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Use of antidepressant drugs, alone or in combination with other psychotropic drugs, among five-year childhood cancer survivors in a Nordic setting: A register-based cohort study from the SALiCCS research programme
Javier Louro, Hanna Mogensen, Friederike Erdmann, Christina-Evmorfia Kampitsi, Line Kenborg, Sirpa Heinävaara, Henrik Hjalgrim, Rickard Ljung, Mats Heyman, Henrik Hasle, Anja Krøyer, Fang Fang, Giorgio Tettamanti, Maria Feychting
EJC Paediatric Oncology, Volume 8, December 2026

Caffeine and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Marcus GM, Hu FB, van Dam RM, Cornelis MC, Dewland TA, Kang J, Larsson SC, Page RL 2nd, Parekh N; American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Stroke Council.Circulation. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001454. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42473796 

GABA promotes resistance to immunotherapy in patients with TLS-positive tumors.
Hernández-Verdin I, Calvez A, Sun CM, Bougoüin A, Hirt P, Pinaud E, Smith MJ, Wheelock CE, Verkarre V, Vano YA, Garnier L, Bouloudani T, Pupier G, Djaroun D, Wu C, Ullah A, Vanhersecke L, Bessede A, Guegan JP, Albiges L, Durand S, Kroemer G, Alentorn A, Italiano A, Oudard S, Sautès-Fridman C, Fridman WH.Cancer Cell. 2026 Aug 10;44(8):1685-1703.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2026.06.006. Epub 2026 Jul 9.PMID: 42425076

Severe asthma and remission prospects in Europe (SHARP): insights from a multicentre observational study based on the European Severe Asthma Registry.
Fouka E, Bansal AT, Håkansson KEJ, Jaun F, Louis R, Hanon S, Brusselle G, Ziant S, Paulus V, Popović-Grle S, Pavlisa G, Lampalo M, Vergles M, Kasap EB, Sedlak V, Søndergaard M, Hansen S, Sergejeva S, Perotin JM, Taillé C, Devouassoux G, Giboin C, Klising E, Estellat C, Metdaoui D, Hamelmann E, Samitas K, Porpodis K, Zervas E, Gaga M, Csoma Z, Horvath I, Lúdvíksdóttir D, Sigurdardóttir KD, Canonica GW, Heffler E, Cardini C, Alloni A, Kroiča I, Matisa D, Bieksiene K, Palacionyte J, Christian N, Tching R, Boudewijn I, Sont JK, Hashimoto S, Kuna P, Morawska M, Loureiro CC, Fonseca JA, Canhoto D, Santos H, Mendes A, Belchior I, Lopes C, Mihaltan F, Hromis S, Stjepanovic M, Cupurdija V, Tomic-Spiric V, Skrgat S, Kopac P, Ramos-Barbon D, Pérez de Llano L, Garcia VL, Morenos Martos D, Dahlén B, Yasinska V, Tenselius O, Janson C, Egesten A, Richter J, Emilsson ÖI, Leuppi J, Gemicioglu B, Celik G, Damadoglu E, Goksel O, Heaney L, Busby J, Redmond C, Masoli M, Chaudhuri R, Dennison P, Doe S, Kurukulaaratchy R, Bel E, Djukanovic R, Bourdin A, Ten Brinke A, Schleich F, Porsbjerg C, Bossios A.Lancet Respir Med. 2026 Aug;14(8):659-672. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(26)00141-4. Epub 2026 Jun 24.PMID: 42341792

Alcohol intake and risk of stomach cancer: a pooled analysis of 20 cohorts.
Jayasekara H, Wang M, Peng Y, Abe SK, Abnet C, Cai H, Chan AT, Datta M, Eliassen AH, Gao YT, Giovannucci EL, Hirabayashi M, Hou T, Huang WY, Ihenacho U, Inoue M, Koh WP, Larsson SC, Liao LM, Loftfield E, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Mucci LA, Murphy GA, Park JY, Park SY, Prizment A, Robien K, Rohan TE, Sawada N, Shams-White MM, Shu XO, Sinha R, Song M, Stampfer MJ, Sun Y, Tjønneland A, Um CY, van den Brandt PA, Wang R, Wende JW, White E, Wilkens L, Wolk A, Yuan JM, Room R, Haydon A, MacInnis RJ, Camargo MC, Giles GG, Milne RL, Ferrari P, Smith-Warner SA.JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Jul 24:pkag073. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkag073. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42496655  

The association between chronic rhinosinusitis, bronchiectasis and type 2 inflammation: an EMBARC registry analysis.
Shteinberg M, Haworth CS, Pollock J, Cohen S, Loebinger MR, Jrbashyan J, Dimakou K, Abo Helo N, Aliberti S, Stein N, Ringshausen FC, Adir Y, De Soyza A, Vendrell M, Burgel PR, Sibila O, Bossios A, Lind H, Viligorska K, Robertson K, Kauppi P, Milenkovic B, Menendez R, Munteanu O, Obradovic D, Nowinski A, Amorim A, Torres A, Lorent N, Van Braeckel E, Anwar M, Battalglia S, Shoemark A, Boersma W, Goeminne PC, Blasi F, Polverino E, Chalmers JD.ERJ Open Res. 2026 Jul 13;12(4):01397-2025. doi: 10.1183/23120541.01397-2025. eCollection 2026 Jul.PMID: 42445230  

