Anna Karin Hedström

Feb 27, 2025 | nature.com | Ida Erngren |Eva Freyhult |Yassine Noui |Ola Spjuth |Ingrid Kockum |Anna Karin Hedström | +2 more

AbstractExposure to per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) is associated with adverse human health effects, including immunosuppression. It is unknown if these substances can affect the course of autoimmune diseases. This study was based on 907 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 907 matched controls, where the MS cases were followed longitudinally using the Swedish MS register.

Nov 21, 2023 | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Lars Alfredsson |Lars Klareskog MD |Anna Karin Hedström

Disease activity and health-related quality of life among patients with rheumatoid arthritis with different alcohol consumption habits: additional comments Lars Alfredsson PhD, Lars Alfredsson PhD Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Search for more papers by this authorLars Klareskog MD, PhD, Lars Klareskog MD, PhD Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden Search for...

Jun 27, 2023 | journals.sagepub.com | Lars Alfredsson |Tomas Olsson |Anna Karin Hedström

AbstractObjective:There is some evidence implicating diet in the development of inflammatory diseases. We aimed to study the influence of dietary habits on the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods:We used a population-based case–control study recruiting incident cases of MS (1953 cases, 3557 controls).