Published 3 February 2020 In a major study of hereditary breast cancer, a global network of researchers (including some from Lund University) has identified over 350 faults in DNA that increase an individual’s risk of developing the disease. The researchers believe that these faults can affect as many as 190 genes. Published in Nature Genetics, a scientific journal, the results are said to be the

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/major-study-gives-most-comprehensive-map-breast-cancer-risk - 2025-07-03

Published 3 February 2020 In their quest to find new and better methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group at Lund University in Sweden are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at the MAX IV laboratory. The researchers believe that limiting the cells' access to sugar will make cancer cells more sensitive to treatment. Karin L

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2025-07-03

Published 20 April 2020 In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells where they have an effect. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a sensitive technique that makes it possible

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2025-07-03

Published 29 June 2020 By preventing sugar uptake, researchers succeeded in increasing the cancer cells’ sensitivity to chemotherapeutic treatment. The studies, led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, were carried out on cancer cells in a lab environment. The results were recently published in the research journal Haematologica. Just like the body’s cells, cancer cells need energy like th

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/starved-cancer-cells-became-more-sensitive-chemotherapy - 2025-07-03

Published 12 October 2020 A new way of identifying cancer biomarkers has been developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The new technology allows very sensitive, quick and cost-effective identification of cancer biomarkers. The research is published in Nature Communications Biology. Carl Borrebaeck (Photo: apelöga) Today, every third person will get cancer in their lifetime, and the c

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/novel-biomarker-technology-cancer-diagnostics - 2025-07-03

Published 12 October 2020 A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Illustration of the pH-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles designed

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2025-07-03

Published 12 October 2020 A new study from Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden indicates that potency-enhancing PDE5 inhibitor drugs have an anti-cancer potential with the ability to improve the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. PDE5 inhibitors include a few approved drugs in which sildenafil (Viagra) is the most well-known. The article is published in Nature Communications. Wuq

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/potency-enhancing-drugs-linked-decreased-risks-men-colorectal-cancer - 2025-07-03

Published 12 October 2020 Emma Hammarlund was one of six researchers from Lund University in Sweden that was granted five-year starting grants from the European Research Council. Emma Hammarlund Emma Hammarlund, geobiologist and researcher at the Division of Translational Cancer Research, will investigate how life could develop on our planet. The availability of oxygen has long been the prime focu

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/lucc-researcher-receive-erc-starting-grant - 2025-07-03

Published 13 November 2020 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the largest of its kind in the world, includes results from over 3 200 patients with breast cancer. Lao Saal (Photo Olle Dahlbäck) The researchers used RNA sequencing, a sensitive, precise tool which

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-analytical-model-detects-mutations-breast-cancer - 2025-07-03

Published 13 November 2020 A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Karin Hansson and Daniel Bexell (Photo Åsa Hansdotter) Every year, about 800 children in the US are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggress

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 9 December 2020 Anja Meissner - New treatments for cardiovascular diseases Anja Meissner is looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases. “We are interested in understanding processes involved in disease onset and progression.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-anja-meissner - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 2 December 2020 Joao Duarte – Linking cognitive impairment and diabetes João Duarte is linking cognitive impairment and diabetes. “Our findings might one day contribute to the development of metabolic or brain disease therapeutics.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-joao-duarte - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 25 November 2020 Vinay Swaminathan – Understanding cell movement in health and disease Vinay Swaminathan studies cell movement in health and disease. “To understand how cells get hijacked in diseases, we need to understand how cells work.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-vinay-swaminathan - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 19 November 2020 Darcy Wagner – Developing therapies for patients with lung diseases Darcy Wagner develops therapies for patients with lung diseases. “This could help to overcome the shortages in donor tissue available for patients and could further improve long-term survival.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-darcy-wagner - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 6 November 2020 Filipe Pereira – Reprogramming cells paving the way for new cancer treatment Filipe Pereira explore if reprogramming cells can pave the way for new cancer treatment. “We explore cell reprogramming strategies that can be applied for the treatment of human diseases and benefit of our whole society".

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-filipe-pereira - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 3 November 2020 Paul Bourgine – Skeletal tissue regeneration Paul Bourgine is studying skeletal tissue regeneration. “We study how human bones form, regenerate and how they function as a blood production center and use this knowledge for the design of specific regenerative therapies”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-paul-bourgine - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 3 November 2020 PhD Nicholas Leigh and PhD MD Anders Wittrup are awarded with the Swedish Medical Research Council Starting grants á 6 MSEK over 4 years! Dr Wittrup are also awarded with a 4-year half-time research position grant.    WCMM Fellow Dr Nicholas Leigh WCMM Clinical Researcher Anders Wittrup

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-swedish-medical-research-council-starting-grants-wcmm-lund-pis - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 9 October 2020 Agnete Kirkeby – Repairing the brain with stem cells Agnete Kirkeby is working to repair the brain with stem cells. “The goal of our research is to understand how the human brain is formed and how it functions. And how we can repair it by generating new cells in the lab.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 22 October 2020 Excellent news for WCMM LU – Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation continues to support WCMM LU and molecular medicine research until 2028!  In the next phase we will recruit researchers in Data-driven life science (DDLS), in line with KAWs great initiative to support DDLS with 3,1 Billion SEK in a

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/continuous-support-wcmm-lu-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2025-07-03

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 22 October 2020 Nicholas Leigh – Scar-free healing and regeneration Nicholas Leigh is studying how other organisms have solved biological problems “The idea is that by understanding how other species are able to, for instance, regenerate a limb, we could help promote regeneration in humans.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-wallenberg-fellow-nicholas-leigh - 2025-07-03