By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 13 February 2023 This way into the new year, it is especially nice to welcome new PhD students to SWEAH.   In January, as usual, the management organized an introductory meeting, this time on site at Lund University. What a privilege it is to listen to presentations of new, interesting and important doctoral projects t

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-newsletter-february-2023-swedish - 2025-07-25

By paulina [dot] pettersson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Pettersson) - published 19 September 2022 Nya ledamöter studerar Parkinsons sjukdom / New members of the class for medical sciences. For more inforamtion please click on the below links: På Svenska: https://www.kva.se/nyheter/nya-ledamoter-studerar-parkinsons-sjukdom/ Lunds universitet: https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lundaprofessor

https://www.regenerative-neurobiology.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-becomes-new-member-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2025-07-25

By annika [dot] persson [at] ses [dot] lu [dot] se (Annika Persson) - published 31 March 2023 This fall, world leading researchers and practicians will gather att Lund university, Campus Helsingborg to exchange ideas and discuss the latest research at the seventh international conference on place branding. The theme is place branding in times of crisis and uncertainty. The conference is hosted by

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/world-leading-conference-place-branding-comes-sweden-and-campus-helsingborg - 2025-07-25

Published 14 March 2020 Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Metabolic comorbidities such as type II diabetes occur with a higher rate in people with OA than in the general population. Several factors including obesity, hyperglycaemia toxicity and physical inactivity have been suggested as potential links between diabetes and OA, and

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/understanding-role-diabetes-osteoarthritis-disease-and-treatment-process-study-protocol-swedish - 2025-07-25

Published 17 March 2020 Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disabilities. Yet, most individuals with CP are adults. How individuals with CP fare in terms of health, quality of life (QoL), education, employment and income is largely unknown. Further, little is known about the effects of having a child with CP on the parents. New publication in BMJ Open

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cp-north-living-life-nordic-countries-retrospective-register-research-protocol-individuals-cerebral - 2025-07-25

Published 22 March 2020 Mental health problems and hazardous alcohol consumption often co- exist. Hazardous drinking could have a negative impact on different aspects of health and also negatively influence the effect of mental health treatment. The aims of this study were to examine if alcohol consumption patterns changed after treatment for depression and if the changes differed by treatment arm

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/changes-alcohol-consumption-after-treatment-depression-secondary-analysis-swedish-randomised - 2025-07-25

Published 24 March 2020 While a dose-response relationship between physical activity and risk of diabetes has been demonstrated, few studies have assessed the relative importance of different measures of physical activity on diabetes risk. The aim was to examine the association between different self-reported measures of physical activity and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/different-domains-self-reported-physical-activity-and-risk-type-2-diabetes-population-based-swedish - 2025-07-25

Published 27 March 2020 Previous studies have found that the incidence of dementia is lower in patients with cancer. However, the impact of survival bias, as well as the confounding by medical treatment, have not been fully addressed. We aimed to explore the subsequent risk of dementia in different follow-up intervals among patients with cancer, as well as the risk before the diagnosis of cancer.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/association-between-cancer-and-dementia-national-cohort-study-sweden - 2025-07-25

Published 19 April 2020 C-reactive protein (CRP) is not included in the major intensive care unit (ICU) prognostic tools such as the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS). We assessed CRP on ICU admission as a SAPS-3 independent risk marker for short-term mortality and length of stay (LOS) in ICU patients with sepsis. New publication in Journal of Critical Care

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/c-reactive-protein-prognostic-factor-intensive-care-admissions-sepsis-swedish-multicenter-study - 2025-07-25

Published 27 January 2020 The influence of gender on bipolar disorder is controversial and it is unclear if inpatient care differs between men and women. Here, we investigate for gender differences in the inpatient length of stay for Swedes admitted for bipolar disorder and explore other factors that could explain any observed association. New publication in Journal of Affective Disorders

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/gender-influence-bipolar-disorder-inpatient-length-stay-sweden-2005-2014-register-based-study-0 - 2025-07-25

