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Våren är en tuff tid för 30 procent av svenskarna som lider av pollenallergi. Sömnen, skolan och arbetet påverkas när näsan rinner, ögonen kliar, andningen är påverkad och tröttheten överväldigande. Lena Uller, professor i immunologi och forskare vid Lunds universitet, förklarar vad som händer i kroppen vid en allergisk reaktion och delar med sig av ny forskning kring allergi. Varför reagerar mång
Ett svenskt-amerikanskt forskarteam har nyligen publicerat två artiklar i Journal of Neurophysiology där de med ett nytt modellsystem förklarar ryggmärgens tidiga inlärning och hur centrala nervsystemet lär sig kontrollera kroppen. Det vill säga, hur kopplingarna mellan ryggmärgen och kroppen skapas samt hur andra delar av hjärnan kopplar in sig mot ryggmärgen. – Detta är relevant ur ett djupt gru
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fosterrorelser-i-livmodern-avgorande-uppkoppling-kropp-ryggmarg-och-hjarna - 2026-07-21
Hon älskar att vara forskare för att det är ett fritt yrke och säger att hon blev det för att hon hade en nyfikenhet för att testa sina idéer. Rajni Hatti Kaul är kemisten som efter 30 år fortfarande forskar med nyfikenhet, men också har varit med och starta flera bolag. Det var inte självklart för Rajni att bilda bolag första gången. Hon är professor i bioteknik och forskade kring hur vi kan utny
https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/det-varsta-som-kan-handa-ar-ju-att-det-inte-funkar - 2026-07-21
Tidigt på morgonen ljöd explosionerna, och himlen lystes upp. Lunds universitet står sedan 24 februari 2022 i solidaritet med Ukrainas universitet. Finns det lärdomar att dra från tiden då Kyjivs största lärosäte snabbt fick anpassa sig till krig och humanitär kris? Här är en artikel som även publicerats på LTH:s intranät. Nyligen fick Lunds universitet besök från Taras Sjevtjenko-universitetet i
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/lardomar-fran-ukraina-att-driva-ett-universitet-under-krig - 2026-07-21
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I en ny registerstudie från Lunds universitet har forskarna studerat 4 207 barn till 2 380 fäder behandlade för testikelcancer. Resultaten i studien, som publiceras i PLOS Medicine, visar att själva cancerbehandlingen inte medför en ökad risk att få barn med missbildningar. Det är välkänt att behandling med medicins
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lag-risk-missbildningar-hos-barn-till-fader-behandlade-testikelcancer - 2026-07-21
Ett nystartat projekt ska ta fram en webb som stöttar blivande studenter i processen att välja utbildning. Beslut om att genomföra projektet “En samlad utbildningswebb togs på ett rektorssammanträde 30 november. Projektet “En samlad utbildningswebb” har som syfte att skapa en modern servicewebb, som ger stöd och guidar studenter i utbildningsvalet samt frigör tid och kreativitet för medarbetare. V
https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/ny-utbildningswebb-ska-satta-studenten-i-fokus - 2026-07-22
Massutdöendet i slutet av trias för 201 miljoner år sedan orsakades av omfattande vulkanutbrott och ett snabbt varmare klimat när den dåvarande jättekontinenten Pangea började spricka upp. Den globala temperaturen steg med minst 3–4 grader Celsius. En ny studie i Nature Geoscience visar att omfattande skogsbränder härjade på de ormbunkssavanner som bredde ut sig efter skogsdöden – och att ormbunka
https://www.mgeo.lu.se/artikel/201-miljoner-ar-sedan-harjades-europa-av-skogsbrander-under-tusentals-ar - 2026-07-22
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Stephen Woroniecki blogs on the issues highlighted in Director Emily Boyd's article in NatureRecently our Director, Professor Emily Boyd, published an article in Nature, Climate Adaptation - Holistic Thinking Beyond Technology, exploring issues emerging in global attempts at climate change adaptation. A central theme
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/comment-issues-highlighted-director-emily-boyds-article-nature - 2026-07-21
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The discovery could explain why so many Group A strep vaccines have failed. The results are published in EMBO Molecular medicine. Group A streptococci have several ways
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/antibody-discovery-paves-way-new-therapies-against-group-streptococcal-infections - 2026-07-21
A year ago, Tina Josefson took up the position as Head of the Faculty Office at LTH. Since then, she has been committed to understanding “the big picture”, creating clarity, and building stronger structures for the future. Her work has encompassed everything from operational planning to a culture of trust, the importance of face-to-face interactions – and the role of libraries in bringing an organ
https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/year-trust-transparency-and-tomato-plants - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2026-07-21
International law supports women’s right to breastfeed in the public. However, women report having been subjected to negative responses and judgmental looks when breastfeeding outside the home. This is according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, based on surveys answered by women living in Sweden, Ireland and Australia. The researchers behind the study say that societies everywhere ne
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/negative-attitudes-towards-breastfeeding-public-still-issue - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “When his head moves it makes me happy and I feel appreciated. I believe I like to think of him as a living thing. He is charming.” A test subject explains her feelings about the robot called Hobbit – a social robot that works as a communication tool, support and company for elderly persons. It can fetch pills, find k
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hobbit-robot-nice-companion - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new study from Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, patients were interviewed about their experiences ten years after undergoing obesity surgery. The results show that the effect on eating and weight regulation persisted, whereas other problems, such as feelings of guilt about still not being healthy
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/10-years-after-obesity-surgery-how-did-life-turn-out - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2026-07-21
Think of the proteins in your brain as delicate pieces of origami. A new study from the Medical Microspectroscopy group at Lund University reveals that polystyrene nanoplastics, commonly found in everyday items like food packaging, act like “clumsy hands” that force these proteins to fold incorrectly. Lead author Iran Augusto Neves da Silva used advanced label-free optical photothermal infrared (O
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/molecular-links-between-nanoplastics-and-alzheimers-pathways - 2026-07-21
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The discovery could explain why so many Group A strep vaccines have failed. The results are published in EMBO Molecular medicine. Group A streptococci have several ways
Coeliac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, has until now been all but unknown in Ethiopia. Yet as more people adopt a Western diet, the number of cases is increasing. “Few people here have heard of coeliac disease, not even among doctors,” says Adugna Negussie Gudeta, a doctoral student at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, who, together with his supervisor Daniel Agardh, is doi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-raises-awareness-coeliac-disease-ethiopia - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund
Why are some people with obesity protected from type 2 diabetes? Who is at risk of developing gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes? The Hjelt Diabetes Foundation awards two diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre grants for projects that are seeking new answers to these questions. Gestational diabetes happens when the body cannot produce enough insulin during pregnancy. The con
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/research-obesity-and-gestational-diabetes-receive-support-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2026-07-21