Editorial: European partnership on the assessment of risks from chemicals (PARC): continued focus on new approach methodologies (NAMs) and data gap filling.
Beronius A, Roggen E, Svingen T.Front Toxicol. 2026 Jul 16;8:1903700. doi: 10.3389/ftox.2026.1903700. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42541090  

Interaction between smoking and HLA-A*02:01 in multiple sclerosis progression.
Hedström AK, Stridh P, Hillert J, Olsson T, Alfredsson L.Mult Scler. 2026 Aug;32(9):962-971. doi: 10.1177/13524585261453243. Epub 2026 Jul 3.PMID: 42397838  

Dental amalgam exposure and multiple sclerosis: authors' response.
Guo J, Olsson T, Alfredsson L, Hedström AK.Int J Epidemiol. 2026 Aug 18;55(5):dyag142. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyag142.PMID: 42615543  

Nitrate and nitrite intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study.
Rodrigues A, Lundberg JO, Weitzberg E, Bergström A, Wolk A, Åkesson A, Helte E.J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Aug 5:djag271. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djag271. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42554802  

Statin Use and Genetically Predicted HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibition in Relation to Clonal Hematopoiesis.
Carter PR, Gozdecka M, Wen S, Quirós PM, Lockhart SM, Dudek M, Bond L, Richenberg G, Larsson SC, Bromage D, Mitchell J, Huntly B, Libby P, Clarke MCH, Fabre M, Vassiliou GS, Burgess S, Kar SP.medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jul 13:2026.07.08.26357595. doi: 10.64898/2026.07.08.26357595.PMID: 42528572 

Complementary body weight and cardiometabolic benefits of higher GLP-1 and lower GIP: genetic evidence from large-scale phenomic analyses.
Wang L, Jiang F, Yuan S, Sun J, Zhao J, Zhou S, Liang J, Li H, Song P, Wang S, Dong J, Zhan S, Larsson SC, Xie Y, Ding Y, Li X, Mantzoros CS.Metabolism. 2026 Oct;183:156711. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2026.156711. Epub 2026 Jul 30.PMID: 42532176  

Shared Genetic Factors Between Stress-related Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease.
Hou C, Zeng Y, Yang H, Liu H, Chen W, Han X, Larsson H, D'Onofrio BM, Lichtenstein P, Suo C, Fang F, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Song H.Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics. 2026 Jul 31:qzag077. doi: 10.1093/gpbjnl/qzag077. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42538827  

Multi-omics analyses reveal host-microbe interactions in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
Yang Y, Olah P, Salava A, Barker J, Lauerma A, Andersson B, Fyhrquist N, Homey B, Alenius H.J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Aug 5. doi: 10.1111/jdv.70654. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42554585

Infographic. Active commuting is linked to lower coronary atherosclerosis.
Edholm P, Wennberg P, Ballin M, Östgren CJ, Daka B, Berglind D, Lenander C, Ahlqvist VH, Rådholm K, Henriksson P, Herraiz-Adillo Á.Br J Sports Med. 2026 Aug 16;60(16):1270-1271. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2026-111851.PMID: 42379838  

Shared etiology of late- and adult-onset multiple sclerosis.
Karrenbauer VD, Olsson T, Alfredsson L, Hedström AK.Mult Scler. 2026 Aug 5:13524585261472320. doi: 10.1177/13524585261472320. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42557759

Obstetric interventions and childbirth experience: A population-based cohort study.
Swift EM, Marín Þórsdóttir A, Gylfadóttir ÁD, Aspelund T, Gunnarsdóttir J, Sigurðardóttir VL, Albertsdóttir HM, Margret Ivarsdóttir K, Thordardottir EB, Hauksdóttir A, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Zoega H.Midwifery. 2026 Oct;161:104908. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104908. Epub 2026 Jun 29.PMID: 42425010  

Genomic Medicine Sweden: Advancing precision medicine at the national level.
Edsjö A, Lindstrand A, Baliakas P, Gisselsson D, Mölling P, Wadelius M, Johansson Å, Olauson H, Ehrencrona H, Lovmar L, Giske CG, Green H, Nordgren A, Taylan F, Hallbeck M, Hallbäck ET, Green A, Heidenblad M, Höglund K, Jemt A, Lindqvist CM, Soller MJ, Sabel M, Walsh C, Vogt H, Wheelock CE, Bergö M, Enoksson J, Jansson AE, Fagerström C, Holgersson J, Juran SA, Karlsson MG, Lundmark F, Janson ET, Scheutz AM, Sund M, Östling P, Gruvberger-Saal S, Landström M, Melin M, Palmqvist L, Palmqvist R, Stenmark B, Wedell A, Karnå M, Nyström K, Strid T, Sikora P, Johansson M, Fagerqvist T, Möller MC, Frisell O, Ulfendahl M, Friedman M, Cavelier L, Wirta V, Fioretos T, Rosenquist R.J Intern Med. 2026 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/joim.70129. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42410492  

