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Older people have more functional limitations than younger people and they form a segment of the population that is more dependent on mobility devices than other age groups. Since they spend most of their time at home, their dwelling is an important environmental arena for performing everyday activities. Barriers in the environment can limit or hinder activity performance. Therefore, older people
Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare congenital disease where the patients suffer from macrocytic anemia due to reduced numbers of erythroid precursors in the bone marrow. Most patients carry mutations in ribosomal proteins, such as ribosomal protein S19 (RPS19), which causes deficient ribosome biogenesis and affects protein translation. Ribosomal protein mutations also cause increased apoptosi
OBJECTIVE: In the era of genome-wide association studies, familial risks are used to estimate disease heritability and the likelihood of candidate-gene identification. This study was undertaken to estimate associations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with any of 33 autoimmune diseases and related conditions among parents and offspring, singleton siblings, twins, and spouses.METHODS: The Multigenerati
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a common disabling condition, with known environmental and familial risk factors and with their assumed interactions. We wanted to carry out a family study on asthma to address gene-environment interactions at a population level.METHODS: We conducted a nation-wide study on familial risks for asthma. An asthma database was constructed by linking the Multigeneration Register on
BACKGROUND: Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders are common diseases, but little is known about familial clustering in these diseases. This is, to our knowledge, the first systematic family study carried out on these diseases.METHODS: Familial risks for siblings who were hospitalised for nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders in Sweden were defined. A nationwide database for neurological disease
The role of hereditary factors in tumor development has been less well understood for lung cancer than for many other human neoplastic diseases. The nation-wide Swedish Family-Cancer Database was used on 10.2 million individuals and 4524 lung cancers to calculate standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for histological subtypes of lung cancer in 0-66-year-old offspr
Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the arterial extracellular matrix results in malondialdehyde (MDA)-modifications of surrounding matrix proteins. We have recently demonstrated an association between high levels of autoantibodies against MDA-modified collagen type IV and risk for development of myocardial infarction. Collagen type IV is an important component of the endothelial baseme
Modification of the surface electronic properties of vertically aligned and randomly distributed carbon nanotubes and the hydrophobic character after exposure to Ar:F2 and CF4 plasma are exploited to optimize the sensing characteristics of these materials. The sensing properties of fluorinated carbon nanotubes are disclosed by probing their stability and responsiveness towards the detection of two
Background: The Hawthorne Effect is the change in behaviour by subjects due to their awareness of being observed and is evident in both research and clinical settings as a result of various forms of observation. When the Hawthorne effect exists, it is short-lived, and likely leads to increased productivity, compliance, or adherence to standard protocols. This study is a qualitative component of an
Objectives: To examine the relationship between the English index of multiple deprivation (IMD) and the incidence of pre-eclampsia (PE), evaluate the distribution of IMD in a cohort of ethnically diverse pregnant women in South East England and assess whether IMD improves the prediction of PE compared with that provided by the ‘history-only’ competing-risks model (based on maternal characteristics
BACKGROUND: A recently published East Asian genome-wide association study of Parkinson;s disease (PD) reported 2 novel risk loci, SV2C and WBSCR17.OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study were to determine whether recently reported novel SV2C and WBSCR17 loci contribute to the risk of developing PD in European and East Asian ancestry populations.METHODS: We report an association analysis of recentl
Th is article compares the “right to seek and enjoy asylum” enshrined in Art. 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the current EU policy developments to “externalize” or “extraterritorialise” migration control and refugee protection. Examining the genesis of Art. 14 during the negotiations of the Universal Declaration, it is argued that while Art. 14 clearly falls short of granting
lum_2007_02 LUM Lunds universitets magasin | Nr 2 | 2007 Makten ändrar kUrs Fel prognos krympte överskott Humaniora- kursen mot strömmen LUM nr 2 | 2007 Gäst hos verkLiGheten LUM nr 2 | 2007 Ett rätt så brutalt möte med verklig- heten fick läkar- och sjuksköterske- studenter uppleva i Indien nu i ja- nuari. – Det var jobbigt att se så myck- et fattigdom och så många sju- ka – men ändå bra, säger
https://www.lu.se/sites/www.lu.se/files/lunds-universitets-magasin-2-2007.pdf - 2026-05-28
Outgoing exchange students As an outgoing exchange student, you are still a student at Lund University. Your studies should be possible to transfer to your degree from Lund University. General rules and guidelines for the transfer of creditsWe expect you to apply for full time studies while abroad.Courses may not overlap courses you have already taken or courses you are going to study. You cannot
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/education/exchange-studies/outgoing-exchange-students/4-transfer-credits - 2026-05-27
There is now an opportunity for research leaders and other coworkers at the Faculty to participate in seminars on leadership. The series adresses issues that are facing research leaders in their daily work. The Faculty of Medicine has developed a seminar series for research leaders at the Faculty. The seminar series will address issues that are part of the daily working life of research leaders."I
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/open-seminars-leadership-faculty - 2026-05-27
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new book, sociologist Lisa Flower shows how lawyers manage their emotions in the courtroom, where emotional displays traditionally are unwelcomed. People practicing and studying law often ignore the role emotions play in court. The idea is that feelings disturb the rationality that is the judicial discipline’s fo
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/uncovering-obscure-emotional-labour-law-practitioners - 2026-05-27
The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewa
https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/meet-new-head-department - 2026-05-27
