Published 24 November 2020 Read more at Vacant positions - DTU 

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/vacant-positions-dtu - 2025-04-19

Published 24 November 2020 We are looking for a researcher in bioinformatics with an orientation towards medical research who wants to participate in developing the faculty’s bioinformatics initiative, the goal of which is to create a bioinformatics infrastructure at the Faculty of Medicine. Deadline for applications 03/12/2020. Read more at Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in bioinformatics (

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/senior-lecturer-associate-professor-bioinformatics - 2025-04-19

Published 25 November 2020 The Danish Centre for Health Economics is dedicated to applying economic theory and empirical methods to answer research questions with high health policy relevance, and to contribute to the improvement of the methods applied. Read more at Associate professor in Health Economics - University of Southern Denmark, SDU

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/associate-professor-health-economics - 2025-04-19

Published 25 November 2020 I nuläget är 35 utlysningar planerade 2021. Många av dem är återkommande. Till dem hör exempelvis internationell postdok, men där har vi gjort några förändringar i år. Några utlysningar gör vi för första gången, till exempel utlysningen om tvärsektoriella forskarskolor inom utvecklingsforskning och utlysningen av bidrag till investering i befintlig forskningsinfrastruktu

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/nyheter-i-vetenskapsradets-utlysningar-2021 - 2025-04-19

Published 26 November 2020 Att studera hur forskningskommunikation fungerar och når ut har blivit allt viktigare. Det visar inte minst det som händer under pandemin, när korrekt information snabbt måste nå så många som möjligt – och på ett sätt så att människor tar den till sig. Läs mer här Hur väl lyckas forskare nå ut med sin forskning? | Tidningen Curie

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/hur-val-lyckas-forskare-na-ut-med-sin-forskning - 2025-04-19

Published 26 November 2020 This study aimed to investigate changes in mental health among young adults participating in an integrated mental health and vocational support intervention according to the Södertälje Supported Employment and Education model. Read more at An integrated mental health and vocational intervention: A longitudinal study on mental health changes among young adults - Liljeholm

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/integrated-mental-health-and-vocational-intervention-longitudinal-study-mental-health-changes-among - 2025-04-19

Published 27 November 2020 Metalworkers younger than 40 years complained statistically significantly more often of skin symptoms, especially on the hands and face, than older workers. Physician‐diagnosed skin diseases were reported in 1.7% of cases. Metalworkers, working <20 years in the factory, more often had skin symptoms. Contact with chemicals at the workplace was suspected as the main factor

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/heavy-metals-and-skin-sensitization-patterns-lithuanian-metalworkers - 2025-04-19

Published 27 November 2020 Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most important cause of death in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to study the association between cardiovascular drugs in AF patients and incident CHF. The study population included all adults (n = 120 756) aged ≥45 years diagnosed with AF in Sweden diagnosed for the period 1998‐2006. Outcome was incident congestive

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/use-cardiovascular-drugs-and-risk-incident-heart-failure-patients-atrial-fibrillation - 2025-04-19

Published 28 November 2020 Altered gut microbiota have been suggested as part of an etiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but studies have shown contrasting results. Our aim was to examine gut microbiota composition in a large population‐based cohort, with respect to presence and severity of bowel symptoms. Read more at Self‐reported bowel symptoms are associated with differences in overall

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/self-reported-bowel-symptoms-are-associated-differences-overall-gut-microbiota-composition-and - 2025-04-19

Published 28 November 2020 Many fathers suffer from burdening depressive symptoms in the period after the birth of their child (postnatal depression [PND]). In mothers, attachment insecurity has been empirically linked to the development and maintenance of postpartum depression, but its role in father PND is not well understood. The present study investigated the link between attachment insecurity

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/feelings-restriction-and-incompetence-parenting-mediate-link-between-attachment-anxiety-and-paternal - 2025-04-19

Published 29 November 2020 Problem gambling traditionally is markedly more common in men than in women. However, recent data in online gamblers have indicated at least a comparable risk of problem gambling in women in this sub-group. The present study aimed to compare the characteristics of male and female moderate-risk and problem gamblers in online gamblers in Sweden. Read more at Gender Differe

