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The Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University is a partner in BEYOND, a new European postdoctoral training programme designed to prepare the next generation of researchers in advanced cell and gene therapies. Coordinated by Fondazione Telethon, the programme is supported by €6 million from the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND scheme and will fund 35 international postdoct
A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the sensor deteriorates, which can worsen vascular damage caused by high blood pressure and consequently lead to secondary diseases affecting the heart, brain, or other organs. In mice, the researchers demonstrate that the
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressure - 2026-06-29
A new PhD thesis by Bernard Ekumah examines why agricultural development in Ghana continues to generate uneven and contradictory outcomes, especially for smallholder farmers. It argues that these outcomes are not primarily the result of isolated failures of policy design or implementation. Rather, they arise from structural contradictions embedded in the internal logic of Ghana’s neo-liberal agrar
How can a tiny genetic change alter the body´s sugar balance? At Lund University, researchers have used stem cells to create two versions of the same cell – one carrying the genetic variant and one without – to see how melatonin affects insulin-producing cells and contributes to development of type 2 diabetes. Study summarySkin cells from a person carrying a risk gene for type 2 diabetes were “rep
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/stem-cell-technology-reveals-new-insights-melatonin-and-diabetes - 2026-06-29
How can a tiny genetic change alter the body´s sugar balance? At Lund University, researchers have used stem cells to create two versions of the same cell – one carrying the genetic variant and one without – to see how melatonin affects insulin-producing cells and contributes to development of type 2 diabetes. Study summarySkin cells from a person carrying a risk gene for type 2 diabetes were “rep
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/stem-cell-technology-reveals-new-insights-melatonin-and-diabetes - 2026-06-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many of us have noticed the increasing frequency of climate protests organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) across Sweden. What do these protests represent? Is this just another group of tree-huggers being a public nuisance? Or is this a needed development in taking our climate goals further? Lund University researche
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/blog-post-what-can-we-learn-xr-movement - 2026-06-29
When used as a diagnostic aid, artificial intelligence (AI) can help physicians save time and make more accurate diagnoses. However, physicians should also understand and be able to explain the computer’s decision to the patient to avoid jeopardising trust, says AI researcher Stefan Larsson. AI also puts us at a crossroads: do we want to reflect the world or change it? Stefan Larsson is a research
https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-can-both-strengthen-and-undermine-trust-healthcare - 2026-06-29
Two thematic research groups, recent publication success and new funding mark a new phase for the Department of Informatics. Research in Information Systems at the department continues to evolve in response to emerging technological and societal challenges. With the establishment of the Digital Societies and Hybrid Intelligence research groups, researchers at the department are creating new platfo
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/achievements-and-next-steps-research-information-systems - 2026-06-29
Offshore wind power is presented as one of the solutions to solve the energy crisis in southern Sweden. But the issue has been met with a "not in my backyard” attitude, as many municipalities say no to the government's decision. LUCSUS researcher Henner Busch, shares his thoughts on how to involve local communities and create a more just energy transition. Earlier this autumn, the Swedish governme
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this interview, Ebba Brink reflects on the specific set of sustainability challenges facing informal settlements in India, and how they can be addressed. She is part of the project BInUCom which focuses on how Indian planning and architecture schools can develop their curricula to better address the complex challen
For the last three years, middle-school classrooms in Lund and Staffanstorp have been getting a special visit during the autumn: scientists walk in with stories about their favorite research topic and what it is like to work in a lab. This is the Science to Schools program, an initiative that began as an idea from PhD student Abigail Altman and has now grown into a collaboration involving Lund Ste
