NEW STUDY. In a major register-based study, scientists at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now demonstrated a connection between inferior physical fitness in young adults and elevated risk of the autoimmune disease psoriasis. For the male recruits to compulsory military training who were rated as the least fit, the risk of developing psoriasis later was 35 percent higher than for the fittest. The study was based on data on more…
New research on cataract surgery in order to improve health care
STUDY. In general, surgeons who perform numerous cataract operations every year encounter relatively few severe cases, and this probably contributes to their lower complication rate, as shown by a study led from the University of Gothenburg. These results provide new knowledge in the endeavor to further improve healthcare for a large group of patients. Cataract surgery is the most frequent surgical intervention in Sweden, carried out some 130,000 times annually.…
Reduced risk of severe stroke for individuals who walk regularly
NEW STUDY. Physical activity not only reduces the risk of stroke. Individuals who walk at least 30 minutes a day also have a lower risk of severe stroke, according to a new study in Neurology. “It is remarkable that even light physical activity can have such a clear link to stroke outcomes,” says Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, professor of rehabilitation medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. The study shows no…
Cardiovascular disease related to type 2 diabetes can be reduced significantly
NEW STUDY. Properly composed treatment and refraining from cigarette consumption can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease resulting from type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In some cases, the increased risks could theoretically be eliminated. “This is definitely good news. The study shows that patients with type 2 diabetes with all risk factors within therapeutic target range had an extremely…
Early type 1 diabetes shortens women’s lives by 18 years
NEW STUDY. Women who developed type 1 diabetes before the age of ten years die an average of nearly 18 years earlier than women who do not have diabetes. Men in the corresponding situation lose almost 14 years of life. The lives of patients diagnosed at age 26-30 years are shortened by an average of ten years, according to research published in the British medical journal the Lancet. “These are disappointing…