Occupational noise exposure and risk of myocardial infarction: results from a prospective Swedish cohort.
Lissåker C, Sjöström M, Bodin T, Albin M, Selander J.Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 17:oemed-2026-110919. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2026-110919. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42608192  

Mendelian randomization of risk factors for premenstrual disorders.
Yang Y, Tang B, Hysaj E, Xiang N, Qu S, Hägg S, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Bertone-Johnson E, Lu Y, Lu D.Npj Ment Health Res. 2026 Jul 16;5(1):35. doi: 10.1038/s44184-026-00231-4.PMID: 42463960  

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Among Youth With Autism and ADHD: A Population-Based Study From Sweden.
Hellsten L, Rast J, Nielsen A, Ekström AM, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Kosidou K, Ahlqvist VH.Autism Res. 2026 Jul 28:e70306. doi: 10.1002/aur.70306. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42522081

Lymphocyte count polygenicity underlies dimethyl fumarate-associated lymphopenia in multiple sclerosis.
Kowalec K, Manouchehrinia A, Kingwell E, Carruthers R, Marrie RA, Evans C, Rotstein D, Kuan AJ, Luo W, Luo D, Desrochers B, Jokubaitis VG, Lechner-Scott J, Maltby VE, Groen K, Wright GE, Drögemöller BI, Bernatsky S, Levin MC, Knox K, Maruf AA, Zhong M, Alfredsson L, Hillert J, Kockum I, Olsson T, Stridh P, Shchetynsky K, Dever K, MacIsaac J, Kobor MS, Tremlett H.Mult Scler. 2026 Aug 17:13524585261471335. doi: 10.1177/13524585261471335. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42608789

Escaping in-work poverty and mental health: A longitudinal study of Swedish workers.
Kim W, Baron S, Almroth M, Johansson G, Bodin T, Hick R, Badarin K.Soc Sci Med. 2026 Jul 3;405:119556. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119556. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42401095  

Change in physical workload and the risk of work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders: a register-based study of 1 703 935 workers in Sweden.
Falkstedt D, Hemmingsson T, Punnett L, Kjellberg K, Kurowski A, Pan KY, Almroth M.Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 23;83(5):261-267. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2026-111034.PMID: 42521499  

Cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence and premature mortality: widespread bias identified using negative control outcomes and sibling comparisons.
Ballin M, Nordström A, Nordström P, Ahlqvist VH.Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Jul 14;33(9):1715-1718. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf267.PMID: 40368403  

Oral anticoagulants and hepatic decompensation in patients with cirrhosis and atrial fibrillation: observational study.
Wester A, Grip ET, Rajani R, Matthews AA, Hagström H, Shang Y.Clin Mol Hepatol. 2026 Jul 15. doi: 10.3350/cmh.2026.0286. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42457162  

Shared Genetic Architecture of Premenstrual Disorder and Postpartum Depression: Registry-Based and Genetic Evidence.
Qu S, Hu K, Guintivano J, Hysaj E, Jaholkowski P, Shadrin AA, Nevriana A, Keijser R, Lu Y, Meijsen J, Tang B, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Skalkidou A, Rudzinskas SA, Laisk T, Goldman D, Schmidt PJ, Andreassen OA, Lu D.Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Aug 7:rs.3.rs-10380518. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10380518/v1.PMID: 42620609 

Comparison of seafood intake estimates and biomarkers for assessing impact on child cognition and behavior.
Kampouri M, Stråvik M, Bölte S, Zander E, Gustin K, Levi M, Wold AE, Sandin A, Barman M, Sandberg AS, Kippler M, Vahter M.Environ Res. 2026 Aug 21:125535. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.125535. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42628668

Entering the new normal - psychosocial work environment and health during the transition from full remote to a hybrid work arrangement in a higher education context.
Casely-Hayford J, Tinnerholm Ljungberg H, Aboagye E, Björklund C, Kwak L, Toivanen S, Bergström G, Jensen I.PLoS One. 2026 Jul 31;21(7):e0353162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353162. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42536699  

Bullying and sexual harassment of medical and nursing students, in relation to stress, burnout and intention to dropout.
Olsson C, Toropova A, Jensen I, Björklund C.Int J Med Educ. 2026 Jul 2;17:90-96. doi: 10.5116/ijme.6a31.6bd0.PMID: 42402223  

Precarious employment and its impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Swedish working population - a longitudinal register-based study.
Lundh F, Gunn V, Kreshpaj B, Kvart S, Bodin T, Albin M, Selander J, Ekström S, Wiebert P, Matilla-Santander N.Scand J Work Environ Health. 2026 Aug 18:4319. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4319. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42610780  

