memory Delayed Recall, P = 0.03; Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test, P < 0.001), the Preclinical Alzheimer’s Cognitive Composite (P = 0.01), and was marginally associated with decreas

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/a4-study-b-amyloid-and-cognition-4432-cognitively-unimpaired-adults - 2025-07-07

Published 11 June 2020 A large proportion of patients (29%) continued to experience high distress (>3 according to the Distress Thermometer) even after treatment was completed. Patients experienced several problems after treatment had ended such as fatigue (44%), sleep problems (34%), worries (31%), pain (31%), tingling in hands and feet (31%) and problems with memory/concentration (30%). Patients

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cross-sectional-study-distress-cancer-response - 2025-07-07

Published 11 June 2020 Are people more likely to become more politically active through social media when they observe that their friends are active? Previous research has shown that an individual's likelihood of engaging politically is influenced by observations of how friends act through social media, but relatively little is known about how such social influence through social media interacts w

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/social-network-how-friends-online-behavior-and-belongingness-needs-influence-political-activity - 2025-07-07

Published 12 June 2020 In an attempt to learn more about the behavior and evolution of various forms of CM and SM, the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis (ECNM) initiated a mastocytosis registry in 2012. In this article, the set up and start phase of this registry are described New publication in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/data-registry-european-competence-network-mastocytosis-ecnm-set-projects-and-perspectives-0 - 2025-07-07

Published 12 June 2020 There were 309 cases of NIHF at birth corresponding to an incidence of 1.6 per 10 000, lower than in previous studies. NIHF was more frequent in mothers aged ≥35 years and with a history of stillbirth. Preterm delivery occurred in 77.7% in the NIHF group, including 31.7% before 32 weeks of gestation. Multiple births and Caesarean sections were reported more frequent in the N

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/non-immune-hydrops-fetalis-was-rare-sweden-during-1997-2015-cases-were-associated-complications-and - 2025-07-07

Published 13 June 2020 A nationwide study of individuals residing in Sweden. Urolithiasis was defined as having at least one registered diagnosis of urolithiasis in the Swedish National Patient Register between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2015. Cox regression analysis was used to estimate the relative risk (hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)) of incident urolithiasis compar

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/urolithiasis-second-generation-immigrant-children-younger-18-years-age-sweden - 2025-07-07

Published 13 June 2020 In order to provide responsible access to health data by reconciling benefits of data sharing with privacy rights and ethical and regulatory requirements, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) metadata should be developed. According to the H2020 Program Guidelines on FAIR Data, data should be “as open as possible and as closed as necessary”, “open” in order

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/fair-open-possible-closed-necessary-show-all-authors - 2025-07-07

Published 14 June 2020 Clinical and histological parameters were obtained from the Swedish Melanoma Registry for patients diagnosed with thin CMM between 1990 and 2017. Patients were followed until the end of 2017. MSS as well as CMSS for different thickness groups were calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression analyses were used to calculate for survival differences between thic

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/survival-31-670-patients-thin-melanomas-swedish-population-based-study - 2025-07-07

Published 14 June 2020 Communication ability and method were related to each other and to age, gross motor function, and manual ability. Aided communication methods were more frequently used among older children. The more functional the communication was, the less use of unaided communication occurred. Different communication methods were used across all Communication Function Classification Syste

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/communication-ability-and-communication-methods-children-cerebral-palsy - 2025-07-07

Published 15 June 2020 Parents of children participating in screening studies may experience increased levels of anxiety. The aim of this study was to assess parental anxiety levels after 5 years of participation in the Diabetes Prediction in Skåne study. Associations between parental anxiety about their child developing type 1 diabetes and clinical, demographic, and immunological factors were ana

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/parental-anxiety-after-5-years-participation-longitudinal-study-children-high-risk-type-1-diabetes - 2025-07-07

Published 15 June 2020 The Quality of Dyadic Relationships is a self‐assessment scale used to evaluate various aspects of relationship quality. Psychometric evaluation by the developers of the instrument has led to a nontested amended version. Further psychometric testing is thus warranted, and the aim of this study was to evaluate homogeneity, construct validity (in terms of concurrent, discrimin

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/psychometric-evaluation-swedish-quality-dyadic-relationships-scale-homogeneity-and-construct - 2025-07-07

Published 8 April 2025 A human inherits genes from both parents and the genes control what traits a human should have. The researchers behind a new study have studied how metabolic traits are passed on from mothers and fathers to children. Photograph: Kennet Ruona New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents’ genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate b

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-parents-metabolic-traits-can-affect-childs-health-over-time - 2025-07-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 10 April 2025 In a world facing rising mental health challenges, neurodegenerative diseases and the limits of current treatments, Andres Lozano’s work points to a future where sound, light and a code may become some of medicine’s most powerful tools. LONGREAD. He treats tremor with sound waves, is preparing to help paralyzed p

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/fine-tuning-neural-circuits-heal-brain-segerfalk-lecturer-andres-lozano-next-gen-neurosurgery - 2025-07-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 10 April 2025 “Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-07-07