Published 6 September 2019 Kinga Gawlik, researcher at the Dep. of Experimental Medical Science. Photo: Agata Garpenlind A new technology has brought researchers one step closer to a future cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy type1A, a devastating muscle disease that affects children. The new findings are based on research by Kinga Gawlik at Lund University, Department of Experimental Medical S

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Published 12 September 2019 Photo: Kennet Ruona Lund University has climbed from #98 to #96 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020, once again securing a place among the top 100 universities in the world. The ranking includes almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, placing Lund University in the top 0,4% of the universities included.THE uses 13 performance indicators t

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Published 16 September 2019 “It is extremely momentous for me to be awarded the prize and it’s flattering not least because many significant researchers at the faculty have won the prize previously”, says Johan Malmström, this year’s winner of the Fernström Prize This year’s Fernström Prize for young, particularly promising and successful researchers at Lund University is awarded to Professor Joha

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Published 18 September 2019 Illustration: Don Davis An international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has found that a collision in the asteroid belt 470 million years ago created drastic changes to life on Earth. The breakup of a major asteroid filled the entire inner solar system with enormous amounts of dust leading to a unique ice age and, subsequently, to higher levels

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Published 20 September 2019 Photo: Mostphotos In recently published studies, researchers at Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden have produced new prediction models for improved personalised treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients. The latest results that have now been published in Clinical Cancer Research and BMC Cancer show that up to one in every three operations c

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Published 23 September 2019 The Fernström Prize winner Søren Brunak started working with bioinformatics and machine learning in the mid-1980s. (Photo: Henrik Sørensen) Professor Søren Brunak from Copenhagen has been awarded the grand Nordic Prize for 2019 by the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. It is one of the largest Scandinavian research prizes in medicine and Søren Brunak receives the award for h

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Published 25 September 2019 (Photo: Mostphotos) Emissions of greenhouse gases have a warming effect on the climate, whereas small airborne particles in the atmosphere, aerosols, act as a cooling mechanism. That is the received wisdom in any case. However, new research from Lund University in Sweden can now show that the tiniest aerosols are increasing at the expense of the normal sized and slightl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aerosols-coniferous-forests-no-longer-cool-climate-much - 2025-05-11

Published 26 September 2019 Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman and Yahia Al-Jebari (Photo: Tove Gilvad) In a new national register study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers have studied the link between prostate cancer and infertility. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, includes over one million Swedish men. “Men who seek health care for infertility and assisted reproduction were

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Published 1 October 2019 Rapid particles in an explanatory light: When electrons are no longer fixed to the atomic shell and can move freely, their wave form can be changed using laser light The discovery that free electrons can move asymmetrically provides a deeper understanding of one of the basic processes in physics: the photoelectric effect. It was first described by Albert Einstein and expla

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Published 10 October 2019 177Lutetium-DOTATATE one day after injection (coloured area), overlaid on an x-ray image (grey scale). Lund researchers Anna Sundlöv and Katarina Sjögreen-Gleisner have developed a method to personalise treatment using a newly approved radioactive cancer drug – by taking images of the drug’s dispersion inside the patient. Their article won the best publication of the year

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Published 14 October 2019 Photo: Inger Ekström Plastic waste is a growing problem around the world, despite efforts to recycle or reduce plastic use. In order to really transform the recycling process, more attention needs to be paid to the composition of plastic, according to a new research article from Lund University in Sweden. The paper presents strategies on how to improve recyclability throu

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Published 25 March 2020 Charlotta Johnsson (Photo: Tiina Meri) In the current extraordinary situation, voluntary initiatives and ideas have taken off at Lund University, at several different faculties. Everyone is helping where they can. In times of significant pressures on society, many people want to contribute to ensure the functioning of healthcare and education.  When it became apparent that

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Published 26 March 2020 While taking air measurements, Jakob Löndahl and his research colleagues wear the same protection as the staff caring for coronavirus patients – masks, face visors, gloves and protective aprons. Photo: Sara Thuresson There are many questions concerning the coronavirus and infection prevention that need to be answered as soon as possible. One of the key questions is: Is the

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Published 26 March 2020 Protective visor parts that have been 3D-printed Skåne University Hospital’s 3D Printing Centre normally produces surgical equipment and anatomical models used in health care. However, they are now producing protective visors instead, as there is a shortage at hospitals in the region. The centre, run by Region Skåne and linked to Lund University, hopes to do even more, and

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Published 27 March 2020 We find ourselves in trying times. Much of what we know and take for granted is being turned on its head. Around the world, we see the spread of the coronavirus affecting country after country. As an international student, you are far away from your loved ones at a time when your studies, mobility, travel and socialising are being severely tested. Many are also observing th

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Published 27 March 2020 The (1980s) Servo Ventilator that Björn Jonson developed in the 1960s. On the right: Björn Jonson today, busy with the development of a ventilator for COVID 19. Image source: The Medical History Society of Southern Sweden and private photo. ‘With age comes wisdom’ is an old proverb well suited to Björn Jonson, professor emeritus in clinical physiology who is about to turn 8

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Published 30 March 2020 Jonas Björk and Anna Axmon The frustration with not being able to contribute to the difficult situation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic led researchers at LUPOP to launch a matchmaking initiative. Their idea is to help researchers with clinical background, now needed in healthcare, by supporting their research and application work. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world

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Published 30 March 2020 This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Un

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Published 31 March 2020 Olle Melander and Anne L’Huillier. (Photo: Mikael Risedal and Magnus Bergström) Two Lund researchers have received the prestigious European Research Council’s (ERC) Advanced Grant of approximately SEK 25 million each: Anne L’Huillier, professor of Atomic Physics and Olle Melander, professor of Internal Medicine and consultant at Skåne University Hospital. The grants are for

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By emma [dot] holm [at] education [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Holm) - published 31 March 2020 Photo: Emil Langvad Many of the patients who become seriously ill with COVID-19 suffer from respiratory failure. Therefore, Lund University will train nurses within Region Skåne in advanced care for respiratory failure starting Wednesday. For healthcare, a big challenge is finding staff with the right skill s

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