News - Food and health
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“People should feel safe”
“It has been a long journey. It all started with my research findings and the idea that I could make a difference for patients who have been operated on and who go home the same day. We now have a CE marked medical device that is registered with the...
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Smoking risk factor for bowel disease
Smoking is a risk factor for the bowel disease microscopic colitis. This has been shown in Anna Wickbom's thesis in medicine at Örebro University. Her research has also shown that there may be a hereditary component of the disease.
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Tablet prevents gluten from entering the small intestine
A tablet makes it possible for gluten-sensitive individuals to ingest small amounts of gluten without experiencing symptoms such as bloatedness, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. The tablet is a result of a study at Örebro University presented at a research...
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A brisk walk instead of sitting down – just ten minutes a day makes a difference
It is not the amount of time spent sitting still that matters. Instead it is the extent of physical activity that is essential in reducing the risk of elderly women developing cardiovascular disease, as shown in a new Örebro study published in PLOS ONE.
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EU project makes sports healthier
A web site with practical examples of how sport associations can be better at promoting health. Representing the project's researchers, Susanna Geidne from Örebro University, presented the results of the European project at a seminar in the European...
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Many new ideas emerged when 80 researchers discussed food and health
School meals, elderly nutrition, sustainable food transport, robotics in the food industry and edible vaccines. Many new ideas emerged about how Örebro University could contribute in the field of food and health.
