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With a research focus on the development and application of in vitro models to study human brain evolution and disease, PhD student Daniela Grassi will be defending her thesis on Thursday 23rd of April 2020. Here, Daniela tells us about her research in the Molecular Neurogenetics group, led by Johan Jakobsson, and her time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can you tell us about your research?During

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-daniela-grassi - 2025-11-06

The packing crates are emptied, new furniture is in place, the art is hung, and the tech is working. The Offices of the Vice-Chancellor and staff have moved into the King’s House. The new entrance opens onto the University Square and the fountain. Behind the doors of the University’s oldest building, there’s a definite air of new and modern. You are greeted first by an exhibition about the buildin

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-beginning-kings-house - 2025-11-06

Lund University has reached a milestone with over 10 million reads in The Conversation since the start. In 2023, The Conversation published 24 articles by LU researchers. “It is very gratifying! I hope that we publish over 40 articles in 2024, which should be realistic given the increased interest we have seen,” says Per Mickwitz pro vice-chancellor with responsibility for research.Lund University

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-10-million-reads-conversation - 2025-11-06

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/researchers-lund-receive-prize-publication-year - 2025-11-07

In a tumour, cancer cells grow and multiply in an uncontrolled manner. However, the cancer cells also need help from other, normal cells for the tumour to develop. This network of ‘helper cells’ is the focus of Kristian Pietras’ research. Two years ago, Kristian Pietras left Karolinska Institutet for Lund, attracted by the opportunity to establish an entirely new research group at Medicon Village.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/charting-how-normal-cells-help-cancer-cells - 2025-11-07

nano_tsunami.com_-_nano_medicine_in_depth.pdf File nano_tsunami.com_-_nano_medicine_in_depth.pdf High-powered living DNA cannonWe all know that a viral infection can be developed extremely quickly, but in factit's even more dramatic than that - the process is literally explosive.The pressure inside a virus is 40 atmospheres, and it is just waiting for anopportunity to blow up. The virus is like a

https://www.virus-biophysics.lu.se/article/high-powered-living-dna-cannon - 2025-11-07

The Planetary Health Diet. That's the diet that will keep us healthy and put food on the table for a future world population of 10 billion. But will it reduce strokes, premature deaths and greenhouse gas emissions? To find out, Agenda 2030 PhD student Anna Stubbendorff compared different dietary indices. Her own index came out on top, and the results are now published in the prestigious Lancet Pla

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/stubbendorffs-index-paves-way-sustainable-healthy-diets - 2025-11-07

In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thesis by Jesica López. Colombia's rainforest is part of the Amazon and i

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2025-11-07

The Swedish energy agency has warned of an energy deficit and the posibility of rolling blackouts that might follow if we don't flatten the curve of energy consumption. The main reason for the shortage is due to repairs on some of our nuclear power facilites. The Swedish government and Lund University asks us to help save energy in these times, to prevent rolling blackouts. Electricity shortage Th

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/saving-energy-and-warning-energy-deficit - 2025-11-07

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/stella-about-her-award-winning-master-thesis-i-hope-my-thesis-helps-get-startups-thinking-about - 2025-11-07

The role of gut microbiota in disease and health has become one of today’s hottest fields of research. In her thesis, Louise Brunkwall, nutritionist and doctoral student at Lund University in Sweden, studied overweight, obesity and the importance of diet quality in relation to our gut microbiota.  Obesity arises when the energy intake from what we eat is greater than the energy we consume. However

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/thesis-significance-diet-quality-gut-microbiota - 2025-11-07

Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift recently published a special issue on the Middle East after twenty years of the war on terror with contributions from CMES researchers Lina Eklund, Isabell Schierenbeck, Karin Aggestam, Linda Eitrem Holmgren, and Lisa Strömbom. The special issue was edited by Anders Persson and includes the following articles written (in Swedish) by CMES researchers and affiliated resea

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-and-20-years-war-terror - 2025-11-07

For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lund University in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsia - 2025-11-07

At the end of March, the first cases of acute severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children were reported in the UK. Since then, the number has increased to more than 300 in around 20 countries; there are now reports of nine suspected cases in Sweden. The acute liver infection mainly affects otherwise completely healthy children under the age of 16, which puzzles researchers who are now searching

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-search-answers-increase-acute-severe-hepatitis-children - 2025-11-07

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-vagar-till-behandling-av-epilepsi - 2025-11-05

Metformin beskrivs ofta som en trotjänare för behandling av typ 2-diabetes, men alla blir inte hjälpta av läkemedlet. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har upptäckt en kombination av biomarkörer som kan förutsäga vilka personer som får nytta av behandlingen. Nu fortsätter arbetet med att bekräfta resultaten i en större patientgrupp, med målet att utveckla ett test som kan användas av sjukvården. Läke

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/diabetesforskarnas-samarbete-kan-bana-vag-ny-innovation - 2025-11-05

Metformin beskrivs ofta som en trotjänare för behandling av typ 2-diabetes, men alla blir inte hjälpta av läkemedlet. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har upptäckt en kombination av biomarkörer som kan förutsäga vilka personer som får nytta av behandlingen. Nu fortsätter arbetet med att bekräfta resultaten i en större patientgrupp, med målet att utveckla ett test som kan användas av sjukvården. Läke

https://www.lu.se/artikel/diabetesforskarnas-samarbete-kan-bana-vag-ny-innovation - 2025-11-06

Chairs: Britta Ohm, Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland, Per Ståhlberg, Department of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University, Sweden & Vibodh Parthasarathi, Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Milia Islamia, India. VENUE: Edilrummet, Akademiska Föreningen (AF), Sandgatan 2, Lund Three sessions:1. Tuesday 20 Sept, 14.30–16.302. Wednesday 21 Sep

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/panel-3-beyond-desirable-critical-perspectives-media-modernity - 2025-11-05

Hur mycket vatten behöver vi dricka för att vi ska hålla oss friska? Vilken effekt får olika dieter på ämnesomsättningen? Studier av olika hormoner i kroppen ger diabetesforskare nya svar. Förhoppningen är att utveckla individanpassade behandlingar och kostråd som kan minska risken att utveckla fetma och sjukdomar som typ 2-diabetes. Hormonsystemet samarbetar med nervsystemet och styr mycket av de

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/okad-kunskap-om-hormonsystemet-kan-ge-farre-fall-av-typ-2-diabetes-och-fetma - 2025-11-06

Hur mycket vatten behöver vi dricka för att vi ska hålla oss friska? Vilken effekt får olika dieter på ämnesomsättningen? Studier av olika hormoner i kroppen ger diabetesforskare nya svar. Förhoppningen är att utveckla individanpassade behandlingar och kostråd som kan minska risken att utveckla fetma och sjukdomar som typ 2-diabetes. Hormonsystemet samarbetar med nervsystemet och styr mycket av de

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/okad-kunskap-om-hormonsystemet-kan-ge-farre-fall-av-typ-2-diabetes-och-fetma - 2025-11-06