Published 23 October 2024 Kári Stefánsson, professor emeritus at the University of Iceland and CEO of deCODE genetics, has been awarded the Eric K. Fernström foundation Nordic Prize, Lund University. Photo: JG/deCODE genetics Kári Stefánsson, professor emeritus at the University of Iceland and CEO of deCODE genetics, has been awarded one of the Nordic region’s most prestigious medical awards – Lun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eric-k-fernstrom-nordic-prize-genetics-pioneer - 2025-01-01

Published 24 October 2024 SHREC the detector is inspected by Pavel Golubev (Photo: Dirk Rudolph) Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the world so far: number 120. The search for new elements comes from the dream of finding a variant that is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-element - 2025-01-01

Published 24 October 2024 More than two thousand patent applications have been filed by researchers at Lund University between 2000 and 2020. Photo: Kennet Ruona Swedish higher education institutions excel in patents from academia, with Sweden ranking fifth in Europe. Lund University claims the top spot on the Swedish list. A new report from the European Patent Office (EPO) released today provides

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-tops-patent-ranking - 2025-01-01

Published 25 October 2024 Photo: iStock/gilaxia Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol consumption at a risk-level. The researchers based their study on Sweden’s two highest

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussions - 2025-01-01

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 4 November 2024 Research nurse Jessica Melin takes a blood sample from a study participant. In the film Åke Lernmark, principal investigator of the TEDDY study in Sweden, explains the most important results of the TEDDY-study. In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in S

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completed - 2025-01-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 November 2024 “Our goal is to make advances in stem cell therapy by modifying and adapting cells to the patient’s needs", explains Malin Parmar. Photo: Tove Smeds Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 1

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies - 2025-01-01

Published 5 November 2024 Foam cells visualised using confocal microscopy in tissue from a patient with glioblastoma. Shown are the nucleus (in blue), a marker for macrophages that are recruited from the bone marrow (in green) and lipid droplets that gave the foam cell its name. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a certain type of cells – foam cells – in patients with the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/foam-cells-brain-tumours - 2025-01-01

Published 7 November 2024 Photo: iStock/SewcreamStudio When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at Lund University in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptoms - 2025-01-01

Published 7 November 2024 Illustration: Inger Ekström/Pixabay A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine whether some

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-work - 2025-01-01

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 14 November 2024 Hanna Isaksson has developed a method to calculate fracture risk. Emma Hammarlund looks at hairs for early cancer diagnosis. Sang Hyun Pyo uses birch bark for make-up and other purposes. Photo: Johan Persson; Auraya Manaprasertsak and John Price The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cancer-detection-through-hair-analysis-makes-prestigious-list - 2025-01-01

Published 22 November 2024 Photo: Wikimedia Commons Lund University and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen Lund University’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students. The new hub will be called Water in a Changing Environment (WICE). The in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water - 2025-01-01

Published 25 November 2024 In a study published in Advanced Science, researcher Fredrik Ek et al. describe how they can use light to create electrically conductive materials directly in the body, showing promising results in animal trials. Photo: I. Hultquist. Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. H

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2025-01-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 25 November 2024 Kristian Riesbeck, professor of clinical bacteriology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analysed. The study, which attracted a lot of attention, showed that some of the bacteria types had total resistance to antibiotics. No

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenic - 2025-01-01

By lars [dot] uhlin [at] konstnarliga [dot] lu [dot] se (Lars Uhlin) - published 27 November 2024 Photo: Agnete Brun The Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, is to be conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University. Jon Fosse has received great international recognition for his works. Hi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jon-fosse-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2025-01-01

Published 29 November 2024 Elmi Muller, Professor of Medicine at Stellenbosch University, is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities at Lund University. Elmi Muller is Professor of Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She is awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Humanities for her pioneering work a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/prominent-south-african-researcher-receives-honorary-doctorate-faculty-humanities-lund-university - 2025-01-01

Published 3 December 2024 Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord, Yafa Shanneik, Per Augustsson Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research conc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2025-01-01

Published 4 December 2024 Photo: iStock/Pradit_Ph A new study led by Lund University in Sweden has solved a years-old mystery: which patients with aggressive breast cancer are helped by a targeted cancer treatment that had been under development but was shelved. The study is important since it brings hope that the development of the drug can continue and that it will make it all the way to these p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatment - 2025-01-01

Published 5 December 2024 A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-01-01

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 5 December 2024 As students at Lund University, they studied the effects of climate change. As alumni, they are now negotiating the future of climate policy on behalf of the EU and the Swedish government. Lund University alumni headed to the COP29 negotiations in Azerbaijan with differing titles, goals and aims. Af

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-alumni-leave-cop29-climate-summit-feeling-hopeful - 2025-01-01

Published 10 December 2024 Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sus

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-01-01