By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 21 November 2022 What happened to the generation that experienced the Jasmin revolution in Tunisia as young? How are their views different from those who were only small children and do not remember the expectations of more freedom and bread? Studies in focus groups representing both Generation Z and Millennials in the r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2025-03-14

Published 23 November 2022 Photo: iStock/mi-viri Sometimes healthcare professionals treat patients with opioids such as morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic breathlessness. A randomised Phase 3 study conducted by Swedish and Australian researchers now finds that morphine does not reduce worst breathlessness. The study is p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-morphine-treatment-people-copd-and-severe-long-term-breathlessness - 2025-03-14

Published 23 November 2022 Courtney Stairs and Sissel Sjöberg (Photo: Emma Wallenlöw/Anders Örtegren) Biology researchers Courtney Stairs and Sissel Sjöberg have been awarded just over SEK 15 million each in starting grants from the European Research Council, ERC. Their five-year projects will study marine interactions between microorganisms and complex migratory bird behaviour. Congratulations Co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-lund-university-biologists-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2025-03-14

Published 25 November 2022 Industrial companies need to train their employees with technologies in automation, process industry and manufacturing as well as sustainable production in order to best meet the fourth industrial revolution. Photo: iStockphoto How do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the indu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-package - 2025-03-14

Published 28 November 2022 The researchers used ultrafast laser spectroscopy (Photo: Pavel Chabera) With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team has managed to use light more efficiently. The finding could eventually be useful for controlling solar energy conversion during photosynthesis, or other reactions driven by light. For example, one application coul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2025-03-14

Published 29 November 2022 A microglia (Image: iStock/slevaneara) The brain's big-eating immune cells can slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. This is shown by a study that is now published in Nature Aging. The brain's own immune cells are called microglia and are found in the central nervous system. They are big eaters that kill viruses, damaged cells and infectious agents they come

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brains-immune-cells-can-be-triggered-slow-down-alzheimers-disease - 2025-03-14

Published 30 November 2022 Photo: Kaleni/Pixabay Just over two weeks after the UN climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world’s countries are meeting again, this time to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss of biodiversity. The issue is less well-known than the climate crisis and no framework corresponding to the Paris agreement is in place – something that many people hop

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-conference-it-time-biodiversity-take-centre-stage - 2025-03-14

Published 1 December 2022 Rita Charon and David Julius Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred on 26 May 2023. Ever since David Julius’ discovery of the temperatur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2025-03-14

Published 2 December 2022 Photo: Malmö City Council In political debate, the notion of climate transition is often presented as a road lined with sacrifices. Many researchers, however, paint a picture of a day-to-day life that could be better than today’s. What is experienced as good or bad varies from one person to the next, and may vary over time.  “Whether something is getting better or worse i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goals - 2025-03-14

Published 12 December 2022 The two arms of the antibody can bind to two different sites on a target protein. (Illustration: Wiley Editing Services) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The discovery could e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antibody-discovery-paves-way-new-therapies-against-group-streptococcal-infections - 2025-03-14

Published 16 December 2022 Erik Renström Southern Scandinavia and Northern Germany form a leading life science region with unique research infrastructures that can help transform research into innovation. There is especially a large unused potential for industrial and clinical researchers to use these unique facilities. The HALRIC consortium led by Lund University has now received EU funding to bu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/11-million-euros-life-science-research-and-innovation-infrastructure-synergies-northern-europe - 2025-03-14

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Presstjänsten Medicinska fakulteten) - publicerad 18 januari 2022 Pontus Nordenfelt och Wael Bahnan. Fotograf: Sebastian Wrighton De neutraliserande antikroppar som forskarvärlden hittills fokuserat på skyddar genom att blockera virusets förmåga att fästa in till våra celler. En studie ledd av forskare vid Lunds universitet visar att även icke-neutra

