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Administratively, the Department of Technology & Society is divided into three divisions. While the borders between the divisions are quite transparent, historically each of them still has its unique identity and research and educational specialisations. Environmental and Energy Systems Studies Real Estate Science Transport and Roads
https://www.tos.lth.se/en/about/divisions - 2026-05-21
Osteoarthritis sometimes affects young adults and is often the result of a previous joint injury. Around 50% of those who suffer a knee injury develop osteoarthritis 15-20 years after the injury. If you are between the ages of 25-35 and have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA), you are definitely not alone. It may be a lot more common for OA to affect adults over the age of 45, but even younge
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/young-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-21
In a new Swedish study by Lund University on comorbidities in osteoarthritis, researchers studied if people with osteoarthritis are at an increased risk for cancer compared to people without osteoarthritis. The study focused on the four most common cancer types, lung, colon, breast, and prostate cancer. Researchers found no differences in the risk of being diagnosed with colon cancer if you had os
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/oa-linked-cancer - 2026-05-21
Previous studies from Iceland have shown how osteoarthritis is often inherited and can be traced back several generations. A gene (genetic predisposition) is a segment of DNA containing hereditary information and is inherited from our biological parents. A new international study published in the high-ranking scientific journal Cell has discovered that a large number of genes are associated with o
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/your-genes-play-part-development-oa-and-perceived-joint-pain - 2026-05-21
Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) is a plant in the sesame family native South Africa that has long been used as a herbal medicine to treat a number of different diseases. The plant is believed to be able to reduce joint pain and joint stiffness as it is said to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the actual properties of devil's claw are yet not fully understood. There
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/devils-claw-herbal-medicine-continued-uncertain-effect-oa-pain - 2026-05-21
Osteoarthritis has been described as the 15th most common cause of so-called “years lived with disability” (YLDs) in the world, which is a measure used to shed light on the burden of various diseases on society. According to the researchers, the economic costs caused by the disease correspond to about 1-2.5% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in most countries. A new article from a group of Ameri
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/global-burden-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-21
In a new Swedish study by Lund University, researchers looked at how common it is with comorbidities in osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip. The study was published in the American journal Arthritis Care & Research. The study analyzed data collected from the province of Scania's population between the years 1998 and 2017. Newly diagnosed osteoarthritis patients were at a slightly higher risk of
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/common-comorbidities-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-21
Here you can read stories told by people living with osteoarthritis. Feel free to write to us if you would like to share your experiences of how it is living with osteoarthritis. If you have osteoarthritis, The Arthritis Portal would love to hear your story and share it with our readers! It doesn’t matter how old you are or for how long you have had osteoarthritis. We welcome all kinds of stories,
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/my-oa-story - 2026-05-21
professor, physioterapist Research area: The human being in motion My research is about various aspects of our mobility, such as balance system strategies and physical activity. Since mobility and being able to be physically active are cornerstones for achieving and maintaining good health, my research is also about the interventions that make this possible, such as the Supported Osteoarthritis Se
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/meet-oa-researchers/eva-ekvall-hansson - 2026-05-21
Below you will find lectures on osteoarthritis from the webinar "När minnet sviktar eller leder gör ont" which was arranged on October 6, 2021, by Lund University and Kockska Stiftelsen in collaboration with The Arthritis Portal and Region Skåne. The lectures are in Swedish but all have English subtitles. See the whole webinar (in Swedish) Subtitles in English coming soon!
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-webinar - 2026-05-21
Earlier in October, we reported on a research study that showed that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for treating osteoarthritis of the knee did not have a better effect on OA symptoms than placebo. Last week, results from a new study on PRP were published. The researchers concluded that PRP injections had no effect on ankle OA compared to placebo. The Dutch study included 100 ankle OA patie
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/effect-prp-ankle-oa-no-better-placebo - 2026-05-21
The painkiller tanezumab was not approved by the European Medicine's Agency. At the beginning of 2021, news came that tanezumab, a new pain medication, would be launched in the US and Europe. However, in March, tanezumab suffered a setback in the United States when the US Food and Drug Administration rejected the drug for osteoarthritis pain. There was continued uncertainty about the launch of th
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/not-approved-eu-another-setback-drug-tanezumab - 2026-05-21
Tramadol is an increasingly common drug prescribed for pain. Tramadol is a synthetic opioid (manufactured in a lab) that differs somewhat in its chemical structure compared to the natural opioid codeine. Other opioids include morphine and heroin. All opioids have analgesic properties and are extremely addictive. In a new study based on primary care data from Spain, the risks of a number of side ef
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/many-risks-painkiller-tramadol - 2026-05-21
In a new meta-analysis (a compilation of results from a number of different research studies), the benefits and side effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol, and opioids have been studied. The research study included data from 181 publications describing 192 clinical trials involving a total of over 100,000 patients. The researchers found that the NSAID etoricoxib (6
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/benefits-and-side-effects-common-pain-meds-osteoarthritis-knee-and-hip - 2026-05-21
A Chinese research group has compiled data from 88 different scientific studies on the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis. The studies were from all around the world and together included more than 10 million people. The researchers estimated that for individuals aged 40 years and older, the global prevalence of knee osteoarthritis is around 23%. This means that almost every fourth person over the
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/how-common-knee-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-21
PRP treatment (platelet-rich plasma) is a relatively new experimental treatment that is often marketed to be effective for patients with osteoarthritis. However, there is a lack of high-quality research claiming the effectiveness of the treatment. Researchers from Brazil have recently published results from a small clinical trial (including 61 patients) evaluating three different treatments. The p
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/prp-injections-no-more-effective-placebo - 2026-05-21
Doctors Jack Cush, Martin Englund, Gillian Hawker, Tihuna Neogi, and Kent Kwoh discuss the best OA research from the 2021 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) conference, including a new study indicating that the diabetes medicine metformin lowers the risk of developing osteoarthritis. Dr. Jack Cush is a professor of internal medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, in th
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-roundtable-best-acr-conference-2021 - 2026-05-21
What we know today about osteoarthritis has come a long way since British doctor John Kent Spender first discussed the term "osteoarthritis" in his article in The Lancet in 1886. The joint disease can however be traced back to the age of the dinosaurs and is thereby one of our oldest known diseases. Today, researchers at Lund University, are amongst those driving osteoarthritis research forward. S
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research - 2026-05-21
Exercising your OA-affected joints is really important Agneta had long struggled with pain in her right knee, but because she felt she could still manage daily life despite the discomfort, it took a while before she sought medical advice. However, delaying seeking care meant postponing the right treatment, which eventually led to an emergency hospital visit. At the hospital, she underwent an X-ra
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/my-oa-story/my-story-agneta - 2026-05-21
The Arthritis Portal is an initiative by researchers at Lund University with the aim to share accurate and up-to-date information about osteoarthritis including the latest developments in osteoarthritis research. The Arthritis Portal has been made possible to launch thanks to generous contributions from The Foundation for Assistance to the Disabled in southern Sweden (Stiftelsen för bistånd åt rör
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/about-us - 2026-05-21
