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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

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 - 2025-05-17

Published 12 September 2020 Congenitally corrected and surgical atrial redirected transposition of the great arteries (TGA) represents states where the morphological right ventricle serves as a systemic ventricle (S-RV). The S-RV is prone to failure, but data on medical treatment on this problem is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the survival in adults with S-RV, with or without

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/effect-medical-treatment-patients-systemic-right-ventricle - 2025-05-17

Published 17 August 2017 We are very happy to announce that Lund University have been granted a new Project within Climate-KIC. The project is called "An Insurance-based climate adaptation tool for potato farming". Potato Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a devastating potato disease which occurs earlier and earlier in the potato growing season over the last decades. Compared to other crops,

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/new-climate-kic-project-awarded-lund-university - 2025-05-17

Published 25 August 2017 Ullrika Sahlin, risk specialist at Lund University, was awarded 15 000 Euros for her project "gaming for better decisions under uncertanty"at the Climate-KIC Ideation Day II this Tuesday. Ullrikas project aims at developing a fun and educational game for decision makers where they can develop skills in making decisions on climate related issues with consideration of risk a

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/ullrika-sahlin-awarded-project-money-climate-kic-ideation-day - 2025-05-17

Published 14 September 2020 Cold sensitivity is common following nerve injuries in the upper extremity, but is less well studied in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). We investigated cold sensitivity in CTS and its effects on surgical outcome. A search of the Swedish National Registry for Hand Surgery (HAKIR) for open carpal tunnel releases (OCTR) from 2010–2016 identified 10,746 cases. Symptom severit

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/occurrence-cold-sensitivity-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-and-its-effects-surgical-outcome-following-open - 2025-05-17

Published 27 September 2017 Climathon is a global 24-hour hackathon focusing on climate solutions that is run simultaneously in over 230 cities around the world on the 27th of October. This is the first time a Climathon is held in Lund. We face a number of significant climate challenges and need to work together, across traditional boundaries, to find new innovative solutions. Lund Climathon will

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2710 - 2025-05-17

Published 17 September 2020 Increased urinary excretion of IgM and low-grade albuminuria are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between urinary IgM, albuminuria, and vascular parameters reflecting arterial structure and function. Read more at https://bmccardiovascdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/patterns-urinary-albumin-and-igm-associate-markers-vascular-ageing-young-middle-aged-individuals - 2025-05-17

Published 18 September 2020 An inverse relationship between mental health and academic achievement is a well-known phenomenon in the scientific literature. However, how and when this association develops is not fully understood and there is a lack of longitudinal, population-based studies on young children. Early intervention is important if associations are to be found already during childhood. T

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/mental-health-and-academic-performance-study-selection-and-causation-effects-childhood-early - 2025-05-17

Published 18 September 2020 Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most serious adverse effect of oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment. The effect of OAC reversal therapy on outcome is uncertain. We compared 90-day survival and functional outcome in patients with OAC-ICH who received OAC reversal therapy with those who did not. Read more at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.0076

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/reversal-treatment-oral-anticoagulant-related-intracerebral-hemorrhage-observational-study-based - 2025-05-17

Published 23 February 2021 Gesine Paul-Visse, Associate Professor and last author of the study. Overexpression of the Parkinson-related protein, α-synuclein, leads to blood-brain barrier leakage and pericyte activation in mice. A study published in Scientific Reports identifies pericytes as potential target cells for early interventions. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder caused by the acc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/pericytes-link-between-parkinson-related-protein-and-blood-brain-barrier-disruption - 2025-05-17

Published 11 March 2021 A high power microscopy image of a neuron (blue) in which the epigenetic silencing of ERVs are lost, resulting in abundant ERV proteins (red). Photo credit: Marie Jönsson. Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center highlight the importance of controlling viral elements that reside in the genome and how their activation during development may contribute to brain disorders later

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/activation-ancient-viruses-during-brain-development-causes-inflammation - 2025-05-17