News - Food and health
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Three Örebro students to Cornell University
One has been sure of his career choice since he was 12 years old. Another has long considered being a chef – and for the third, being a meal ecologist was the perfect combination of various interests. This summer they will be brought together for an...
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Elderly with stomach problems have poorer mental health
Older persons with stomach problems not only show signs of a weak intestinal barrier, but they have poorer psychological health as well. This is shown in a new Örebro study – with orienteers as study role models. The study is another step in the search...
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Day surgery increasing – recovery depends on patients understanding information
Many patients do not understand the information given to them by the hospital and as a result recover more poorly after surgery, as shown in a new Örebro study published in the scientific journal JAMA Surgery.
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Nobel Prize winners giving meaning to our biological clock
The audience in a full Aula Nova was taken on a scientific journey to encounter genes and proteins inhabiting our cells and controlling our biological clock. Michael W. Young and Michael Rosbash, two of this year’s Noble Prize winners in medicine,...
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"Our goals are high but not impossible"
Medicine, care and gastronomy. With this unique combination, Örebro University aims to gather research and education around what is really near and dear to us – food and health – and ensure that it benefits society.
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Significant initiative for food and health
Medicine, care and gastronomy. With this unique combination, Örebro University aims to gather research and education around what is really near and dear to us – food and health – and ensure that it benefits society.
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More patients with ulcerative colitis but fewer surgeries
Today, a higher number of patients with ulcerative colitis are able to keep their bowel and steer clear of surgery, as shown in a study from Örebro University. Carl Eriksson, doctoral student at Örebro University, has also shown that the number of people...
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King’s lecture: White plastic flower appeared on black t-shirt
Today, King Carl XVI Gustaf was brought on a journey. It started on Easter Island in the Pacific and ended in Sweden’s four largest lakes. At the helm were researchers at Örebro University, demonstrating how plastic is spread in the environment,...
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Children lost motivation for physical activity – wearable health devices can have opposite effect
Fitness and health tracking devices are designed to get us to exercise more. But these digital fitness and health tracking devices can have the opposite effect, according to a study of school children, in which researcher Mikael Quennerstedt participated...
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Teens come jet lagged to school – shifting sleeping patterns at weekends
A lack of sleep is associated with more absence and teens turn up jet lagged to school on Mondays, as shown in a doctoral thesis by sleep researcher Serena Bauducco, at Örebro University, Sweden.