Community responses to soil remediation for lead exposure reduction in Mirzapur, Bangladesh.
Rahman M, Nurunnahar S, Sultana J, Adiba S, Forsyth JE, Das M, Binkhorst GK, Kippler M, Raqib R, Luby SP, Winch PJ, Rahman SM.BMC Public Health. 2026 Aug 4;26(1):2370. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28814-y.PMID: 42603805  

Education level, working life expectancy and expected working years lost: a study using Swedish registry data.
Almroth M, Falkstedt D, Pan KY, Hemmingsson T, Kjellberg K, Burdorf A, Albin M, Pedersen J.J Epidemiol Community Health. 2026 Aug 3:jech-2026-225975. doi: 10.1136/jech-2026-225975. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42547410  

Sleep as a potential link between exposome, mental health and cognitive development in children and adolescents - a scoping review.
Vincens N, Persson Waye K, Smith MG, Lercher P, Dzhambov AM, Klatte M, Leist L, Lachmann T, Spilski J, Schreckenberg D, Belke C, Ristovska G, Jeram S, Kanninen K, Alatalo A, Maciel IS, Botteldooren D, Renterghem TV, Selander J, Arat A, White K, Foraster M, Julvez J, Nguyen MQ, Clark C, Kamp IV.Arch Public Health. 2026 Jul 17;84(1):158. doi: 10.1186/s13690-026-02016-9.PMID: 42469926  

A Genome-Wide Association Study of Premenstrual Symptoms in Two Nordic Populations.
Hysaj E, Jaholkowski P, Shadrin AA, Bergstedt J, Lu Y, Bertone-Johnson E, Bulik CM, Landén M, Sandin S, Kowalec K, Hägg S, Di Florio A, Goldman D, Schmidt PJ, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Andreassen OA, Lu D.Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci. 2026 Jun 29;6(5):100784. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100784. eCollection 2026 Sep.PMID: 42633314  

Concussion is associated with multiple sclerosis if it occurs before infectious mononucleosis.
Montgomery S, Smith D, Alfredsson L, Piehl F, Olsson T, Hiyoshi A.Brain Commun. 2026 Aug 4;8(4):fcag234. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcag234. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42553698  

Novel Approach to Assess the Toxicity of PM2.5 on a Subway Platform Using a Mobile Air-Liquid Interface System and Submerged Exposure.
Introna M, Juárez-Facio AT, Vallabani NVS, Tu M, Norman M, Silvergren S, Colombo A, Liboni V, Tsyupa B, Mancini A, Olofsson U, Steimer SS, Karlsson HL, Elihn K.ACS EST Air. 2026 Jul 1;3(8):1976-1987. doi: 10.1021/acsestair.6c00018. eCollection 2026 Aug 14.PMID: 42626119  

Occupational exposure to noise and depression incidence: a nationwide cohort study of workers in Denmark, 2000-2017.
Kirkegaard AM, Poulsen AH, Stokholm ZA, Kolstad HA, Thygesen LC, Selander J, Hougaard KS, Madsen IEH, Sørensen M.Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 11:oemed-2026-111036. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2026-111036. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42580889

Cellular Uptake, Intracellular Fate, and Cytotoxicity of Micro- and Nanoparticulate Nickel Substances in Human Lung Cells.
Karlsson HL, Arora A, Herting G, Path L, Buxton S, Lyons-Darden T, Odnevall I.Chem Res Toxicol. 2026 Aug 17;39(8):1532-1545. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6c00074.PMID: 42606283 

HLA-dependent association between EBNA1 antibody levels and disability progression in multiple sclerosis.
Hedström AK, Thomas O, Strid P, Hillert J, Kockum I, Waterboer T, Olsson T, Alfredsson L.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2026 Jul 31:jnnp-2026-338964. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2026-338964. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42538096  

10-Year Trends in Heart Failure Among Patients With Dialysis and Nondialysis CKD.

Lankinen R, Murata S, Carrero JJ, Modig K, Evans M, Faucon AL.Kidney Int Rep. 2026 Jul 4;11(9):106695. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106695. eCollection 2026 Sep.PMID: 42577027  

Hospital contacts before childhood cancer and the risk of early mortality: a Danish and Swedish population-based cohort study.
Kenborg L, Mogensen H, Hasle H, Nielsen TT, Talbäck M, Feychting M, Erdmann F, Tettamanti G.Br J Cancer. 2026 Jul 23. doi: 10.1038/s41416-026-03560-5. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42493601

Adolescent intelligence and imaging-detected atherosclerosis in middle age: a population study of Swedish men.
Eriksson H, Herraiz-Adillo Á, Wennberg P, Daka B, Esteban-Cornejo I, Lenander C, Berglind D, Müssener U, Fang F, Östgren CJ, Rådholm K, Henriksson P, Ahlqvist VH.BMC Med. 2026 Aug 12;24(1):437. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-05140-z.PMID: 42587312  

