Published 24 September 2021 New article: A child-centered health dialogue for the prevention of obesity in child health services in Sweden – A randomized controlled trial including an economic evaluation. Abstract Background Prevention of child obesity is an international public health priority and believed to be effective when started in early childhood. Caregivers often ask for an early and stru

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/child-centered-health-dialogue-prevention-obesity - 2024-06-25

Published 10 October 2021 The eChildHealth research program has been granted 13.8 million from Forte, for another three years of funding. The goal is to develop child-centered care with the support of e-health. – This means that we can continue to develop e-health for more patient groups and evaluate the use of different forms of e-health. Above all, this means that we have the time and resources

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/another-three-years-funding-echildhealth - 2024-06-25

Published 16 December 2021 Abayneh Tunje Tanga, doctoral student at Lund University, Sweden. Photo: Malin Håkansson Abayneh Tunje Tanga, based at Arba Minch University in Ethiopia, is a doctoral student in the research group Child and Family Health and the research program eChildHealth at Lund University. He is working on mobile phone text messaging to improve adherence to and retention in HIV car

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/meet-doctoral-student-abayneh-tunje-tanga - 2024-06-25

Published 11 February 2022 New article: Children's voices on their participation and best interests during a hospital stay in Australia. Abstract Purpose To explore school-aged children's experiences about their best interests and participation in care during a hospital admission. Design and methods A descriptive qualitative design involving in-depth, iterative inductive review of child responses

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/childrens-participation-and-best-interests-during-hospital-stay - 2024-06-25

Published 11 March 2022 Kajsa Lamm. Photo: Stefan Tell. New article: Parents’ experiences of living with a child with Paediatric Feeding Disorder: An interview study in Sweden Abstract Introduction Children affected by Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) cannot consume enough nourishment by mouth. PFD is highly prevalent and can affect the child's growth and development as well as family life. Aim T

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/children-paediatric-feeding-disorder-parents-experiences - 2024-06-25

Published 15 December 2021 Thesis: A Child-Centred Health Dialogue for the prevention of obesity: Feasibility and evaluation of a structured model for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle in preschool children and their families in the Swedish Child Health Services. Abstract Prevention of childhood obesity with its effects on children’s mental and physical health and wellbeing is an international

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/child-centred-health-dialogue-0 - 2024-06-25

Published 29 April 2022 From left. Inger Kristensson Hallström, Mia Hylén, Stefan Nilsson, Runar Vilhjalmsson, Gudrun Kristjansdottir and Pernilla Stenström during a reserach meeting at the Department of Health Sciences at Lund University. During the week, researchers in the eChildHealth research program gathered to discuss ongoing research on access to healthcare in pediatric surgery. - We are pr

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/productive-research-meeting - 2024-06-25

Published 21 September 2022 Inger Kristensson Hallström and Mariette Derwig, two of the researchers behind the study. New article: Changes in perceived parental self-efficacy after a Child-Centred Health Dialogue about preventing obesity Abstract Aim This randomised controlled trial evaluated changes in parental self-efficacy and children's weight, after a Child-Centred Health Dialogue about preve

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/parental-self-efficacy-after-child-centred-health-dialogue - 2024-06-25

Published 8 December 2022 The Young Academy of Sweden, an interdisciplinary academy for a selection of the most prominent younger researchers in Sweden, has launched "A Beginner’s Guide to Swedish Academia", a guide for international researchers, to help navigate Swedish academia and remove time-consuming obstacles. The Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) is an independent platform that provides young r

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/beginners-guide-swedish-academia - 2025-05-01

Published 8 December 2022 The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Roberta Battistella, PhD student in the Lundgaard lab, successfully defended her thesis this month. Roberta Battistella, PhD student in the Lundgaard lab and part of MultiPark, defended her PhD thesis entitled “Methods to study glymphatic system in rodents´ brain during physiological and pathophysiological processes” on the

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-0 - 2025-05-01

Published 8 December 2022 Karin Tran Lundmark was awarded funding from the Heart-Lung Foundation for the project "Synchrotron-based imaging to decipher cardiovascular pathobiology". The funding includes 800.000 SEK per year for 3 years. The main purpose of this project is to find novel treatments for pulmonary hypertension. To achieve this, Karins group aims to:  Use synchrotron-based imaging comb

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/karin-tran-lundmark-receives-heart-lung-foundation-grant-24-million-sek - 2025-05-01

Published 8 December 2022 The first pair of WCMM ScienceBrew popular science talks was a success. Stay tuned for the many exciting plans we have for our popular science talks series! Thanks to all the speakers for their fantastic performance at Café Ariman! At the inaugural WCMM ScienceBrew we heard from: Luís, on turning skin into immune cells to fight disease. Zackarias, on the "sweet" science o

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-wcmm-sciencebrews-down-many-more-come - 2025-05-01

Published 7 February 2023 The SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) is the is one of the latest research initiative funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation. Lund University has successfully recruited two DDLS Fellows starting now in the beginning of 2023. The practice of life science is continuously becoming more data-dependent. The amount and complexi

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-wallenberg-national-program-data-driven-life-science - 2025-05-01

Published 7 February 2023 Filipe Pereira was awarded the ERC Proof-of-Concept grant covering €150.000 for a period of 18 months for the idea to identify cancer neoantigens with dendritic cell reprogramming (NeoIDC). The ERC Proof-of-Concept (PoC) grant aims at facilitating the exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC-funded research. The project, for which Filipe Pereir

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-05-01

Published 7 February 2023 Gesine Paul-Visse and consultant neurologist and clinical fellow Robert Carlsson received 3 million SEK of funding by Cancerfonden covering 3 years for their project. The already ongoing project entitled “Modulating key targets in pericytes: impact on tumor infiltration and immune evasion in glioblastoma” will investigate if and how modulation of previously selected targe

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/gesine-paul-visse-receives-3-million-sek-cancerfonden - 2025-05-01

Published 7 February 2023 Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Barg SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory, is a joint organisation for the advancement of molecular biosciences in Sweden. What started off as a joint effort between Stockholm-based universities is now a national collaboration with operations at 11 universities. In 2022, SciLifeLab site Lund was started. SciLifeLab, Science for Life Laboratory

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/scilifelab-national-resource-unique-technologies-and-expertise - 2025-05-01

Published 6 March 2023 Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate in Joao Duartes group The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate from Joao Duartes group, defended her thesis “Bioactive lipids as neuroprotective targets in type 2 diabetes” on the 1st of March in Belfragesalen at BMC. In her thesis, Cecilia has explored the change in the lipidome and the consequences for brain fu

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-1 - 2025-05-01

Published 7 March 2023 On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation product is generated from embryonic stem cells and functions to replace the dopamine nerve cells

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2025-05-01

Published 7 March 2023 Martin Magnusson, clinical WCMM fellow and adjunct professor in cardiovascular research Martin Magnusson received a 4.8 million VR project grant 2023-2026 for the project "Incretin system´s impact on cardiovascular disease and cancer" together with Joao Duarte and Anja Meissner. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term effects of incretin hormones GIP and GLP-1 on th

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellows-receive-vr-grant-2 - 2025-05-01

Published 7 March 2023 Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate in Joao Duartes group Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate from Joao Duartes group, defended her thesis “Bioactive lipids as neuroprotective targets in type 2 diabetes” on the 1st of March in Belfragesalen at BMC. Cecilia explored the change in the lipidome and the consequences for brain function in type 2 diabetes (T2D). In metabolic diseases, such as obe

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-2 - 2025-05-01