University of Gothenburg

Economic Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Sweden: Current Estimates and Future Projections

ABSTRACT Aims Overweight and obesity are major public health challenges and well‐established risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer and premature mortality. We estimated the economic burden of overweight and obesity in Sweden in 2023 and projected the future economic bur...

Genome-wide association study of image-based emphysema scoring in the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) suggests two new risk loci in smokers

Abstract Background Despite the high prevalence and clinical significance of emphysema, few genetic risk loci have been consistently replicated. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of CT-based emphysema, with a particular focus on non-smoking-related genetic deter...

Type 2 diabetes is associated with clinical progression of aortic stenosis: a nationwide retrospective study in Sweden

Abstract Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have elevated risk for aortic stenosis (AS). The impact of diabetes on prognosis and clinical progression in AS is not well documented. In this study we try to assess if patients with T2DM and AS have faster clinical progress...

Development and validation of natural language processing pipelines to extract injury and surgery-related data elements from ACL reconstruction operative reports

BACKGROUND: Over 100,000 patients undergo ACLR each year in the United States, providing rich electronic medical record data to improve outcomes, but manual chart review can be time-consuming and expensive. Natural language processing (NLP) methods have been successfully used to...

The political feasibility of Degrowth and the Green New Deal: Swedish politicians on the relation between economic growth and climate policy

This paper examines the short-term political feasibility of degrowth and Green New Deal (GND) approaches to climate policy in Sweden, focusing on politicians as change agents within representative democracies. While feasibility debates often emphasize biophysical and technologica...

Lifestyle and psychosocial protective factors drive healthy aging and modulate inflammatory and metabolic pathways

Lifestyle habits, cognitive reserve, and affective reserve (secure attachment, extraversion, psychological resilience) predict resilience in the oldest-old, though the underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. This study explored relationships between these protective fact...

Synergies and trade-offs for reaching global biodiversity and climate commitments

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework strives to expand high-quality protected areas globally, yet faces economic constraints, climate change and human pressures. This requires integrating biological and socio-economic complexity while ensuring equity. We explore mul...

Ultra-processed food intake and its nutritional consequences among youth when consuming vegan, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, pescatarian or omnivore diets: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Dietary recommendations promote a predominantly plant-based diet, and the growing interest in such diets has resulted in an increased supply of ultra-processed plant-based alternatives to animal-based foods such as milk and meat. However, most evidence points...

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and emotional responding in borderline personality disorder: a randomized single-blind, sham-controlled study

BACKGROUND: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe emotional vulnerability, including heightened sensitivity, exaggerated reactivity, and delayed recovery from emotional arousal. Altered interoceptive-affective processing may contribute to these features...

Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Dynamics, Disease Progression, and Therapy Response in Multiple Sclerosis

Importance: Capturing individual multiple sclerosis (MS) progression is difficult; few studies have evaluated glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in large longitudinal cohorts with independent validation. Objective: To investigate whether serum GFAP levels and treatment-relate...

Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Persons With and Without Diabetes

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes use of continuous glucose monitors, as well as their benefits and drawbacks.

Consent: Doctor, can you please do my operation?

The evolution of informed consent Globally, despite extensive written guidance, landmark legal cases, and evolving clinical practices, the landscape of informed consent remains uncertain for both patients 1 and doctors. 2 The notion of informed consent was thrust upon medicine by...

Restoring microbial relations and landscapes: a relational conceptual framework for fermentation, culture, and health equity

Introduction: Biodiversity decline in both external environments and internal human microbiomes indicates disrupted relationships between humans, microbes, food systems, and ecological landscapes. These interconnected landscapes are important for global health and sustainability...

Firm performance after incubation: public incubators and knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms

Purpose Drawing upon theories of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms, we analyze how knowledge specialization within public incubators in terms of industries and founder backgrounds relates to firm performance after incubation. Special attention is given to the direct and i...

Psychiatric disorders and intellectual disability impact epilepsy care in adolescents: A nationwide registry study

Abstract Objective To investigate the associations of intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric comorbidities with healthcare utilization and mortality among adolescents with epilepsy. Method A nationwide, population‐based observational study using the data from Swedish nation...

Prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus infections and cytological abnormalities in asymptomatic women living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Cervical cancer from persistent HPV infection is the leading cause of cancer death among Sub-Saharan African women. We here addressed the existing knowledge gap concerning the prevalence of HPV infection and cervical lesions in asymptomatic women living with HIV (WLWH) in Addis A...