Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research

 
Welcome to our research centre. We rely on a multidisciplinary translational approach with the overall aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, two of the most common diseases in Sweden.

News  

2012-04-15

Researchers have discovered genetic variances that increase the risk of osteoporotic fractures

Claes Ohlsson at CBAR is one of the senior authors on this study that is published in Nature Genetics. For further information click here

2012-01-17

Estrogen receptor-α expression in neuronal cells affects bone mass.

Ohlsson C. et al in PNAS 

2012-03-30

Swedish Research Council Supports Research School in Osteoporosis

Mattias Lorentzon at CBAR and colleagues receives three millions/year for five years from the swedish research council to run a clinical research school in Osteoporosis.

For further information click here

 2011-11-30

Three Young Researchers at CBAR Receives 6.75 MSEK in Project Grants from the Swedish Research Council

Liesbeth Vandenput for her project "Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Variance in Serum Sex Steroids and Related Common Diseases"

Jenny Kindblom for her project "Osteocalcin- a bone-derived hormone with metabolic actions"

Klara Sjögren for her project "Gut microbiota, a novel regulator of bone mass"

2011-10-11

High serum testosterone is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events in elderly men.

Ohlsson C. et al. in J Am Coll Cardiol

2011-10-07

Genetic determinants of serum testosterone concentrations in men. 

Ohlsson C. et al in Plos Genet

2011-04-12

The role of estrogen receptor-α and its activation function 1 (AF-1) for growth plate closure in female mice.

Börjesson AE et al. in PNAS