Distinct Immunometabolic Profiles in Finnish and Russian Karelian Adolescents With Contrasting Allergy Risk.
Fyhrquist N, Riskumäki M, Karisola P, Nieminen A, Laatikainen T, Sinkko H, Paalanen L, Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Mäkelä MJ, Haahtela T, Alenius H.Allergy. 2026 Jul 24. doi: 10.1111/all.70461. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42496061

Incidence, survival, and prevalence trends for myocardial infarction, stroke, hip fracture, and cancer across Swedish birth cohorts: a population-based register study.
Piereth AK, Schmidt-Mende K, Modig K, Ebeling M.Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026 Jul 21;68:101785. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101785. eCollection 2026 Sep.PMID: 42494718 

Economic burden of musculoskeletal pain in Danish senior workers: a working-life expectancy approach.
Pedersen J, Schultz Hansen K, Almroth M, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL.Occup Environ Med. 2026 Jul 22;83(4):223-232. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2026-110952.PMID: 42379889  

Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: Analysis From the UK, Norway, and Sweden.
Martin FZ, Ahlqvist VH, Madley-Dowd P, Lundberg M, Cohen JM, Furu K, Rai D, Forbes H, Easey K, Håberg SE, Sharp GC, Magnusson C, Magnus MC.Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026 Sep;35(9):e70446. doi: 10.1002/pds.70446.PMID: 42590906  

The role of primary care data in multimorbidity estimates using administrative health data.
Tazzeo C, Schmidt-Mende K, Modig K.J Multimorb Comorb. 2026 Aug 11;16:26335565261477731. doi: 10.1177/26335565261477731. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec.PMID: 42591898  

Update of the risk assessment on emerging and novel brominated flame retardants in food.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Knutsen HK, Åkesson A, Bampidis V, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, Degen G, Hernández-Jerez A, Hofer T, Hogstrand C, Landi S, Leblanc JC, Machera K, Ntzani E, Oswald IP, Rychen G, Sand S, Vejdovszky K, Viviani B, Benfenati E, Benford D, Hart A, Rose M, Schroeder H, Vleminckx C, Vrijheid M, Carnesecchi E, Costanzo V, Gissi A, Kouloura E, Bordajandi LR, Riolo F, Hogstrand C.EFSA J. 2026 Jul 27;24(7):e10187. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2026.10187. eCollection 2026 Jul.PMID: 42516964  

Here today, gone tomorrow? Managerial perceptions of opportunities and challenges with temporary employment in eldercare.
Lindmark T, Hallman D, Bergström G, Strömberg A.BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jul 29;26(1):1031. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-15246-y.PMID: 42527915  

Incidence and sociodemographic characteristics of coexisting function-limiting musculoskeletal problems and psychological distress among university students in Sweden: The SUN cohort study.
Nanteza M, Johansson F, Lindfors P, Côté P, Skillgate E.BMJ Public Health. 2026 Aug 6;4(3):e003159. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003159. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42568933  

Drivers of avoidable emergency department visits in older adults with multiple long-term conditions and palliative care needs: a qualitative survey across six care providers.
Bring H, Bergqvist M, Modig K, Bastholm-Rahmner P, Schmidt-Mende K.Scand J Prim Health Care. 2026 Dec;44(1):2709432. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2026.2709432. Epub 2026 Aug 12.PMID: 42583708  

Effects of prismatic loupes on surgeons' intraoperative physical workload and musculoskeletal discomfort in operating room.
Yang L, Fan X, Hensel M, Forsman M, Kjellman M.Ergonomics. 2026 Aug;69(8):1656-1669. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2534589. Epub 2025 Aug 19.PMID: 40827543  

Environmental exposures at home and in the workplace in relation to inhaled corticosteroid medication - the population-based REGAL study.
Wang J, Palm A, Pind CA, Holm M, Dahlén SE, Modig L, Johannessen A, Zhou X, Malinovschi A, Emilsson ÖI.BMC Pulm Med. 2026 Jul 20;26(1):321. doi: 10.1186/s12890-026-04502-w.PMID: 42477710  

Therapist-guided and self-guided internet-based behavioural activation versus treatment as usual for adolescents with depression: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.
Andersson R, Ahlen J, Lenhard F, Ohlis A, Wachtmeister V, Karemyr M, Högstrom J, Bottai M, Mataix-Cols D, Vigerland S, Serlachius E.BMJ Ment Health. 2026 Aug 19;29(1):e302619. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2026-302619.PMID: 42618279

Occupational exposure to graphene: A pilot study combining workplace sampling with in vitro pulmonary toxicity assessment.
Kaur J, Storsjö T, Danielsson K, Farbrot A, Andres B, Fadeel B, Tinnerberg H.NanoImpact. 2026 Aug 1;43:100642. doi: 10.1016/j.impact.2026.100642. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42542209 