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bringing-science-classroom-taking-science-middle-schools-lund - 2026-06-29
For the tenth consecutive year, Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University welcomed high school students from across Skåne for UniStem Day 2025, a hands-on celebration of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. Held on Friday, March 14, this year’s milestone event offered students a unique opportunity to step into the world of science, learning from leading researchers, experimenting in state-
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unistem-day-2025-decade-inspiring-future-scientists-lund - 2026-06-29
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Hon har överlevt en hjärntumör och hatar floskler som ”fånga dagen” och ”leva i nuet”. Trots det har Ulrika Sandén efter tumöroperationen både forskat på och skrivit en bok om vad hon kallar ”Nuets förnöjsamhet”, ett förhållningssätt till livet som hon tog till sig under sina år vid Vesterålen i Nordnorge. – Nuet ka
https://www.lu.se/artikel/tappade-minnet-fann-fornojsamheten - 2026-06-29
De nya utgrävningarna i Uppåkra går i bräschen för tekniker inom arkeologin. Nu används inte bara glasskärvor och benknotor - idag är det jorden som är i fokus. Och kanske får vi svaret på om den justinianska pesten, alltså föregångaren till digerdöden, fanns i Uppåkra. Något som hittills varit okänt. På en höjd strax utanför Lund står Torbjörn Ahlström, professor i historisk osteologi vid Lunds u
https://www.lu.se/artikel/modern-arkeologi-avslojar-uppakras-hemligheter - 2026-06-30
Genom molekylära studier av knävävnader och avancerad bildtagningsteknik med synkrotronljus hoppas forskare kunna ta fram ny kunskap om tidig artrosutveckling. Förhoppningen är att bana väg för nya behandlingar. I snart fem år har forskare i Lund samlat in knävävnad från över 700 personer i en biobank. Med stöd av Rättsmedicinalverket, Vävnadsbanken i Lund samt ortopediska klinikens operationsverk
https://www.lu.se/artikel/orsaker-till-artros-kartlaggs-i-ny-biobank - 2026-06-30
Preschool and primary school children will now be able to learn more about insects, birds, flowers and plants, how valuable they are and how people can protect nature. The Natural Nations co-operation project is introducing biodiversity into the curriculum. In the past, knowledge of species and nature was part of general education, and knowledge was also transmitted between generations. Today, the
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/children-and-biologists-research-biodiversity-together - 2026-06-29
Vetenskap ska gå att reproducera, men i verkligheten är ett steg som ofta förbigås. Forskaren Burak Tunca på Ekonomihögskolan efterlyser flera åtgärder för att göra forskningen bättre – och öppnare. ”Forskare bör alltid förregistrera sina studier och vara öppna med sin data. På så vis kan vi undvika bias och att hypoteser förändras under arbetets gång. Det är sunt förnuft”, säger han. Låter ett fo
https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/replikera-mera-oppnare-och-mer-tillganglig-forskning - 2026-06-29
Lund Stem Cell Center researchers from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital have uncovered a way to impair the growth and progression of glioblastoma tumor cells - the most aggressive form of brain cancer. The study, published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, shows it is possible to transform these cancer cells into cells that resemble normal, mature astrocytes. Nearly half of all cancer
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/reprogramming-cancer-cells-impair-glioblastoma-growth - 2026-06-29
I över ett decennium har supermagnetkameran på Skånes universitetssjukhus i Lund levererat ovärderlig information till forskningen. Nu har den genomgått en avancerad uppgradering som gör tekniken både snabbare och mer exakt, vilket skapar nya möjligheter för forskare inom olika områden att utforska och avbilda kroppens strukturer med ännu större precision. 2014 lyftes den 40 ton tunga magnetkamera
https://www.lbic.lu.se/article/supermagnetkamera-i-lund-firar-10-ar-annu-vassare-efter-uppgradering - 2026-06-29
Lotta Gränse, ophthalmologist and researcher Lund University and Skåne University Hospital has demonstrated that eye drops containing cortisone can prevent the development of the very serious eye disease ROP in infants. This has revolutionised treatment and means that the majority of children in Sweden’s Southern Healthcare Region with severe ROP do not need conventional treatment under anaesthesi
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/drop-saves-eyesight-infants - 2026-06-29
