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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2026-05-05

District nurse and SWEAH PhD student Pernilla Alencar Siljehag, at Stiftelsen Stockholms läns Äldrecentrum, earlier this year received SWEAH's travel grant of SEK 20,000 to visit Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, in Portugal. Now she has returned from an almost two-week stay in Lisbon. Pernilla Alencar Siljehag has presented her research project and gained a substantial exchange of knowledge with other

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/unusually-many-people-over-65-no-home-care - 2026-05-05

On Friday, December 3, Mikael Lundholm’s eight-year doctoral education ended with a successful defence of his thesis “The Social Contingency of Law: Studies of Social Control during Foreclosure in Sweden”. Mikael Lundholm’s thesis defence was the Sociology of Law Department’s first on-campus since social restrictions were prescribed at Lund University in the spring of 2019 to mitigate the spread o

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/now-it-doctor-mikael-lundholm - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LP3 is part of the Protein Production Network Sweden (PPNS) that aims to make multiple protein expression hosts, methodologies and competence in protein production available to the Swedish academic life science community. Collaboration between Swedish protein production sites is crucial in order to solve complex scien

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/protein-production-network-sweden-pilot-expression-screen-completed - 2026-05-05

In the event of a terrorist attack and other deadly violence in progress, you need to act quickly. Here is some guidance about what you can do. If someone is bleeding heavily, you also need to act quickly. How to act in case of a terrorist attack or other armed aggression Run – Hide – TellRunGet yourself to safety. Leave the scene as quickly and safely as possible and avoid crowds.HideIf you are u

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/violent-deadly-attacks-how-act-short-digital-course - 2026-05-05

När Liesbeth van Heel ansluter till Temat Framtidens hälsolandskap vid Pufendorfinstitutet, gör hon det med en ovanlig kombination av lång praktisk erfarenhet och forskning. Liesbeth har tillbringat mer än tre decennier vid Erasmus University Medical Centre i Rotterdam, och hennes väg in i forskningen har vuxit fram direkt ur praktiken. Den här intervjun genomfördes under hennes vistelse i Lund i

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/fran-praktik-till-forskning-mot-international-fellow-liesbeth-van-heel - 2026-05-05

Läkare ska hålla så kallade brytpunktssamtal i livets slutskede med obotligt sjuka patienter. Men många gånger ges inga sådana samtal, visar en ny studie vid Lunds universitet. Ett tidsperspektiv skulle kunna hjälpa läkarna att förstå vad patienterna behöver. – Ett ramverk för samtal utifrån år, månader och dagar skulle underlätta för att låta samtal om livets slutskede vara den process det är. De

https://www.lu.se/artikel/patienter-gar-miste-om-samtal-i-livets-slutskede - 2026-05-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new technology has brought researchers one step closer to a future cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy type1A, a devastating muscle disease that affects children. The new findings are based on research by Kinga Gawlik at Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical Science, and were recently published in N

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reversing-muscle-dystrophy - 2026-05-05

All researchers at Lund University now have the opportunity to share their research through the international news platform, The Conversation. The Conversation is a politically independent news site where researchers from member universities write popular science news articles, analyses, and opinion pieces in English within their areas of expertise, with the support of an editor. Lund University h

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/meet-conversation-autumn-and-reach-international-audience - 2026-05-06

När ”Quick Bites for Researchers” lanserades våren 2025 var det ett försök att skapa en ny kontaktväg mellan forskarna och bibliotekets expertis. Ett år senare kan bibliotekarierna Fredrik Larsson och Anja Zimmerman summera en satsning som inte bara överlevt sitt första år utan nu växlar upp.– Vi ville hitta ett enkelt och avdramatiserat sätt att ge forskare stöd i allt det som rör deras arbete, u

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/bibliotekets-forskningsstod-quick-bites-vaxer-vidare-med-nya-teman - 2026-05-05

At the end of October, around 45 teachers from across the Faculty of Science gathered for a joint inspiration day at LINXS in Science Village – the first of its kind. The aim was to offer new perspectives on teaching, inspire participants, and encourage colleagues to share their experiences."The most important thing for me was that we actually met," says Charlotta Turner, Vice-Dean for first and s

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/full-day-teachers-faculty-science-led-inspiration-play-and-learning - 2026-05-05

Our new Chief Veterinarian has landed. Research has always attracted her and the her new job means that she will have influence on strategic issues that require wise solutions. She is looking forward to the challenges. On a new job since the first of October, as Chief Veterinarian at Medfak, how does it feel? "It feels very exciting because it is a job where I get to be part of the changing enviro

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/new-chief-veterinarian-research-must-be-ethically-defensible-and-thus-contribute-societal-acceptance - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Large science publisher Elsevier does not meet the requirements of Swedish universities and research institutes. The agreement will be cancelled 30th of June. This means that employees and students at Lund University will not have access to journal articles published by Elsevier after June 30, 2018. However, one can s

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sweden-stands-open-access-cancels-agreement-elsevier - 2026-05-05

In their latest study, published in Nature Communications, the Parmar Lab has established midbrain organoids using silk microfibers as scaffolds, offering a refined in vitro model of human midbrain development. They have studied their silk midbrain organoids using single cell sequencing, proteomics and functional assessment in order to shed light on the developmental trajectory, maturation and sub

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/human-midbrain-organoids-grown-silk-recapitulate-midbrain-development-and-support-functionally - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have for the first time found a connection between the immune systems of different bird species, and the various climatic conditions in which they live. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe that as the climate changes, some birds may be exposed to diseases that they are not equipped to hand

https://www.science.lu.se/article/immune-systems-not-prepared-climate-change - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In late May–early June, Lund University will hold a Nobel Symposium in Physics and Chemistry where newly discovered super-heavy elements will be discussed. The possibility for a Nobel Prize looms on the horizon, but the road ahead is not straightforward and competition between countries and researchers is fierce. Dirk

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-elements-be-discussed-lu-nobel-symposium - 2026-05-05

This course is intended for students with intermediate knowledge of programming in Python and basic knowledge of partial differential equations (PDEs) who would like to learn techniques how to solve such problems numerically. ObjectiveThis course is intended for students with intermediate knowledge of programming in Python and basic knowledge of partial differential equations (PDEs) who would like

https://www.compute.lu.se/article/solving-pdes-dune-fem-vt2022-30-ects - 2026-05-05

For six months, Jennifer Rainsford will be Artist in Residence at MAX IV – and will explore the research laboratories for synchrotron light. Inside the ring-shaped MAX IV building on the outskirts of Lund, extremely intense X-ray light known as synchrotron light is produced. The light, which is not visible to the naked eye, is used by researchers from around the globe to study materials, molecules

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/artist-takes-residency-max-iv - 2026-05-06

The EU Commission has presented the New European Innovation Agenda designed to strengthen European competitiveness through the green and digital transitions. At Lund University, we are well placed to take advantage of this and to raise our ambitions in deep tech innovation and solving today’s societal challenges. The EU Commission’s Agenda will involve many financial investments in innovation. The

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/eus-innovation-agenda-applies-us-too - 2026-05-06

Internationalisation is fundamental in today's world. Therefore, a delegation from the Faculty traveled to Jordan, to deepen the collaboration with higher education institutions in the country, which means expanded opportunities for students for exchanges, in both directions. The purpose of the trip was to maintain and deepen relationships with the University of Jordan in Amman. The university is

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/deepened-collaboration-jordanian-higher-education-institutions-after-our-delegation-visit - 2026-05-05