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Ett läkemedel tas ofta fram för en specifik sjukdom, flera gånger har dock läkemedel visat sig ha god effekt även vid andra sjukdomstillstånd än det först tilltänkta. Metformin är ett läkemedel som vanligtvis används för att behandla diabetes typ 2. Men det har också visat sig ha positiva effekter på andra sjukdomar. Enligt en studie från 2021 kan metformin minska risken för artros med 24% jämfört

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/kan-metformin-minska-risken-artros - 2025-11-07

Forskare har undersökt om det finns ett samband mellan höftartros och alkoholvanor hos kvinnor. Alkoholvanor har studerats många gånger förr och både fördelar och nackdelar har diskuterats ur olika hälsoperspektiv. Enligt forskarna har det då inte framkommit något speciellt samband mellan artros och alkohol. Dock har det konstaterats att alkohol kan öka risken för handartros. Just relationen mella

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/kan-kvinnors-alkoholvanor-ha-ett-samband-med-behovet-av-hoftprotes-till-foljd-av-artros - 2025-11-07

Vi har pratat med två specialistfysioterapeuter som är experter på artrosskola. Många vänder sig till oss för att fråga vad artrosskola är, hur det fungerar och var man kan anmäla sig. Vi hoppas kunna besvara några av de vanligaste frågorna om artrosskola. Elin Östlind är specialistfysioterapeut inom ortopedi och jobbar på en vårdcentral. Elin har jobbat inom primärvården sedan 2009 och har under

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/specialistfysioterapeuter-berattar-mer-om-artrosskola - 2025-11-07

Förra veckan fick ni läsa första delen av vår intervju med Elin Östlind och Thérése Jönsson, specialistfysioterapeuter med stor erfarenhet av artrosskola. Här följer andra delen. Har du inte läst första delen än? Då hittar du den här. (Länken öppnas i en ny flik)När artrosskolan först startade upp fanns det en ”mall” att utgå från och den såg mer eller mindre likadan ut på många platser i landet.

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/hur-fungerar-artrosskola-som-behandling-vid-artros - 2025-11-07

Europeiska forskningsrådet (ERC) är en viktig forskningsfinansiär i Europa som finansierar forskare med projekt som har potential att vara banbrytande inom alla vetenskapsområden. Som huvudansvarig för ett projekt har professor Martin Englund vid Lunds universitet haft förmånen att få sådan finansiering för en 5-årsperiod för ett projekt inom området artros. Meniskerna i knäet är två kilformade br

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/meniskens-roll-i-utvecklingen-av-knaartros-ett-forskningsprojekt-finansierat-av-europeiska - 2025-11-07

Har du opererats och fått en knäprotes de senaste 18 månaderna? Kan du tänka dig att diskutera detta i grupp med andra som också fått en knäprotes? Nu söker Lunds universitet deltagare till en ny forskningsstudie. Som deltagare behöver du vilja och kunna delta vid en gruppdiskussion som varar ca 2 timmar. Gruppdiskussionerna är planerade att ske i Lund/Malmö, Ängelholm och Göteborg under april 202

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/knaprotesstudie - 2025-11-07

Förra året fick vi vid flera tillfällen möjlighet att ta del av Amanda Sjögrens arbete under hennes tid som doktorand vid enheten för klinisk epidemiologi inom ortopedi vid Lunds universitet. För dig som behöver en påminnelse kring vad Amanda gör finns de tidigare delarna att läsa här, eller om du scrollar längst ner på sidan. Kort sammanfattat fokuserar Amanda under sin doktorandtid på knäartros

https://www.artrosportalen.lu.se/artikel/tva-ar-av-spannande-artrosforskning-med-doktorand-amanda-sjogren - 2025-11-07

How credible are research results? A new biology study shows that the same data can give different answers depending on the method of analysis used – raising questions about the stability of scientific conclusions. To strengthen credibility, researchers need to be better at accounting for their methods. Ever since the 17th century, when modern scientific research was born, methods have been refine

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/reliability-scientific-methods-under-scrutiny - 2025-11-07

Roach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-eyed freshwater migrants to find food in murky waters. This is shown in a large study from Lund University in Sweden. Animals’ eyes, just like those of humans, are a kind of window to the world. Eyesight controls important

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesight - 2025-11-07

Humans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, scientists establish that green algae can carry latent giant virus DNA in their genome. Biology researchers at Lund University in Sweden have spent several years studying microorganisms isolated from Lake Krageholm in Skåne and Lake Örsjön in Småland. During the most recent ele

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/unicellular-green-algae-may-carry-giant-virus-dna-their-genome - 2025-11-07

Øystein Opedal, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Biology, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. Congratulations, Øystein! Can you tell us a little about your project?“The project aims to better understand how plants adapt to new pollination environments, such as declining pollinator populations or local changes in the diversity of pollinator species. We know quite a lot about how p

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biologist-receives-erc-starting-grant - 2025-11-07

Dung beetles are among the strongest animals in the world. They also possess an exceptional ability to cooperate. Research shows that female and male spider dung beetles together are able to move large dung balls across difficult obstacles. However, same-sex attempts to do the same always ended in aggressive fights. Dung beetles live in and on animal droppings. By breaking down organic substances,

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-moves - 2025-11-07

Andreas Nord, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will receive EUR 2 million to study how warm-blooded animals are affected as the climate becomes warmer and more unpredictable. As part of the project, he will study different species of birds to determine how quickly heat tolerance could evolve and what will happen to our bird populations if tolerance fails to adapt. In the final part, Nord

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/researcher-receive-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-11-07

Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new research conducted at Lund University in Sweden, among others. The research results can potentially benefit the development of navigation robots in crisis situations where GPS does not work, for example. According to the study, bumblebees appear capable of navigating as well as vertebrates can, an

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bumblebees-sense-direction-rivals-humans - 2025-11-07

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising, and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, while others – such as cyanobacteria that contribute to algal blooms – are completely unaffected. Every year, the amount of plastic in the world’s oceans increases by between

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2025-11-07

Eric Warrant, a professor at the Department of Biology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Incredible journeys: How do multiple sensory cues allow animal migrants to precisely navigate to a distant goal?” Congratulations Eric, how does it feel?“Very gratifying! This is my second Advanced Grant and it feels like a good confirmation that we are on the right path with our research.”C

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biology-professor-receives-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-11-07

A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth’s navigation. It is absolutely amazing considering the length of the journey. It’s the equivalent of a h

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2025-11-07

A new study from Lund University shows that migratory birds fly most efficiently at moderate speeds – precisely the pace they use during their long journeys across continents. Now, at the end of summer, when thrush nightingales leave Sweden for Southern Africa, they don’t fly flat out. Instead, they cruise at a steady pace – and according to the study from Lund, that’s no coincidence.Migratory bir

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/not-too-fast-not-too-slow-perfect-pace-migrating-birds - 2025-11-07

Staffan Bensch, professor at the Department of Biology, receives an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Genetics of long-distance migration”. Congratulations Staffan, how does it feel?”It still feels quite surreal. I worked for a very long time on the application, which I submitted a year ago. The decision that came in June was initially a rejection, then changed to reserve, and after three months

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/staffan-bensch-receives-erc-advanced-grant-research-songbird-migration-behaviour - 2025-11-07

High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different lanes of traffic. New research from Lund University in Sweden reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels. We often consider the air as simply a void – but it is in fact alive an

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/hidden-highways-sky-mapped - 2025-11-07