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More severe disease explains the higher costs of care for men

2013-05-15
Men often suffer from more severe cases of psoriasis than women, which may explain why the cost of care for men is higher. This is the conclusion of researchers at Umeå University in a new study.

Leading obesity researcher to visit Umeå:
“Non-exercise” is the key to success

2013-03-11
A world renowned expert in obesity research will be visiting Umeå University on Thursday 14 March, including holding a lecture in Aula Nordica. His main message to everyone is to “get up from your office chair.”

Modifying infant’s diet may reduce celiac disease risk

2013-02-18
Celiac disease is much more common in Sweden than in the rest of Europe and the U.S., but may be prevented with gradually introducing gluten-containing foods to breast-feeding infants, according to a comprehensive study led by researchers at Umeå University.

Ozone exposure may be linked to pre-eclampsia

2013-02-07
One in every 20 cases of pre-eclampsia—dangerously high blood pressure in pregnancy—may be linked to increased levels of the air pollutant ozone during early pregnancy, suggests a large study published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Collective action as strategy to prevent disease among poor people

2013-02-05
Collective action in the local community increases the possibility to prevent disease among poor people in developing countries, concludes Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi in her doctoral thesis to be defended at Umeå University on February 8th.

Warming temperatures could have negative effects for lung health

2013-01-31
Changes in temperature and the number of extreme heat events with climate change could substantially influence respiratory morbidity across Europe. This is shown in a new study by a group of researchers at Umeå University.

TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood

2013-01-28
A team of scientists at Umeå University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome at 43 years age.

Pollen exposure during pregnancy affects child's risk of early asthma

2013-01-02
A woman’s exposure to high pollen levels in late pregnancy increases the risk of early asthma in the child, according to a group of researchers at Umeå University in a recent study.

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