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After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. The message came from American entrep

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The dream of finding the “diabetes gene” is dead. However, partly thanks to Leif Groop – professor and multiple award recipient for his ground-breaking research – we will look at type 2 diabetes in a whole new way in the future. He is now retiring, and in an interview with diabetesportalen.se he looks back on his even

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/time-burie-lada-interview-leif-groop - 2026-04-19

In a new observational study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, 461 of whom received a transplant. The results show that survival rates have increased significantly over time despite the modest volumes in the region – a development that the r

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordic - 2026-04-19

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another. And this can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group in Lund has developed a toolbox that finds the answer – and in doing so, has solved a 50-year-old myst

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2026-04-19

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another. And this can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group in Lund has developed a toolbox that finds the answer – and in doing so, has solved a 50-year-old myst

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 1.5 million Swedes and 850 million people globally suffer from migraines, a condition that Lars Edvinsson has been researching for almost forty years. Practically every day over the past year, he has received thank you letters from all over the world from patients whose lives have been transformed thanks to new medica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/migraine-researcher-who-bucked-trend - 2026-04-19

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 - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Timos Karpouzoglou visited LUMES and LUCSUS on 24th November to hold a round table discussion on the ‘elephant in the room – power’. Here is his guest blog on reflecting on the round table discussion:Bringing the Elephants to the table: What is the role of power in sustainability research? We live in a warming and inc

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/elephants-room-guest-blog-timos-karpouzoglou - 2026-04-19

An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study shows that sweetened beverages have a greater negative impact on health than other sources of sugar. They significantly increased the risk of ischaemic stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Of the 70,000 Swedes who took

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2026-04-19

This years' WCMM Research Day 2024 with the focus on "Tissue & Bioengineering in Molecular Medicine" served as an ideal platform for WCMM Lund affiliates to dive into the topic of regenerative medicine, a strong focus of the WCMM Lund that has created many projects that resulted in high quality peer-reviewed publications and the opportunity for good education of young researchers. The event has br

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2024 - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can insulin taken as an infant in small doses together with food render the immune system used to insulin and thus prevent type 1 diabetes? Can a gluten-free diet and probiotics prevent celiac disease (so called gluten intolerance)? These questions will be asked by two separate studies that are being planned at Lund U

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/newborn-babies-be-screened-studies-type-1-diabetes-and-celiac-disease-gluten-intolerance - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New research implies that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of the century.Green growth policies dominate the climate change mitigation discourse but how much can they contribute to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/current-green-growth-policies-are-not-enough-reach-paris-agreement-climate-targets - 2026-04-19

Just before the summer, the Vice-Chancellor decided on Lund University's Green Travel Plan. It highlights the issues the University needs to work on in the future to further enhance its work on sustainable commuting to work and studies. The University's work within CoAction to promote a carbon-neutral Lund, as well as the previous project on sustainable mobility at Lund University, have now result

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/green-travel-plan-commuting-decided - 2026-04-20

Forskare vid Lunds universitet och DTU i Köpenhamn har upptäckt enzymer i tjocktarmen som, när de blandas med röda blodkroppar, kan klippa bort delar av de kolhydrater som skiljer våra ABO-blodgrupper från varandra. Metoden tar oss närmare drömmen om ett universalblod för alla. Sedan länge är det känt att blod från olika individer inte kan blandas hur som helst utan risk för allvarliga konsekvense

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/enzymer-fran-tarmbakterie-oppnar-universalblod - 2026-04-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Debatt: DNA-guide besvarar diabetesportalens kritik mot individuella gentest för att bedöma risken för diabetes. Vi vill först tacka Åke Lernmark och Leif Groop för inbjudan till det som blev en intressant debatt den 7 september i år på folkets hus i Malmö.Nedan kommenterar vi debatten och bemöter den kritik som för

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/kunskaper-som-inte-finns-i-klinikens-vardag - 2026-04-19

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den som kan förutspå utfallet av olika valutakurser kan tjäna stora pengar. Problemet är bara att forskningen visar att det inte finns något sådant som tillförlitliga valutaprognoser. Det säger två ledande Lundaforskare inom valutariskhantering. – Det är som att titta in en spåkula och med lite tur har du rätt i vad

https://www.lu.se/artikel/forskarna-sluta-spa-valutakurser-fokusera-pa-foretagets-strategiska-valutaexponering-istallet - 2026-04-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article in The Conversation by Paul Franks, professor of genetic epidemiology and Peter M Nilsson, professor of internal medicine - epidemiology at Lund University. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Swe

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The POInT clinic at the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö welcomes parents with their young children. One of the research nurses who sees them is Annika Björne Fors, who coordinates all sample-taking and appointments related to the study. The clinic is located one floor above the main entrance and belongs to bot

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/intersection-healthcare-and-academia - 2026-04-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Ravensbrück archive at the University Library is unique in the world. Nowhere else is there a collection of 500 testimonies from concentration camp survivors, recorded so soon after their terrible ordeal. Now, their stories from Ravensbrück will be made available in digital form, so that anyone can search the arch

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/important-testimonies-digitised - 2026-04-19

During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every day answering questions about their health”, says Maria Gomez, Professor of physiol

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2026-04-19