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Tau PET is a new and promising imaging method for Alzheimer’s disease. A case study from Lund University in Sweden now confirms that tau PET images correspond to a higher degree to actual changes in the brain. According to the researchers behind the study, this increases opportunities for developing effective drugs. There are several different methods of producing images showing the changes in the
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. David Gisselsson is a researcher on a roll. In the autumn, he was awarded Lund’s ‘local Fernström Prize’, which goes to a promising young researcher in medicine, and he has recently had an article published in one of the most prestigious journals in the field, Nature Communications. David Gisselsson with two of his re
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/attention-new-findings-childhood-cancer - 2026-06-19
The Promobilia Foundation is investing SEK 25 million in a new large-scale research project targeting Parkinson’s disease. The donation enables four research groups—one at Lund University and three at Karolinska Institutet—to join forces in developing new treatment strategies that address the root causes of the disease. Using innovative approaches, including advanced gene therapies and targeted ve
Over the summer, three articles from Lund University garnered record numbers of readers. An article by Inês Bramão and Mikael Johansson at the Department of Psychology is the most-read article from Lund University in years. The article, "The people we like can influence the connections our memory makes," was republished in a Greek journal, and it is these republications that help articles reach a
https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/record-breaking-numbers-ines-and-mikaels-article-conversation - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Directly after birth, the immune system completes production of a subtype of antibody-producing immune cells, B-1, that are to last for a lifetime. No more B1-cells are formed after that point. However, these cells are self-reactive – they produce not only antibodies against foreign substances, but also against the bo
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-self-reactive-immune-cells-are-allowed-develop - 2026-06-20
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Johan Richter's research has resulted in the successful development of gene therapy for the hereditary disease malignant infantile osteopetrosis. For the past few years, the research group has established a collaboration with an American biotech company and all the permits needed to start a clinical trial have now bee
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/successful-biotech-collaboration-brings-gene-therapy-project-clinic - 2026-06-20
From the Vice-chancellor blog: Free and creative thoughts that can be turned into words or other expressions are the basis of a democratic society. Free and creative thoughts are also the preconditions for renewal. These are my words from a previous blog and after last week’s dark events, when Russia invaded Ukraine, it has become even more important to stress this. We now have an ongoing war in E
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ukraines-cause-ours-freedom-and-democracy-are-fragile - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Mastery of the law gives you power. And I want to use that power to support the vulnerable" says Sofia Åkerman, doctoral student at the Department of Law with personal experience of vulnerability and self-harming behaviour. She survived, but several of her friends did not. The Lego bricks occupy a central position in
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/using-law-fight-vulnerable - 2026-06-19
The 13,400 who applied for a programme in the spring have now received their first admission decision. The programme that requires the highest admission score after the first selection is the Medical Programme with 21.88. More than 33,100 people applied for a programme at Lund University for the spring semester of 2024. The first selection has now been made and more than 13,400 students have been
https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/highest-admission-score-lund-medical-programme - 2026-06-19
That eating plenty of vegetables, wholegrains and legumes is beneficial for health is well known. More surprising, however, is that people who eat in a environmentally-friendly way also display nutritional values that are better than researchers had expected. This is shown in a new study by Anna Stubbendorff at the Agenda 2030 Graduate School. The EAT–Lancet diet is a global dietary guideline deve
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, almost half of all male deaths are attributable to a mysterious kidney disease. In El Salvador, it the second most common cause of death among men. In Sri Lanka, it is believed to have caused about 25 000 deaths over the past decade. Working in heat is a common factor, so the problem is expe
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heat-exhaustion-behind-mysterious-kidney-disease - 2026-06-19
Eat-Lancet-kommissionen föreslog 2019 en globalt hållbar hälsosam kost som innehåller främst växtbaserad föda. Bevis för att denna kost skulle förhindra hjärtinfarkt eller annan allvarlig hjärtsjukdom har hittills varit väldigt begränsade. Nu har en studie vid Lunds universitet undersökt sambandet mellan EAT-Lancet-kosten och risken för just dessa sjukdomar. Kohortstudien Malmö Kost Cancer (MKC),
En ny studie av forskare vid Lunds universitet väcker frågor om hur effektivt det är med fetmaoperation genom gastric bypass. Resultaten visar att de största förändringarna i ämnesomsättningen skedde strax efter operationen. Redan ett år efter operationen närmade sig koncentrationen av metaboliter och fetter samma nivå som före operationen. Tidigare forskning har visat att en majoritet av dem som
https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fetmakirurgi-positiva-effekter-pa-amnesomsattningen-forsvinner-fort - 2026-06-19
Under tisdagen träffades de doktorander som anslutits till SWEAH 2026, på Forum Medicum i Lund. De presenterade sig och sina forskningsprojekt, fick information om forskarskolan, nätverkade och träffade alumner och doktorander som varit med ett tag i SWEAH. Som vanligt vid forskarskolans introduktionsträffar visades en stor bredd på forskningsprojeken. Det handlar om helt ny forskning inom allt fr
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/detta-ar-arets-nya-sweah-doktorander - 2026-06-19
Att äta ost och grädde med hög fetthalt kan ha ett samband med en lägre risk för att utveckla demens. Det visar en ny stor studie vid Lunds universitet. Forskarna analyserade kostvanor hos drygt 27 000 personer och kopplade dessa till förekomsten av demens under en uppföljningstid på upp till 25 år. Debatten om fettsnåla dieter har länge format våra hälsoråd och påverkat hur vi ser på mat och häls
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fet-ost-kopplas-till-lagre-risk-demens - 2026-06-20
Lund University has been rated number 8 in the world out of 1,403 universities assessed in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at higher education institutions around the globe. This places the University third-best in Europe and highest in Sweden. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability is a framework for showing how universities are tack
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranks-top-10-global-sustainability-ranking - 2026-06-19
Market economics, not degrowth, will enable sustainable societies. For economist Fredrik N G Andersson the answer is crystal clear – researchers advocating for degrowth are wrong. “They miss the mark by attacking growth instead of the actual problem,” he says. The subject of degrowth awakes a lot of interest. Its critics are as vocal as its proponents. Fredrik N G Andersson, assistant professor at
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/advocates-degrowth-miss-mark - 2026-06-20
Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy tissue. This has been a long-standing vision in cancer research, but it has proved difficult to accomplish. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now taken some crucial steps in this direction. “For several years, we tried to elucidate which target proteins on the cancer cel
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-targeted-missiles-against-aggressive-cancer-cells - 2026-06-19
The LU tent will soon be raised in Visby for two days of panel discussions. The University’s programme for Almedalen Week highlights the global challenges we are facing – such as air pollution and food poverty. However, the programme also inspires hope of finding solutions in external engagement between academia and society at large. One of the University’s representatives in Visby is Vice-Chancel
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/tent-raising-serious-issues - 2026-06-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. If in the future electrodes are inserted into the human brain – either for research purposes or to treat diseases – it may be appropriate to give them a ‘coat’ of nanowires that could make them less irritating for the brain tissue. However, the nanowires must not exceed a certain length, according to new research from
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extra-short-nanowires-best-brain - 2026-06-19
