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Risken att utveckla minnesproblem ökar för äldre som har blodtrycksfall. En ny studie vid Lunds universitet bekräftar sambanden. Det här pekar mot en större varsamhet vid att ge äldre blodtryckssänkande medicin, menar Sölve Elmståhl, professor i geriatrik vid Lunds universitet. 24 procent av äldre med mild kognitiv svikt och 31 procent av äldre som har en demenssjukdom råkar även ut för blodtrycks

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/blodtrycksfall-okar-risken-minnesproblem - 2025-12-07

Äldre sjuka med undervikt riskerar i högre grad att få fler sjukdomar och att dö i förtid jämfört med normalviktiga. Vården mäter därför vikt och längd på patienterna för att hålla koll på värdena och sätta in rätt åtgärder i tid. Men den etablerade mätmetod som används, BMI-index, är inte tillförlitlig på äldre. Den kan missa upp till hälften av underviktiga äldre patienter. Geriatriska forskare

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/ny-metod-avslojar-fler-farligt-underviktiga-aldre-patienter - 2025-12-07

Det dör årligen fem gånger så många i fallolyckor som i trafikolyckor och de flesta som omkommer är äldre. Magnus Stenhagen har tittat närmare på orsakerna bakom och vad man kan göra åt det. - Det uppskattas att 300 000 individer söker vård årligen i Sverige på grund av ett fall. Det  säger Magnus Stenhagen som undersökt orsak och verkan när det gäller fallolyckor bland äldre.Det dör årligen fem g

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/hjartsvikt-och-medicinering-mot-oro-okar-fallrisken-hos-aldre - 2025-12-07

De som vårdar närstående med demens eller depression har den högsta belastningen av anhörigvårdarna. Stödet från samhället är långt ifrån tillräckligt. Nya forskningsrön från Lunds universitet visar på läget och kräver åtgärder. -Anhöriga till personer med demens och anhöriga till personer med depression visar sig ha den högsta bördan när de vårdar sjuka närstående i hemmet, säger Beth Dahlrup, fo

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/samst-dem-som-vardar-anhoriga-med-depression-och-demens - 2025-12-07

Var fjärde person i Sverige över 55 år är vårdare av anhörig och mer än var tredje av dessa anhörigvårdare upplever en så pass hög belastning att det försämrar deras egen livskvalitet och livstillfredställelse. Ny forskning i geriatrik vid Lunds universitet pekar mot stödåtgärder för en utsatt grupp. Beth Dahlrup, doktorand i geriatrik vid Lunds universitet, har undersökt sambanden mellan anhörigb

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/anhoriga-blir-sjalva-sjuka-av-att-varda-sina-nara-och-kara - 2025-12-07

Marieclaire Overton disputerade den 6 september i år. Titeln på avhandlingen är Assessment of cognition in ageing. Investigating internal validity, occurrence and reversion of mild cognitive impairment. Om du känner igen Marieclaire är det inte konstig eftersom hon länge jobbade inom projektet som testledare. Hon undersökte effekten på psykologiska testresultat till följd av att GÅS-projektet geno

https://www.geriatrik.lu.se/artikel/innebar-lindrig-kognitiv-svikt-automatiskt-demens - 2025-12-07

CMES researcher has co-authored an article published in the Journal of Strategic Studies. The article, "How dawn turned into dusk: Scoping and closing possible nuclear futures after the Cold War", was co-authored by Benoît Pelopidas (Sciences Po), Hebatalla Taha (CMES), and Tom Vaughan (Aberystwyth University).AbstractHow was the scope of nuclear weapons policy change immediately after the Cold Wa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/nuclear-proliferation-iraq - 2025-12-07

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article in the journal Applied Soft Computing. The article, "Temporal cluster-based local deep learning or signal processing-temporal convolutional transformer for daily runoff prediction?", is written by Vahid Moosavi (Tarbiat Modares University), Sahar Mostafaei (Tarbiat Modares University) and Ronny Berndtsson (CMES). AbstractWater scarci

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/deep-learning-and-runoff-prediction-iran - 2025-12-07

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the newsletterSubscribe to the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-42 - 2025-12-07

CMES supports three-year research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES funds one new project annually and encourages collaboration between scholars from different disciplines at Lund University to conduct interdisciplinary research on the Middle East.Project proposals should be focused on novel interdis

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-project-proposals-0 - 2025-12-07

CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, Lund University, 22-23 August 2024. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-annual-conference-2024 - 2025-12-07

Apply by 30 April 2024 Writing Retreats (Autumn 2024)CMES supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimulating work environment on historic premises. Administrative, practical and technical support is available on

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-writing-retreats-0 - 2025-12-07

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the NewsletterSubscribe to the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-43 - 2025-12-07

CMES visiting scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has written an article in Foreign Affairs. IntroductionOn April 1, Israel launched its latest attack on Iran in the two countries’ ongoing shadow war, with an airstrike that flattened a section of Iran’s embassy complex in Damascus and reportedly killed at least 12 people. Among the dead was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who headed Iran’s military operations in Syria

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israels-campaign-against-iranian-targets-could-backfire - 2025-12-07

On 8-9 April, CMES organized a policy-research dialogue entitled "Exploring Europe’s Changing Perceptions and Policies Towards Iran" with international experts and policymakers. The workshop explored a broad set of themes, such as Iran's nuclear program and the nuclear agreement, the Mahsa Amini protests and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. These issues were discussed in relation to the relationship

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-policy-research-dialogue-exploring-europes-changing-perceptions-and-policies-towards-iran - 2025-12-07

This Regional Outlook focuses on the role of satellite imagery in shaping our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the physical damage it has caused the landscape.  On 7 October 2023, Hamas carried out a large scale attack against Israel, causing over 1 000 fatalities, taking more than 200 hostages and firing thousands of rockets into Israeli territory. At the time of writing, Isr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-monitoring-israels-destruction-gaza-space - 2025-12-07

On 11-12 April, CMES hosted a workshop entitled "On the Edge - Post-Conflict Political Generations of Women and Youth Activists in the ‘Second Wave’ of the Arab Spring" with international scholars. The workshop explored the mass popular mobilizations calling for radical regime change in Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq in 2019, which were billed the ‘Second Wave’ of the Arab Spring. The four coun

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-workshop-women-and-youth-activists-second-wave-arab-spring - 2025-12-07

On Friday 12 April, CMES researcher Filippo Verre participated in the radio program "Il Mondo alla Radio" (Eng. translation: "The World on the Radio") on Vatican Radio. Vatican Radio is part of the channel Vatican News, which is the official radio channel of the Vatican State. In the interview, Filippo spoke about the role of water policy in the Middle East as a tool to foster cooperation.Listen t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/water-policy-middle-east - 2025-12-07

Apply by 31 May 2024. CMES Workshop Proposals (Academic Year 2024-2025)The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports and coordinates workshops and higher public research seminars with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA): Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES funds 1-2 new workshop per year and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/open-cmes-calls-workshops-and-travel - 2025-12-07

CMES Director met with Morocco’s Ambassador Karim Medrek. On 23 April Morocco’s Ambassador to Sweden Karim Medrek visited Lund University. CMES Director Karin Aggestam briefed the Ambassador about the Strategic Research Area the Middle East in the Contemporary World and discussed opportunities for research and student exchanges.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/moroccos-ambassador-visits-lund-university - 2025-12-07