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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center highlight the importance of controlling viral elements that reside in the genome and how their activation during development may contribute to brain disorders later in life. Around 10% of the human genome is composed of DNA sequences originating from viruses that infected our anc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/activation-ancient-viruses-during-brain-development-causes-inflammation - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In his research in zebrafish, Olov Andersson of Karolinska Institutet strives to generate insulin-producing cells and new treatment methods for diabetes. This has led to his selection as a recipient of the Leif C. Groop award for outstanding research, awarded by the Lund University Diabetes Centre and sponsored by Nov

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/prize-awarded-research-zebrafish-could-lead-new-treatments-diabetes - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We appreciate your participation in the online conference, which was a very successful joining of about 100 participants. April 23 and 24 were two very rewarding days, filled with interesting sessions, poster presentations, office yoga, group discussions, as well as fruitful conversations and sharing of expertise. The

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/thank-you-participating-becc-merge-spring-meeting-online-science-says-conference - 2026-05-21

Could a simple mineral supplement improve outcomes for heart failure patients? WCMM Clinical Researcher Martin Magnusson is leading a major international study to find out, testing selenium supplementation in over 4,300 patients across Sweden and Norway. Around 250,000 people in Sweden live with heart failure, a condition in which the heart struggles to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-researcher-martin-magnusson-leads-largest-selenium-trial-heart-failure-scandinavia - 2026-05-21

I samband med en ny rapport kring åtgärder som ska begränsa klimatförändringarna ser forskare vid Lunds universitet vissa hoppfulla tecken. Bland annat tror Lars J Nilsson, professor i miljö- och energisystem vid LTH, att det finns goda möjligheter att år 2050 nå nollutsläpp för industrier som stål, cement och kemi – där utsläppen av koldioxid idag är stora. För att nå klimatmålen måste utsläppen

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/infor-fns-klimatrapport-4-april-nu-ar-det-nollutslapp-som-galler - 2026-05-21

Många mår psykiskt dåligt under pandemin och värst verkar det vara för de som redan är utsatt för socioekonomiska ojämlikheter. Men vem drabbas egentligen hårdast när restriktioner, ensamhet, nedstämdhet blivit vardag? Det har forskare från Lunds universitet försökt att ta reda på i en tvärsnittsstudie där unga vuxna pekas ut som en särskilt sårbar grupp. Efter över ett år med coronapandemin har v

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hur-sarbara-ar-vi-i-en-pandemi-och-vem-drabbas-egentligen-hardast - 2026-05-21

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under året som gått har sjukvården bevittnat allt fler patienter med långtidseffekter av covid-19, bland annat kroniska symtom som tyder på pots. Pots är ett tillstånd som gör att pulsen rusar när man står upp. Hittills vet man för litet om pots som komplikation efter covidinfektion, men forskare från Lunds universi

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fallstudie-belyser-pots-vid-langtidscovid - 2026-05-22

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En stor studie bekräftar att mängden gluten sannolikt inverkar på risken att utveckla celiaki. I den nya långtidsstudien från Lunds universitet ingår barn från flera länder. Studien är av observationstyp och påvisar därför inte orsakssamband, men den är den hittills mest omfattande i sitt slag. Resultaten presentera

https://www.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-glutenmangd-och-risk-celiaki-bekraftas-i-stor-studie-0 - 2026-05-21

Många mår psykiskt dåligt under pandemin och värst verkar det vara för de som redan är utsatt för socioekonomiska ojämlikheter. Men vem drabbas egentligen hårdast när restriktioner, ensamhet, nedstämdhet blivit vardag? Det har forskare från Lunds universitet försökt att ta reda på i en tvärsnittsstudie där unga vuxna pekas ut som en särskilt sårbar grupp. Efter över ett år med coronapandemin har v

https://www.lu.se/artikel/hur-sarbara-ar-vi-i-en-pandemi-och-vem-drabbas-egentligen-hardast-0 - 2026-05-22

How can youth movements influence and promote democratisation and social justice in the Middle East? Can researchers support and contribute to democratic reform? These are questions that political scientist Sarah Anne Rennick is working on as a researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies. Sarah Anne Rennick is a familiar face among political scientists in Lund. She received her do

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/sarah-anne-rennicks-research-profiled-lund-university-magazine - 2026-05-21

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/lund-spring-symposium-2025-inspiration-cross-fertilisation-and-groundbreaking-medical-treatments - 2026-05-21

Poverty reduction globally is one of the UN’s primary goals. But how can wealth and economic development be measured in a smart way? Artificial intelligence, AI, and satellite photos are able to give more effective and precise measurements, but will remote sensing technology ever be able to replace time-consuming interview surveys? In rich countries, GDP is the most common measure of a country’s w

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-poverty-ai-and-satellite-photos - 2026-05-22

Application deadline: 13 November During the spring of 2024, two new PhD courses are planned, Asia in the Global Economy and The Craft of Writing and Publishing Peer Reviewed Journal Articles. Please check the links for more information and application forms if you are interested. Application deadline: 13 November. If you are interested but the timing of the course doesn't work, please drop us an

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/applications-are-now-being-accepted-our-spring-2024-phd-mobility-and-phd-courses - 2026-05-21

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/new-book-welfare-postgrowth-society - 2026-05-21

Korinna Zapp and Armin Tavakoli, two young researchers at the Department of Physics, have been awarded the Sten von Friesen Prize 2024. The prize was presented at the Royal Physiographic Society's annual meeting on 2 December in Lund. Korinna Zapp is a theoretical particle physicist who studies quarks, gluons and the unique state of quark-gluon plasma. She develops models to describe how these par

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/two-young-physicists-receive-sten-von-friesen-prize - 2026-05-21

SWEAH will be active and visible at the Nordic Congress of Gerontology and we look forward to meeting many of you there!   Please come and see us at our book table in the exhibition area where SWEAH PhD students will hand out information about the research school. Mingle Welcome to the SWEAH mingle on June 8 at 17.30-19.00 at the exhibition stand. We will have snacks, drinks and get-together. Symp

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/welcome-meet-sweah-nkg-odense-8-10-june - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The research project Post Conflict Futures had its first workshop 1-3 September as part of the scenario building project on the future of Syria organised by the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES).More than 30 Syrian scholars met to colle

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/first-scenario-building-workshop-post-conflict-futures-initiative - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Call for papers for the panel on "Producing and consuming photography in South Asia" at the 25th ECSAS conference. ECSAS 2018 is taking place at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France, from 24 to 27 July 2018. This panel seeks contributions pertaining to the history of the commercial pract

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-panel-photography-south-asia - 2026-05-21

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hats-and-wreaths-239-doctors - 2026-05-22

This preconference is organized by researchers at the department participating in an ongoing NOS-HS network on strategic communication. It explores the complex communicative processes by which organizations constitute strategies to “do the right thing” in response to global crises. Over the past few years, we have witnessed a variety of global crises ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic and the war

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/researchers-organize-2023-international-communication-association-ica-preconference-organizing-face - 2026-05-21