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Förutom minnessvårigheter och andra kognitiva symptom lider de flesta som drabbas av Alzheimers sjukdom också av psykiska besvär. Länge har det varit oklart om dessa uppstår på grund av vävnadsförändringarna i hjärnan, eller om de utgör psykologiska reaktioner till följd av de kognitiva symptomen. En studie vid Lunds universitet har gett nya insikter om de psykiska symptomens uppkomst vid Alzheime

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/alzheimerproteiner-kan-ligga-bakom-psykiska-symtom-hos-aldre - 2026-07-07

Genom att analysera små blåsor som hjärncellerna släpper ifrån sig för att kommunicera med omgivningen, mikrovesiklar, kartlägger forskare vid Lunds universitet vad som sker i hjärnan hos strokepatienter. Mikrovesiklar kan mätas i blodet och studien som publicerats i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Stroke, ökar förståelsen av stroke och öppnar dörrar för nya behandlingsstrategier.Stroke orsakad av b

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/sparamnen-i-blodet-speglar-vad-som-sker-i-hjarnan-vid-stroke - 2026-07-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En hög blå dag i Västra Hamnens gränder. Virrvarr av svartvita svansar, nosar och skall gör vaktplikt i radhusdörren. Husse, professor i immunologi Tomas Leanderson, hyssjar, förmanar, välkomnar till köksbordet, kaffe. Om bara några dagar blir denne fullmaktsprofessor, en av de sista vid Medicinska fakulteten, en fr

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/en-av-de-sista-ut-av-den-gamla-stammens-professorer - 2026-07-07

Over the past academic year it has been fantastic to see how the organisation has begun to operate as a fourth generation university! The fourth generation university is based on the realisation that it is becoming increasingly crucial for the universities of the future not only to create and disseminate knowledge, but also to actively drive the search for solutions to the societal problems we fac

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fourth-generation-universities-understanding-explaining-and-improving - 2026-07-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The time has now run out for applications for the vice-chancellor position and it is time for the recruitment group to select suitable candidates for interviews. This work will take place throughout the spring. LUM has talked to staff at different levels within several faculties about how they view the role of vice-ch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/vice-chancellor-wishlist-students - 2026-07-07

On 20 October, the Faculty of Science will for the very first time host an Inspiration Day for teachers. It will be a full day packed with pedagogical discussions, fresh ideas for the classroom, actor training, and opportunities to meet colleagues from across the faculty. We asked Charlotta Turner, Vice Dean for First- and Second-Cycle Education, why it is so important for our teachers to join – a

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/take-chance-spark-new-ideas-your-teaching-sign-years-inspiration-day-teachers - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University Students’ Unions (LUS) has now received a hearing for its demand that the meetings of the University’s internationalisation committee should be held in English. The meetings will be held in English for a trial period, while minutes will be taken in Swedish to fulfil the legal requirements placed on pub

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/meetings-english-students-request - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.   “If our results are confirmed in further studies, it would

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2026-07-07

Friday 5 May Elton Chan defended his thesis which explores the production and transformation of public spaces in Hong Kong, a city that is steeped in neoliberal ideals and has seen substantial deterioration in terms of democratic rights and freedoms in recent years. Drawing upon recent protest movements in Hong Kong and the ways in which protesters appropriated and transformed different urban spac

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/elton-chan-our-new-doctor-sociology-has-defended-his-thesis-public-space-hong-kong - 2026-07-07

A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum. “If our results are confirmed in further studies, it would be relevant to screen for these resistance mutations already at diagnosis, and the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mutations-can-reduce-effect-hormonal-treatment-early-breast-cancer - 2026-07-07

Christopher Douse, Associate Professor at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine and group leader at the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). The five-year, SEK 11 million award will support his team’s research into how repetitive DNA sequences linked to neurological diseases are controlled in the development of the human

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/decoding-repetitive-genome-christopher-douse-awarded-consolidator-grant-ssmf - 2026-07-07

Does green growth exist? Can we achieve a sustainable society with a GDP that grows year after year? Not if you ask Timothée Parrique. He is the economist who defied all the good advice and chose to research degrowth. Now his thesis has been downloaded 27,000 times, and he is a sought-after lecturer worldwide. At the end of February this year, renowned economist Paul Krugman wrote a column in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-sustainability-award-agenda-2030-goes-degrowth-economist - 2026-07-07

Although Sweden is an advanced society, there is always more to do to create more inclusive environment. That became clear when the accessibility researcher Mikiko Terashima from Dalhousie University, visited a CASE Scientific Session at Lund University. Terashima leads a research laboratory at Dalhousie'e School of Planning named "Planning for Equity, Accessibility, and Community Health (PEACH) R

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/least-heard-are-real-accessibility-experts - 2026-07-07

Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that a simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome with a high degree of certainty. The findings are important for several reasons, not least the ability to make a correct diagnosis without invasiv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-test-detects-alzheimers-people-down-syndrome - 2026-07-07

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2026-07-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A risk assessment system developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows which patients, with a certain type of streptococcal bacteria in the blood, need to be examined for a heart valve infection – a serious condition requiring prolonged medical treatment. “Our assessment system can help reduce unnecessar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-helps-rule-out-heart-valve-infection - 2026-07-07

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease. It has long been known that t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2026-07-07

A new joint initiative in immunotherapy between Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, brings researchers, clinicians and engineers together to shorten the path from research to patient benefit. The initiative is accompanied by the recruitment of three new tenure‑track Assistant Professors in immunotherapy through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. The initiative

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-immunotherapy-initiative-aims-bring-research-closer-clinic-and-opens-new-tenure-track-positions - 2026-07-07

The application for student housing from August 2024 opened today, 7th May, and applicants are welcome to apply for available housing up until 22 May. At Midnight this morning, Swedish time (CEST), the Housing queue for student applications Autumn 2024 was opened. Shortly after, the first batch of available housing was published.You can now log on to your account and join the queue, and then apply

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/autumn-2024-student-application-open - 2026-07-07

Are you interested in fashion, trends, communication, and sustainability? Are you already working in the fashion industry and want to deepen your knowledge? Or are you a student who wants to broaden your education? Then apply for our new stand-alone courses: The Fashion Market: Innovation and Fashion Forecasting (5 credits) and The Fashion Market: Fashion Communication and Sustainability (5 credit

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/fashion-market-focus-latest-additions-our-course-portfolio - 2026-07-07