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Stort grattis till cancerforskaren Göran Jönsson som mottar årets Göran Gustafssonpris i medicin. Priset som delas ut av Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien är ett av de mer prestigefulla priserna och delas ut till yngre forskare som nått stora framgångar inom sitt område. Göran Jönsson, professor i molekylär onkologi vid Lunds universitet får priset ”för hans banbrytande arbete med att beskriva det geneti

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/goran-gustafssonpriset-i-medicin-banbrytande-forskning-om-immunterapi - 2026-04-23

Våra dendritiska celler (DC) är immunsystemets vaktposter och de patrullerar våra kroppar efter bakterier, virus eller cancerceller. När DC hittar en främmande partikel bryter de ner den i mindre bitar – antigen - och presenterar bitarna på cellytan för immunförsvarets mördarceller. På så vis lär sig mördarcellerna vilka smittoämnen och cancerceller som de ska söka upp och döda. I flera studier ha

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/okad-effektivitet-i-omprogrammerade-immunceller - 2026-04-23

Med inspiration från den enorma kraftsamling som placerade Neil Armstrong på månen 1969, lanserade Joe Biden 2016 – då vicepresident och nu president i USA – forskningsprogrammet Cancer Moonshot. En grupp forskare vid Lunds universitet är del av satsningen och publicerade förra året två vetenskapliga artiklar om en atlas över proteiner som uttrycks i melanomtumörer. Flera lärosäten och sjukhus run

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/proteinatlas-over-malignt-melanom-framtagen - 2026-04-23

På bara en dryg vecka har en ny studie om hur Pfizer BioNTechs covid-19-vaccin (BNT162b2) påverkar humana leverceller i odlingsskål väckt stort intresse. Studien har hittills fått nästan 800 000 läsningar och resultaten sprids i sociala medier, där den i flera fall även misstolkas. Men vilka resultat handlar det om, och hur ska de förstås? Två av forskarna bakom studien, professorerna Yang de Mari

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/studie-om-covid-19-vaccin-vacker-uppmarksamhet - 2026-04-23

Anna Fossum, projektledare på forskningsinfrastrukturen StemTherapy FACS Core Facility, har sorterat celler med olika typer av FACS-maskiner i 23 år. Men tröttnat på jobbet har hon inte gjort - tvärtom. Nu har hon fått en ny och mer kraftfull medlem i FACS-familjen att sköta om. – Jag älskar mitt jobb! Det är stimulerande att träffa så många människor och höra om deras olika forskningsprojekt. Man

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nytt-tillskott-i-facs-familjen - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Within the framework of an international study, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital have started treating patients with hemophilia with gene therapy, something that began in January this year. The hope is that the new treatment will significantly simplify everyday life for those with severe hemophilia. Hemop

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hemophilia-being-treated-gene-therapy - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research has been awarded to Niels Grarup of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Basic Metabolic Research at the University of Copenhagen. His research has shown that there is a genetic explanation for the increase in type 2 diabetes in Greenland. The prize, worth SE

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/award-research-increased-risk-type-2-diabetes-greenland - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In their quest to find new and better methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group at Lund University in Sweden are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at the MAX IV laboratory. The researchers believe that limiting the cells' access to sugar will

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current dietary recommendations. High sugar intake has been associated with numerous diseas

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new epidemiological study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the intestinal hormones GIP and GLP-1 are important for i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases ar

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As the body ages, there is a general loss of function in all organs. Among other things this leads to declining renal function and osteoporosis among the elderly, the latter to a greater extent among women. A new doctoral dissertation from Lund University illuminates women’s aging and investigates the relationship bet

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kidney-function-and-osteoporosis-elderly - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How accessible are Swedish homes to the elderly? Pensioners, teachers and students all over Sweden will be helping researchers at the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) at Lund University to find out in the ForskarFredag (Researchers’ Friday) 2020 mass experiment – the Housing Experiment. Professor S

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/out-tape-measure-first-time-sweden-mass-experiment-involving-elderly - 2026-04-23

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 - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Kristina Sundquist's research group at Lund University in Sweden has been awarded USD 2 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. Kristina Sundquist, together with Professor Kenneth Kendler's research group at Virginia Commonwealth

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/large-grant-research-genetics-alcoholism - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends that people over the age of 70 should limit their contact with other people as much as possible for a period of time, the length of which is uncertain. How should the elderly and their relatives behave during this crisis? Eldercare researcher Lisa Ekstam of CASE is doing h

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/elderly-and-coronavirus-crisis-striving-maintain-everyday-routines-and-balance-activities - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Losing a body part can have a major impact on both function and feeling, with so-called phantom sensations. However, prosthetics research has made great progress in recent years. Among other advances, artificial sensation has been made possible with the help of surgically implanted electrodes. But how can one create s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sensory-impressions-artificial-hand-without-surgery - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. One in four people suffer from osteoarthritis, a chronic joint disease. Although guidelines have long existed regarding how osteoarthritis should be treated, only half of patients undergo the recommended basic treatment. A new thesis from Lund University shows that the existing guidelines are very helpful to osteoarth

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-osteoarthritis-school-can-reduce-pain-and-increase-quality-life - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In mid-December 2019, Sara Wettemark took a flight to Vancouver, Canada, for a semester of Master’s studies in Biomedicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She intended to return home in May but, like so many others, had to alter her plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, her studies abroad are being

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/studying-abroad-during-coronavirus-epidemic - 2026-04-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Orpheus is a European network that has committed to developing and disseminating best practice as well as promoting harmonisation within PhD education in biomedicine and health sciences. The network carries out evaluations to ensure quality within PhD programmes. So far, 10 European medical faculties have become accre

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/faculty-phd-programme-gains-accreditation - 2026-04-23