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Six researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have been awarded SEK 13.4 million from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, Barncancerfonden, in its latest funding round. The projects address key challenges in childhood cancer, from understanding how the disease develops to designing treatments that are more precise and less harmful for young patients. In total, Barncancerfonden is inves
Amanda Moberg In Amanda Moberg´s MFA exhibition ”The paths are a pattern only the weaves can see” I was meet by numerous works, all navigating around weaving as a focus point. The works seemed to be engaged with how the notion of weaving comes from language itself and how language can be shifted into new meanings, forms and questions. In French for example, text and textile share the same etymolog
https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/mfa-student-interview-series-part-vi-amanda-moberg-and-alice-ryne - 2026-04-23
For decades, the Swedish forest have been intensely managed through clear-cutting and tree planting to maximize wood production. This type of management has created a strong culture and tradition where foresters feel that it is difficult to gain knowledge about, and support for, other forest management methods, for instance continuous cover forestry. This is according to researchers at LUCSUS who
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/norms-make-transition-forestry-without-major-clear-cutting-difficult - 2026-04-23
What role does an inflammatory protein have in disease development? Which neuronal circuits cause different symptoms? How may diabetes affect Parkinson’s disease? Can motor signs be identifies early in individuals at risk for the disease? And how should patients in very advanced disease stages be treated to maintain their quality of life? These questions may soon have answers thanks to several ong
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/molecule-patient-six-promising-projects-advance-parkinsons-research - 2026-04-23
Diabetes researchers have established methods for screening people with an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Current methods require multiple blood samples during each visit. An international team of researchers has developed a simplified screening method, which will increase screening efficiency. Type 1 diabetes is a disease that requires lifelong treatment with insulin. People of all
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/improved-screening-efficiency-type-1-diabetes-simplified-blood-draw - 2026-04-23
Do you think that people with obesity have themselves to blame? Tune H Pers tries to dispel persistent myths through his research on the brain's role in the development of obesity. The diabetes researcher at the University of Copenhagen is now awarded the Leif C. Groop award for his research on obesity and type 2 diabetes. Justification for awarding"Tune H Pers receives the Leif C. Groop Award for
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/tune-h-pers-receives-award-outstanding-research-obesity-and-diabetes - 2026-04-23
The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote environmental sustainability while also preventing common diseases such as type 2 diabetes. How do we know if the diet actually works? An international research team studied seven dietary scores and found that two of them were particularly good at evaluating adherence to the diet. Reliable diet scores are important when developing sustainable
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-guidelines - 2026-04-23
Leukemia stem cells have a clever survival strategy, they evade the body's immune defenses, making the disease difficult to treat. In a recent study in mice published in Haematologica, researchers at Lund University identified a gene that helps these cells avoid detection by natural killer (NK) cells—the immune system’s frontline defense. Each year in Sweden, around 350 adults are diagnosed with a
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-leukemia-stem-cells-evade-immune-surveillance - 2026-04-23
The University’s Annual Academic Ceremony on 23 January 2026 saw Denmark’s former head of state, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, made an Honorary Fellow of Lund University. Honorary fellows at the University are extremely rare (former Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson is the only previous recipient of the title) and for a Danish Queen to be made an Honorary Fellow this time around seemed a hi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-academic-ceremony-royally-celebrated - 2026-04-24
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst. Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however, but at the moment the wisest thing is to sing with social distancing in place. The advice comes from aerosol researchers Jakob Löndahl and Malin Alsved at Lund University. They have studied the amount of parti
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/could-singing-spread-covid-19 - 2026-04-23
Researchers at Lund University have developed a new method to determine how the composition of proteins in blood changes in response to disease or organ damage. This could provide a deeper understanding of how diseases affect the body and be used to discover new biomarkers in the blood to aid in diagnosing complex medical conditions. Our organs consist of a variety of specific proteins that are vi
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/protein-changes-reveal-diseases - 2026-04-23
A team of researchers led by Daniel E. Coral and Paul W. Franks at LUDC have used human genetics to do a phenome-wide analysis of the degree of genetic dissimilarity between obesity and type 2 diabetes. Together with colleagues from Dundee and Oxford universities in the UK and the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute in the US, the team recently published their findings in the journal Nature Metabolism.
Remnants of plastic left by humans can now be found practically everywhere in nature – in waterways, within animals, and even amidst the clouds. In her thesis, Micaela Mafla-Endara examined how nanoplastics that end up in the soil affect the microorganisms living there. The answer is clear: there is an effect on the organisms and how they behave. One could say that Micaela Mafla-Endara and her tea
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/nanoplastics-influence-microbial-activity-soil - 2026-04-23
Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, not all patients respond to the drug. Researchers at Lund University have discovered a combination of biomarkers that can predict which patients will benefit from the treatment. This work is now continuing in order to confirm the results in a larger patient group, with the intention of developi
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diabetes-research-collaboration-can-pave-way-innovation - 2026-04-23
Varför kallades sportlovet tidigare för kokslovet? Hur skapas den fluffigaste semlan? Och hur påverkas familjer med sämre ekonomi under loven? Här är listan över forskare från Lunds universitet som kan svara på frågor som kan bli aktuella under det stundande sportlovet. BBränder – riskerna med brasmys i stugan under sportlovetPatrick Van Hees, professor i brandteknik och kunnig bland annat inom br
https://www.lu.se/artikel/expertlista-sportlovet - 2026-04-24
Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers from LUCSUS and Utrecht University have identified the most critical risks to deltas in the future. The research shows that deltas face multiple risks, and that population growth and poor environme
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/coastal-river-deltas-threatened-more-climate-change - 2026-04-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Drones are becoming a matter of interest for more than just the military and the toy industry. Lund University’s School of Aviation in Ljungbyhed (TFHS) is now launching the first study programme for drone operators in Sweden – and perhaps the world. Drone flying over Ljungbyhed. Photo:Kennet Ruona At the far end of o
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pilot-remote-control - 2026-04-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Colleagues who assume responsibility for the big picture at their workplace nurture the leadership culture that Torbjörn von Schantz wants to see at his University. The heads of department, managers and deans of the future need to consider what is best for the University as a whole in addition to their own area. Torbj
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leaders-future-should-assume-responsibility-university-whole - 2026-04-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During 7-8 of May, 80 researchers within MERGE and BECC met to learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and how their research can be linked, and contribute, to the implementation of the goals. We are just as far from reaching the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as Burkina Faso. We just have different
https://www.merge.lu.se/article/spring-meeting-2019-merge-becc-jointly-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-04-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many of us have noticed the increasing frequency of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) across Sweden. What do these protests represent? Is this just another group of tree-huggers being a public nuisance? Or is this a needed development in taking our climate goals further? Lund University researche
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-what-can-we-learn-xr-movement - 2026-04-23
