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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The role of gut microbiota in disease and health has become one of today’s hottest fields of research. In her thesis, Louise Brunkwall, nutritionist and doctoral student at Lund University in Sweden, studied overweight, obesity and the importance of diet quality in relation to our gut microbiota.  Obesity arises when

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/thesis-significance-diet-quality-gut-microbiota - 2026-05-01

A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a week. The results have been widely discussed across social media – but the results have in many cases been misinterpreted. Two of the authors, Associate Professor Yang de Marinis (YDM) and Professor Ma

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2026-05-01

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology ear

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Under våren får forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande vid CASE fyra nya medarbetare. Biträdande forskare Magnus Zingmark, vid Umeå universitet, som också är anställd som forskare vid Östersunds kommun, är en av dem. – Jag ser fram mot att komma ner till Lund och träffa kollegor på plats, säger Magnus. Välkomm

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/nya-medarbetare-pa-case-valkommen-magnus-zingmark-bitradande-forskare - 2026-05-01

The Lund Stem Cell Center’s Annual Image Competition returned this year with another vibrant display of creativity, curiosity, and scientific discovery. From intricate cellular landscapes to artistic interpretations of research, this year’s submissions once again highlighted the diverse and inspiring work of our research community. Now in its fourth year, the Lund Stem Cell Center Annual Image Com

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/celebrating-art-science-images-2025-image-competition - 2026-05-01

Hur mäter vi ett lands utsläpp av koldioxid mest rättvisande? Genom hur mycket utsläpp produktionen ger upphov till inom landets gränser? Eller ska vi ta hänsyn även till utrikeshandeln på olika sätt? Ekonomihistorikern Astrid Kander från Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet förespråkar att de nuvarande måtten kompletteras med egenutvecklade ”teknikjusterade klimatfotavtrycket” som även mäter ex

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/energihistorikern-astrid-kander-om-det-teknikjusterade-klimatfotavtrycket - 2026-05-01

Precision medicine aims to deliver the right treatment to the right person at the right time. What does this mean for people with type 2 diabetes? Some of the research at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) focuses on the progression of type 2 diabetes to help develop more targeted treatments. Epigenetics can become a useful tool when diabetes care is tailored to the individual. People with typ

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetics-and-genetics-help-illustrate-how-diabetes-care-can-be-individualised - 2026-05-01

Priscyll Anctil, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science, recently published a blog post about the human rights violations, especially against women, in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power two years ago. The blog post is available below. August 15, 2023, marked two years of the Taliban takeover. And with it, everyday attacks against “all manifestations of humanity, free

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/blog-post-priscyll-anctil-taliban-takeover-two-years - 2026-05-01

Här finner du några av universitetets statsvetare, ekonomer, historiker med flera, som kan kommentera dagsaktuella händelser eller ge långsiktiga analyser kring frågor som rör valet 2022.  Parlamentarism, partier och val (samtliga statsvetare) Hanna Bäck, hanna [dot] back [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (hanna[dot]back[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se), 046-222 01 61 Område: väljarbeteende, strategiskt röstande,

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-valexpertlista-2022 - 2026-05-02

Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune system fight cancer. Their approach, now published in the journal Science, could lead to more effective treatments for hard-to-treat cancers. Cancer is known for its ability to hide from the immune system, making it tough to fight. But what

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2026-05-01

Vad kommer vi att få se för innovationer i framtiden? Under tisdagen presenterades åtta av de mest innovativa idéer och projekt som just nu finns inom Lunds universitet. De fick dela på totalt 400 000 kronor när Lunds universitets och Sparbanken Skånes pris för framtidens innovationer delades ut. I studentkategorin tog Aatu Keränen och Peymon Hashimoto hem det stora priset för sin idé som kan bidr

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/har-finns-framtidens-innovationer - 2026-05-01

How we feel about nature affects the gardening choices we make and how much those choices benefit pollinators. A new study from Lund University highlights this connection, particularly in the context of widespread urbanisation, which is reducing both green spaces and people’s contact with nature. The researchers also show that for pollinators in cities, gardens with plantings kept over many years

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/en/article/our-feelings-towards-nature-influence-how-we-support-pollinators-our-gardens - 2026-05-01

It is a catalyst that will modernise the Faculty of Science, both at Brunnshög and Sölvegatan. Dean Sven Lidin may have become “nearsighted, flabby and middle-aged” during his ten years in symbiosis with Science Village, but his future visions are more vital than ever. It is one of those pale September mornings when there is one online meeting after another. But a few minutes after 11:00, the dean

https://www.science.lu.se/article/facultys-journey-towards-science-village-brunnshog - 2026-05-01

An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden’s population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma. The state of research on tattoos and cancerIn view of the lack of knowledge concerning the long-term heal

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanoma - 2026-05-01

Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins between the ages of 30 and 50. In Sweden, around 1,000 people have the diagnosis and several thousand live with the risk of getting the disease. Even more people have a connection to the disease as its symptoms also affect those close to the patient to a high degree. The disease leads to premature death and there are no treatments that

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2026-05-01

Newborn babies are already being screened for mutations and genetic tests help families with hereditary breast cancer. Genomic-driven precision medicine (GDPM) is an emerging approach for disease treatment. Around 30 Swedish researchers suggest a direction forward in a review article in Journal of Internal Medicine (JIM). "At the moment newborns are screened for a small number of mutations. In the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/precision-medicine-emerging-approach-complex-diseases - 2026-05-01

It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at that time,” he says. “But now it turns out that Medicon Village is a great success and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2026-05-02

Sen avnavling ser ut att gynna den motoriska utvecklingen för barn som behövt andningshjälp vid födseln. Det visar preliminära resultat från en omfattande studie vid Lund universitet och ger ytterligare stöd åt tidigare forskning som visat på fördelarna med att inte ha för bråttom med saxen. Den som googlar ”sent klippt navelsträng” eller ”sen avnavling”, får många träffar där Ola Andersson nämns.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/sent-klippt-navelstrang-kan-hjalpa-nyfodda-med-andningsproblem - 2026-05-02

The first submission deadline is on 24 November 2025. Lund University supports the SRA Collegium’s initiative to announce a call for seed funding aimed at supporting emerging and innovative interdisciplinary research topics for the university’s Strategic Research Areas (SRAs). A total of 6 MSEK has been allocated for this call, which also aims to foster novel collaborations among the SRAs.We now i

https://www.compile.lu.se/article/call-proposals-targeting-strategic-research-areas-sras-seed-funding-emerging-research-topics - 2026-05-01

LONGREAD. He treats tremor with sound waves, is preparing to help paralyzed patients control a cursor with their thoughts and envisions a future where brain and machines talk to each other in both directions. Neurosurgeon and researcher Andres Lozano is pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the human brain – and doing it with both precision and imagination. “We are trying to discover the b

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/fine-tuning-neural-circuits-heal-brain-segerfalk-lecturer-andres-lozano-next-gen-neurosurgery - 2026-05-01