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hopp-om-ytterligare-en-immunforsvarsmekanism-som-kan-ge-skydd-mot-sars-cov-2 - 2025-03-14

Av agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - publicerad 18 januari 2022 Tomas Deierborg. Foto: Kennet Ruona. ... som visat att vasaloppsåkare har lägre risk att drabbas av ångest än övriga befolkningen. New York Times, CNN och många fler internationella nyhetsförmedlare har uppmärksammat era resultat. Studien, Physical Activity Is Associated With Lower Long-Term Incide

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/halla-dar-professor-tomas-deierborg-och-grattis-till-stor-internationell-uppmarksamhet-er-studie - 2025-03-14

Av tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - publicerad 19 januari 2022 Johan Nilsson, universitetslektor vid Lunds universitet och överläkare på Skånes universitetssjukhus. – Hjärtboxen kan skapa helt nya möjligheter för patienter i väntan på hjärttransplantation. Det säger Johan Nilsson, universitetslektor vid Lunds universitet och överläkare på Skånes universitetssjukhus, som

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sa-utvecklades-hjartboxen-som-anvandes-vid-transplantation-av-ett-grishjarta - 2025-03-14

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 24 januari 2022 Ebba Malmqvist och Karin Engström, två av forskarna bakom en studie som undersökt hur moderkakan reagerar på luftföroreningar. Foto: Åsa Hansdotter. Orsakerna bakom havandeskapsförgiftning är komplexa och inte helt kartlagda. En viktig pusselbit är dock luften som de blivande mammorna andas. En ny stud

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/luftfororeningar-kan-vara-en-bidragande-orsak-till-havandeskapsforgiftning - 2025-03-14

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 26 januari 2022 Från och med 1 mars 2022 kommer verksamheten för Medicinska fakultetens kommunikationsarbete att omorganiseras. Utgångspunkten för omorganisationen ligger i fakultetens strategiska plan 2019-2024 som ställer nya krav på såväl intern som extern kommunikation. Det handlar om ökande krav från omvärlden på all

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/kommunikationsavdelningens-nya-organisation - 2025-03-14

Av tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - publicerad 28 januari 2022 Foto: iStock/RicardoImagen Hur gör förlossningsläkare när de fattar beslut under akuta situationer och hur skapar de mening av all den information som de får till sig? Gabriel Raoust, doktorand vid Lunds universitet och själv förlossningsläkare vid Skånes universitetssjukhus, har lett ett samarbetsprojekt där

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/studie-belyser-det-akuta-beslutsfattandet-inom-forlossningsvarden - 2025-03-14

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 31 januari 2022 Forskare har funnit en metabolisk ”switch” som kan aktivera specifika blodlinjer och därigenom öka produktionen av NK-celler, så kallade mördarceller.. Bild: iStock/selvanegra I en nyligen genomförd studie från Lunds universitet, har forskare upptäckt att metabola förändringarna i blodcellen, påverkar

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/okad-metabolism-i-mitokondrierna-gav-hogre-nivaer-av-mordarceller - 2025-03-14

Av asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - publicerad 2 februari 2022 ITP, immunologisk trombocytopeni, är en autoimmun blodsjukdom som orsakas av att kroppens immunförsvar angriper och förstör de egna trombocyterna, blodplättarna. Professor John Semple studerar sjukdomsmekanismerna bakom ITP och har tillsammans med kollegor nyligen publicerat en artikel om de senaste id

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-terapier-blodsjukdomen-itp - 2025-03-14

Av sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - publicerad 4 februari 2022 Bild: Mostphotos Hjärt-Lungfonden har beslutat att dela ut 70 miljoner kronor till forskare i Skåne. En av dessa är Kristian Riesbeck, överläkare och professor i klinisk bakteriologi, som forskar om lunginflammation och kronisk obstruktiv lungsjukdom (KOL). Hur känns det? – Jag blev oerhört glad och är m

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/70-miljoner-till-skanska-forskare - 2025-03-14