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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In today’s JAMA Neurology, researchers led by Oskar Hansson, Lund University, Sweden, report how a fully automated immunoassay for plasma Aβ performed when they put it through its paces. Roche Diagnostic’s Elecsys system predicted Aβ-positive individuals with about 80 percent accuracy. That number improved by 5 percen

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/drawing-closer-alzheimers-blood-test-primary-care - 2026-07-11

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Scientists are becoming more nuanced in how they use amyloid scans—not just to detect the presence of Alzheimer’s pathology, but also to pinpoint disease stage. At this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, held July 13–18 in Los Angeles, researchers led by Niklas Mattsson and Oskar Hansson at Lund

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-pet-staging-scheme-amyloid - 2026-07-11

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Pint* of Science är en årlig internationell vetenskapsfestival som äger rum varje maj över hela världen. Målet är att ta forskare närma samhället för att berätta om de senaste händelserna i vetenskapens värld. Med att delta i evenemang kommer du att kunna träffa och diskutera med de män och kvinnor som formar morgon

https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/pint-science - 2026-07-11

FLASH-bestrålning är en form av strålbehandling där behandlingen levereras med ultrahög dosrat, över 100 Gy/s. Vid en behandling ges en hög dos på ca 30 Gy. Studier har visat att denna typ av behandling kan ha en skonande effekt på normalvävnad, samtidigt som tumörkontrollen bibehålls. Det är dock viktigt att veta att strålningen levereras till precis rätt volym. På LU och SUS pågår just nu forskn

https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/how-does-c-rad-catalyst-hd-enable-research-flash-radiotherapy - 2026-07-11

Swedish Radiation Research Association for Young Scientists (SWE-RAYS) håller en workshop 23-25 augusti i Stockholm. SWE-RAYS riktar sig till unga forskare inom strålningsrelaterade fält. Sista dagen för anmälan är 15:e juni. Läs här för mer info!

https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/swe-rays-2022 - 2026-07-11

Lena Jönsson har tilldelats Vårdvetenskapliga Studentföreningens medlemmars Pedagogiska Pris 2022 med följande motivering: "Lena är en lärare för studenter på röntgensjuksköterskeprogrammet och undervisar i strålningsfysik. Studenter benämner henne som den bästa föreläsare de har haft, är pedagogisk, bryr sig och finns alltid tillgänglig för studenterna. Hon uppmuntrar och är alltid öppen för fråg

https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/pedagogiskt-pris-till-lena-jonsson - 2026-07-11

Se den nya filmen om sjukhusfysikerutbildningen!

https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/ny-film-om-sjukhusfysikerutbildningen - 2026-07-11

The Department of Sociology, which includes the divisions of Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has elected a new head. Sandra Jönsson will assume the role on 15 November. We asked Sandra a few questions to introduce herself. Can you tell us a little about your background?I earned my PhD in work and organisational psychology at Lund University in 2005. After that, I spent many rewa

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/meet-new-head-department - 2026-07-11

Artificial intelligence powers everything from facial recognition to self-driving cars, but what does it really take to teach a computer to “see”? Isak Engdahl, who recently defended his doctoral thesis at Lund University, takes us inside the labs where computer vision systems are built, and reveals the human work behind the technology. On Friday 28 November, Isak Engdahl successfully defended his

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-doctoral-thesis-how-scientists-teach-computers-see - 2026-07-11

How can research results be communicated beyond academic texts? Gender researchers Elin Lundell and Mia Liinason have chosen a new approach: translating their research into an animated film. Theoretical starting pointThe article on which the film is based analyses how boundaries between religion and secularism are constructed and maintained in contemporary Sweden. The study takes its starting poin

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-becomes-animated-film-theory-and-method-moving-images - 2026-07-11

A new doctoral thesis in social anthropology sheds light on how Swedish men who pay for sex try to understand and justify their actions in a society where both legislation and public morality strongly condemn them. By examining their narratives, the research reveals how stigma, secrecy and ethical negotiations shape their everyday lives. In her dissertation, “In My Secret Life: Stigma, Moral Work,

