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Report from the Faculty Board meeting (16 October 2024)

By johanna [dot] erlandson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Erlandson) - published 16 October 2024 The Board of the Faculty of Medicine (MFS) has held a meeting. The meeting began with information about the fire at BMC, after which Vice Dean David Gisselsson Nord spoke about crisis preparedness and total defense within academia and our continuity plans. Vice Dean Thomas Hellmark presented manag

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/report-faculty-board-meeting-16-october-2024 - 2025-01-27

Cutting, peeling & turning: 3D tool Complete Anatomy is now in our learning material arsenal & tour

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 31 October 2024 Sara Regnér, programme director for the medical programme, in front of an image from Complete Anatomy, a digital tool she is very pleased with. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. Complete Anatomy is a digital 3D tool for the study of anatomy that students can use for self-study. Digital tour: November 19. The

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/cutting-peeling-turning-3d-tool-complete-anatomy-now-our-learning-material-arsenal-tour - 2025-01-27

Faculty Morning Meeting: How to publish a paper in Science (24/10)

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 22 October 2024 Science, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons All employees are welcome to join our digital Faculty Morning Meeting. At the October meeting you will meet Professor Filipe Pereira, who will give us an update about how to publish a paper in Science and what that entails. NOTE: This meeting will be hel

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/faculty-morning-meeting-how-publish-paper-science-2410 - 2025-01-27

This is how your blood vessels tolerate high blood pressure

Published 12 October 2023 Johan Holmberg, Olivia Ritsvall, Karl Swärd, Marycarmen Arévalo-Martinez and Sebastian Albinsson. (Photo: Åsa Hansdotter) A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the sensor deteriorates, which can worsen vascular damage caused by high bl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressure - 2025-01-28

New catalyst could provide liquid hydrogen fuel of the future

Published 12 October 2023 A car is refueled with a liquid containing hydrogen. The fuel passes through the catalytic converter, where hydrogen is released into a fuel cell. When the hydrogen runs out, it is drained and filled with new liquid at the gas station. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are investigating a car fuel comprised of a liquid that is converted to hydrogen by a solid catal

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-catalyst-could-provide-liquid-hydrogen-fuel-future - 2025-01-28

Negative attitudes towards breastfeeding in public still an issue

Published 13 October 2023 Photo: iStock/NoSystem images International law supports women’s right to breastfeed in the public. However, women report having been subjected to negative responses and judgmental looks when breastfeeding outside the home. This is according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, based on surveys answered by women living in Sweden, Ireland and Australia. The resea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/negative-attitudes-towards-breastfeeding-public-still-issue - 2025-01-28

The pulses of light that open a door to the microcosm

Published 20 October 2023 “At the time, I couldn’t imagine that my experiment could create such short pulses of light,” Anne L’Huillier later said of the discovery that paved the way for the Nobel Prize. Photo: ERCEA. This is the science behind the unimaginably quick attosecond pulses. The method can “photograph” electrons, giving us new insights into the inner life of atoms, and is the discovery

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pulses-light-open-door-microcosm - 2025-01-28

Young Ukrainian civil servants explore human rights in Lund

Published 23 October 2023 Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk in Lund for a training course. Photo: Johan Persson Iryna Tsunovska and Nataliia Kohutyuk from Ukraine are taking home many new insights on how they can contribute to the protection of human rights in their professional roles. They have just completed a training course at Lund University for young policymakers, public servants and civ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-ukrainian-civil-servants-explore-human-rights-lund - 2025-01-28

How video games are being used by foreign actors and extremists

Published 23 October 2023 Photo: Dean Drobot/MostPhotos Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This according to a new report from Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University in Sweden. Since the 2016 US Presidential election, many

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2025-01-28

Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose contribute to tree diversity

Published 3 November 2023 The study shows that large herbivores have a positive impact on variation in tree cover in the world’s protected areas. The picture shows Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. (Photo: Wikipedia) Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-herbivores-such-elephants-bison-and-moose-contribute-tree-diversity - 2025-01-28

Temperature increase triggers viral infection

Published 8 November 2023 Illustration of phage virus injecting its DNA into a cell (Image: Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu) Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. "When the temperature rises, the virus's genetic material changes its form and d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infection - 2025-01-28

Most innovative at Lund University receive awards

Published 10 November 2023 Photo: Kennet Ruona Six of the most innovative ideas and projects currently within Lund University were spotlighted at the Future Innovations Award, held on November 7th. The contributors shared a total of SEK 500,000 when Lund University's and Sparbanken Skåne's Future Innovations Award was given out. The winning ideas included an energy storage system that makes use of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/most-innovative-lund-university-receive-awards - 2025-01-28

Men experience less pain when a woman is in charge

Published 14 November 2023 Anna Sellgren Engskov (Photo: Ingemar Hultquist) A man who is exposed to physical pain feels less severe pain if he is subjected to pain by a woman compared with a man, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, men experience less pain after surgery when asked about it by a woman than by a man. “This was true despite the fact that the men and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/men-experience-less-pain-when-woman-charge - 2025-01-28

Scientists have solved the damselfly colour mystery

Published 17 November 2023 Pictured is the male, blue variant of the bluetail damselfly (Photo: Erik Svensson) For over 20 years, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms – one with a male-like appearance, something that protects them from mating harassment. In a new study, an international research team f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-have-solved-damselfly-colour-mystery - 2025-01-28

Coastal river deltas threatened by more than climate change

Published 20 November 2023 Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers from Lund University and Utrecht University have identified the most critical risks to deltas in the future. The research shows that deltas face multiple risks, and that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/coastal-river-deltas-threatened-more-climate-change - 2025-01-28

UN climate meetings organised in a way that benefits richer, larger countries

Published 22 November 2023 UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth The COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer countries, according to a new study from Lund University and the University of Leeds. The study also labels the participating countries as either Radicals, Opportunists, Hypocrites or Evaders. Every year, the UN orga

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-meetings-organised-way-benefits-richer-larger-countries - 2025-01-28

Children with breath-holding spells undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions

Published 23 November 2023 Image: iStock/Zanuck Breath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care. This is because there are no national or international guidelines on how to assess children in these cases. A team of researchers at Lund University, Sweden has now proposed guidelines to reduce

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventions - 2025-01-28

Three Lund researchers to receive ERC Consolidator Grants

Published 24 November 2023 Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuroblastoma, the crucial role of B cells in our immune system and the Earth’s magnetic field. Daniel Bexell, senior lecturer and associate professor at

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants-0 - 2025-01-28

Göran Gustafssonpriset i medicin för banbrytande forskning om immunterapi

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 4 mars 2022 Göran Jönsson, professor i molekylär onkologi vid Lunds universitet, mottar årets Göran Gustafssonpris. Foto: Tove Smeds. Stort grattis till cancerforskaren Göran Jönsson som mottar årets Göran Gustafssonpris i medicin. Priset som delas ut av Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien är ett av de mer prestigefulla priserna o

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/goran-gustafssonpriset-i-medicin-banbrytande-forskning-om-immunterapi - 2025-01-28

Ökad effektivitet i omprogrammerade immunceller

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 7 mars 2022 Filipe Pereira. Foto: Kennet Ruona Våra dendritiska celler (DC) är immunsystemets vaktposter och de patrullerar våra kroppar efter bakterier, virus eller cancerceller. När DC hittar en främmande partikel bryter de ner den i mindre bitar – antigen - och presenterar bitarna på cellytan för immunförsvarets mö

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/okad-effektivitet-i-omprogrammerade-immunceller - 2025-01-28