By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 4 February 2025 Pre-cancerous lesions, known as in situ cancers, were also more likely to be detected with AI – 51 per cent more such cases were found (68 people compared with 45). Photo: iStock New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2025-08-07

Published 7 February 2025 Reconstruction of the new plesiosaur with scales on the flipper and smooth scale-less skin along the body as informed by this new plesiosaur fossil. This is a significant update to how we reconstruct plesiosaurs (Image: Joschua Knüppe) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur-analysed - 2025-08-07

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 11 February 2025 Atopic eczema is one of the most common chronic skin diseases in Sweden and affects just over 25 per cent of all children and 10 per cent of all adults. More than half of sufferers contract the disease before the age of two. Photo: iStock Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-08-07

Published 13 February 2025 For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter. When high-energy light with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/quantum-state-photoelectrons-measured-first-time - 2025-08-07

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 14 February 2025 When the researchers examined each type of fibre individually, it didn’t seem to matter what kind of fibre it was. It was the proportion of fibre the children ate that seemed to influence the risk of coeliac disease. Photo: iStock The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-08-07

Published 26 February 2025 Phtoto: Kennet Ruona The Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666. The donation is dedicated to translational cancer research, meaning applied cancer research in antibody and cell therapies with the aim of improving prognosis and quality of l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-university - 2025-08-07

Published 27 February 2025 The ultra-hot exoplanet's atmosphere is so hot that it can melt iron (Illustration: Bibiana Prinoth) Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have made detailed observations of the mysterious exoplanet WASP-121 b. The discoveries of the element titanium and jet streams challenge our understanding of the winds and chemistry foun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/titanium-and-mysterious-jet-streams-discovered-extreme-exoplanet - 2025-08-07

Published 14 March 2025 Satellite image of Lake Yamzho Yumco in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China – one of the lakes that, thanks to minimal human impact, has not undergone major colour changes. (Photo: Google Earth) Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,0

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impact - 2025-08-07

Published 18 March 2025 Photo: Mika Baumeister Lund University is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front. “Security threats and risks in today’s society are increasingl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre - 2025-08-07

Published 19 March 2025 Photo: SYDA PRODUCTIONS According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with No

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-08-07

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 24 March 2025 Photo: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg A unique archive in Lund, Sweden, holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The interviews were conducted immediately after the survivors arrived in Sweden in spring 1945. The archive has now been nominated to the UN agency UNESC

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-world - 2025-08-07

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 31 March 2025 Professor Oskar Hansson, professor in neurology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to bene

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brain - 2025-08-07

Published 1 April 2025 Photo: Istockphoto/Maren Winter Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University in Sweden found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. Previous research has investigated the presence of heavy me

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogs - 2025-08-07

Publicerad 8 juli 2019 Bildkälla: Mostphotos Var fjärde artrospatient i Skåne fick receptförskrivna opioider någon gång mellan november 2014 och oktober 2015. I resten av befolkningen i samma region var siffrorna betydligt lägre, där fick var tionde person opioider förskrivet under samma period. – Resultaten visar på en alarmerande hög förskrivning av opioider för artrospatienter, säger Martin Eng

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hog-forskrivning-av-opioider-vid-artros - 2025-08-08

Publicerad 16 juli 2019 Bildkälla: Mostphotos Forskare vid Lunds universitet har i en epidemiologisk studie undersökt sambanden mellan artros och mortalitet. Det visade sig att risken att dö i hjärt-kärlsjukdom var högre för personer med artros, än för resten av befolkningen. Forskarna har med hjälp av befolkningsregister studerat personer som år 2003 var mellan 45-84 år i Skåne och följt dessa (c

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-hjart-karlsjukdom-och-artros - 2025-08-08

Publicerad 19 juli 2019 Mer än hälften av vårt genom består av transposoner, DNA-sekvenser som påminner om gamla, utdöda virus. Transposonerna är normalt sett nedtystade av en process som kallas DNA-metylering, men om de aktiveras kan det leda till allvarliga sjukdomar. Mycket lite är känt om transposonerna, men nu har forskare i ett internationellt samarbetsprojekt för första gången lyckats stude

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/studie-kastar-ljus-over-de-morka-delarna-av-vart-arvsanlag - 2025-08-08

Publicerad 30 juli 2019 Arthur som föddes den 15 juli i tyska Dresden blev nummer 100 000 att screenas för hög risk för typ 1-diabetes. Foto: GPPAD Sammanlagt 100 000 nyfödda barn har nu screenats för typ 1-diabetes inom ramen för GPPAD (The Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes), en stor europeisk satsning för att finna barn med hög ärftlig risk att utveckla sjukdomen. Nummer

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/100-000-bebisar-screenade-hog-risk-typ-1-diabetes - 2025-08-08

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 9 augusti 2019 Anna Forsberg leg. sjuksköterska och professor i vårdvetenskap med inriktning mot organtransplantation vid Lunds universitet. Bildkälla: Transplantationsstiftelsen Anna Forsberg leg. sjuksköterska och professor i vårdvetenskap med inriktning mot organtransplantation vid Lunds universitet, har utsetts till l

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/omvardnadsprofessor-i-regeringens-nya-forskningsberedning - 2025-08-08

Publicerad 13 augusti 2019 En stor studie bekräftar att mängden gluten sannolikt inverkar på risken att utveckla celiaki. I den nya långtidsstudien från Lunds universitet ingår barn från flera länder. Studien är av observationstyp och påvisar därför inte orsakssamband, men den är den hittills mest omfattande i sitt slag. Resultaten presenteras i den ansedda i tidskriften JAMA.Sammanlagt har drygt

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-glutenmangd-och-risk-celiaki-bekraftas-i-stor-studie - 2025-08-08

Publicerad 19 augusti 2019 Hjärtsvikt är ett allvarligt tillstånd som ofta kräver livslång behandling och orsakar stort lidande för den drabbade då hjärtats förmåga att pumpa blod till kroppens olika organ försämrats. Nu publiceras nya data som visar att brist på grundämnet selen hos hjärtsviktspatienter är associerat ökad risk för återinläggning efter behandling och för tidig död. Det är forskare

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/samband-mellan-selenbrist-och-forsamrad-prognos-vid-hjartsvikt - 2025-08-08