Cohort Profile: The European Occupational Exposome Mega Cohort Consortium (OMega-X).
Turner MC, Pronk A, Bouziri H, Bültmann U, Falkstedt D, Garde AH, Kolstad HA, Krokstad S, Leinonen T, Nordby KC, Schlünssen V, Selander J, Broberg K, de Cid R, Godderis L, Gustavsson P, Johannessen A, Oude Hengel KM, Sigsgaard T, Straumfors A, Svanes C, Hasting RL, Solovieva S, Albin M, Kirkeleit J, Mehlum IS.Int J Epidemiol. 2026 Aug 18;55(5):dyag151. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyag151.PMID: 42615545 

When violence meets leadership: Leadership climate as a buffer in the link between violence, harmful alcohol use, and burnout among healthcare workers in Sweden.
Peláez Zuberbuhler J, Thern E, Landstad BJ, Sjöström M, Brulin E.Int J Nurs Stud Adv. 2026 Jun 15;11:100600. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100600. eCollection 2026 Dec.PMID: 42396545 

Putting the pieces together: Clinical judgment from the perspective of registered nurse anaesthetists and anaesthesiologists at tracheal extubations after general anaesthesia.
Rönnberg L, Brulin E, Landstad BJ, Melin-Johansson C, Nilsson U, Härgestam M.BMC Anesthesiol. 2026 Aug 12;26(1):479. doi: 10.1186/s12871-026-04143-w.PMID: 42587277 

Prenatal environmental exposures associated with ADHD diagnosis in children: a multicentre exposome analysis.
Šulc L, Wu F, Meijering S, Boshuizen H, Dzhambov AM, Lercher P, Peuters C, Cheval B, Botella N, Dadvand P, Júlvez J, Boer JMA, Giehl C, Spilski J, Chen Y, Hansell AL, Bogers R, Vrijkotte T, Bolte G, Psyllidis A, Remnélius KL, Bölte S, van Kempen E, van Kamp I, Selander J; Equal-Life scientific team.Environ Int. 2026 Aug;214:110415. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110415. Epub 2026 Jul 11.PMID: 42447792

Adapted XBB.1.5 vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 outcomes among immunocompromised persons in 2023-24 in six European countries: a VEBIS-EHR network study.
Blake A, Humphreys J, Olson K, Braeye T, Van Evercooren I, Hansen CH, Moustsen-Helms IR, Fabiani M, Mateo-Urdiales A, Castilla J, Martínez-Baz I, Machado A, Brito A, Ljung R, Pihlström N, Mansiaux Y, Nicolay N, Monge S, Nunes B; VEBIS-EHR working group.Expert Rev Vaccines. 2026 Dec 31;25(1):2708184. doi: 10.1080/14760584.2026.2708184. Epub 2026 Jul 26.PMID: 42504085

Understanding potentially avoidable emergency department visits in older adults: a survey with healthcare professionals across in- and outpatient care in Sweden.
Bring H, Bergqvist M, Gustafsson LL, Veg A, Bohm K, Modig K, Bastholm-Rahmner P, Schmidt-Mende K.BMJ Open. 2026 Aug 14;16(8):e121668. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-121668.PMID: 42601103 

The impact of community paramedicine service on prehospital time intervals in rural Norway: a quasi-experimental study.
Elden OE, Uleberg O, Brulin E, Landstad BJ, Lønvik MP, Salvesen Ø, Dalen H.BMC Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1186/s12873-026-01642-4. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42414908 

COMSA-MEWS: a simple quantitative algorithm for determining response to biologics in severe asthma, tested in a real-world mepolizumab study.
Yasinska V, Kolmert J, Sparreman Mikus M, Andersson LI, Lantz AS, Wallen-Nielsén E, Bossios A, Lazarinis N, Tenselius O, Rydell N, Wheelock CE, Howarth PH, Brightling C, Malinovschi A, Janson C, Mjösberg J, Dahlén B, James A, Dahlén SE.ERJ Open Res. 2026 Aug 10;12(4):01690-2025. doi: 10.1183/23120541.01690-2025. eCollection 2026 Jul.PMID: 42577718 

Spatial metabolomics - a metabolic microscope for respiratory medicine.
Smith MJ, Säfholm J, Wheelock CE.Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2026 Jul 11:aanag143. doi: 10.1093/ajrcmb/aanag143. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42438167 

Process Evaluation of a Problem-Solving Intervention with Workplace Involvement for Employees on Sickness Absence Due to Common Mental Disorders in Swedish Primary Health Care.
Karlsson I, Kwak L, Bültmann U, Bergström G, Axén I, Björk Brämberg E.J Occup Rehabil. 2026 Aug 1. doi: 10.1007/s10926-026-10441-4. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42541653

Use of antidepressant drugs, alone or in combination with other psychotropic drugs, among five-year childhood cancer survivors in a Nordic setting: A register-based cohort study from the SALiCCS research programme
Javier Louro, Hanna Mogensen, Friederike Erdmann, Christina-Evmorfia Kampitsi, Line Kenborg, Sirpa Heinävaara, Henrik Hjalgrim, Rickard Ljung, Mats Heyman, Henrik Hasle, Anja Krøyer, Fang Fang, Giorgio Tettamanti, Maria Feychting
EJC Paediatric Oncology, Volume 8, December 2026

