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No 50, 15 December 2025 The NAISS training team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearWelcome to the last edition of the NAISS training newsletters in 2025. In this newsletter we announce our new NAISS introduction training week. The introduction week consists out of 7 training modules, which have previously been stand alone courses. Please select the modules according to your own r
https://www.compile.lu.se/article/naiss-training-newsletter-4 - 2026-04-19
Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, not all patients respond to the drug. Researchers at Lund University have discovered a combination of biomarkers that can predict which patients will benefit from the treatment. This work is now continuing in order to confirm the results in a larger patient group, with the intention of developi
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/diabetes-research-collaboration-can-pave-way-innovation - 2026-04-19
The University’s Annual Academic Ceremony on 23 January 2026 saw Denmark’s former head of state, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, made an Honorary Fellow of Lund University. Honorary fellows at the University are extremely rare (former Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson is the only previous recipient of the title) and for a Danish Queen to be made an Honorary Fellow this time around seemed a hi
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/annual-academic-ceremony-royally-celebrated - 2026-04-18
Continuity in healthcare can improve health outcomes of patients by ensuring that patient-specific information is not lost in translation between providers, and by improving the appropriate follow-up care. Yet, little is known about how patients cope with the sudden and permanent loss of a main provider in healthcare, such as a primary care practice. The findings in a new PhD thesis from Lund Univ
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/closures-primary-care-practices-lead-reduction-doctor-visits - 2026-04-19
Christopher Douse, Associate Professor at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine and group leader at the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). The five-year, SEK 11 million award will support his team’s research into how repetitive DNA sequences linked to neurological diseases are controlled in the development of the human
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/decoding-repetitive-genome-christopher-douse-awarded-consolidator-grant-ssmf - 2026-04-19
Research is like solving a puzzle, some might say. One of the biggest of these is the body’s proteins – with over 90,000 pieces to keep track of. LUM meets three professors of protein to understand what makes the subject so fascinating and how they are working to understand when proteins go wrong in the body. If a research field were to be evaluated based on the number of Nobel Prizes it has been
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/protein-professors-puzzle - 2026-04-18
One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-04-19
The guidelines governing the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest exhibit variation across different nations, with treatment strategies often resting on a limited evidential foundation. A randomized international study is underway poised to address some of the most pivotal questions. Encompassing a cohort of 3,500 patients, this study aims to scrutinize the impact of different fever treatments, cont
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/best-treatment-cardiac-arrest-new-international-study-will-provide-answer - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. At the turn of the year, Björn Badersten and Lisa Strömbom will take up their respective posts as head and assistant head of the Department of Political Science, respectively. They were both unanimously elected by the staff in mid-October, in an election held once every three years. Björn Badersten was previously assi
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/continued-academic-freedom-guiding-light-new-leadership - 2026-04-19
One of the world's greatest challenges is to feed the world's population in a sustainable way. Organic farming is one option, but the downside is that it produces lower yields than conventional farming. Studies led by Lund University now show that the yield difference between organic and conventional farming is smaller than previously thought, but the yields are still significantly smaller than fo
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/organic-farms-potential-higher-yields - 2026-04-19
The robot at the hospital somewhere in Sweden is connected and ready to operate. The surgeon, who is in another country, controls the advanced surgery. This is the future: wireless surgery via the internet. But will we be able to trust the speed and security of this wireless connection through the cloud?It should work, with the help of the faster 5G technology and by bringing the cloud closer to t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fast-and-secure-computer-power-when-needed - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Wait, wait, come here! And then you go under there, good, and now you can jump…” instructs Daniela Chiang and bursts out laughing when coursemate Malaley Rahmani stumbles and collapses in a giggling heap on the floor. It is Monday afternoon at the Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and about 40 Master’s st
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/project-reports-lth-have-improved-thanks-sports-psychologist - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Can tumors teach us about animal evolution on Earth? Researchers believe so and now present a novel hypothesis of why animal diversity increased dramatically on Earth about half a billion years ago. A biological innovation may have been key. A transdisciplinary and international team, from Lund University in Sweden an
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/novel-hypothesis-why-animals-diversified-earth - 2026-04-19
The UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment on nature highlights that 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Dr. Mine Islar, one of the lead athors of the report, and senior lecturer and researcher at LUCSUS, explains the significance of the report’s findings, which was released today, 6th May 201
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/mine-islar-comments-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2026-04-19
We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University and a member of BECC. “I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can ma
https://www.becc.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-04-19
The Planetary Health Diet. That's the diet that will keep us healthy and put food on the table for a future world population of 10 billion. But will it reduce strokes, premature deaths and greenhouse gas emissions? To find out, Agenda 2030 PhD student Anna Stubbendorff compared different dietary indices. Her own index came out on top, and the results are now published in the prestigious Lancet Pla
https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/stubbendorffs-index-paves-way-sustainable-healthy-diets - 2026-04-19
We need to prioritise nature even if there are other conflicting interests – biodiversity is essential to all of us on the planet and ultimately to our health and wellbeing. The statement comes from Maria Blasi Romero, researcher in Biodiversity and Conservation at Lund University. "I went to COP15 to learn about the processes and how to share my research with those who can make use of the results
https://www.science.lu.se/article/young-scientists-eager-influence-policy-makers-biodiversity - 2026-04-19
Paul Bourgine, research group leader at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his project CiThOss – Cellular immunoTHERapy modelling by exploitation of humanized OSSicles, which aims to develop accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment. The European Research Council's Proof of Concept is awarded to researchers to investiga
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2026-04-19
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Properly managed, the agricultural sector in Europe can contribute to many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by improving food security, reducing poverty and enhancing biodiversity. But new research shows that indicators to measure key SDGs such as health and equality are entirely missing fro
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Psychotherapy for panic disorder produces good results, and the effects are lasting. That is the result from a large long-term study from Lund University in Sweden. Two years after treatment were 70 per cent of the patients clearly improved and 45 per cent were remitted. Panic disorder is one of the most common causes
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/psychotherapy-panic-disorder-shows-positive-long-term-effects - 2026-04-19
