Respiratory-, Allergy- and Sleep Research

Asthma, allergy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep apnea are diseases with a high prevalence and a high impact on public health. In our research we investigate how the environment influences asthma and allergy and the relationship between obesity related diseases such as asthma, gastroesophageal reflux, diabetes and sleep apnea. Another aim is to improve the prognosis in COPD by investigating the impact of physical exercise and nutrition.
Description of our research
Asthma is one of the most common diseases in our modern society. Increased knowledge about the impact of environmental factors like smoking and indoor air pollution may make it possible to prevent and decrease the prevalence of asthma.
Obesity is on the rise in our society. Increased knowledge on how different obesity related diseases such as asthma, reflux, sleep apnea and diabetes are related increases the possibility of optimal treatment in patients with more than one obesity related disease.
The prevalence of COPD is increasing. At present no pharmacological intervention has a proven effect on the prognosis of COPD. If it is possible to demonstrate that physical exercise training in combination with nutritional treatment, and in selected patients oxygen, improves quality of life and reduces hospitalisations large benefits will be achieved both from a patient and society perspective.
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Publications
Indoor airborne bacterial communities and adult lung health: A cross-sectional study
Part of International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2026
- DOI for Indoor airborne bacterial communities and adult lung health: A cross-sectional study
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Association between EAT-Lancet diet and the incident sleep apnea
Part of Sleep Medicine, 2026
- DOI for Association between EAT-Lancet diet and the incident sleep apnea
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Part of Thorax, p. 71-77, 2026
- DOI for Nocturnal gastro-oesophageal reflux and pulmonary abnormalities on chest CT in a general population: the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study
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Mortality in Severe Asthma - results from the NORDSTAR cohort
Part of European Respiratory Journal, p. 2501289, 2026
Allergic sensitization in asthma and COPD in the NOVELTY study
Part of Respiratory Medicine, p. 108605, 2026
Long-term lung function trajectories in Swedish COVID-19 ICU survivors: a two-year follow-up study
Part of European Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2026
- DOI for Long-term lung function trajectories in Swedish COVID-19 ICU survivors: a two-year follow-up study
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Part of Respiratory Research, 2026
- DOI for Activation of regenerative pathways by exercise intervention in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study protocol
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Part of Kidney International, 2026
Part of Revista de investigación clínica, 2026
- DOI for Diagnostic and prognostic significance of IL-18 and its -607C/A polymorphism in COVID-19: Implications for CURB-65 severity scoring
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Part of FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 2026
- DOI for Risk factors for COPD exacerbations and mortality, and variation between primary care settings: the PRAXIS cohort study in Sweden
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Part of Trials, 2026
- DOI for Effect of HIgh-Flow Therapy in Long-Term Oxygen Therapy (HILOT): study protocol for a multicentre, registry-based, randomised clinical trial
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Part of BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2026
- DOI for Characterisation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in never-smokers and ever-smokers from a population-based cohort
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Part of Radiology, 2026
- DOI for Pulmonary Nodule Prevalence at CT in Middle-Aged Participants from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS)
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Health status and prognosis of COPD patients in relation to the FEV1/FVC ratio
Part of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2026
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Early-life exposure to tobacco smoke and chronic liver disease incidence in adulthood
Part of Annals of Hepatology, 2026
- DOI for Early-life exposure to tobacco smoke and chronic liver disease incidence in adulthood
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Part of Clinical Proteomics, 2026
- DOI for Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease-related plasma proteins, independently of obstruction
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Part of ERJ Open Research, 2025
- DOI for Quality of life associated with chronic cough in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study: a cross-sectional study
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Part of Journal of Asthma and Allergy, p. 1825-1834, 2025
- DOI for No Improvement of Asthma Control Despite Changes in Pharmacological Treatment Patterns - 17 Years Follow Up
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Targeting of the IL-5 pathway in severe asthma reduces mast cell progenitors
Part of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, p. 1310-1320, 2025
- DOI for Targeting of the IL-5 pathway in severe asthma reduces mast cell progenitors
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Part of The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, p. 273-286, 2025
- DOI for Chronic Airflow Limitation, Lower Respiratory Symptoms, COPD and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a Middle-Aged Population: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). A Link Between the Lower and Upper Airways
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Part of Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2025
- DOI for Vitamin D pathway as a multi-level predictor of COVID-19 severity and mortality: Integrating serum levels, FokI (rs2228570) VDR polymorphism, and lung tissue expression
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Part of Molecular Cancer, 2025
- DOI for Advancing CAR-based cell therapies for solid tumours: challenges, therapeutic strategies, and perspectives
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Persistent Airflow Limitation in the NOVELTY Cohort.
