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Filipe Pereira, professor i molekylärmedicin vid Lunds universitet, tilldelas årets lokala Fernströmpris till yngre, särskilt lovande och framgångsrik forskare. Han får priset med motiveringen ”för sitt arbete med omprogrammering av blodceller och utvecklingen av immunoterapier baserade på denna teknik”. Det var ett får som avgjorde Filipe Pereiras karriärval. Han gick i gymnasiet när han hörde ta
Grattis Iben Lundgaard som belönas för sin banbrytande forskning om hjärnans glymfatiska system. "Iben Lundgaard tilldelas LMK-stiftelsens Medicinpris 2023 för sin banbrytande forskning kring hjärnans glymfatiska system. Genom avancerade tvärvetenskapliga modeller har hon ökat förståelsen för hur hjärnan eliminerar skadliga ämnen och metaboliter. Hennes arbete öppnar nya möjligheter för behandling
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lmk-stiftelsens-medicinpris-2023-till-iben-lundgaard - 2025-12-20
I år tilldelas priset cancerforskaren Harald Stenmark, professor i medicin vid Universitetet i Oslo och Oslo Universitetssjukhus. Harald Stenmark uppmärksammas för sin banbrytande forskning inom cellbiologi, där han i detalj klarlagt funktionerna för proteiner essentiella för reglering av endosomer och celldelning med betydelse för cancer. Harald Stenmarks forskargärning inleddes med ett avhandlin
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/eric-k-fernstroms-nordiska-pris-2023-till-cancerforskare - 2025-12-20
När äldre- och socialförsäkringsminister Anja Tenje besökte Lunds universiteten fick hon en rundtur i den träningslägenhet som är en del av Movement and Reality-lab vid Medicinska fakulteten. Här bedrivs forskning och utbildning om bland annat hur man kan öka äldres aktivitet och förhindra fallolyckor, genom att identifiera vilka faror som finns i hemmet. Innan det var dags för äldre- och socialfö
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/minister-pa-besok - 2025-12-20
Svåra besked om sjukdom är inte bara tunga att ta emot. För den som ger beskedet är utmaningarna också stora. Det vittnar 22 djupintervjuade läkare om i en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Studien är publicerad i den vetenskapliga tidskriften Qualitative Health Research.För alla läkare som vill uppnå specialistnivå, är ett av utbildningsmålen att de på ett empatiskt sätt ska kunna lämna svåra bes
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/utmaningar-med-att-ge-besked-om-svar-sjukdom - 2025-12-20
Antalet sjukdomsfall orsakade av Leishmania, en parasit som smittar genom bett av sandmyggor som huvudsakligen finns i tropiska och subtropiska områden och i länder kring Medelhavet, har ökat i Sverige. Den allvarligaste formen leder obehandlad oftast till döden. 2019-05-02 – Det är fortfarande en väldigt ovanlig sjukdom här, men antalet fall har mer än fördubblats de sista tio åren. Sjukdomssymto
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/studie-visar-okning-av-parasitsjukdom-i-sverige - 2025-12-20
Att kunna sköta sin hygien, laga en bit mat och råda sig själv i sitt hem är exempel på delaktighet. Men hur enkelt är det att vara delaktig hemma för den som är äldre och lever med ryggmärgsskada? I sin avhandling belyser arbetsterapeuten och forskaren Lizette Norin vikten av tillgänglighet i bostaden. Vid ryggmärgsskada finns det i princip ingen bot. Den som drabbas får nedsatt känsel och muskel
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tillganglighet-i-bostaden-ar-nyckeln-till-ett-delaktigt-liv-ryggmargsskadade - 2025-12-20
Åke Lernmark har lett forskargrupper i tre olika länder, handlett 33 doktorander till disputation och byggt upp TEDDY-studien som genererat mer än 150 publikationer. Han är rankad som en av världens främsta experter inom sitt fält, diabetes typ 1, med över 40 100 citeringar i vetenskapliga tidskrifter. I oktober tog han emot Claude Bernard Prize för sin forskargärning och sitt innovativa ledarskap
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/prisad-sin-forskargarning-och-sitt-innovativa-ledarskap - 2025-12-20
Exercising too much and not getting enough rest is bad for your health. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the same is true for migratory birds. They need to rest not only to renew their energy levels but also in order to boost their immune system. After a period of physical exertion, vertebrates, including humans, usually need a period of recovery. Apart from the obvious – lowe
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/migratory-birds-take-breaks-boost-their-immune-system - 2025-12-20
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered higher levels of immune proteins in the blood before and after an epileptic seizure. The possible biomarkers can be identified using a simple blood test. Diagnosing epilepsy is currently resource intensive, and distinguishing it from other conditions can be challenging. Better diagnostic methods as soon as the patient seeks medical care af
