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The discovery of the world’s oldest storage of fermented fish in southern Sweden could rewrite the Nordic prehistory with findings indicating a far more complex society than previously thought. The unique discovery by osteologist Adam Boethius from Lund University was made when excavating a 9,200 year-old settlement at what was once a lake in Blekinge, Sweden. “Our findings of large-scale fish fer

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/signs-early-settlement-nordic-region-date-back-cradle-civilisation - 2026-01-01

A recent study from Lund University in Sweden shows that barley can rapidly improve people’s health by reducing blood sugar levels and the risk for diabetes. The secret lies in the special mixture of dietary fibres found in barley, which can also help reduce people’s appetite and risk for cardiovascular disease.  “It is surprising yet promising that choosing the right blend of dietary fibres can -

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-barley-helps-improve-blood-sugar-levels-and-reduce-appetite - 2026-01-01

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid – thanks to solar cells. With the help of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, these small and portable solar cell stations have now been placed across rural Bangladesh. “750 million people lack access to clean water across the globe. To be

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-solar-cells-help-purify-water-remote-areas - 2026-01-01

Nowadays, the lives of the majority of all children with cancer can be spared. However, the cure for the disease comes with a price: some of the survivors will suffer long-term injury from the treatment. A study from Lund University in Sweden now shows that commonly used chemo toxins impair the eyesight in childhood cancer survivors in a way that indicates an impact on the central nervous system.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eye-movement-affected-former-childhood-cancer-patients - 2026-01-01

Ordinary sugar could become a contrast agent of the future for use in magnetic resonance tomography examinations of tumours. Malignant tumours show higher sugar consumption than surrounding tissue. “If sugar replaces metal as a contrast agent in the body, it can also have a positive psychological effect and make patients calmer,” says Linda Knutsson, senior lecturer at Lund University in Sweden.A

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-sugar-detect-malignant-tumours - 2026-01-01

Researcher Marwa Dabaieh from Lund University in Sweden has come up with a way to adapt the so-called Trombe wall – a passive solar building design from the 19th century – to not only heat but also cool buildings, while drastically reduce associated carbon emissions. The new design is now being tested by locals in Saint Catherine, Egypt. “In Egypt, fossil fuels account for 94% of all energy. There

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-trombe-wall-now-used-both-cool-and-heat-buildings-using-renewable-energy-sources - 2026-01-01

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have utilised nanotechnology to create a biological computer that can solve certain mathematical problems far faster and more energy-efficiently than conventional electrical computers. The research results have now been published in the prestigious publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Conventional computers have contributed to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-nanotechnology-create-parallel-computers - 2026-01-01

Improved radar image resolution and faster data transfer within 5G networks. These are some of the results that would be achieved by a new research project called INSIGHT, which is funded by the EU programme Horizon 2020 and coordinated by Lars-Erik Wernersson, Professor of Nanotechnology at Lund University in Sweden. Once all gadgets in the future have become connected through the so-called “Inte

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nanotechnology-high-performance-radar-and-5g-communication - 2026-01-01

A new doctoral thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows that hormones found in birth control pills alter the genes in fish, which can cause changes in their behaviour. The thesis also shows that nurse midwives, who are the main prescribers in Sweden, lack information about the environmental impact of hormonal birth control methods, which may affect the advice they provide. The hormone ethinyl-e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/oestrogen-birth-control-pills-has-negative-impact-fish - 2026-01-01

A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk group, so forms of treatment were modified. Now a group of physicians at Lund University want to evaluate how these new forms of treatment were experienced by the patients themselve

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2026-01-01

In October, Predrag Bakic received a research grant from the Swedish Breast Cancer Association for 600 000 SEK. His research focuses on the evaluation of a novel clinical imaging system for early breast cancer screening, which combines X-ray and mechanical imaging of the breast.   Predrag Bakic is a visiting researcher in diagnostic radiology at Lund University, supported by a Marie Curie Fellowsh

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/grants-swedish-breast-cancer-association-breast-cancer-imaging-research - 2026-01-01

Lund researcher Mauno Vihinen has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation to develop AI methods that in the long run enable improved cancer diagnosis. One of the researchers who has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation is Mauno Vihinen, professor of medical structural biology at the Department of Experimental Medical Science and leader of the research group Protein Structure and Bioinfo

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/improved-and-tailored-prediction-methods-cancer - 2026-01-01

The seventh meeting Focus on Cancer Collaboration was arranged as a digital event by Medicon Village in collaboration with Lund university Cancer centre (LUCC), Create Health at Lund University and Lund University Innovation. At the international world cancer day February 4th, 2021, representatives in the oncology area from industry, academia and healthcare sector gathered during the day in a digi

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/focus-cancer-collaboration - 2026-01-01

In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on the genetic scissors CRISPR-Cas9, that facilitates antibody development. The discovery is published in Nature Communications. Antibody drugs are the fastest growing class of drug, and several therapeu

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-method-facilitates-development-antibody-based-drugs - 2026-01-01

Professor Sophia Zackrisson has been appointed as the new LUCC coordinator for a 3-year period and she will replace Kristian Pietras as coordinator from March 1st 2021. Nomination of coordinator candidates took place during December 2020 until the end of February 2021 and the Dean of Faculty of Medicine appointed the new coordinator in March. Sophia Zackrisson is part of the LUCC steering group an

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-lucc-coordinator - 2026-01-01

In May, screening for colorectal cancer will be offered in Skåne to all those born in 1961. Subsequently, Swedes aged 60 to 74 will be tested for blood in their faeces, to detect cancer at an early stage. Once all regions in Sweden have introduced the screening, at least 300 lives are expected to be saved per year. Sweden has been slow to introduce screening; this spring, Skåne will become the thi

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/screening-colorectal-cancer-starts-spring - 2026-01-01

3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology. “Our results indicate that 3D-mammography, or digital breast tomosynthesis, possibly detects cancers that would otherwise have been diag

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/fewer-breast-cancer-cases-between-screening-rounds-3d-mammography - 2026-01-01

A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.   “If our results are confirmed in further studies, it would be relevant to screen for these resistance mutations already at diagnosis, and t

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2026-01-01

Pia Sundgren has been elected as Senior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and Titti Owman recieved Distinguished Service Award from the Society for MR Radiographers & Technologist (SMRT). Pia C. Maly Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D., Lund University, Lund, Sweden has been elected as Senior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/elected-senior-fellow-and-distinguished-service-award-lund - 2026-01-01

Skåne University Hospital is in a process to establish a Comprehensive Cancer Centre. A digital site visit by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) took place 22-24 June, 2021 as part of the accreditation process to establish a Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Skåne University Hospital. OECI has an accreditation programme to implement quality in cancer care. Skåne University Hospital

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/accreditation-process-improve-cancer-care-skane-university-hospital - 2026-01-01