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A problem-solving intervention for employees on sickness absence due to common mental disorders : effects, ethics and process 
Ida karlsson
Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research

“Should i stay, or should i go” : teachers’ motivation to stay at their workplace 
Jeffrey Casely-Hayford
Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research

Epithelial alarmins as novel targets for treatment of asthma 
Maria Belikova
Unit of Experimental Asthma and Allergy Research

Diet, genetic susceptibility, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Anna-Maria Lampousi
Unit of Epidemiology

Exposures through drinking water and risk of chronic disease
Emilie Helte
Enheten för kardiovaskulär och nutritionsepidemiologi 

Exploring allergic and irritant contact dermatitis : biomarkers, mechanisms, and allergen uptake
Paulina Werner Nosrati
Unit of Systems Toxicology

Health consequences of gender-based harassment at work
Katrina Julia Blindow
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Infections, antibiotics, tobacco, genetic factors and risk of lada : latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, and type 2 diabetes
Jessica Edstorp
Unit of Epidemiology

The role of inflammatory cells in sarcoidosis and asthma
Mu Nie
Unit of Experimental Asthma and Allergy Research

Modifiable risk factors, blood proteins, and venous thromboembolism 
Shuai Yuan
Unit of cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology

Congenital heart disease, genetic syndromes, and childhood cancer 
Christina-Evmorfia Kampitsi
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

2023

Studies on the molecular and functional properties of exosomes in the metastatic prostate cancer bone microenvironment 
Ioulia Vardaki
Unit of Toxicology

T cell responses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : friends or foes?
Solmaz Yazdani
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

Occupational exposure to particles in relation to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease 
Karin Grahn
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Persistent environmental pollutants and risk of cardiovascular disease 
Tessa Schillemans
Unit of cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology

Environmental exposures and cardiac arrhythmias 
Marcus Dahlquist
Unit of environmental epidemiology

Evaluating occupational health interventions : design, implementation, and effects
Emma Cedstrand
Unit of Occupational Medicine

2022  

Psychological distress and breast cancer : a bidirectional link
Kejia Hu
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

Physical workload and exit from the labour market : epidemiological studies with a focus on employees with musculoskeletal disorders
Kathryn Badarin
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Mental disorders as risk factors, comorbidities, and consequences of cancer 
Qianwei Liu
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

The effect of spinal manipulative therapy on heart rate variability and pain in patients with persistent or recurrent neck pain 
Anders Galaasen Bakken
Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research

Early-life metal exposure and child growth and development 
Annachiara Malin Igra
Unit of Metals and Health 

Exploring toxicity and fate of metal-based particles in the lung : from mechanistic screening to lung deposition modelling 
Sarah McCarrick
Unit of Biochemical Toxicology 

Physical workload in surgery : from risk assessments to interventions 
Xuelong Fan
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Defining the role of mast cells in guinea pig models of asthma 
Jielu Liu
Unit of Experimental Asthma and Allergy Research 

Immune mechanisms and potential immunological treatment in atherosclerosis 
Shailesh Kumar Samal
Unit of Immunology and Chronic Disease

Toxic metals, essential micronutrients, gestational thyroid hormones, and size at birth 
Klara Gustin Mossegård
Unit of Metals and Health 

Premenstrual disorders : risk factors, comorbidities and health impact 
Qian Yang
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

DissolvIt : development and validation of a new in vitro dissolution apparatus for dry powder aerosols 
Maria Malmlöf, 
Unit of Integrative Toxicology

Application of the benchmark dose-response modelling approach for risk characterization of chemicals 
Antero Vieira da Silva
Unit of Integrative Toxicology

Socioeconomic factors and childhood cancer : survival and long-term consequences 
Hanna Mogensen
Unit of Epidemiology

Biomedical factors in the risk and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
Jiangwei Sun
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

Precarious employment and occupational injuries in Sweden 
Bertina Kreshpaj
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Trends in population health in an era of increasing longevity 
Anna C. Meyer
Unit of Epidemiology

Profiling of microglia in inflammation, aging, and the tumor microenvironment
Lara Friess,
Unit of  Toxicology

2021

Immunity and inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : an epidemiological approach
Can Cui
Unit of Integrative Epidemiology

Precarious employment in Sweden : methodological development and health associations
Johanna Jonsson
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Silica particle-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation and DNA damage in respiratory epithelium
Rongrong Wu
Unit of Biochemical Toxicology

Environmental arsenic exposure in humans : toxicity and adaptation in the Bolivian Andes
Jessica De Loma Olson
Unit of metals & health

Experimental studies of lipid mediator modulation of airway responsiveness 
Willem Abma
Unit of experimental asthma and allergy research

Risks and benefits of drinking water treatment : focusing on child health and prenatal development 
Melle Säve-Söderbergh
Unit of cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology

2020

Dietary carbohydrate quality and health : focus on low-grade systemic inflammation and cardiometabolic risk factors
Nor Adila Mhd Omar
Unit of cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology

