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Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the spring semester of 2025 is now official. About the Developent Lunch SeminarsThe seminar series is a collaboration between the Development Research School and the Development Group at the Department of Economic History at Lund University. Both junior and senior scholars - from a wide range of disciplines and unive

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/spring-2025-program-development-lunch-seminars - 2025-12-01

Welcome to a public webinar about publication strategies for development research PhD students. Are you a PhD student with a focus on development research? Join us for a webinar this week on publication strategies! The webinar is suitable for PhD students of all levels.📅: 5 March 11:00 to 12.00Presenters: Fredrik Söderbaum, University of GothenburgAnders Sjögren, Uppsala UniversityRead more about

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/upcoming-webinar-publication-strategies-phd-students - 2025-12-01

The online doctoral course Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development is now open for applications. Application deadline is 13 June 2025. This course addresses various aspects of power in development. Rather than adapting a post-colonial perspective in which development practices and politics is portrayed as something enacted by the global North on the global South, the course is situated i

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-now-power-justice-and-decoloniality-development - 2025-12-01

During Summer of 2025, the fourth edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course brought together 19 PhD students in Ghana. The participants in the Methodology and Field Studies course were competetively selected from eight universities across Ghana. The aim of the four-day course was to strengthen research methodology skills, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and provide tools for improv

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fourth-edition-methodology-and-field-studies-course-held-university-ghana - 2025-12-01

Join us at lunch, every other Thursday! The Development Lunch Seminar Program for the fall semester of 2025 is now official. 18 September (Online)“Women Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprises and Women Empowerment”Abigail Zaato (SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana)2 October (Online)“Women and Peacebuilding at Community Level in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Understandin

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fall-2025-program-development-lunch-seminars - 2025-12-01

With 2025, this original era of the Development Research School is coming to and end, but the programme committee is hopeful about the future of the school. The Development Research School - an international collaboration between Lund University, Uppsala University, Gothenburg University and the University of Ghana - was established in January 2022 . The focus of the partnership has been sustainab

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/future-development-research-school - 2025-12-01

Increased levels of circulating endostatin predicts cardiovascular morbidity and impaired kidney function in the general population. The utility of endostatin as a risk marker for mortality in the emergency department (ED) has not been reported. New publication in Clinical Biochemistry

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/endostatin-predicts-mortality-patients-acute-dyspnea-cohort-study-patients-seeking-care-emergency - 2025-12-01

Primary treatment of cervical cancer in Sweden adhered to evidence-based standard of care. Areas of improvement include optimising treatment for stages III-IVA, and avoiding combining surgery and radiotherapy. New publication in Gynecologic Oncology

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/primary-treatment-patterns-and-survival-cervical-cancer-sweden-population-based-swedish-gynecologic - 2025-12-01

Genetic and environmental factors both contribute to the development of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). One suggested environmental risk factor for ASD and ADHD is air pollution, but knowledge of its effects, especially in low-exposure areas, are limited. Here, we investigate risks for ASD and ADHD associated with prenatal exposure to air polluti

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/prenatal-exposure-air-pollution-potential-risk-factor-autism-and-adhd - 2025-12-01

The influence of gender on bipolar disorder is controversial and it is unclear if inpatient care differs between men and women. Here, we investigate for gender differences in the inpatient length of stay for Swedes admitted for bipolar disorder and explore other factors that could explain any observed association. New publication in Journal of Affective Disorders

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/gender-influence-bipolar-disorder-inpatient-length-stay-sweden-2005-2014-register-based-study-0 - 2025-12-01

In this large, nationwide study, the prevalence of dystonia was high compared to previous studies, which partly may be explained by the high coverage of NPR. New publication in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/nationwide-prevalence-primary-dystonia-progressive-ataxia-and-hereditary-spastic-paraplegia - 2025-12-01

Hospitals in many countries do not record and analyze artificial hip and knee joint surgeries systematically, leading to a lack of reliable quality assurance data. Arthroplasty registers have the potential to alleviate this and improve quality of care and health care expenditures. In Germany, the current introduction of the Arthroplasty Register acts as a prototype for various medical device regis

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/hospitals-adoption-medical-device-registers-evidence-german-arthroplasty-register - 2025-12-01

Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) remains controversial, since the underlying mechanisms behind this phenotype remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of MHO, as well as prospective risks. New publication in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/metabolically-healthy-obesity-mho-malmo-diet-cancer-study-epidemiology-and-prospective-risks - 2025-12-01

To describe the methodology of REAPSER (Spanish Registry of Recent-onset Psoriatic Arthritis), its strengths and limitations. The aim of this study is to identify prognostic factors for the clinical and radiographic course in a cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) diagnosed within 2years of symptom evolution. New publication in Reumatologia Clinica

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/spanish-registry-recent-onset-psoriatic-arthritis-reapser-study-aims-and-methodology - 2025-12-01

Global society is rapidly ageing. Research on ageing and mobility suggests that better synergies could exist between older people and the built environment. The age-in-place policy will put increased demands on the transport system as a key facilitator for access. The main goal of this study is to examine the spatial distribution of older adults, assessing if it could be affected by selective char

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/how-built-environment-and-railway-network-can-affect-mobility-older-people-analyses-southern-swedish - 2025-12-01

Population ageing is putting pressure on pension systems and health care services, creating an imperative to extend working lives. At the same time, policy makers throughout Europe and North America are trying to expand the use of home care over institutional services. Thus, the number of people combining caregiving responsibilities with paid work is growing. We investigate the conflicts that aris

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/caregiving-time-costs-and-trade-offs-gender-differences-sweden-uk-and-canada - 2025-12-01

Occupational exposure to chemicals in general was associated with an elevated risk of breast cancer. A slight elevation of risk was seen after exposure to organic solvents. A statistically significant elevation of risk after >10 years of exposure to diesel exhaust was an unexpected finding. New publication in Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/postmenopausal-breast-cancer-and-occupational-exposure-chemicals - 2025-12-01

The incidence rates of both CD and UC were high. The prevalence varied from 200% to 300% between the municipalities, despite the limited geographical area indicating that local conditions are of importance. However, chemical compounds in the water were not associated with this variation. New publication in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/marked-regional-variations-prevalence-inflammatory-bowel-disease-limited-geographical-region-are-not - 2025-12-01

The distal forearm fracture is the most common fracture in children. To allocate health care resources and evaluate if prevention strategies have been successful, it is essential to monitor changes in the epidemiology of common fractures. New publication in Journal of Wrist Surgery

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/pediatric-distal-forearm-fracture-epidemiology-malmo-sweden-time-trends-during-six-decades - 2025-12-01

Our register-based matched cohort study showed that low level of education was associated with increased mortality among gout patients. Although the magnitude of relative inequality was smaller in people with gout compared with those without, the absolute inequalities were greater reflecting a major mortality burden among those with lower education. New publication i International Journal of Equit

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/educational-inequalities-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-among-people-gout-register-based - 2025-12-01