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/gender-differences-problem-gamblers-online-gambling-setting - 2025-04-19

Published 29 November 2020 Schizophrenia is associated with high cardiovascular mortality predominantly as a result of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study is to analyze time trends of coronary procedures, guideline-based therapy, and all-cause mortality in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Read more at Time Trends in the Use of Coronary Procedures, Guideline-Based Therapy, an

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/time-trends-use-coronary-procedures-guideline-based-therapy-and-all-cause-mortality-following-acute - 2025-04-19

Published 30 November 2020 Prospective data on age-related changes in kidney function are required, especially since the current Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition has been suggested to classify a large number of elderly people with CKD. Read more at Longitudinal Changes in Kidney Function Estimated from Cystatin C and Its Association with Mortality in Elderly Women - Abst

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/longitudinal-changes-kidney-function-estimated-cystatin-c-and-its-association-mortality-elderly - 2025-04-19

Published 30 November 2020 The Swedish public sector is facing great challenges in recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals, due to increasing sick leave numbers. The aim of this study was to describe Swedish occupational therapists’ occupational health in terms of risk factors in the social and organizational work environment, occupational balance, and work-related mental health problems

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/occupational-health-among-swedish-occupational-therapists-cross-sectional-study - 2025-04-19

Published 1 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed everyday life, and policy makers have raised concerns about possible changes in gambling patterns during the pandemic. This study aimed to examine whether self-reported gambling has increased during the pandemic, and to examine potential correlates of such a change. This general population survey study in Sweden collected sel

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/changes-gambling-behavior-during-covid-19-pandemic-web-survey-study-sweden - 2025-04-19

Published 1 December 2020 he purpose of the present study was to elucidate the experiences of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) patients with a portable oxygen unit and to describe the patients’ self-assessed health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: The study employed a prospective cross-sectional design. Data collection entailed two questionnaires, namely the MedTech20 (patients’ experience

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/ltot-patients-experience-portable-oxygen-unit-and-health-related-quality-life-cross-sectional-study - 2025-04-19

Published 2 December 2020 Pre-clinical heart transplantation studies have shown that ex vivo non-ischemic heart preservation (NIHP) can be safely used for 24 h. Here we perform a prospective, open-label, non-randomized phase II study comparing NIHP to static cold preservation (SCS), the current standard for adult heart transplantation. All adult recipients on waiting lists for heart transplantatio

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/nonrandomized-open-label-phase-2-trial-nonischemic-heart-preservation-human-heart-transplantation - 2025-04-19

Published 2 December 2020 The rapid development of new therapies in metastatic breast cancer (MBC), entails a need for improved prognostic and monitoring tools. Thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) is involved in DNA synthesis and its activity correlates to outcome in cancer patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum TK1 activity (sTK1) levels in MBC patients as a tool for prognostication and treat

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/serial-evaluation-serum-thymidine-kinase-activity-prognostic-women-newly-diagnosed-metastatic-breast - 2025-04-19

Published 3 December 2020 Much neighborhood research has focused on contemporary and segregated cities in the United States, but less on small and more homogenous cities. Additionally, neighborhood conditions are often estimated using administrative borders, which bias results. We adopt a long-term perspective on the importance of childhood neighbors, using more realistic methods of neighborhood c

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/social-context-nearest-neighbors-shapes-educational-attainment-regardless-class-origin - 2025-04-19

Published 3 December 2020 The prevalence of low LTPA among men and women were as follows: 13.9% and 12.3% among heterosexuals, 26.1% and 18.5% among bisexuals, 19.5% and 15.6% among homosexuals, 26.6% and 18.5% among others. Bisexual men and women and other men had higher odds ratio of low LTPA than heterosexuals in the final models, whereas gay and lesbian participants did not differ. Read more a

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/sexual-identity-and-low-leisure-time-physical-activity-population-based-study - 2025-04-19