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/epilepsy-could-become-easier-pinpoint-blood-test - 2025-12-20
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a synthesis report summarizing the reports of recent years. Markku Rummukainen, Sweden's contact person for the IPCC and also Professor of Climatology at the Center for Environmental and Climate Science at Lund University, answers five question about the new report. What does the new synthesis report say?- The Synthesis Report
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-climate-report-near-term-action-crucial - 2025-12-20
Does green growth exist? Can we achieve a sustainable society with a GDP that grows year after year? Not if you ask Timothée Parrique. He is the economist who defied all the good advice and chose to research degrowth. Now his thesis has been downloaded 27,000 times, and he is a sought-after lecturer worldwide. At the end of February this year, renowned economist Paul Krugman wrote a column in the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-sustainability-award-agenda-2030-goes-degrowth-economist - 2025-12-20
Three researchers at Lund University in Sweden, all with a long list of significant research credentials, have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million each to further develop and advance their research projects. This concerns research on a fundamentally changed food system, chaperone proteins’ function in neurodegenerative diseases, and blood tests for rapid screening of drugs in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/triple-success-prestigious-eu-grant-round - 2025-12-20
Make yourself comfortable at home on the sofa and immerse yourself in a symphony orchestra’s magical take on Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony as if you were there inside the concert hall. Change camera angles, zoom, cuts, sound quality and access background information about the piece being played. Or chat with fellow members of the digital audience. “The rapid digitalisation of the performing arts has
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/become-your-own-conductor - 2025-12-20
Despite sweet lupin, buck wheat and amaranth being nutritious and climate-smart crops, we eat them only rarely. Engineering students studying food technology at Lund University in Sweden have recently developed completely new experimental products in which those crops play a key role – and perhaps provide a clue to the range on offer in the food shops of the future. Each year a group of students o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-crops-we-might-see-supermarket-shelves-more-often - 2025-12-20
Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands in cities. This makes cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Large investments in the electricity network will be necessary to cool us down during heatwaves and keep us warm during cold snaps, according to a new study led by Lund University in Sweden. “Unless we account for extreme climat
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cities-will-need-more-resilient-electricity-networks-cope-extreme-weather - 2025-12-20
A species of ordinary gut bacteria that we all carry flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics. Since the bacteria is naturally resistant to many antibiotics, it causes problems, particularly in healthcare settings. A study led from Lund University in Sweden now shows how two molecular mechanisms can work together make the bacterium extra resistant. “Using this
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/revealed-molecular-superpower-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria - 2025-12-20
Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that feeding during the wintertime causes birds to be healthier, since they do not have to expend as much energy fighting infections. A small change in body temperature can be fatal for humans. Small birds, meanwhile, lower their body temperature at night by several degrees during th
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bird-feeding-helps-small-birds-fight-infection - 2025-12-20
Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus. The modified antibodies have been tested in human cells and with mice. Many antibodies used to treat covid infection during the pandemic have been so-called neutralizin
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2025-12-20
Implementing nature-based solutions requires better management and funding with clear political priorities. This is the conclusion of a new study by the Nordic Council of Ministers, in which researchers from Lund University participated. Nature-based solutions to climate change and the loss of biodiversity are increasingly highlighted, most recently during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27)
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-have-great-potential-nordic-countries - 2025-12-20
