By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 27 April 2022 Photo: Mostphotos. In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitiv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 29 April 2022 Illustration: iStock/koto_feja. This year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture will be given by Eero Castrén, Research Director at the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki. In his research on brain plasticity, he has discovered clues about which mechanisms in the brain are affected by antidepressants – an

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/brain-plasticity-and-link-depression - 2025-04-21

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 13 May 2022 Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that it is possible to identify at-risk individuals by measuring BMI in a new way. The authors of the study have iden

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/metabolic-bmi-can-predict-risk-type-2-diabetes-normal-weight-patients - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 13 May 2022 Gülsen Özkaya Sahin (Photo: Tove Smeds) At the end of March, the first cases of acute severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children were reported in the UK. Since then, the number has increased to more than 300 in around 20 countries; there are now reports of nine suspected cases in Sweden. The acute liver infecti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-search-answers-increase-acute-severe-hepatitis-children - 2025-04-21

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 23 May 2022 Charlotte Ling, Tina Rönn and Karl Bacos carry out research at Lund University Diabetes Centre. They summarise some of the most important advancements within the field of epigenetics and diabetes in a review article. Photo: Petra Olsson Epigenetics has become an important tool for researchers endeavoring to und

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/epigenetics-can-pave-way-individualised-treatment-type-2-diabetes - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 31 May 2022 Inger Kristensson Hallström and Hanne Tønnesen, head of the WHO Collaboratoring Centre at Lund University. Photo: Jon Ulvsgärd. One in three patients is asked about their lifestyle habits when they visit the outpatient healthcare clinics. This figure really ought to be higher, according to Professors Hanne Tønnesen

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/who-mission-creating-evidence-how-health-care-can-prevent-disease - 2025-04-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 31 May 2022 Anita Wisén. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter. In order to be able to prescribe the appropriate dose of physical activity to patients, healthcare professionals need to consider a range of individual factors. There is a need to facilitate the assessment of aerobic capacity i. e. maximal oxygen uptake capacity (VO2max),

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/my-aerobic-capacity-rpc - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 1 June 2022 Sebastian Palmqvist. The Bundy Academy’s 2022 major prize amounting to SEK 3 million is awarded to Sebastian Palmqvist, Associate Professor of Clinical Memory Research at Lund University and Senior Physician at the Memory Clinic at Skåne University Hospital, for his research on improved diagnostics of Alzheimer’s d

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/awardees-2022-bundy-academy-major-prize - 2025-04-21

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 1 June 2022 Paul Bourgine, researcher and Wallenberg Fellow in Molecular Medicine, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept, consisting of EUR 150,000. Photo: Kennet Ruona. By using cells isolated from cancer patients and mixing them with a new technology called “OssiGel”, it is possible to engineer human mini-bones. T

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/miniature-bones-research-model-cancer - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 15 June 2022 From left: Ewelina Golec, Ben King and Anna Blom, three of the researchers behind new findings on insulin secretion. Photo: Tove Smeds. Insulin secretion into the bloodstream requires a protein called CD59. New research led by Lund University shows that the two protein variants that are responsible for this functi

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/newly-discovered-protein-variants-are-key-insulin-secretion - 2025-04-21

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 17 August 2022 Photo: iStock/Paul Campbell Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders. The researchers have focused on the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease and the results have now been published in the journal Brain. Basic medical research o

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-human-skin-cells-aged-neurons-study-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 25 August 2022 Photo: iStock/33karen33. The environment in which breast cancer arises –the interplay between the patient’s BMI, tumour size and cancer-specific proteins –is of importance for the prognosis. This is shown in a study from Lund University in Sweden. The knowledge could further enhance precision medicine in breast

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/tumour-environment-can-affect-breast-cancer-prognosis - 2025-04-21

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Skånes universitetssjukhus och Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet) - published 26 August 2022 Sandra Lindstedt, Snejana Hyllén, and Leif Pierre, Skåne University Hospital and Lund University. A large amount of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2025-04-21

By oscar [dot] heimburg [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Oskar Heimburg) - published 31 August 2022 Photo: Kennet Ruona. In November 2021, a private foundation was established to promote scientific research in pancreatic cancer, gastroenterology, and pain management at Lund University. The foundation will be endowed with a total of SEK 40 million and will be managed by Lund University. Earlier this spr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-40-million-donation-faculty-medicine - 2025-04-21

Published 27 September 2022 Malin Parmar. Photo: Kennet Ruona. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has elected two new members of the Academy’s class for medical sciences. One of them is Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University. Together with her research group, Malin Parmar has conducted several groundbreaking studies on stem cells that have led to the development of

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-elected-royal-swedish-academy-sciences - 2025-04-21

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 29 September 2022 Rita Charon, M.D. PhD, Professor and Executive Director of Columbia Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. Narrative medicine provides tools for clinicians to read patients better. 2022 Sandblom Prize Lecture will be given by pioneering Professor Rita Charon of Columbia University on the disci

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sandblom-prize-expanding-creativity-clinical-worlds-through-narrative-medicine - 2025-04-21

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 11 October 2022 Enming Zhang is measuring insulin secretion in islets of Langerhans from healthy human donors where the expression of Piezo1 has been blocked. Photo: Petra Olsson Impaired insulin secretion is closely associated with type 2 diabetes, but the process is not yet fully understood. A new study by researchers at

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-piezo1-ion-channel-plays-important-role-insulin-secretion - 2025-04-21

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 18 October 2022 B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill. Uncovering how they form and are ‘programmed’ during development is key to better understanding the immune response to infections and vaccinations. A ne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-b-cells-are-programmed-early-life-can-impact-long-term-immune-health - 2025-04-21

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 26 October 2022 Göran Jönsson, Professor of Molecular Oncology, has been granted SEK 31 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to improve the effect of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer patients. About 30 percent of melanoma patients with metastatic disease benefit from immunotherapy. At the same time

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-31-million-more-effective-immunotherapy-cancer-treatment - 2025-04-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 1 November 2022 Photo: iStock/eyepark Locked fingers, known as trigger finger, are more common among people with diabetes than in the general population. A study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that the risk of being affected increases in the case of high blood sugar. The study has been published in Diabetes Care. Trigg

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hands-people-diabetes-more-often-affected-trigger-finger - 2025-04-21