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Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehensive information about their lifestyles and medical histories. “I am convinced that many researchers will use the biobank over the next few years,

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-12-19

Högt blodtryck skadar våra blodkärl. Det skadar också vårt hjärta, vår hjärna och våra njurar. Ett högt blodtryck ökar också risken att drabbas av hjärtinfarkt och stroke. Exakt varför högt blodtryck är farligt vet man dock inte. – Skälet till det är att vi länge haft effektiva blodtryckssänkande mediciner, och då har det inte betraktats som angeläget att ta reda på hur skadorna på blodkärlen upps

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hogtryck-pa-blodigt-allvar-karlforskare-vill-intensifiera-jakten-pa-orsakerna - 2025-12-19

Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor och en rad andra ämnen som ofta är aktuella.  För experter i flera aktuella ämnen, se Experter – listor och databaser | Lunds universitet Medicin och hälsa   Sol, värme, smittor och sjukdom Höga temperaturer, värmeböljor och sjukdom Höga tempe

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2025-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2025-12-20

– Sanitation is a major challenge in India. It is partly to do with the high population density, there are more people sharing the same space, and a historically higher cultural and religious acceptance of poor sanitation, says Sara Gabrielsson from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. Her research focus is on sanitation, health and sustainability. She is currently in India,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/sanitation-more-toilets-informal-settlements-india-need-community-based-ownership-and-state-action - 2025-12-19

​​​​​​​Did you know that about 70% of rare diseases begin in childhood? How about that 1 in 5 cancers are considered a rare disease? Or that nearly three-quarters of all rare diseases are genetic diseases? With more than 6,000 rare diseases known to impact the lives of an estimated 300 million people around the world – rare diseases are all too common. Limited knowledge of these diseases often res

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/shining-spotlight-rare-disease-research - 2025-12-19

"Empowerment of vulnerable groups is unlikely to arise through interventions from climate adaptation projects only. Yet, often these projects are seen as drivers for social change", says Stephen Woroniecki, PHD-candidate at LUCSUS.  He says that, in a warming and increasingly unequal world, more and more people are on the lookout for integrated, holistic, solutions that can move beyond the siloes

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-climate-change-what-scope-empowerment-vulnerable-groups - 2025-12-19

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2025-12-19

New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovirus C infection seemed to confer protection from autoimmunity. The full findings

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2025-12-19

Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings and poor sleep. Many women are adversely affected by menopause. According to a 2021 study published by the Swedish National Board o

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2025-12-20

Att byta betong mot gröna tak är exempel på hur städer kan rustas mot framtidens skyfall. Men tiden är knapp. För att naturbaserade lösningar ska få effekt krävs kraftsamling nu, menar forskare.  En sensommardag i augusti 2014 föll 100 mm regn på ett dygn i området Sofielund i Malmö. Källare översvämmades och ur brunnarna strömmade dagvatten. Den som hade en egen pump kunde skatta sig lycklig. På

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sa-rustas-stader-med-naturen-som-forebild - 2025-12-20

In a new national register study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers have studied the link between prostate cancer and infertility. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, includes over one million Swedish men. “Men who seek health care for infertility and assisted reproduction were shown to be at higher risk for prostate cancer than those who had become fathers by natural mea

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/link-between-assisted-reproduction-and-risk-prostate-cancer - 2025-12-19

Documentation must be sent to the faculty no later than 15 September 2024. The application must be submitted to the Foundation no later than 8 October 2024. Objectives of the callThe main objectives for the call are:to provide prominent early-career researchers in law with substantial funding that will allow them to advance in their academic career,to support new research findings of high academic

https://www.law.lu.se/article/ragnar-soderberg-foundation-announces-funding-postdoctoral-projects - 2025-12-19

Collaboration, networking, career development, and wellbeing. Those are four examples of needs that the newly formed young MultiParkers working group will address. After organizing their first event, they are eager to start preparing for more events. During the pandemic, there has been an upbuild of need for social gathering and exchange of ideas and experiences. Especially young researchers who r

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/young-multiparkers-working-group-takes-shape - 2025-12-19

“As though I was driving a fast car but had enough margin to turn before hitting the rock wall.” That is how Evelina Lindén describes her experience of having a cancer tumour that was aggressive but treatable. By being open about her illness and sharing images showing how she was feeling on Facebook, she was able to keep the conversation about healthy life going with her friends. “It was so nice t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/her-cancer-found-its-place-facebook - 2025-12-20

Karin Smirnoff, andraårsstudent på Författarskolan vid Lunds universitet har fått vara med om det många författare drömmer om och få får uppleva. Hennes debutroman Jag for ner till bror är nominerad till årets Augustpris i den skönlitterära kategorin. Det betyder att en expertjury vaskat fram den och fem andra verk ur årets utgivning och att den nu läses av 21 elektorer, lika många bibliotekarier

https://www.lu.se/artikel/student-nominerad-till-arets-augustpris - 2025-12-19

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms (see fact box) cont

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-12-19

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another. And this can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group in Lund has developed a toolbox that finds the answer – and in doing so, has solved a 50-year-old myst

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-12-19

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another. And this can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group in Lund has developed a toolbox that finds the answer – and in doing so, has solved a 50-year-old myst

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-12-19

Over the past year, the health service has witnessed an increasing number of patients with long-term effects of Covid-19, including chronic symptoms that suggest POTS. POTS is a condition that causes the pulse to race when you stand up. Until now, too little has been known about POTS as a complication following a Covid infection, but researchers from Lund University and Karolinska Institutet have

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/case-study-sheds-light-pots-connection-long-covid - 2025-12-19

Several high-profile science researchers with major grants will be retiring in the next few years. In order to secure growth, the faculty, led by vice dean Anders Tunlid, is now introducing a new type of associate senior lectureship with benefits that will attract early-career researchers from all over the world. After an intensive morning of meetings, Anders Tunlid, sporting a new haircut, welcom

https://www.science.lu.se/article/creating-scope-cutting-edge-research-international-impact - 2025-12-19