Part of Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2025
Part of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2025
- DOI for Walking is the form of physical activity people with osteoarthritis in the hip or knee choose and maintain after two years
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Similar risk of hospitalization and mortality for patients continuing and discontinuing LTOT
Part of Respiratory Research, 2025
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Part of Respiratory Medicine, 2025
- DOI for A lung function threshold for survival?: FEV1Q and mortality in patients with COPD and chronic respiratory failure
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2025
Part of European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, p. 1649-1659, 2025
- DOI for Adult mental health outcomes of adolescent depression and co-occurring alcohol use disorder: a longitudinal cohort study
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Part of University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science, p. 54-63, 2025
Part of Translational Lung Cancer Research, p. 1972-1985, 2025
- DOI for Predictors of survival and recurrence patterns following definitive chemoradiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
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Part of Small Lungs and Obstructed Airways, p. 1-13, Academic Press, 2025
Part of European Respiratory Journal, 2025
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study
Part of Pulmonology, 2025
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SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine-Induced Humoral Immunity in Immunocompetent European Adults: A Systematic Review
Part of Microorganisms, 2025
- DOI for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine-Induced Humoral Immunity in Immunocompetent European Adults: A Systematic Review
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Part of Heart Rhythm, p. 3090-3098, 2025
Part of Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, p. 3274-3289, 2025
- DOI for Fungal-Driven Airways Dis-Immunity From Asthma to Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: Dissecting Similarities and Differences
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Part of Clinical Science, p. 449-462, 2025
- DOI for Serum proteomics links the cardiorespiratory biomarkers CTRC, OSM, and MMP-10 to exacerbation severity and number in patients with COPD
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2025
- DOI for The association between systemic inflammation, lung function and respiratory symptoms in the BOLD study in Northern Europe
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The NEuroCOUGH Chronic Cough Registry: a protocol for a pan-European observational study
Part of ERJ Open Research, 2025
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Part of Sleep Medicine, 2025
- DOI for Self-reported witnessed episodes of apnea during sleep is associated with incident lung and breast cancer
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Part of Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 2025
- DOI for Effect of preoperative exercise on postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery in older people with low physical fitness: The CANOPTIPHYS randomised controlled trial
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Part of Journal of Sleep Research, 2025
- DOI for Treatment effect of head extension by cervical collar on moderate obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial
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Part of BMC Cancer, 2025
- DOI for The hidden impact: social isolation and inflammation's role in pancreatic cancer risk among those with diabetes
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Part of Environmental Health Insights, 2025
- DOI for Assessing the Knowledge and Experience of Healthcare Workers in Zoonoses and the One Health Approach: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana
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Part of European Journal of Pediatrics, 2025
Part of Annals of the American Thoracic Society, p. 422-429, 2025
Impact of interstitial lung disease on COVID-19 severity: A nationwide register study
Part of Respiratory Medicine, 2025
- DOI for Impact of interstitial lung disease on COVID-19 severity: A nationwide register study
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Part of Respiratory Medicine, 2025
- DOI for Associations of comorbid heart disease and depression/anxiety with multidimensional breathlessness in COPD: A cross-sectional study
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Clinical phenotypes predict exacerbations of COPD: the TIE cohort study
Part of Respiratory Medicine, 2025
- DOI for Clinical phenotypes predict exacerbations of COPD: the TIE cohort study
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Part of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2025
- DOI for Systemic inflammatory biomarkers in relation to lung function and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in adolescents
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