Wallenberg Laboratory

Jan 25, 2025 | link.springer.com | Sahlgrenska Academy |Wallenberg Laboratory

AbstractEndogenous sex hormones in postmenopausal women have been associated with risk of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the association between endogenous sex hormones and the revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (rFSRP) in postmenopausal women. This is an observational cross-sectional study on the Vara-Skövde cohort, a Swedish population-based study for longitudinal surveillance of the development and progress of type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

May 16, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Wallenberg Laboratory |Sahlgrenska Academy |Region Västra Götaland |Atencio Herre

Obesity is a growing problem worldwide, and related ailments, such as cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders, are major causes of death in the Western world (1). It has been demonstrated that increased standing time is associated with improved health outcomes such as reduced waist circumference, improved insulin sensitivity, and lower risk of developing obesity (2-4).

Apr 4, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Wallenberg Laboratory |Sahlgrenska Academy |Region Västra Götaland

Hypopituitarism is a rare condition in which there is a deficiency of 1, multiple, or all of the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Hypopituitarism has an estimated annual incidence of 4.21 cases per 100 000 and a prevalence of 45.5/100 000 that may be increasing (1). The mortality rate in men with hypopituitarism caused by benign nonfunctioning adenomas has decreased in recent decades and is now close to that of the background population (2, 3).

Jun 21, 2023 | academic.oup.com | Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin |Campus Benjamin Franklin |Wallenberg Laboratory

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