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/research-deepens-understanding-morality-and-norms-surrounding-paid-sex - 2026-07-11

The Darknet is often described as criminal, lawless and in need of external control. New research by sociologist Tove Westberg, however, shows that cryptoforums on the Darknet function as complex social communities, shaped by norms, trust and informal social control. Today, Friday 10 April 2026, Tove Westberg marks the successful defence of her doctoral thesis in sociology at Lund University. The

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/beyond-common-misconceptions-new-research-sheds-light-darknet - 2026-07-11

The Department of Sociology is contributing to a strategic research area on crime prevention. The initiative strengthens research on children’s vulnerability, drug markets, and new technologies, including AI. The Swedish Research Council has identified Practice-oriented professional research on crime as a national strategic research area and has proposed funding for the initiative Building Resilie

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/sociological-research-part-national-initiative-combat-crime - 2026-07-11

On Monday, the Departments of Sociology and Psychology in Lund welcomed eight psychologists and university teachers from Ukraine. The visit centred on issues of mental recovery after work in war‑affected areas and included exchanges on research, academic practice and professional collaboration. Recovery and international exchangeThe visit to Lund University was part of a non-profit initiative for

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/ukrainian-psychologists-and-university-teachers-visit-lund-university - 2026-07-11

Spy scandals as a power struggle between three actors: whistleblowers, journalists and the intelligence service. On Friday 1 October Alexandra Franzén at the Department of Sociology defended her doctoral thesis in sociology, which investigates three cases of spy scandals in Western democracies. Alexandra Franzén's thesis defence took place on Friday 1 October at 13:15 in Eden's Auditorium in Lund

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/alexandra-franzen-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-11

The Department of Sociology in Lund will receive three years of funding for a large collaboration project looking at insecure and informal work in the Nordic countries. Researchers Rasmus Ahlstrand and Sara Eldén, here at the Department of Sociology in Lund are part of the project "Tackling Precarious and Informal Work in the Nordic Countries (PrecaNord)" which has been granted funding within the

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/three-years-funding-large-nordic-collaboration-insecure-and-informal-work - 2026-07-11

When the American research field "Fear of Crime" was introduced in Sweden in the 1980s, it was translated "otrygghet", a word with a previously established meaning in Swedish. The meaning of the word "otrygghet" has since then changed significantly in Sweden. From being used to signify economic and materialist unpredictability, "otrygghet" has come to be used almost exclusively in a crime context.

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/hanna-sahlin-lilja-has-defended-her-thesis-fear-crime-research-sweden - 2026-07-11

The everyday life in two day-care centres of psychiatry in the municipality of Copenhagen is examined in a new sociology thesis from Vibeke Klitgaard. Focus lies on the patients' communication and behavior as well as the stigmatization they experience from the social environment. Vibeke Klitgaard defended her thesis "Social (dis) order in district psychiatry: A systems theory analysis of psychiatr

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/vibeke-klitgaard-has-defended-her-thesis - 2026-07-11

Associate Professor Sébastien Tutenges and Researcher Susanne Boethius of the Department of Sociology at Lund University are Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor of the Nordic Journal of Criminology since the turn of the year. Looking forward to the new job! In an interview for The Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK), the new Editor-in-Chief Sébastien Tutenges says he very much looks forward t

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-editors-nordic-journal-criminology - 2026-07-11

In his doctoral thesis in sociology "Structures of subcontracting: Work organisation, control, and labour in the Swedish building sector", Rasmus Ahlstrand analyses the increased use of subcontractors and explores new forms of work organisation in the Swedish building sector. A key contribution of his study is the concept of masked staffing, which refers to unauthorised ways of organising labour t

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/rasmus-ahlstrand-has-defended-his-thesis-changing-swedish-building-sector - 2026-07-11