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A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to advance understanding of Parkinson’s disease treatment, with a particular focus on depression, anxiety, and other psychiatr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/9-m-usd-safer-treatment-psychiatric-and-cognitive-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2026-05-19

The Nature Medicine Commission on Data-Driven Obesity Management will bring together global experts and datasets to tackle the growing burden of obesity-related noncommunicable diseases through data-driven decision support. “Our goal is to generate evidence that supports better and more equitable care for people living with obesity worldwide,” says the Commission Chair and Professor Paul Franks at

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-university-professor-lead-nature-medicine-commission-data-driven-obesity-management - 2026-05-19

A healthy brain is associated with a longer life, while ageing is the greatest risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. But what distinguishes healthy ageing from disease-related ageing? It is a complex question that researchers are working to answer.– We know a great deal about how age affects brain function, but we know virtually nothing about the underlyin

https://www.medicine.lu.se/hard-study-how-brain-ages - 2026-05-19

Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others. This is shown by a new national study from Lund University in Sweden. However, despite this earlier onset of illness, there is no difference in survival rates or the risk of further heart attacks between those with congenital heart defects and others. The study includes 214 patien

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/patients-congenital-heart-defects-are-more-likely-suffer-heart-attack-earlier-age - 2026-05-19

Obesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, but this approach has several limitations. Researchers at Lund University and AstraZeneca show that integrating measurements such as body fat percentage and waist circumference captures disease risks missed by BMI alone.   In recent years, research has shown that there are several limitations with BMI alone when it comes to assessing adiposity quantity, dis

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-bmi-alone-does-not-fully-capture-health-risks-linked-obesity - 2026-05-19

Forensic pathologist with a passion for social justice During his lifetime, Einar Sjövall (1879-1964) (born in Lund, 1879) became a very prominent—though at times controversial—figure in Lund University history. Dr. Sjövall was Professor of Forensic Medicine in Lund from 1914 to 1944. He was also a greatly appreciated lecturer in popular science and devoted much of his life to social medicine, pub

https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/history-faculty/einar-sjovall - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, have now carried out the most extensive analysis to date of ALL at the protein level, by studying the activit

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-major-study-proteins-patients-acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary lecture organised by the Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund. First published: 2019-05-26Listen to the interview and hear more about why Feng Zhang wants to i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-lecturer-feng-zhang-crispr-research-treasure-hunt-nature - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. First published: 2019-05-03Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University shows. The researchers also found a gene that increases the risk of gestational diabetes in Swedish women, but which, on the contrary, turned out to have a protecti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gestational-diabetes-india-and-sweden - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After a series of studies, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues in Italy, have shown that not only one part, but most parts of the brain can be involved in processing the signals that arise from touch. The results open the way for a new approach to how the brain’s network of neurons proce

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-view-mechanisms-how-brain-works - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of cases of disease caused by Leishmania, a parasite that is spread via bites by sand flies which are mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas and in countries around the Mediterranean, has increased in Sweden. The most serious form of the disease usually leads to death if untreated. First published:

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-increase-parasite-disease-sweden - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Together with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, researchers at Lund University have conducted the largest ever analysis of ALL at protein level by studying activity in more than 8,000 genes and proteins. T

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-large-scale-study-proteins-patients-all - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Applications for the nomination of academic innovation projects and medium-cost equipment to the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation and Community Development First published: 2019-05-06In the text below, the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation and Community Development describes the purpos

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/nominate-projects-mats-paulsson-foundation - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden now shows the de facto key role played by the protein in Alzheimer’s disease. When the researchers shut off the gene th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A European consortium, led from Lund University, is to receive SEK 50 million from the EU for research which is to develop our understanding of the functional mechanisms of the brain. The research project, called INTUITIVE, is one of the Innovative Training Networks within the framework of Horizon 2020. The aim of the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/additional-sek-50-million-research-brains-mechanisms - 2026-05-19

Internal medicine and cardiovascular research Bertil Hood (1917-1991) was one of Sweden's leading twentieth century figures in internal medicine. During his era, which spanned several decades, he strongly influenced cardiovascular research—especially hypertension. For many years he was affiliated with the University Hospital in Lund and Malmö General Hospital (MAS), now known as Malmö University H

https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/history-faculty/bertil-hood - 2026-05-19

Department of Laboratory Medicine Management team Karolin Hansén Nord Head of department Email: karolin [dot] hansen_nord [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 70 283 18 27 For signatures by head of department, send your documents to admin.ilm@med.lu.se Johan Flygare Deputy head of department / Assistant head of department for undergraduate and advanced education Email: johan [dot] flygare [at

https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/departments/department-laboratory-medicine/contact - 2026-05-19

Infrastructure resources available at the Faculty of Medicine Our facilities provide the opportunity to study protein structure, molecular probes and drug design, system biology and molecular interactions in cells and tissues. Thanks to our world-class research infrastructure, Lund University is well equipped to help lead the way towards future scientific breakthroughs.Below is a non-exhaustive li

https://www.medicine.lu.se/research/list-research-infrastructures - 2026-05-19

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University is home to 1800 staff members, 1,200 graduate students and 2,800 undergraduate students at campuses in both Lund and Malmö.The region Lund/Malmö/Copenhagen - sometimes referred to as Medicon Valley - is one of Europe's strongest life sciences clusters, with a large number of companies and research institutes.Distances here are short. You can get to Copenh

https://www.medicine.lu.se/faculty-medicine-lund-university/work-us/living-lund - 2026-05-19