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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 - 2026-10-09

Interest in Lund University’s international Master’s Programme in Public Health has remained consistently high over many years. Ahead of the autumn 2026 intake, the programme received 2,297 applications, with more than 900 applicants selecting it as their first-hand choice. This makes it the most applied to master’s programme in Sweden. “We are very proud of our Master’s Programme in Public Health

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/masters-programme-public-health-lund-university-swedens-most-applied-masters-degree - 2026-10-09

A new Lancet Commission on Precision Health has been launched to develop a comprehensive framework for integrating precision approaches into health systems worldwide. The Commission is chaired by Professor Paul Franks, Lund University, and will examine how precision approaches can improve healthcare effectiveness, cost-efficiency, equity, and scalability across resource settings and global regions

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-university-professor-lead-lancet-commission-precision-medicine - 2026-10-09

When research findings are ready to make the leap from the lab to the patient, the requirements become much stricter. That is precisely where many promising projects start to falter. “We want to be the bridge between research and the patient, so that promising projects don’t get stuck in that difficult transition,” says Sara Nolbrant, director of the new pre-GMP facility. And with that, she disapp

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/training-ground-cell-and-gene-therapies-new-pre-gmp-facility-aims-smooth-path-idea-patient - 2026-10-09

This week, participants from the Nordic countries gathered for the NASSA kick-off meeting at Medicon Village. NASSA (Nordic Alliance for Single-cell and Spatial Analysis) is a new collaboration between leading research infrastructures in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. The aim is to strengthen collaboration and increase access to advanced technical platforms for single-cell and spatial analys

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/single-cell-and-spatial-analysis-kick-new-nordic-collaboration - 2026-10-09

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied how patients with advanced cancer seek care during the final stages of their lives. By studying their care patterns, the research team has developed a measurement method that relates healthcare needs to the changing value of time for patients at the end of life. The less time they have left to live, the more precious time feels. Every year,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lifes-precious-final-phase - 2026-10-09

For many people who suffer from depression, the condition is not just about feeling down, but also about a loss of motivation and difficulty finding pleasure in activities they used to enjoy. A study conducted in Sweden at Lund University and Region Skåne shows that a medicine used to treat Parkinson’s disease can be used as an add-on therapy to alleviate these symptoms in some patients with treat

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/parkinsons-medication-shows-promise-treating-treatment-resistant-depression - 2026-10-09

How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide – an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can become more accurate and legally sound by relying on systematic data rather than professional experience alone. In her thesis, Maria Berg von Linde, a recent doctoral graduate from Lund University and

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/thesis-strengthens-forensic-assessments-cases-suspected-stabbings - 2026-10-09

Congratulations to Lars B. Dahlin, Professor Emeritus of Hand Surgery at Lund University, who has been awarded the title of "Giant of Hand Surgery" at this year's European hand surgery meeting. The award is presented to European hand surgeons over the age of 55 who have introduced innovative procedures, concepts, or techniques in hand surgery and whose scientific legacy has influenced the developm

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lars-bdahlin-has-been-awarded-title-giant-hand-surgery - 2026-10-09

Gabriel Börner preferred playing pinball to studying at upper secondary school and therefore failed to get into a medical programme. Today, he is a senior consultant in surgery at Helsingborg Hospital and a researcher at Lund University. He has invented a “sewing machine” to suture patient’s wounds after abdominal surgery. Although the journey there was longer than he could ever have imagined, he

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/needlework-surgery - 2026-10-09

The Faculty of Medicine currently preserves the so-called Broman Collection at the Archive Centre South. The collection, a remnant of medical research conducted between the 1920s and 1950s, consists of preserved foetuses and full-term infants. At the request of the Faculty of Medicine’s board, the Vice-Chancellor has now decided that the collection will be discontinued and the foetuses and childre

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/dignified-end-ivar-bromans-research-collection - 2026-10-09

The risk of neurodegenerative diseases increases markedly after a traumatic brain injury – particularly following repeated concussions. Professors Niklas Marklund and Tadeusz Wieloch have now received SEK 3.4 million from The ALBORADA Trust for their research into preventing dementia after brain injury. Brain injury is a major but often underestimated public health problem that particularly affect

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/millions-brain-research-dementia - 2026-10-09

Rare diseases present a substantial challenge for healthcare systems, as their high clinical heterogeneity and low prevalence complicate the accumulation of knowledge regarding diagnosis and treatment. Sweden is now implementing RaraSwed, the Swedish national rare disease quality registry, to facilitate the extraction of homogenous data and promote healthcare equity. In Sweden, more than 500,000 i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/improving-care-rare-diseases - 2026-10-09

Studies of fat cells can help increase the knowledge of how weight loss treatments affect individuals with obesity. But fat cells are difficult to study because they are fragile and prone to break easily. Diabetes researcher Karin Stenkula receives a new grant for a project which will use new technique to study how fat cells are affected in connection with weight loss. Diabetes researcher Karin St

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-fat-cells-receives-support-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2026-10-09

When researchers at Lund University investigated how the molecule UM171 works, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, they made an unexpected connection. The results provide new insights into how one of the most common malignant brain tumours in children could be treated in the future. UM171 is a synthetic molecule developed by researchers at Université de Montréal. In stem cell resear

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-reveals-mechanism-behind-brain-tumour-development - 2026-10-09

When red blood cells break down, they release heme, a component of hemoglobin, that can contribute to inflammation and damage tissues and blood vessels. Researchers at Lund University have now identified a mechanism by which heme activates an inflammatory reaction in the blood. They were also able to block this pathway in experimental models. The findings could have implications for diseases and c

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/damaged-red-blood-cells-can-trigger-inflammation - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A large collaborative project focused on understanding and treating dysfunctions of cortico-basal ganglia circuits in Parkinson´s disease (PD) has been awarded 35 million DKK from the Lundbeck Foundation. Angela Cenci Nilsson, coordinator of MultiPark, leads one of the three included research teams. Her group, the Bas

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-transnational-collaboration-target-circuit-dysfunctions-parkinsons-disease - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A combination of two imaging methods can be used to achieve structural and chemical information within a single neuron. Researchers from MultiPark at Lund University recently developed this approach. Their study reveals that amyloid aggregates, implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, may cause clustering of iron in primary

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/novel-imaging-approach-open-doors-understanding-key-pathological-processes-inside-neurons - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Amyloid-beta accumulation may start inside neurons. A novel imaging approach to study structural changes before amyloid plaques are formed. Four distinct subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. A simple diagnostic tool predicting the risk of developing the disease. And a collaboration with Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, an

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-awareness-month-five-optimistic-research-news-multipark - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A machine allowing researchers to rely on objective, automatized readouts instead of subjective manual counting under the microscope. Incredible pictures. And the possibility to follow live cellular events. The Operetta is the answer to these demands. The interest in using the new MultiPark infrastructure is big. In M

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/seven-tones-operetta-multiparks-new-high-content-analysis-platform - 2026-10-09