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Forskningens Dag – Om fysisk aktivitet & hälsa (event in Swedish) Centre of Physical Activity Research at Lund University Previous Next Play Pause CoPARLU is a multidisciplinary center gathering all researchers with expertise in physical…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/about-coparlu- 2023-11-29

Our research Our research interest is to understand how genetic variation influences skeletal muscle function and whole-body metabolism. We use translational approaches and regularly conduct focused intervention studies in humans,…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/translational-muscle-research-group- 2022-02-21

Sport Sciences Our research Our research focuses on preventing and managing musculoskeletal injuries and disease from youth to an older age. The target groups are athletes and non-athletic populations that either have or are at high risk…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/sport-sciences- 2022-02-21

Eva Ekvall Hansson Our research Our research on physical activity is broad and explores the impact of health outcomes on different populations. There are currently several research projects where we study several aspects of physical…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/human-movement-health-and-rehabilitation- 2022-02-21

Åsa Tornberg Our research People with cerebral palsy (CP) are less physically active than people without disabilities. They are at risk for cardiometabolic and other diseases related to physical inactivity. In addition, the accessibility…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/child-and-family-health- 2022-03-02

Johan Mårtensson Our research Our research focuses on brain plasticity, education, and cognition. Physical exercise is often the elephant in the room when it comes to these processes. Our main method is Magnetic Resonance Imaging in…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/cognitive-language-and-hearing-science- 2022-02-21

Charlotte Ling Our research The epigenome consists of chemical modifications attached to our DNA, which can be altered due to environmental factors, e.g., exercise, and thereby provides dynamic gene regulation and gives each cell or tissue…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/epigenetics-and-diabetes- 2022-02-21

Jan Lexell Our research Physical activity and exercise are the mainstays of chronic disease prevention and health maintenance for all people with and without a disability. Participation in organized sports, competitive as well as non…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/rehabilitation-medicine-research-group- 2022-02-21

Johan Andersson Our research We focus on integrative physiology during environmental stress, including exercise, altitude exposure, and cold temperatures. We are interested in understanding human performance in extreme environments. A…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/integrative-physiology-group- 2022-02-21

Björn Rosengren Our research The focus is to examine the effects of physical activity on fracture and fall risks. In addition, we also study its impact on specific bone and muscle traits and the link to inflammation. Inactivity or…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/clinical-and-molecular-osteporosis-research-unit- 2022-02-21

Daniel Lindqvist Our research The overreaching hypothesis that frames our work is that depressive disorders are accompanied by, if not caused by, identifiable biological abnormalities that contribute to both the psychological and somatic…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/unit-biological-and-precision-psychiatry- 2022-02-21

Carys Egan-Wyer Our research My research critically explores how people consume endurance experiences—such as triathlon, obstacle adventure racing, and ultra-distance running—and what those consumption patterns can tell us about…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/exercise-consumption- 2022-02-21

Tomas Deierborg Our research Physical activity is linked with a reduced risk of somatic disorders. Interestingly, exercise also affects the inflammatory status in the body. We study how physical activity affects the molecular processes…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/experimental-neuroinflammation-laboratory- 2022-02-21

2022 Dokumentär om fysisk aktivitet och hjärnhälsa (video) Konditionsapp hjälper vården att stötta LU Träning bättre än medicin mot artros Aftonbladet Så slipper du din ledvärk Aftonbladet Vasaloppet – en guldgruva för svensk…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/svensk-medias-rapportering-om-var-forskning- 2023-03-22

Tina Mattsson Our research This research concerns how elements of sports and physical activities, as part of institutional addiction treatment, support normative ideas about gender, age, and body. Using theoretical concepts such as…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/physical-activities-social-work-practice- 2022-03-02

Media apperance of our research groups in English 2022 Physically active lifestyle is associated with lower long-term incidence of bipolar disorder PsyPost My aerobic capacity – RPC LU How Exercise May Tame Our Anxiety The New York Times…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/media-coverage- 2023-03-22

Coordinator Martina Svensson   Department of Experimental Medical Science Lund University BMC, B11 Sölvegatan 19 SE-221 84 Lund Email: martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (martina[dot]svensson[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)   Email:…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/contact- 2023-11-21

Tissue Regeneration and Exercise training – A project in the Lung Biology research group Our research Exercise training has for many years been a cornerstone in the treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and studies have…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/t-rex- 2022-06-01

Our research Our research focuses on how environmental factors, urban planning and infrastructures affect our health on a populational level. We want to know how different factors in our surroundings might improve or worsen our health…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/planetary-health- 2023-03-30

Sport Sciences Child and Family Health Epigenetics and diabetes Planetary Health Exercise consumption Clinical Sports Psychiatry Unit Physical activities in social work practice Translational muscle research group Integrative Physiology…

https://www.coparlu.lu.se/research-groups- 2023-11-21