Wuhan interaction with Stockholm (WISER) - an evidence-based research project on health perspectives in the elderly population during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Grant number: 2020-06101

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,080,000
  • Funder

    Swedish Research Council
  • Principal Investigator

    Sara Hägg
  • Research Location

    Sweden
  • Lead Research Institution

    Karolinska Institutet
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Approaches to public health interventions

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)Older adults (65 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Public health science, global health, social medicine and epidemiology, Gerontology, medical / health science specialization (Social science specialization under 50999)

Publicationslinked via Europe PMC

Walking Speed and Risk of Cancer in Two Prospective Cohort Studies.

Brain DNA Methylation Age, Lifestyle Factors and Dementia in the Swedish Twin Registry.

Temporal Dynamics of Epigenetic Aging and Frailty From Midlife to Old Age.

Associations between epigenetic aging and diabetes mellitus in a Swedish longitudinal study.

Cholinesterase inhibitors are associated with reduced mortality in patients with Alzheimer's disease and previous myocardial infarction.

Effects from medications on functional biomarkers of aging in three longitudinal studies of aging in Sweden.

Epigenome-wide analysis of frailty: Results from two European twin cohorts.

Temporal trends in hospitalizations and 30-day mortality in older patients during the COVID pandemic from March 2020 to July 2021.

Clinical biomarker-based biological aging and risk of cancer in the UK Biobank.