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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body’s blood sugar levels. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, shows how chemical changes to DNA affect both insulin-producing beta cells and glucagon-producing alpha cells – and how these patterns change in type 2 diabetes. All cells in the body have t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-shows-how-blood-sugar-regulating-cells-change-type-2-diabetes - 2026-04-25

Pathologists and coroners are now commonplace in crime novels and TV crime series and are often depicted as slightly odd people. Elisabet Englund has worked at the Division of Pathology in Lund for over 40 years. She has often been told that she is a little ‘too happy’ to be a pathologist. “Yes, there is a stereotype of people who work with dead people, which perhaps contributes to the mystificati

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/death-our-textbook-life - 2026-04-26

Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today’s dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source. New research, including work with an intestine simulator, shows benefits of fermenting seaweed as a food alternativeBiotechnology res

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumption - 2026-04-25

Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we potentially can influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which risk factors are associated with two of our most common causes of dementia – Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. During our lifetime, the risk of developing dementia is influenced by aspects tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-your-lifestyle-can-affect-your-risk-dementia - 2026-04-25

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body’s blood sugar levels. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, shows how chemical changes to DNA affect both insulin-producing beta cells and glucagon-producing alpha cells – and how these patterns change in type 2 diabetes. All cells in the body have t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-shows-how-blood-sugar-regulating-cells-change-type-2-diabetes - 2026-04-25

Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new Manage PD tool and the PD Pal study, Per Odin, professor at Lund University and senior attending physician at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, hopes to be able to improve the care of Parkinson’s patients. Eve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2026-04-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Despite the early morning, the pool is full of patients exercising in the warm water. There are laminated exercise programmes by the side of the pool depicting different exercises. Ronny Karlsson has been in the hospital for a week. A couple of months ago he was bitten by a tick and contracted TBE. He now has problems

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/perceptive-training-best-way-forward - 2026-04-25

Cancer cells are the ultimate sugar addicts, gobbling up glucose to fuel their growth and spread. What if we could starve them of their favorite food? A recent study in Blood Advances by Lund University researchers describes a new method to combat leukemia by disrupting the energy-making machinery of cancer cells, cutting off their dual energy supply. Despite advancements in treatment, acute myelo

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/powering-down-cancer-cells-new-way-beat-leukemia - 2026-04-25

CASE researchers Björn Slaug and Susanne Iwarsson have shown that their instrument for assessing accessibility in housing for the elderly also works in Japan - even though it was originally developed according to Swedish conditions. Swedish research contributes to improving public health in Japan.– Through long-term and careful work, we have been able to transfer it to a very different cultural co

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/japan-takes-help-case-developed-research-tool - 2026-04-25

Around 100 select astronomy books dating from 1545 to 1799 have been relocated from the Astronomy Library to the University Library. LUM was there as the books were packed away, and again, several months later, after they had been quarantined and it was time to catalogue, encapsulate and put them in storage. Next year, the rarest volumes will be digitalised and perhaps even be displayed. Outside A

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/star-studded-tomes-astronomy-library-move-new-home - 2026-04-26

Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands in cities. This makes cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Large investments in the electricity network will be necessary to cool us down during heatwaves and keep us warm during cold snaps, according to a new study led by Lund University in Sweden. “Unless we account for extreme climat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cities-will-need-more-resilient-electricity-networks-cope-extreme-weather - 2026-04-25

With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT. "Anyone who wants to should be allowed to be tested for prostate cancer. Studies show that early detection lowers long-term mortality", says Anders Bjartell, one of Sweden’s lea

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-care - 2026-04-25

The proposal from the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) would see agricultural subsidies phased out for the activities that cause the most damage to the climate, whilst increasing carbon sequestration and introducing specified pricing for emissions. Five researchers from Lund University in Sweden share their views on whether the EU’s agri-food system can cope with the t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-eu-agriculture-can-meet-climate-targets - 2026-04-25

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-04-25

1 000 new mutations in the blood group genes: that is what physician and former programmer Mattias Möller found in his research study in which he developed new software and investigated blood group genes in 2 504 people. This discovery from Lund University in Sweden was published recently in the journal Blood Advances. Genomes from 2 504 peopleThe international project 1000 Genomes is so far the w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-1-000-new-genetic-variants-were-discovered-blood-groups - 2026-04-25

International law supports women’s right to breastfeed in the public. However, women report having been subjected to negative responses and judgmental looks when breastfeeding outside the home. This is according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, based on surveys answered by women living in Sweden, Ireland and Australia. The researchers behind the study say that societies everywhere ne

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/negative-attitudes-towards-breastfeeding-public-still-issue - 2026-04-25

In 2011, Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin became an honorary doctor at Lund University School of Economics and Management. Her honorary doctorate was conferred along with the other new doctors in Lund Cathedral. In 2023, she becomes the first female researcher ever to solely, in their own name, receive the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Maria Stanfors is a

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/professor-maria-stanfors-nobel-economics-prize-laureate-claudia-goldin-great-inspiration - 2026-04-25

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.becc.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2026-04-25

LUSEM has climbed to an even higher position in the Financial Times annual ranking of the world's best master's programmes in Finance and has thereby once again strengthened its position as an attractive school for studies in finance. Today (12 June 2023) the results of the latest FT Masters in Finance ranking are official and LUSEM has climbed 3 steps from #39 (2022) to #36. This year’s ranking i

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-climbs-again-ft-masters-finance-ranking - 2026-04-25

In recent years, ‘ecosystem services’ has become an increasingly common concept within the research community, as well as in municipalities, public authorities and industry. In simple terms, ecosystem services can be described as the benefits humans gain from nature’s ecosystems, for example regarding the food we eat, the air we breathe, purification of the water we drink, the bioenergy we use to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/human-and-nature-symbiosis - 2026-04-25