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In a study led by Lund University and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyse aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study – the largest ever of its kind – examines the connection between genetic predisposition, gender and age in relation to tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in Nature Neuroscie

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-disease - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Just like self-driving cars, we can expect autonomous ships to become more common in the coming years. However, two safety challenges which need to be solved along the way, and which are different for ships compared to cars, are navigation without GPS and remote control. In his research, Mårten Lager has developed use

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/improving-conditions-autonomous-ships - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Do you leave work full of energy and excited about what the rest of the day has to offer? If not – maybe it is worth trying to improve recovery during the working day.  Lina Ejlertsson's thesis is about recovery of staff in one of the most stressful work environments – healthcare centres. She says we have a certain am

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/recover-during-working-day - 2026-06-27

At the Department of Physics, she is Stina Loo, education administrator for first and second cycle programmes. But she can also call herself a linguist, entrepreneur and television personality. And now, with a dream come true: author. The book ‘Hitta din historia – släktforskning för alla’ (Find your story – genealogy for everyone), which Stina wrote together with Ingeborg Arvastsson, will be rele

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/stina-brings-history-life-new-book - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Swedish-Danish research team is now launching a new theory of the process that led to the formation of Earth. Through advanced analyses of meteorites, astronomers can determine that Tellus went from being a baby planet made of ice and carbon to reaching its current size thanks to millimetre-sized pebbles. The study

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-earth-was-formed-millimetre-sized-pebbles-over-short-period - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With a research focus on the development and application of in vitro models to study human brain evolution and disease, PhD student Daniela Grassi will be defending her thesis on Thursday 23rd of April 2020. Here, Daniela tells us about her research in the Molecular Neurogenetics group, led by Johan Jakobsson, and her

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-daniela-grassi - 2026-06-27

What do abortion and contraceptives have to do with the environment and sustainable development? Quite a lot, actually! Breastfeeding is also of importance to the environment which is highlighted in connection with International Day of the Midwife 2024. The importance of strengthening sexual and reproductive health and rights is addressed in several of the global sustainability goals in Agenda 203

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/international-day-midwife-sustainability-focus - 2026-06-27

A representative from the strategic research area (SRA) EpiHealth has talked to Martin L. Olsson, who is the faculty management representative of the EpiHealth board and Deputy Dean with special responsibility for research infrastructure and strategic issues at the Faculty of Medicine. Martin is also a Professor of Transfusion Medicine at the Department of Laboratory Medicine and a consultant in t

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/genetically-upgraded-epihealth-cohort-gold-mine-could-help-more-researchers-excel - 2026-06-27

Gases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows that greenhouse gas emissions from anaesthetic gases have decreased by 27% over the last ten years. By swapping out the anaesthetic gas with the highest climate impact, the climate impact of anaesthetic gas

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countries - 2026-06-27

Leadership Academy at LUSEM is a leadership programme for students at Lund University based on the idea that students in leading positions can learn, both from each other, but also from experienced leadership researchers and business managers. The training equips young leaders for the challenges that a management position often entails. Nadja Sörgärde and Christine Blomquist are teachers and resea

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/leadership-academy-learning-challenging-context - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fetmaoperationer är den mest effektiva och på sikt enda hållbara metoden för kraftigt överviktiga att gå ned i vikt. 15 års uppföljning visar att ingreppet räddar liv, dramatiskt minskar insjuknandet i diabetes samt att många som har diabetes blir botade av ingreppet. Den svenska studien Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS)

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/operationen-som-forhindrar-och-botar-diabetes - 2026-06-25

Digitala trygghetslarm, medicinrobotar och digitala lås är vanliga lösningar på äldreomsorgens växande resursutmaningar. Men hur upplever användarna själva tekniken de får i sina hem? En ny avhandling från Samantha Svärdh, doktorand i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, visar att välfärdsteknik framför allt bidrar till deras trygghet. I en enkätstudie med drygt 400 hemtjäns

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/valfardsteknik-ger-trygghet-men-inte-alltid-ett-aktivt-och-delaktigt-liv - 2026-06-26

Digitala trygghetslarm, medicinrobotar och digitala lås är vanliga lösningar på äldreomsorgens växande resursutmaningar. Men hur upplever användarna själva tekniken de får i sina hem? En ny avhandling från Samantha Svärdh, doktorand i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, visar att välfärdsteknik framför allt bidrar till deras trygghet. I en enkätstudie med drygt 400 hemtjäns

https://www.lu.se/artikel/valfardsteknik-ger-trygghet-men-inte-alltid-ett-aktivt-och-delaktigt-liv - 2026-06-26

Forskare vid Lunds universitet visar i en studie att kraftig övervikt, obesitas, ökar risken för fler cancerformer än vad man tidigare känt till. Resultaten visar på samband mellan obesitas och risken att utveckla 31 olika cancerformer eller subgrupper till cancerdiagnoser. Kraftig övervikt, även kallat fetma eller obesitas, är en kronisk sjukdom som ofta kräver långsiktig behandling och som även

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/kraftig-overvikt-kopplas-till-okad-risk-31-cancerformer - 2026-06-25

Forskare vid Lunds universitet visar i en studie att kraftig övervikt, obesitas, ökar risken för fler cancerformer än vad man tidigare känt till. Resultaten visar på samband mellan obesitas och risken att utveckla 31 olika cancerformer eller subgrupper till cancerdiagnoser. Kraftig övervikt, även kallat fetma eller obesitas, är en kronisk sjukdom som ofta kräver långsiktig behandling och som även

https://www.lu.se/artikel/kraftig-overvikt-kopplas-till-okad-risk-31-cancerformer - 2026-06-26

EAT-Lancet-kosten är en modell för hur det globala livsmedelssystemet ska förhålla sig till planetens begränsningar samtidigt som folksjukdomar som typ 2-diabetes kan förebyggas. Men hur ska vi veta om dieten verkligen fungerar? Genom att studera sju kostindex har ett internationellt forskarlag funnit att två av dem är särskilt bra på att utvärdera följsamhet till kosten. Välfungerande kostindex b

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/forskning-banar-vag-hallbara-kostrekommendationer - 2026-06-27

Funding for EduLab – the University’s experimental platform for developing courses and programmes – is being extended until 2026. The aim of EduLab is to provide a fast track for developing new course concepts by linking different parts of the University and finding fruitful collaborations. Off-the-wall ideas are welcome. EduLab is tasked with meeting the challenges faced by the University in term

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/edulab-experimental-platform-receive-continued-funding - 2026-06-26

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “High-tech companies have fantastic support from the Taiwanese education system, which provides companies with competent staff. The link between industry and academia is impressive”, says Professor Lars Samuelson from the Nanometre Structure Consortium. Per Eriksson, Lars Samuelson, Anders Robertsson and Per Tunestål

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/reconnaissance-taiwan-new-strategic-collaborations - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It isn’t difficult, takes up very little space, and is healthy, fun, tasty and social! Sustainable urban farming is a project involving some 20 doctoral students on the area of grass between Gerdahallen and Sölvegatan. From ten raised beds, they have harvested lettuce, carrots, chard, spinach, pumpkins, peas, rhubarb

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/harvesting-fruits-sustainable-urban-farming-project - 2026-06-27

After two semesters, students showcase their unique sustainability initiatives during Lund's Sustainability Week on 9 April, after following LUSEM's voluntary track 'Living the Sustainability Idea' where focus is on a personal sustainability challenge. Working on the internal transformation“This is about working on the internal transformation, focusing on sustainability, supporting students in how

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/breaking-new-ground-living-sustainability-idea-sets-path-student-empowerment - 2026-06-25