Published 29 January 2020 Global society is rapidly ageing. Research on ageing and mobility suggests that better synergies could exist between older people and the built environment. The age-in-place policy will put increased demands on the transport system as a key facilitator for access. The main goal of this study is to examine the spatial distribution of older adults, assessing if it could be

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/how-built-environment-and-railway-network-can-affect-mobility-older-people-analyses-southern-swedish - 2025-07-25

Published 30 January 2020 Population ageing is putting pressure on pension systems and health care services, creating an imperative to extend working lives. At the same time, policy makers throughout Europe and North America are trying to expand the use of home care over institutional services. Thus, the number of people combining caregiving responsibilities with paid work is growing. We investiga

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/caregiving-time-costs-and-trade-offs-gender-differences-sweden-uk-and-canada - 2025-07-25

Published 31 January 2020 The distal forearm fracture is the most common fracture in children. To allocate health care resources and evaluate if prevention strategies have been successful, it is essential to monitor changes in the epidemiology of common fractures. New publication in Journal of Wrist Surgery

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/pediatric-distal-forearm-fracture-epidemiology-malmo-sweden-time-trends-during-six-decades - 2025-07-25

Published 1 February 2020 Our register-based matched cohort study showed that low level of education was associated with increased mortality among gout patients. Although the magnitude of relative inequality was smaller in people with gout compared with those without, the absolute inequalities were greater reflecting a major mortality burden among those with lower education. New publication i Inte

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/educational-inequalities-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-among-people-gout-register-based - 2025-07-25

Published 3 February 2020 Some first‐ever stroke patients, such as those with high early case fatality and those with mild stroke, may go undetected with hospital‐based screening used in clinical stroke registers. This can result in selection bias due to not identifying specific groups of patients including some with high early case fatality and those living in healthcare facilities. New publicati

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/completeness-case-ascertainment-swedish-hospital-based-stroke-registers-0 - 2025-07-25

Published 8 February 2020 Investigating demographic and socioeconomic factors as intersecting rather than as separate dimensions may improve our understanding of the heterogeneous distribution of type 2 diabetes in the population. However, this complexity has scarcely been investigated and we still do not know the accuracy of these factors for predicting type 2 diabetes. Improved understanding of

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/understanding-complexity-socioeconomic-disparities-type-2-diabetes-risk-study-43-million-people - 2025-07-25

Published 11 February 2020 Of patients with symptom onset in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, 35.0, 43.0 and 45.6% reached SR, respectively (P < 0.001 for each increment), and the odds of SR were higher in every decade compared with the one before. The hazard ratio for reaching SR was 1.15 (95% CI 1.14, 1.15) for each year from 1994 to 2009 compared with the year before. Five years after symptom onset

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/secular-trends-sustained-remission-rheumatoid-arthritis-nationwide-study-sweden - 2025-07-25

Published 20 February 2020 An increasing number of women are evaluated for potential breast cancer and may experience mental distress during evaluation. We aim to assess the risks of psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular diseases during the diagnostic workup of potential breast cancer. New publication in Breast Cancer Research

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/psychiatric-disorders-and-cardiovascular-diseases-during-diagnostic-workup-potential-breast-cancer-0 - 2025-07-25

Published 24 February 2020 For a long time the attention given to the hip fracture patient group was minor and without any certain consideration to their frailty. To improve the care for these patients Skane University Hospital in Lund has during the past 19 years worked actively with developing the care. This paper aims to describe what impact the care process development has had on functional ou

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/impact-care-process-development-and-comorbidity-time-surgery-mortality-rate-and-functional-outcome - 2025-07-25

Published 24 June 2020 Research indicates that occupation is important for well-being in people with mental illness, but this has not been extensively studied among those with severe psychiatric disabilities. Social contacts may possibly play a more vital role for them. This study aimed to explore how aspects of occupation and social interaction were related with well-being factors in that group,

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/associations-between-occupational-and-social-interaction-factors-and-well-being-among-people - 2025-07-25