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Årligen investeras miljarder i medicinsk forskning. Trots det når en stor del av resultaten inte patienterna – som riskerar att behandlas med föråldrade metoder. Forskningen måste bli ett mer naturligt inslag i hälso- och sjukvårdens dagliga verksamhet. Läs mer här.
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/debatt-samarbetet-mellan-vard-och-forskning-maste-bli-battre - 2025-09-29
I höst finns miljontals kronor i forskningsmedel att söka från Europeiska forskningsrådet, ERC. Samtliga utlysningar är öppna för alla ämnesområden. Vetenskapsrådet stödjer forskare och forskningshandläggare vid de svenska universiteten i ansökningsprocessen. Läs mer här.
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/sok-medel-fran-erc-i-host - 2025-09-29
In Norway, the Directorate of Health is responsible for two nationwide registries – the Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR) and the Norwegian Registry for Primary Health Care (NRPHC) – which together cover all governmental-funded health care. The NPR (specialist health care) was established in 2008, while the NRPHC (primary health care) was established in 2017. New publication in Scandinavian Journal
The study included 20,487 individuals (61% women) from the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort, 45–74 years, without diabetes and CVD at baseline (1991–1996) and who did not report dietary changes. Diet was measured with a modified diet history method. During 15 years follow-up, 2206 T2D, 1571 CE and 1332 stroke cases were identified. Data on weight change after 16.7 years were available in 2627 individu
A modified Delphi study allowed 37 international vascular registry experts to achieve a consensus recommendation for a minimum core and an optimum data set for registries covering patients who undergo ALI revascularisation. Continued global harmonisation of registry infrastructure and definition of items allows international comparisons and global quality improvement. Furthermore, it can help to d
The aim of this nationwide follow-up study was to examine whether neighborhood linking social capital is associated with lung cancer, including incident and mortality cases, after adjustment for individual- and familial-level factors. New publication in Cancer EpidemiologyRead more here
During a one-day conference, students, teachers, researchers and other higher education professionals are invited to explore how we can take responsibility for, and be inspired by, the Sustainable Development Goals in our educational programs, research, and collaboration with society. Read more here.
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/rethinking-higher-education - 2025-09-29
Administrative health records (AHRs) and electronic medical records (EMRs) are two key sources of population-based data for disease surveillance, but misclassification errors in the data can bias disease estimates. Methods that combine information from error-prone data sources can build on the strengths of AHRs and EMRs. We compared bias and error for four data-combining methods and applied them t
The aim of this study was to describe hand fracture epidemiology/etiology in city children and describe time trend during six decades. New publication in BMC Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchRead more here
Missing data are unavoidable in epidemiological research, potentially leading to bias and loss of precision. Multiple imputation (MI) is widely advocated as an improvement over complete case analysis (CCA). However, contrary to widespread belief, CCA is preferable to MI in some situations. New publication in International Journal of EpidemiologyRead more here
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/accounting-missing-data-statistical-analyses-multiple-imputation-not-always-answe - 2025-09-29
The use of oral anticoagulants is rarer in children than adults, but studies indicate that their paediatric use is increasing. Warfarin has been used in children, at the discretion of the treating physician, but both the number of children and the data on its use are limited New publication in Acta Paediatr.Read more here
Because of the potential mutagenic effects of chemo- and radiotherapy, there is concern regarding increased risk of congenital malformations (CMs) among children of fathers with cancer. Previous register studies indicate increased CM risk among children conceived after paternal cancer but lack data on oncological treatment. Increased CM risk was recently reported in children born before paternal c
RDA 14th Plenary in Finland brings together data experts in research, industry and policy-making from all around the world and from all disciplines under the theme Data Makes the Difference. Read more here.
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/research-data-alliance-14th-plenary - 2025-09-29
A fully fledged 5-day training event which will provide the much needed foundational skills for competent data stewards and data managers in the Nordic countries with knowledge of the FAIR principles and their application. The course will be held by two trainers from GO-FAIR and provides a broad but fairly technical introduction to data stewardship. Read more here.
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/fair-data-stewardship-supporting-fair-data-interoperability - 2025-09-29
Etikprövningsmyndigheten lämnar nu det ärendehanteringssystem som utvecklats i Prisma för etikprövningar. Anledningen är att det inte ger det stöd som var avsikten. Nu upphandlas istället ett nytt system och ambitionen är att det nya ska finnas på plats under 2020. Tills dess kommer myndigheten använda en övergångslösning för att hantera etikprövningar. Prisma stängs för etikansökningar den 27 sep
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/etikprovningsmyndigheten-infor-nytt-arendehanteringssystem - 2025-09-29
Findings indicate that a very high percentage of patients coded with an MS diagnosis in the Swedish NPR actually have MS, and supports the use of the NPR as a viable source to identify individuals with an MS diagnosis for population-based research. Read more here.
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/validation-multiple-sclerosis-diagnoses-swedish-national-patient-register - 2025-09-29
Participation in epidemiologic studies is steadily declining, which may result in selection bias. It is therefore an ongoing challenge to clarify the determinants of participation to judge possible selection effects and to derive measures to minimise that bias. We evaluated the potential for selection bias in a recent population-based cohort study with low baseline participation and investigated r
Cerebral microbleeds (CMB) on MRI are frequent in healthy aging individuals but precede ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and dementia. Different etiologies have been suggested for nonlobar CMB, which have a stronger connection to hypertension (HT) than do lobar CMB. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CMB and the association between nonlobar/lobar CMB and different blood pressure (BP)
In their simulation study, Choi et al. compared different methods for handling missing covariate data in the context of propensity score analysis. This study addressed an important question on how propensity score matching and weighting perform coupled with different methods handing missing data when a treatment effect is homogenous or heterogeneous. New publication in European Journal of Epidemio
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/validity-propensity-score-analysis-using-complete-cases-partially-observed-covariates - 2025-09-29
In thinking of the history of epidemiology, the map usually comes to mind before the calendar or the clock. During the nineteenth century, the study of the pattern and distribution of disease commonly suggested a terrain, a spatial ordering, that might align with environmental hazards, or later, with bacteriological threats. New publication in Internationa Journal of Epidemiology.Read more here
https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/history-epidemiology - 2025-09-29
