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Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives from a close collaboration between the experimental neuroinflammation laboratory and the experimental dementia research group and how she brings together the exper
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En hög blå dag i Västra Hamnens gränder. Virrvarr av svartvita svansar, nosar och skall gör vaktplikt i radhusdörren. Husse, professor i immunologi Tomas Leanderson, hyssjar, förmanar, välkomnar till köksbordet, kaffe. Om bara några dagar blir denne fullmaktsprofessor, en av de sista vid Medicinska fakulteten, en fr
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/en-av-de-sista-ut-av-den-gamla-stammens-professorer - 2026-05-09
Huntington's disease is known as the "dance disease" due to the patient's characteristic motor symptoms. However, Elna Dickson's Ph.D. project shows that the disease also leads to pathological changes outside the brain. February 17, she defends her thesis about metabolic alterations in Huntington's disease. Now, she shares perspectives on her research journey. Tell us about your research! "Hunting
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-metabolic-dysfunctions-phd-interview-elna-dickson - 2026-05-09
Brain cells that control the behaviour of insects, extreme gene expression in Italian sparrows and how radiotherapy alters the microenvironment in aggressive brain tumours. Three researchers at Lund University have been awarded five-year grants from the European Research Council. Stanley Heinze, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will study insect brains and their neural circuits. His proj
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/two-researchers-biology-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2026-05-09
Stanley Heinze and Anna Runemark, both researchers at the Department of Biology, have been awarded five-year grants from the European Research Council. Stanley Heinze, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will study insect brains and their neural circuits. His project deals with a specific part of the brain that governs their behaviour, and how it evolved over 450 million years of evolution.
https://www.science.lu.se/article/two-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2026-05-09
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “How are you, what seems to be the problem?” asks Ahmed, who is playing Doctor Ali. “Well, I have had a stomach ache for a few days”, says 26 year-old Sadeq who is playing the patient, 50 year-old Bengt. “Can you describe your symptoms?” asks Ahmed/Doctor Ali, and Sadeq/Bengt explains about pain, nausea and vomiting.
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recent-arrivals-practise-their-swedish-medics-language-cafe - 2026-05-09
The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. In this mo
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-wcmm-communicators-ervin-ascic-and-nejc-arh - 2026-05-09
In a pioneering nano experiment, a research team in Lund has successfully constructed a new and very efficient microwave photon detector. The discovery could accelerate the development of future quantum computers. Microwaves are a collective term for electromagnetic radiation in the higher radio frequency bands; they can be used for everything from warming up fish dishes to searching for extraterr
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/successful-experiment-microwaves-could-result-better-quantum-computers - 2026-05-09
Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2026-05-09
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fetmaoperationer är den mest effektiva och på sikt enda hållbara metoden för kraftigt överviktiga att gå ned i vikt. 15 års uppföljning visar att ingreppet räddar liv, dramatiskt minskar insjuknandet i diabetes samt att många som har diabetes blir botade av ingreppet. Den svenska studien Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS)
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/operationen-som-forhindrar-och-botar-diabetes - 2026-05-10
Lärare som undervisar om klimat-och hållbarhet vittnar om att elever ofta känner sig modfällda, oroliga och hjälplösa efteråt. Nu har forskare vid Lunds universitet tagit fram en samling övningar som ska ge elever verktyg att hantera klimatstress och ångest. – Vi har märkt att våra studenter ofta är osäkra på hur de ska reagera på fakta om klimatet. De känner sig ofta överväldigade inför det alltm
https://www.lu.se/artikel/ovningspaket-ska-vanda-ungas-klimatstress-till-hopp - 2026-05-10
Keivan Javanshiri’s Ph.D. project explores cardiac and vascular pathologies in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease. January 20, he defends his thesis. Here, he shares the most important findings and why sudden cardiac arrest is a common cause of death in patients with Lewy body disease. Tell us about your research! “My research focuses on cognitive disorders, which you may envision like a t
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cognitive-disease-beyond-brain-phd-interview-keivan-javanshiri - 2026-05-09
By analysing small microvesicles that cells release to communicate with their surroundings in the blood, researchers at Lund University map what happens in the brains of stroke patients. The study published in the scientific journal Stroke expands our understanding of stroke and opens doors to new treatment strategies. schemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, is the leading cause of d
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-specific-biomarkers-blood-reflect-what-happens-brain-during-stroke - 2026-05-09
By analysing small microvesicles that cells release to communicate with their surroundings in the blood, researchers at Lund University map what happens in the brains of stroke patients. The study published in the scientific journal Stroke expands our understanding of stroke and opens doors to new treatment strategies. Ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, is the leading cause of
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cell-specific-biomarkers-blood-reflect-what-happens-brain-during-stroke - 2026-05-09
For many cancer patients, successful treatment depends on whether the disease is detected early or responds to existing therapies. With new grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), three postdoctoral researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center will investigate new drivers of cancer development and how the immune system can be more effectively mobilised against tumors. In M
During the spring, a preliminary study is being conducted with the aim of enhancing professional development and career paths for technical and administrative (TA) staff at the University. The preliminary study is to map the current situation: the development opportunities that exist, the rate of staff turnover etc. The work is to lead to concrete proposals for how LU can structure long-term work
Professor Bo Norrving at Lund University has been awarded the World Federation of Neurology Award for Service to International Neurology, one of the highest international distinctions in the field. The award recognizes his decades-long contributions to stroke research, global health policy, and international leadership—work that has helped transform stroke from a neglected condition into a global
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bo-norrving-receives-prestigious-international-award-lifelong-service-neurology - 2026-05-09
The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to professors Daron Acemoglu of MIT, Simon Johnson also of MIT and James Robinson of Chicago University. “For studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity” "Three well-known and widely read Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences, relevant to several fields. The book “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/nobel-economics-prize - 2026-05-09
