På rekordtid har många av Medicinska fakultetens forskare påbörjat nya forskningsprojekt kring det nya coronaviruset och covid-19. Det är forskare som är oerhört kunniga inom sina olika områden, som nu ställer om för att använda sin kunskap, tid och utrustning för att fokusera på den pandemi som världens befolkning just nu kämpar mot. Vill du vara med och stödja våra forskare i deras forskning?Så

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Medicinska fakulteten forskar för att människor, i Sverige och globalt, ska få ett bättre och friskare liv. Vi kan inte göra viktiga forskningsframsteg på egen hand. Vi är beroende av organisationer, stiftelser och privatpersoner för samarbete och ovärderligt stöd. Tillsammans bidrar vi till att hitta nya lösningar på de globala hälsoutmaningarna.Vi vill rikta ett stort och varmt tack till våra ge

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Stöd forskning du brinner för! Angelägen forskning att stödja Forskning kring folksjukdomar som cancer, hjärnans sjukdomar, hjärt-kärlsjukdomar, psykisk ohälsa infektionssjukdomar, diabetes, lungsjukdomar, men även inom åldrande och hälsa. Aktuell forskning Lunds universitets bredd och djup inom forskning är unik i norra Europa. Läs mer om forskning som pågår just nu vid Medicinska fakulteten som

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Lunds universitet har av Socialstyrelsen fått i uppdrag att nationellt ansvara för och genomföra kunskapsprov för barnmorskor och röntgensjuksköterskor utbildade i land utanför EU/EES. Syftet är att säkerställa att deltagaren har teoretiska och praktiska kunskaper som svarar mot kraven för svensk legitimation. Om du är utbildad inom EU/ESS och vill ansöka om svensk legitimation anmäler du dig till

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Vill du vara en av dem som ger till medicinsk forskning och hjälper samhället för att människor, i Sverige och globalt, ska få ett bättre och friskare liv? Det finns olika möjligheter att bidra! Ge en gåva direkt till det forskningsområde du brinner förOm du vill ge en gåva till ett område som du brinner för kan du sätta in pengar på universitetets bankgiro 830-6599 eller swisha en gåva till 12304

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Den 15 november är det Filantropins dag och då uppmärksammar vi alla de personer, företag och organisationer som på olika sätt stöttar forskning och utbildning vid Lunds universitet. Den årliga Filantropins dag firas i stora delar av världen, inte minst i USA, och 2019 var Lunds universitet först i Sverige med att uppmärksamma Filantropins dag.Filantropins dag 2024 I samband med Filantropins dag 2

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In the early 1990s, the Cancer Foundation initiated a large cohort study with the primary goal of investigating the relationship between diet and subsequent cancer risk. The MDC study was led by the professor of internal medicine, Göran Berglund, and the professor of epidemiology, Lars Janzon. Between 1991 and 1996, 17,000 women were recruited (born 1923-1950) and 11,000 men (born 1923-1945), whic

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There are three different versions of the baseline questionnaire, version two is considered the main version. The questionnaire contains, among other things, questions about physical activity, medications, both prescription and non-prescription, and family diseases. Information on these issues is stored in separate files as they usually contain several rows per participant. The survey that was con

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EPIC was set up to investigate relationships between diet, nutrition, lifestyle and environmental factors and the onset of cancer and other chronic diseases. EPIC is the largest study ever made of diet and health, involving over half a million people in ten European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom and Sweden.Researchers at EPIC are

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The dietary method used in the Malmö Diet Cancer is specially developed for the study. The choice of method was guided by the need to estimate the total diet in a middle-aged to elderly population, where eating habits largely consisted of regular, home cooked meals with meals eaten less often outside the home. The method consists of three parts:a Menu book, that is, a 7-day food diarya Dietary his

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MDC is followed up annually against the National Swedish Cancer Register, the Regional Tumor Register in Lund, the Swedish Causes of Death Register, Statistics Sweden's Population Register to identify emigrants, the National Patient Register, as well as local and national registers for stroke and heart attack. Every year we prepare endpoint reports for cancer and causes of death, cardiovascular ev

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Definition of the cohortManjer J, Carlsson S, Elmståhl S, Gullberg B, Janzon L, Lindström M, Mattisson I, Berglund G. The Malmö Diet and Cancer Study: representativity, cancer incidence and mortality in participants and non-participants. Eur J Cancer Prev 2001;10:489-99.    Link to articleRecruitment of participantsManjer J, Elmståhl S, Janzon L, Berglund G. Invitation to a population-based cohort

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The questionnaire used in the baseline surveys has changed several times over the years. In total there are five different versions. These questionnaires were also used by individuals who participated in repeated surveys during the years 1974-1992. Information on socio-economics, education, occupation, economy, etc. from Population and Housing Census (Folk- och Bostadsräkningar, FoB) 1960-1990, ha

https://www.malmo-cohorts.lu.se/malmo-preventive-project-mpp/mpp-data-collection - 2025-04-05

In 1974, a primary preventive project started at the Medical Clinic, Umas (now Skåne University Hospital, Malmö), under the direction of Professor Bertil Hood. Malmö Preventive Project is a cohort study that in 1974 invited all men from specific birth cohorts (1921-1949) and some years later began to invite women (born 1926-1949). The purpose was to map cardiovascular risk factors and alcohol abus

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MPP is followed up annually against the National Swedish Cancer Register, the Regional Tumor Register in Lund, the Swedish Causes of Death Register, Statistics Sweden's Population Register to identify emigrants, the National Patient Register and local and national registers for stroke and heart attack. Every year we prepare endpoint reports for cancer and causes of death, cardiovascular events and

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Definition of the MPP cohortBerglund G, Nilsson P, Eriksson KF, Nilsson JA, Hedblad B, Kristenson H, Lindgärde F. Long-term outcome of the Malmö preventive project: mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. J Intern Med. 2000 Jan;247(1):19-29.    Link to article Nilsson PM, Nilsson JA, Berglund G. Population-attributable risk of coronary heart disease risk factors during long-term follow-up: the Mal

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The Malmö Offspring Study is the first population study in Sweden that makes it possible to follow major endemic diseases over several generations. The focus is, but not limited to, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and cancer. Despite medical progress, everything points to the fact that endemic diseases will remain one of our greatest challenges in the future. By following trial p

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MKC, MFM and MOS together, form a unique material from which significant research results in cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among others, has evolved.Three cohorts with significant importance for researchMalmö Diet and Cancer, MDC, and Malmö Preventive Project, MPP, have together examined around 50,000 Malmö residents. The surveys began in the 1970s and the re-surveys were completed in 2012.

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Clinical Research Unit, Internal Medicine Malmö, Skåne University Hospital The Clinic Research Unit in Malmö is a core resource for patient-centred clinical research, primarily for internal medicine, but also for other departments within the hospital. The focus is on cardiovascular disease, lungs, and diabetes.Our expertise and resourcesAdvanced metabolic studiesUltrasound examinations of arteries

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Steering Committee - MDC/MPPProject descriptionMDC and MPP is an independent scientific project at Lund University that is jointly run by several research groups. MDC and MPP consist of databases and biobanks.A Steering Committee decides on and organizes the maintenance, expansion and extraction of data and samples. The work is coordinated by a chairman, but the project is based on joint decision-

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