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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Directly after birth, the immune system completes production of a subtype of antibody-producing immune cells, B-1, that are to last for a lifetime. No more B1-cells are formed after that point. However, these cells are self-reactive – they produce not only antibodies against foreign substances, but also against the bo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-self-reactive-immune-cells-are-allowed-develop - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test ca

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-05

How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide – an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can become more accurate and legally sound by relying on systematic data rather than professional experience alone. In her thesis, Maria Berg von Linde, a recent doctoral graduate from Lund University and

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/thesis-strengthens-forensic-assessments-cases-suspected-stabbings - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, almost half of all male deaths are attributable to a mysterious kidney disease. In El Salvador, it the second most common cause of death among men. In Sri Lanka, it is believed to have caused about 25 000 deaths over the past decade. Working in heat is a common factor, so the problem is expe

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heat-exhaustion-behind-mysterious-kidney-disease - 2026-07-05

Cecilia Lenander, doktor i medicinsk vetenskap vid Lunds universitet medverkar på plats på årets Bokmässa i Göteborg 23-26 september. Andra medverkande är Bertil R Persson, professor emeritus i medicinsk strålningsfysik och Boel Bengtsson, professor i oftalmologi. Cecilia Lenander är redaktör för boken ”Efter antibiotika: Om smitta i en ny tid” tillsammans med sociologen Henrik Loodin, Kristofer H

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/bokmassan-om-antibiotika-cancerbehandling-och-synfaltsmatning - 2026-07-05

Våra stadscentrum och dess utveckling, inte minst vad gäller handel är en ständigt aktuell och omdebatterad fråga. Senast var det representanter för våra livsmedelshandelsföretag som var ute och förordade kommunerna att släppa reglering av vem som får etablera sig var, låt marknaden styra var mantrat (Dagligvarunytt 2022a, b och c). De liknar röster som vi hört länge och varför inte, marknaden får

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/skall-marknaden-styra-over-vara-stadscentrum-o-vad-som-finns-dar - 2026-07-05

Forskare vid Lunds universitet har, i samarbete med italienska forskare, efter en serie studier visat att inte bara en del utan de flesta delarna av hjärnan kan engageras när vi hanterar de signaler som uppstår vid beröring. Resultaten öppnar för en ny syn på hur hjärnans nätverk av nervceller behandlar information, och därmed hur hjärnan fungerar. Forskarna har i flera studier gjort djupgående an

https://www.lu.se/artikel/ny-syn-pa-hur-hjarnan-fungerar - 2026-07-05

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Löpare som springer extremt långt och mäter och tävlar med sig själva flyr inte vardagens krav, utan är med sin disciplinerade löpning i själva verket ytterligare en del av konsumtionssamhället, enligt en färsk avhandling av konsumtionsforskaren Carys Egan-Wyer. – Jag ville ta reda på vad som motiverar människor som

https://www.lu.se/artikel/darfor-springer-lopare-allt-langre-och-extrema-lopp - 2026-07-05

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/fek-table-tennis-tournament-2024-meet-winners - 2026-07-05

Austrian concertmaster Rainer Honeck has been appointed Honorary Doctor of the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, 2026.Rainer Honeck has been concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra since 1992. As concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Rainer Honeck has taken the Stehgeiger tradition to an outstanding artistic level.Rainer Honeck's distinguished career includes solo perfo

https://www.arts.lu.se/article/rainer-honeck-new-honorary-doctor-faculty-fine-and-performing-arts - 2026-07-05

The street in front of the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö is named after Professor Jan Waldenström. Who was he really? In a new biography, Professor Emeritus Frank Wollheim describes his life's work. "Jan Waldenström was an associate professor in Uppsala who, in 1943, described two blood diseases named after him, one called 'Macroglobulinemia'. In 1950 he became the first professor of med

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/biography-jan-waldenstrom-legendary-teacher-ahead-his-time - 2026-07-05

The names of the 45 new assistant professors (associate senior lecturers) and visiting professors who will become our colleagues have been published. University Management has previously written about the remarkable interest these initiatives have generated. This resulted in a total of 1,327 applications. We now have the opportunity to get to know our new colleagues Our new colleagues come from ma

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/welcoming-our-new-colleagues-around-world - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Three years after its debut, the Noria South Asia Program (SAPROG) is pleased to invite you to its third South Asia Research Workshop, organized in collaboration with the National Institute of Eastern Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) and held January 24th at INALCO - 2 rue de Lille, 75007. The Workshop is intended

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-south-asia-research-workshop-paris - 2026-07-05

Nearly SEK 31 million in research grants for the years 2026–2029. That is how much researchers at the Department of Physics will receive from the Swedish Research Council's major call for proposals in natural sciences and engineering sciences in 2025. With a total of 41 grants awarded, Lund University maintains its strong position in the field of natural sciences and engineering in the national co

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/lund-physicists-receive-31-million-swedish-research-council - 2026-07-05

Lund University's holding company is changing its name from LU Holding to LU Ventures. The new name aims to better reflect the company's mission: to build companies that transform research into new products and services creating global impact. "We are third best in the world, but we should not be satisfied – more research must lead to innovations." said Rector Erik Renström and highlighted a repor

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lu-holding-becomes-lu-ventures-new-chapter-universitys-venture-builder - 2026-07-06

No 57, 13 March 2026 Welcome to a new addition of the NAISS training newsletter.   Our event “Efficient use of the Grace Hopper GPU nodes on Dardel and Arrhenius” is about to close registration.   Since last week we added two more events.  The first one is our advanced programming course on parallel programming with MPI.  The second one are our NAISS induction training days.   These are a set of m

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-10 - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Daniel Conley, professor of biogeochemistry at the Department of Geology, Lund University, has received EUR 2.5 million (just over SEK 26 million) for a five-year project on the impact of the evolution of diatoms on the oceans. Diatoms have a significant impact on the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon, silica and

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/daniel-conley-has-been-awarded-eur-25-million-five-year-project-impact-evolution-diatoms-oceans - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A well visited full day with engaged and broad audience and speakers were the results of the first official BECC grand seminar jointly organized with MERGE. A grand seminar is defined as a full day filled with speakers and possibilities for discussions. November 26, BECC and MERGE jointly presented The Science and Pol

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/report-science-and-politics-15c-seminar - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Henrique Pavão - Almodôvar Mirror SiteExhibitions runs: 8 June - 6 JulyOpen: Fridays + Saturdays 2-6pmCurated by Sérgio Fazenda RodriguesThe Portuguese artist Henrique Pavão’s Almodôvar Mirror Site (2016) shows a synchronized pair of slide projections of seemingly identical motorway service stations located on opposit

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-henrique-pavao-2 - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Ceremonies have a certain power that speaks more to the emotions than to the intellect. This is the opinion of the newly inaugurated vice-chancellor Erik Renström, who sees the value in academic traditions. In his management team, however, new winds are blowing, bringing with them the values of “integrity” and “charac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/integrity-and-character - 2026-07-05