Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (SV-IS) by Author "Lekander, Mats"
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Human scent as a first-line defense against disease
Gordon, Amy R.; Lundström, Johan N.; Kimball, Bruce A.; Karshikoff, Bianka; Sorjonen, Kimmo; Axelsson, John; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Individuals may have a different body odor, when they are sick compared to healthy. In the non-human animal literature, olfactory cues have been shown to predict avoidance of sick individuals. We tested whether the mere ... -
Inflammatory Blood Signature Related to Common Psychological Comorbidity in Chronic Pain
Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Wåhlén, Karin; Åström, Jenny; Lekander, Mats; Holmström, Linda; Wicksell, Rikard K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Chronic pain is characterized by high psychological comorbidity, and diagnoses are symptom-based due to a lack of clear pathophysiological factors and valid biomarkers. We investigate if inflammatory blood biomarker ... -
Olfactory cues of naturally occurring systemic inflammation: A pilot study of seasonal allergy
Tognetti, Arnaud; Saluja, Supreet; Lybert, Nathalie; Lasselin, Julie; Tamm, Sandra; Lensmar, Catarina; Karshikoff, Bianka; Cervenka, Simon; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: In an attempt to avoid contact with infectious individuals, humans likely respond to generalised rather than specific markers of disease. Humans may thus perceive a non-infectious individual as socially less ...