Published 27 March 2020 Oktawia Nilsson's doctoral thesis describes Apolipoprotein A-I (shortly named ApoA-I), the main protein of HDL also known as “the good” cholesterol. Based on the experiments performed in the scientific papers included in this thesis, we propose that ApoA-I can be used as a promising treatment for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, some people with genetic predis

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/apolipoprotein-i-good-player-dark-side - 2025-05-13

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 5 April 2020 The outbreak of covid19 has made us go more virtual than ever. During Oktawia Nilssons doctoral defense her opponent was connected by Zoom, and so was her relatives who could follow the webinar from Poland. The only thing that has been postponed is the celebration…   Oktawias opponent and her relatives joine

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/doctoral-defense-corona-style - 2025-05-13

Published 16 April 2020 A new app to fight covid-19 in Sweden by tracking symtoms is on its way. Watch professor Paul Franks when he explains the idea behind it. Watch the video

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/video-app-will-predict-risk-and-outbreak-coronavirus-sweden - 2025-05-13

Published 29 April 2020 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get seriously ill and die”, says Paul Franks, professor of genetic epidemi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2025-05-13

Published 8 May 2020 Future Faculty is pleased to announce the 2020 Minerva Leadership Award winner: associate professor Malin Fex. A webinar with the winner is booked for the 25th of May, 14.30 - 15.00. More details about the webinar will be posted on the Future faculty website. Malin will provide a short presentation and will answer questions about her experience on academic leadership. The offi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/malin-fex-winner-2020-minerva-leadership-award - 2025-05-13

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 29 May 2020 The POInT clinic at the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) in Malmö welcomes parents with their young children. One of the research nurses who sees them is Annika Björne Fors, who coordinates all sample-taking and appointments related to the study. The aim of the POInT study is to train the immune system to toler

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/intersection-healthcare-and-academia - 2025-05-13

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 28 May 2020 Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2025-05-13

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 3 June 2020 Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) will join a new IMI project - SOPHIA - which will contribute to a more patient-centric and equitable narrative around obesity and its multiple impacts on individuals from both a social and medical perspective. The project will provide evidence-based classification of pre

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/sophia-aims-improve-obesity-treatment-and-change-narrative-around-obesity - 2025-05-13

Published 30 October 2023 A week at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Christoph Turatus, who is a student on the second year of the Master Programme in Strategic Communication is doing an exchange semester at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Australia. Are you curious about what a typical week looks like at an Australian university? Read more HERE where he shares his exper

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/studying-abroad-experiences-and-stories - 2025-05-13

By lotte [dot] billing [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lotte Billing) - published 22 December 2023 Photo: Fredrick Tendong | Unsplash Video games are easy to exploit, and are being used by actors ranging from IS and Hizbollah for recruitment, to Russia, who use it to spread propaganda during the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This states a report from the Psychological Defence Research Institu

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/how-video-games-are-being-used-malign-foreign-actors-and-extremists - 2025-05-13

Published 8 February 2024 The frequency of the word "polarisation" in Swedish news media increased by 300% between 2010 and 2021. In the same period, the term's definition evolved, and its contextual meaning would differ depending on whether the context was Swedish or American. Nils Gustafsson and Anamaria Dutceac Segesten contributed to an article studying the use of the word "polarisation" in Sw

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/significant-increase-polarisation-swedish-newspapers - 2025-05-13

Published 6 March 2024 Alicia Fjällhed listening to the remarks of the external reviewer during her thesis defence. On Friday, February 15, Alicia Fjällhed defended her thesis, "Strategic moral communication: A metatheoretical and methodological response to the normative perspective on strategic communication," which challenges the assumption that strategic communication is immoral. The basis for

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/alicia-fjallhed-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2025-05-13

Published 4 June 2024 James Pamment and Jesper Falkheimer. Photo: Alessandra Sossini In an ideal world, perhaps the Psychological Defence Research Institute in Helsingborg would not even exist. But the global situation has brought attention, increased research funding and significant interest in collaboration from wider society. Read the article in Lund University Magazine at staff.lu.se.

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/psychological-defence-research-institute-we-could-be-ten-times-size-we-are - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] hotmail [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 28 juni 2019 Annica Sjöström Strand, ny docent i ämnet vårdvetenskap med inriktning omvårdnad. Annica Sjöström-Strand, från forskargruppen Barns och familjers hälsa, har en mångårig klinisk, akademisk och pedagogisk erfarenhet. Den 13 juni blev hon utnämnd till docent i ämnet vårdvetenskap med inriktning omvårdnad, vid Medicin

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/artikel/annica-sjostrom-strand-ny-docent - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 23 oktober 2019 Abayneh Tunje, Inger Kristensson Hallström, Tamiru Shibiru och Degu Jerene. Professor Inger Kristensson Hallström, från forskargruppen Barns och familjers hälsa vid Lunds universitet, har tillsammans med epidemiolog Degu Jerene, startat upp ett forskningssamarbete med Arba Minch University i Etiopien. Sama

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/artikel/nytt-forskningssamarbete-med-arba-minch-university - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 17 december 2019 Professor Inger Kristensson Hallström inleder symposiumet Barn i fokus Den 28-29 november arrangerade forskargruppen Barns och familjers hälsa, det vetenskapliga symposiumet Barn i fokus, om barncentrerad vård och e-hälsa, vid Universitetshuset i Lund. Symposiet markerade avslutningen för det 6-åriga fors

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/nyhet/191217 - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 8 juli 2020 Inger Kristensson Hallström, Charlotte Castor, Helena Hansson. Inger Kristensson Hallström, Charlotte Castor och Helena Hansson har presenterat forskning om e-hälsa inom ramen för forskningsprojektet iCOPE, under ett forskningsseminarium den 30 juni. Forskningsseminariet arrangerades av iCOPE (Interregional Ch

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/artikel/fokus-pa-e-halsa-under-forskningsseminarium - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 16 december 2020 Stefan Nilsson, ny gästforskare i forskningsprogrammet eChildHealth. Stefan Nilsson är legitimerad sjuksköterska och forskare vid Göteborgs universitet. Sedan hösten 2020 är han också gästforskare i forskningsprogrammet eChildHealth vid Lunds universitet, där han arbetar med utveckling av digitala metoder

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/artikel/mot-stefan-nilsson-ny-gastforskare - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 21 december 2020 Runar Vilhjalmsson, ny gästprofessor i forskargruppen Barns och familjers hälsa vid Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper. Runar Vilhjalmsson är professor i medicinsk sociologi vid Islands universitet. Som gästprofessor vid Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper bidrar han med sin expertis om jämlik och tillgäng

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/artikel/mot-runar-vilhjalmsson-ny-gastprofessor - 2025-05-13

Av jon [dot] ulvsgard [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jon Ulvsgärd) - publicerad 18 januari 2021 Charlotte Castor och Stefan Nilsson ska testa och validera en digital skattningsskala för att bedöma barns smärtnivåer. Forskare inom forskningsprogrammet eChildHealth har erhållit anslag från Barncancerfonden och Thurings stiftelse, för forskning om digital smärtskattning för barn. Forskningen leds av Cha

https://www.barnfamiljhalsa.lu.se/artikel/nya-anslag-forskning-om-digital-smartskattning - 2025-05-13