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After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. LONGREAD. The message came from Ameri

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-06-07

Obesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, but this approach has several limitations. Researchers at Lund University and AstraZeneca show that integrating measurements such as body fat percentage and waist circumference captures disease risks missed by BMI alone.   In recent years, research has shown that there are several limitations with BMI alone when it comes to assessing adiposity quantity, dis

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-bmi-alone-does-not-fully-capture-health-risks-linked-obesity - 2026-06-07

The amended Alien’s Act, which came into effect in the summer, proved to have a considerable impact on possibilities for international doctoral students and researchers to obtain a permanent residence permit in Sweden. This is a group that in general, and especially in the early career stage, has different fixed-term positions in and outside academia and there is a risk that the self-support requi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/clearly-amended-aliens-act-has-considerable-impact-researchers - 2026-06-05

Sweden's kidney exchange programme has been operational since 2018 and will soon be expanded to include the entire EU. The programme has meant that patients' previous waiting times of up to two years have been reduced to just six months. Tommy Andersson, Professor of Economics at Lund University School of Economics and Management, never imagined his research would one day lead to this–but his joy,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/kidney-transplant-programme-saves-lives-and-tax-payer-money - 2026-06-06

Researchers have successfully mapped the entire genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle. The breakthrough paves the way for new research into bark beetles and better prospects for effective pest control of a species that can destroy more than 100 million cubic metres of spruce forest during a single year in Europe and Asia. Mapping the genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle enables a far deep

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/entire-genome-common-forest-pest-now-revealed - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recently discovered estrogen receptor in the insulin-producing cells may facilitate targeted diabetes treatment for women. The type 2 diabetes drugs that are currently available on the market have often only been tested on men. The identification of this new receptor may also explain why type 2 diabetes is less comm

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/female-hormone-protects-against-diabetes - 2026-06-07

Researchers have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use. The most effective measure was applying a congestion charge, with the notable case of London, where city traffic dropped by 33% following the change. Most success stories involved both “carrots” to encourage sustainable mobility and “sticks” to restrict cars, according to the study. – Transport is a major s

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/most-effective-ways-reducing-car-traffic - 2026-06-07

What does a breath of air actually contain – and how does the air we breathe affect our health and society as a whole? And how can we protect ourselves from potential threats in the air that is essential to life? These are questions that the new ATLAS research project aims to answer by tracking the impact of air from molecule to society. The project has received the Swedish Research Council's Netw

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/air-we-breathe-molecule-society - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The presence of the glorious tulips, which have captivated so many of the visitors to the garden and spread to the Instagram accounts of the residents of Lund, is in no way guaranteed. Neither are the coming summer flowers currently being planted in the flower beds, which last year were left bare and brown. “We depend

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/botanical-garden-temporarily-flourishing - 2026-06-07

18 delegates traveled from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Why come all this way? And what knowledge will they bring back? Meet Pamla, Faith, Nahed and David and learn more about their thoughts on the four weeks course. And on the LundaCarnival 😁 When Senior lecturer in Economic history Martin Andersson learned that a new c

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/africa-lund-joining-course-lusem - 2026-06-05

18 people came from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Why come all this way? And what knowledge will they bring back? Meet Pamla, Faith, Nahed and David and learn more about their thoughts on the four weeks course. And on the LundaCarnival 😁 When Senior lecturer in Economic history Martin Andersson learned that a new course o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/africa-lund-joining-course-lusem - 2026-06-07

The Lund Stem Cell Center’s Annual Image Competition returned this year with another vibrant display of creativity, curiosity, and scientific discovery. From intricate cellular landscapes to artistic interpretations of research, this year’s submissions once again highlighted the diverse and inspiring work of our research community. Now in its fourth year, the Lund Stem Cell Center Annual Image Com

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/celebrating-art-science-images-2025-image-competition - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Doctoral education in Service Studies at the Department of Service Management and Service Studies is interdisciplinary and focuses on services as an object of study. But what is it like being a doctoral student at ISM, what can a normal working week look like and what kind of research areas are our doctoral students i

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/job-lets-me-grow-many-ways - 2026-06-07

Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas, who has acted as an observer at two global climate summits, and Markku Rummukainen, Sweden’s IPCC representative, talk about what comes next following the recent IPCC report. What do you view as the next steps following what was concluded in the IPCC report? Kimberly: Something the report makes absolutely clear is that to stop warming, hum

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-06-07

A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 19

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-treatment-could-result-more-donor-lungs - 2026-06-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The leadership team set to guide Lund Stem Cell Center for the next three years was announced in early September 2020. In this interview with newly appointed coordinator Johan Jakobsson and deputy coordinator Johan Flygare, we hear about their future plans for this center of research excellence. What have been your fi

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/plans-future-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-06-05

Students on the Master's Programme in Information Systems have the opportunity to earn valuable business analytics and data science certificates to boost their resumes. The international Master's Programme in Information Systems at the Department of Informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management, is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge within the field of Informati

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/students-empowered-industry-recognised-certificates - 2026-06-06

After a long break due to the pandemic the WCMM Research Day has been organized in its full form on-site again. It brought WCMM researchers, communicators, economist, the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members, the director Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, and co-directors Jonas Larsson and Lars Dahlin, the two newly recruited DDLS fellows and everyone else invited together to embrace the excellent t

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-research-day-organization-committee - 2026-06-07

Each year, Lund Stem Cell Center presents one of its members with its Article of the Year Award. This year three distinguished nominees contended for the title. Among them, Marie Jönsson, representing the research group Molecular Neurogenetics, was awarded Article of the Year 2021, for their work in revealing how the activation of ancient viruses during brain development causes inflammation. In th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scc-article-year-award-goes - 2026-06-07

During spring, a faculty group has worked on developing alternatives for a new organisation for the Faculty's research infrastructure. Kajsa M Paulsson has led the work and tells more. Why does the Faculty want to reorganise the research infrastructure?"A large number of the Faculty's research infrastructures have expressed that they want more dialogue with the Faculty management and increased opp

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/open-hearing-our-research-infrastructure-238-more-sustainable-and-efficient-organisation-way - 2026-06-07