Urban greenness and related health effects 
Åsa Persson
Unit of environmental epidemiology

Health effects of air pollution : innovative approaches for spatio-temporal evaluations
Massimo Stafoggia
Unit of environmental epidemiology

Short and long-term regulation of autophagy
Patricia González-Rodríguez
Unit of toxicology

Genotoxic effects among Bolivian farmers exposed to mixtures of pesticides : population and in vitro based studies
Jessika Ximen Barrón Cuenca
Unit of biochemical toxicology

Evaluation of biomarkers in chronic inflammatory diseases 
Zahra Golabkesh
Unit of cardiovascular and nutritional epidemiology

Stress prevention at work : intervention effectiveness and implementation process evaluation
Bozana Arapovic-Johansson
Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research

Deep tissue massage therapy and/or strengthening and stretching exercises for disabling subacute or chronic neck pain. A randomized controlled trial 
Oscar Javier Pico Espinosa
Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research

 

2019

Health effects of road traffic noise in childhood and adolescence
Alva Käte Enoksson Wallas
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology

Ergonomic risk assessment and intervention through smart workwear systems 
Liyun Yang 
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Exposure to air pollution in the work and residential environment during pregnancy and adverse birth effects 
Filip Norlén
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Shoulder injuries in adolescent elite handball players 
Martin Asker
Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research

Topics on mathematical statistics for medical applications : summary measures and exact simulation of diffusions 
Celia García-Pareja
Unit of Biostatistics

Interplay between birthweight, family history, obesity, and genes in the development of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and type 2 diabetes 
Rebecka Hjort
Unit of Epidemiology

Airborne occupational exposures and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis 
Anna Ilar  
Unit of Translational Epidemiology

Molecular mechanisms of cell death and cell clearance 
Katharina Klöditz 
Unit of Molecular Toxicology

Diet and the risk of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) : studies on the association with fish and sweetened beverages 
Josefin Edwall Löfvenborg 
Unit of Epidemiology

Contact allergy in Swedish adolescents : results from the BAMSE cohort study 
Maria Lagrelius  
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology

Occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and early biomarkers related to cardiovascular disease and cancer 
Ayman Alhamdow  
Unit of Metals & Health

Phospholipid related antigens and protective mechanisms : implications for cardiovascular diseases, human autoimmunity and inflammation 
Divya Thiagarajan 
Unit of Immunology and Chronic Disease

Occupational exposure to chemicals and cancer 
Cecilia Videnros 
Unit of Occupational Medicine

Novel immunologic cellular mechanisms in atherosclerosis and potential therapeutic implications
Mizanur Rahman
Unit of Immunology and Chronic Disease

Deciphering microglia plasticity in glioma
Dalel Saidi
Unit of Toxicology

2018

Mitochondria targeting and its consequences for cell death in neuroblastoma
Kadri Valter
Unit of Toxicology

The impact of transcriptional mutagenesis on cellular homeostasis
Monika Ezerskyte
Unit of Biochemical Toxicology

Early-life selenium status and cognitive development
Helena Skröder Löveborn
Unit of Metals & Health

Cellular effects of nickel and nickel oxide nanoparticles : focus on mechanisms related to carcinogenicity
Emma Åkerlund
Unit of Biochemical Toxicology

Innate immune airway responses after exposure to ultrafine and ambient particles : in vivo and in vitro models
Anna Steneholm
Unit of Work Environment Toxicology

Quantification of inflammatory mediators to explore molecular mechanisms and sub-phenotypes of asthma
Johan Kolmert
Unit of Experimental Asthma and Allergy Research

Evidence by interaction : a new role of caspase-2
Jeremy Forsberg
Unit of Toxicology

Occupational skin exposure to cobalt : origin and fate 
Jolinde Kettelarij
Unit of work environment toxicology

Development of multi-cellular human lung models to study inflammatory mechanisms and cell-cell interactions 
Jie Ji
Unit of work environment toxicology

Characterizing chemical exposure : focus on children's environment 
Kristin Larsson
Unit of biochemical toxicology

Use of novel statistical methods in assessing particulate air pollution and evaluating its association with mortality in China 
Xin Fang
Unit of biostatistics

Long-term exposure to transportation noise in relation to metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes 
Andrei Pyko
Unit of environmental epidemiology

Neutrophil extracellular traps : function in infectious and non-Infectious conditions
Beatrice Lazzaretto
Unit of molecular toxicology

Overweight in relation to allergic disease in childhood and adolescence
Sandra Ekström
Unit of environmental epidemiology

Mathematical programming for optimal probability weighting
Michele Santacatterina
Unit of biostatistics

Short-term exposure to ozone in relation to mortality and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : exploring sensitive subgroups by previous hospitalizations
Auriba Raza
Unit of environmental epidemiology

Postmenopausal hormone therapy and cardiovascular risk
Germán D. Carrasquilla
Unit of cardiovascular epidemiology

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Anna Persson
25-08-2026