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En stor internationell studie visar att typ 1-diabetes utvecklar sig på tre olika sätt hos barn. Forskare vid Lunds universitets diabetescentrum har bidragit med data från en uppföljningsstudie i Skåne. Den långsiktiga målsättningen med studien i Nature Communications är att utveckla en större förståelse för hur sjukdomen uppstår för att sätta in förebyggande åtgärder. – Studien ökar vår förståels

https://www.lu.se/artikel/stor-studie-typ-1-diabetes-utvecklar-sig-pa-tre-olika-satt-hos-barn - 2026-07-16

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Einar Smith får Sparbanksstiftelsen Skånes stipendium för sitt examensarbete. En prospektiv studie som visar att metaboliten ergothioneine, oberoende av andra riskfaktorer, kan kopplas till minskad risk för hjärt-kärlsjukdom och för tidig död. Studien är publicerad i BMJ Heart. Vetenskaplig evidens kring kostråd och

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-markor-halsosam-kost-och-minskad-risk-hjart-karlsjukdom-gav-stipendium - 2026-07-16

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ett gigantiskt plastlapptäcke i dova färger, en drömsk skulptur med 28 engångsartiklar ingjutna i plastblock, och materialprover av socker, träd och alger. Utomhusutställningen, Materiality & Aggregation, ett samarbete mellan forskning och design, vill sprida kunskap om plast genom att använda hållbara material, ans

https://www.lu.se/artikel/plastforskning-en-hallbar-framtid-visualiseras-i-motet-med-design - 2026-07-16

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Trettio år efter murens fall revolterar den belarusiska befolkningen mot diktatorn Lukasjenko, som lett ”den sista Sovjet-staten” sedan 1996. Varför nu? Och hur ser egentligen relationen ut mellan Ryssland och Belarus? Professorn i Europastudier Barbara Törnquist-Plewa har följt utvecklingen av Belarus sedan natione

https://www.lu.se/artikel/vad-skiljer-belarus-fran-andra-lander-i-gamla-ostblocket - 2026-07-16

Forskare vid Lunds universitet har i en internationell studie identifierat en genvariant som styr kroppens förmåga att bilda nya blodkärl i musklerna – en mekanism som påverkar både fysisk prestation, hälsa och återhämtning. Den gynnsamma genvarianten är betydligt vanligare hos elitidrottare i uthållighetsidrotter, jämfört både med elitutövare i explosiva sporter och icke-idrottare. Studien i kort

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/en-genetisk-broms-som-formar-vara-muskler - 2026-07-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is time for a new Climathon in Lund! Climathon is a 24-hour hackathon for climate solutions that is taking place in over 100 cities all around the world on the 26-27th of October. We face a number of common serious climate challenges and we need to work together, beyond traditional boundaries, in order to find new

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018 - 2026-07-15

New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any symptoms develop represents a challenge. Research led by Lund University in Sweden shows that a previously unused blood marker, when combined with those markers already in use, can significantly reduce the risk of misleading d

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-reduces-risk-false-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-15

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2026-07-15

The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) has produced statistics for international student mobility at undergraduate and graduate level for all Swedish higher education institutions during the academic year 2022/23. Lund University is high in a national comparison. UKÄ's report states that the pandemic led to a sharp decline in international student mobility in terms of both incoming and outgo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/increase-both-incoming-and-outgoing-exchange-students - 2026-07-16

New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any symptoms develop represents a challenge. Research led by Lund University in Sweden shows that a previously unused blood marker, when combined with those markers already in use, can significantly reduce the risk of misleading d

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-reduces-risk-false-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, according to an old saying. So what about successful women? And what about couples where both are successful – how do they manage family life? LUM met Olle Melander and Marju Orho-Melander, who are among the Lund University researchers to have been awarded most prizes an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planning-key-success-researcher-couple - 2026-07-15

Oscar Manouchehrian has explored the roles of exercise and inflammation in neurological disorders. On May 13, he defends his Ph.D. thesis. Here, he shares his insights into academic research and experiences as a Ph.D. student in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory at MultiPark. Tell us about your research! My research engagement has been broad during my research education. For example, I

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-interview-oscar-manouchehrian - 2026-07-15

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny undersökning visar att intresset bland svenskarna för att handla på Amazon är stort. Den amerikanska e-handelsjättens planerade etablering i Sverige sker samtidigt som det nya coronaviruset redan har missgynnat butiker som bygger på fysiska möten. Vinnarna har varit e-handelsföretagen, men nu kan även dessa ko

https://www.lu.se/artikel/svenskarna-handlar-garna-pa-amazon-enligt-ny-undersokning-far-konsekvenser - 2026-07-16

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Population density, and not the proportion of green spaces, has the biggest impact on species richness of pollinators in residential areas. This is the result of a study from Lund University in Sweden of gardens and residential courtyards in and around Malmö, Sweden. The result surprised the researchers, who had expec

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/high-human-population-density-negative-pollinators - 2026-07-15

Ovarian cancer (OC) is usually detected at late clinical stages and urgent extensive surgery is crucial for survival. Associate professor Päivi Kannisto is using cutting-edge technologies to investigate the multifactorial causes of ovarian cancer which include genetic, immunological, and environmental factors to optimize diagnosis, surgical planning, treatment, and care. -Ovarian cancer is a commo

https://www.epihealth.lu.se/en/article/urgent-need-early-detection-ovarian-cancer-cutting-edge-technologies - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I am a political activist and want to broaden and deepen the subject of film studies”, says Chris Holmlund, who is spending the spring as a visiting professor at Lund University. She is a prominent figure in the world’s largest organisation for film researchers and in that capacity will represent Lund University at c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/visiting-professor-film-studies-prominent-among-film-researchers - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tremendous amounts of money, an ambitious and carefully considered appointment process and major start-up packages for new employees – these are the three things that characterise WCMM, the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine in Lund. Professor Freddy Ståhlberg is the director of WCMM. WCMM in Lund has sister org

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medical-centre-recruiting-top-junior-researchers - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish nature is teeming with wild edible plants. Some taste good, others don’t. A group of biologists from 11 different countries got to learn which plants are edible, and what they taste like, when the department’s SACT (Scientific Activities) group organised a herbal excursion to Abusa Valley outside Södra Sandby

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/biologists-feasting-spring-abusa-valley - 2026-07-15

There has been a record-breaking number of applicants for Lund University’s international recruitment drive. The original total of 25 advertised positions has been increased to 45 – researchers from some of the world’s leading universities who are now heading to Lund. The recruited researchers come from higher education institutions such as Harvard University, the University of Oxford, the Humbold

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/unprecedented-interest-lund-universitys-international-recruitment - 2026-07-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With around 350 million patients worldwide, diabetes is one of the world’s major public health problems. This year’s Fernström Foundation Nordic Prize, with prize money of SEK 1 million, goes to the internationally renowned diabetes researcher Leif Groop from Lund University in Sweden. Leif Groop’s speciality has been

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/major-prize-lu-diabetes-researcher - 2026-07-15