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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Parkinson’s disease (PD), dopamine-producing nerve cells that control our movements waste away. Current treatments for PD therefore aim at restoring dopamine contents in the brain. In a new study from Lund University, researchers are attacking the problem from a different angle, through early activation of a protei
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology. “Our results indicate that 3D-mammography, or digital b
https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/fewer-breast-cancer-cases-between-screening-rounds-3d-mammography - 2026-07-03
Physical geographer Lina Eklund is tracking the destruction of Gaza week by week using satellite images. Her analyses could be significant if, once the fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, questions of possible war crimes are raised at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Lina Eklund, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and rese
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/destruction-gaza-monitored-space - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lina Ejlertsson, a doctoral student in Public Health at Lund University, believes that there is a classic approach to working with and measuring health in workplaces through sick leave rates, productivity and efficiency. – Most often, rehabilitative measures or preventative work are only undertaken after employees bec
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/integrated-recovery-during-work-day-does-it-make-difference - 2026-07-03
Exposure to common infections may shape basal immunity and potentially HIV-1 acquisition amongst a high-risk population in Coastal KenyaLynn Fwambah 1 2, Cheryl Andisi 2, Claire Streatfield 3, Rachel Bromell 3, Jonathan Hare 3 4, Joakim Esbjörnsson 5 6, Thumbi Ndung'u 7 8 9 10, Eduard J Sanders 1 6 11, Amin S Hassan # 1 5, Eunice Nduati # 1 2Affiliations1Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/We
Numerous studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person’s risk of dementia. A new study from one of MultiPark's research groups, published in Neurology, sheds new light on the impact of having a Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet includes a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish and healthy fats such as olive oil, and a low intake of dairy products, meats a
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-mediterranean-diet-really-decrease-your-risk-dementia - 2026-07-03
3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology. “Our results indicate that 3D-mammography, or digital breast tomosynthesis, possibly detects cancers that would otherwise have been diag
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fewer-breast-cancer-cases-between-screening-rounds-3d-mammography - 2026-07-03
The University wants to improve its ability to recruit research talent from other countries. A working group has identified existing gaps and developed proposals to address them in order to increase recruitment. Other Swedish higher education institutions are more successful in nominating, recruiting and obtaining funding for international research talent in relation to Wallenberg Academy Fellows,
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promise-employment-attract-foreign-research-talent - 2026-07-04
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. På lördag genomförs en så kallad TEDx-konferens i Malmö. En av talarna är Hannah Stanton, en tidigare student på Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation som i sitt yrkesliv, såsom chef för TheGoals.org, kan kombinera det hon lärt sig under sin studietid med erfarenheter från sitt ideella engagemang. Här är en all
https://www.isk.lu.se/artikel/hannah-stanton-gor-aldrig-avkall-pa-det-du-vet-att-du-ar-bra-pa - 2026-07-03
Den nya forskningsstudien ”AGE-HERE: Bostadsägande bland äldre - Hur uppmuntrar eller hämmar hälsa och ekonomiska aspekter flyttbenägenhet?” ska undersöka hur äldre tänker kring sitt boende. Mer specifikt ska forskarna inom projektet studera vilka faktorer som påverkar äldre bostadsägares bostadsval och flyttkedjor. Maya Kylén är projektledare och den som står bakom ansökan. Vad innebär anslaget
https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/hur-paverkar-halsa-och-ekonomi-aldres-bostadsval-och-flyttbenagenhet - 2026-07-03
Hur upplever kroatiska chefer hälsa och ohälsa på arbetsplatsen? Genom ett vänortsstipendium från Helsingborgs stad kunde Mathilda Forsell och Jennifer Hedström resa till Dubrovnik för att undersöka just detta. På avslutningsceremonin för kandidatstudenter 7 juni tilldelades de sedan ett stipendium för det bästa arbetet inom hälsa och dagen efter presenterade de sina resultat för Helsingborgs stad
https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/examensarbete-om-chefers-halsa-presenterades-helsingborgs-stad - 2026-07-03
Vid terminsavslutningen på Teaterhögskolan delas en rad olika stipendier ut till studenter som stått för särskilda insatser under sin tid på skolan. Läs mer nedanför om stipendiaterna för 2024. Lars Passgårds stipendiumMed stark scenisk närvaro och en excellent arbetsetik har hon erövrat stor kunskap och förmåga i skådespelaryrkets alla utmaningar. Som ett erkännande för detta tilldelas Emma Stock
https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/stipendiater-2024 - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just before Christmas, his department lost out on a top international researcher, an investment worth over SEK 100 million. A month later, his group reported a major breakthrough in pheromone research. Professor Christer Löfstedt, head of the Department of Biology, one of the largest departments at Lund University, fe
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/rollercoaster-life-head-department - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am a political activist and want to broaden and deepen the subject of film studies”, says Chris Holmlund, who is spending the spring as a visiting professor at Lund University. She is a prominent figure in the world’s largest organisation for film researchers and in that capacity will represent Lund University at c
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visiting-professor-film-studies-prominent-among-film-researchers - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Exporting the Swedish welfare model is not a good idea. At least not as a recipe for achieving a more sustainable society, says Professor Max Koch, manager of a research team that links the climate crisis with welfare. Sweden’s relatively low carbon emissions, despite a high gross domestic product, are partly due to t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/measuring-success-terms-economic-growth-devastating-our-climate - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The key to increased well-being in Africa lies in improving small scale farming – at least if you want to see improvements within a foreseeable future, according to Göran Djurfeldt. Together with Ola Hall, he has now launched a project using drones to understand why harvests vary so much from one field to the next, de
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/drone-images-could-solve-african-farming-mystery - 2026-07-03
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this short interview, LUCSUS researcher Diego Galafassi talks on sustainability challenges, his previous research, and his recent article about climate art. What do you do at LUCSUS?I’m a post-doctoral researcher, co-PI of the project Arts4SDGs, which explores the role that arts and arts-based approaches to knowled
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/research-interview-diego-galafassi-works-art-sdgs - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Är det okej att chefen mejlar sina medarbetare på kvällar och helger? Fler arbetsgivare borde ha uttalade regler för vad som gäller för mejlande efter arbetstid. Det menar Mikael Ottosson som forskar om arbetsmiljö inom projektet ”Ska du gå hem redan?” Denna artikel publicerades första gången i Lunds universitets ma
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/hur-tillganglig-pa-mejl-maste-man-vara-pa-sin-fritid - 2026-07-03
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under de sju år som Helsingborg använt sig av Bostad först-metoden för att bekämpa hemlöshet har antalet hemlösa per 10 000 invånare minskat kraftigt. Metoden, som införts med hjälp av Lundaforskare, har även fört med sig annat positivt för utsatta grupper i Helsingborg. Det visar en ny utvärdering. Enligt Socialsty
https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/sju-ar-med-bostad-forst-andelen-hemlosa-minskar-kraftigt - 2026-07-03
