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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The scent of a madeleine dipped in lime blossom tea awakened a flood of childhood memories for the main character in Marcel Proust’s famous novel about ‘lost time’. The madeleine is an example of a clue for the memory. In Proust’s case, the clue worked subconsciously, in other cases we can use clues to consciously try

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/clues-can-awaken-hidden-memories - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new method to treat human herpes viruses. The new broad-spectrum method targets physical properties in the genome of the virus rather than viral proteins, which have previously been targeted. The treatment consists of new molecules that penetrate the protein s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/antiviral-method-against-herpes-paves-way-combatting-incurable-viral-infections - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It’s Friday night in Lund and soon Mikael Dolsten, acclaimed head of research and visiting professor of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, is about to tell the incredible but true story of how, in just nine months, his company developed one of the vaccines that could save us from the pandemic. It would have take

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/our-visiting-professor-tells-astonishing-story-vaccine-can-save-world-pandemic - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Wandering among the amaryllises and other seasonal blooms of the “Christmas in the orangery” exhibition in Lund’s Botanical Garden is one very satisfied director. Bente Eriksen came from Gothenburg University to her new job in Lund a couple of months ago and has now learnt that the municipality of Lund will support th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-director-botan-prepares-two-anniversaries - 2026-07-03

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-cia-kanthi-och-lynn-anjou - 2026-07-01

This years' WCMM Research Day 2024 with the focus on "Tissue & Bioengineering in Molecular Medicine" served as an ideal platform for WCMM Lund affiliates to dive into the topic of regenerative medicine, a strong focus of the WCMM Lund that has created many projects that resulted in high quality peer-reviewed publications and the opportunity for good education of young researchers. The event has br

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2024 - 2026-07-03

Trots lagkrav går bara mellan 5 till 10 procent av arbetstagare som utsätts för vibrationer på medicinska kontroller. Det visar en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Resultaten tyder på brister i hur kontrollerna genomförs i praktiken. Hand-arm-vibrationssyndrom orsakas av arbete med vibrerande verktyg och kan leda till permanenta nerv- och kärlskador. Syndromet utvecklas smygande och kan i värsta

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lagt-deltagande-i-halsokontroller-vacker-oro-oupptackta-vibrationsskador - 2026-07-02

Trots lagkrav går bara mellan 5 till 10 procent av arbetstagare som utsätts för vibrationer på medicinska kontroller. Det visar en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Resultaten tyder på brister i hur kontrollerna genomförs i praktiken. Hand-arm-vibrationssyndrom orsakas av arbete med vibrerande verktyg och kan leda till permanenta nerv- och kärlskador. Syndromet utvecklas smygande och kan i värsta

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lagt-deltagande-i-halsokontroller-vacker-oro-oupptackta-vibrationsskador - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In order to avoid water conflicts and to stimulate food production in sub-Saharan Africa, large-scale land acquisition must be regulated and focus on food production. These are the conclusions of a new doctoral thesis from PhD Emma Johansson. Emma Johansson’s thesis investigates how land use is affected by large-scale

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/large-scale-land-acquisition-affects-farmers-ability-produce-their-own-food-africa - 2026-07-01

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-andreas-albrectsen-1 - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Burman, like many humanities researchers, struggled alone with her thesis in philosophy. Now she helps other doctoral students to finish on time, and to feel better during the process. “However, I would never have made this idea a reality without my experiences as a consultant in the private sector and my practica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/helping-doctoral-students-finish-time - 2026-07-03

I höst har de första studenterna påbörjat sina studier på det nya sexåriga läkarprogrammet. Samtidigt tog Medicinska fakulteten tillfället att arrangera en konferens där den nya utbildningen betraktas ur ett internationellt perspektiv. På programmet stod frågeställningar om framtida kompetensbehov i Sverige och andra länder samt internationella kvalitetsstandarder.  Och kommer läkarstudenterna som

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-lakarutbildningen-i-ett-internationellt-perspektiv - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. – Hjärtat är byggt runt vätskan det innehåller, blodet. Det är vätskans egenskaper som avgör hur stort hjärtat blir. Det säger Håkan Arheden, professor i klinisk fysiologi vid Lunds universitet, som med magnetkamera visat virvlarna i hjärtat på tredimensionell film. Att muskulatur påverkas av belastning är välkänt.

https://www.lu.se/artikel/blodets-egenskaper-formar-hjartat - 2026-07-02

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Blodprover, urinprover, avföringsprover, nagelprover, muskel- och fettbiopsier… I forskningens tjänst har människor under de senaste decennierna lämnat prover och detaljerad information om sina liv och leverne. Ett material som utgör en guldgruva för dagens forskare. Vid Lunds universitet bedrivs i dag flera stora f

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/biobankernas-ovarderliga-kapital - 2026-07-03

När Kansli S. flyttar in i Allhelgonaskolan kommer många av medarbetarna behöva vänja sig vid förändrade arbetssätt – och arbeta mer aktivitetsbaserat. Byggnaden kommer även att öppnas upp för att alla som arbetar inom fakulteten ska kunna nyttja ett av våningsplanen för olika aktiviteter. Ett aktivitetsbaserat kontor utgår från en enkel tanke: olika arbetsuppgifter kräver olika miljöer. I stället

https://www.sam.lu.se/internt/artikel/aktivitetsbaserat-arbetssatt-i-allhelgonaskolan-vad-innebar-det-i-praktiken - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Delegation of the European Union to India announces that the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the European Commission (EC) will jointly fund certain India – EU collaborative projects under Horizon 2020 (H2020). The delegation also informs that there is an open call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action fellow

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/funds-available-eu-and-india-researchers - 2026-07-01

One of our interdisciplinary Themes, Ancient Synagogues and the Human Sensorium, decided to make this May even eventful(l)er. We are all for it. Especially since they provide simulations of the past with advanced computational methods, meetings with international experts and … food. All three events are open to all, will be held in English – and require registration. Welcome to a symposium at Pufe

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/one-theme-several-events - 2026-07-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Stina Oredsson and the owner of the women’s underwear store Kvinnligt under, Carolina Le Prince, have together created a calendar of partially nude women. This unusual way to raise money for cancer research resulted in SEK 235,000. Stina Oredsson (right) receives the collected money from Carolina Le Prince (

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/calendar-girls-promote-cancer-research - 2026-07-01

A lot has happened in coagulation medicine since Jan Astermark first started his research in the 1980s. The most recent progress is in gene therapy and the first patients with severe haemophilia who were treated in Malmö last year. “It is fantastically exciting to work in a research field where so much is happening. The research and the progress in treatment that have taken place in recent decades

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/promising-results-new-gene-therapy-method - 2026-07-01

A methodological approach for mapping and analysing cascading effects of flooding events av Björn Arvidsson, Nicklas Guldåker och Jonas Johansson Artikeln har blivit accepterade för publikation i tidskriften International Journal of River Basin Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2022.2079655. Abstract Current local or regional flood risk assessments, as required by the EU flood risk dire

https://www.cencip.lu.se/artikel/ny-artikel-om-metod-analys-av-kaskadeffekter-vid-oversvamningar - 2026-07-03