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For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-07-03

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease-0 - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over 10 years

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Contagion spreads in various ways, with airborne viruses being especially difficult to protect oneself against. Norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug as it is sometimes known, is just such a virus. Carl-Johan Fraenkel, infectious disease and healthcare hygiene specialist, is currently defending his thesis at Lund Univ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-track-spread-norovirus-hospitals - 2026-07-03

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-members-present-research-fens-copenhagen - 2026-07-03

https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/late-applications-open-course-craft-writing-and-publishing-peer-reviewed-journal-articles - 2026-07-03

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bjorkdahl-and-hall-cooperation-and-conflict - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20-30% of patients with Alzheimer's di

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed an algorithm that combines data from a simple blood test and brief memory tests, to predict with great accuracy who will develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The findings are published in Nature Medicine. Approximately 20-30% of patients with Alzheimer's di

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/simple-diagnostic-tool-predicts-individual-risk-alzheimers - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During her month-long stay at SASNET, she will continue to work on her paper on cleanliness in India. Tullia Jack received her Ph D. from the Department of Sociology, Lund University, and she is a lecturer at the Department of Society, Culture and Identity, Malmö University. Her paper on cleanliness in India is based

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/tullia-jack-new-guest-researcher-sasnet - 2026-07-03

Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas, who has acted as an observer at two global climate summits, and Markku Rummukainen, Sweden’s IPCC representative, talk about what comes next following the recent IPCC report. What do you view as the next steps following what was concluded in the IPCC report? Kimberly: Something the report makes absolutely clear is that to stop warming, hum

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-07-03

What is it like to go from attending design events as a visitor to exhibiting at Milan Design Week? In this personal reflection, Industrial Design student Amandine Quillard shares an honest account of expectations, preparation, teamwork, and new-found inspiration. I had been to different design events before, such as the Paris Design Week, but only as a visitor. It was always very impressive, insp

https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/behind-scenes-preparation-presentation-milan-design-week - 2026-07-03

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/alumni-betamax - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Margarita Chumarina, from the iPSC laboratory for CNS disease modeling, will be defending her PhD thesis on Wednesday 15th of January. Researching in the group led by Laurent Roybon, Margarita has been utilizing stem cell-based models to study cellular alterations in Parkinson’s disease. Here, Margarita answers a few

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-margarita-chumarina - 2026-07-03

Semestertider och då passar även Intramed på att vila upp sig och köra på lågvarv. Vi är tillbaka med förnyad kraft i mitten av augusti. Här hittar du bland annat kontaktuppgifter till fakultetskansliet & institutionerna under sommaren. Ha vilsam sommar! (Annars kan de´kvetta.) Här når du FAKULTETSKANSLIET.   Här når du våra INSTITUTIONER  (följ länk till respektive webbsida) Institutionen för exp

https://www.intramed.lu.se/artikel/sa-nar-du-fakultetskansliet-institutionerna-receptionen-under-sommaren-och-tips - 2026-07-03

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-rasmus-r-streith-i-vaggarna - 2026-07-03

Ändamål: att främja rättsvetenskaplig forskning vid den juridiska fakulteten i Lund. Detta innebär att stiftelsen genom sin verksamhet ska stödja, stimulera och underlätta forskningen vid fakulteten. Berättigad att ansöka om bidrag är den som bedriver aktiv forskning vid den juridiska fakulteten i Lund. Bidrag ska främst utges för kostnader som är direkt föranledda av en forskningsuppgifts genomfö

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/rune-och-lena-lavins-stiftelse-rattsvetenskaplig-forskning-vid-den-juridiska-fakulteten-i-lund - 2026-07-03

Ledarskap påverkar hur människor samarbetar, mår och utvecklas både i grupper, organisationer och i samhället i stort. I dagens komplexa värld, där förändringar och kriser är återkommande, ställs höga krav på ett välfungerande ledarskap. På kursen Ledarskap i komplexitet, förändring och kris (15 hp) kombineras forskning och teori med praktiska övningar. Du får insikter om ledarskapets roll i förän

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/ny-kurs-om-att-leda-genom-forandring - 2026-07-03

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-marianne-skaarup-jakobsen - 2026-07-03

Choosing what to study can feel overwhelming – especially if you are not sure exactly what you want to do in the future. For Liza, student in the International Business programme at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), the decision became clear after learning more about Lund and visiting the city. Liza's first introduction to Lund University came through her father.“It was m

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/one-visit-was-enough-why-liza-chose-lusem - 2026-07-02