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Men with severely reduced fertility are at greater risk of developing other health conditions later in life. A research team from Lund University in Sweden has now shown that these men are also more likely to develop colorectal cancer and thyroid cancer. The link between male infertility and an increased risk of disease is a relatively new area of research in reproductive health. Previous studies

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/link-between-male-infertility-and-increased-risk-cancer - 2026-04-27

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an everyday tool in biomedical research, helping scientists analyse data, understand diseases and develop new treatments. However, as AI models become larger and more complex, they also require increasing amounts of energy, data storage and computing power. Researchers using the technology rarely see the environmental impact of this. As part of this year’s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/what-does-ai-really-cost-biomedical-research - 2026-04-27

The stiffness of tumour tissue plays a role in how cancer spreads. Furthermore, stiff tumour tissue leaves traces in the affected cells. This is shown by two recent research studies from Lund University. "This helps us to better understand how the mechanical properties of the tumour microenvironment actively drive cancer development and spread,” says Vinay Swaminathan, senior lecturer at Lund Univ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/stiffer-tumour-tissue-causes-cancer-spread-more-quickly - 2026-04-27

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.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-shows-how-blood-sugar-regulating-cells-change-type-2-diabetes - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, have now carried out the most extensive analysis to date of ALL at the protein level, by studying the activit

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-major-study-proteins-patients-acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary lecture organised by the Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund. First published: 2019-05-26Listen to the interview and hear more about why Feng Zhang wants to i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-lecturer-feng-zhang-crispr-research-treasure-hunt-nature - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. First published: 2019-05-03Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University shows. The researchers also found a gene that increases the risk of gestational diabetes in Swedish women, but which, on the contrary, turned out to have a protecti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gestational-diabetes-india-and-sweden - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. After a series of studies, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues in Italy, have shown that not only one part, but most parts of the brain can be involved in processing the signals that arise from touch. The results open the way for a new approach to how the brain’s network of neurons proce

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-view-mechanisms-how-brain-works - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The number of cases of disease caused by Leishmania, a parasite that is spread via bites by sand flies which are mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas and in countries around the Mediterranean, has increased in Sweden. The most serious form of the disease usually leads to death if untreated. First published:

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-increase-parasite-disease-sweden - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Together with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, researchers at Lund University have conducted the largest ever analysis of ALL at protein level by studying activity in more than 8,000 genes and proteins. T

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-large-scale-study-proteins-patients-all - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Being able to take care of one’s hygiene, cook food and cope independently in the home are examples of feeling in control of one’s life. But how easy is it for an elderly person with a spinal cord injury to feel actively in control of their life in the home? Lizette Norin, occupational therapist and researcher, has wr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/accessibility-home-key-person-spinal-cord-injury - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Applications for the nomination of academic innovation projects and medium-cost equipment to the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation and Community Development First published: 2019-05-06In the text below, the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation and Community Development describes the purpos

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/nominate-projects-mats-paulsson-foundation - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden now shows the de facto key role played by the protein in Alzheimer’s disease. When the researchers shut off the gene th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A European consortium, led from Lund University, is to receive SEK 50 million from the EU for research which is to develop our understanding of the functional mechanisms of the brain. The research project, called INTUITIVE, is one of the Innovative Training Networks within the framework of Horizon 2020. The aim of the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/additional-sek-50-million-research-brains-mechanisms - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researcher Louise Brunkwall at Lund University explains how three risk factors are involved in obesity. Louise Brunkwall recently defended her PhD thesis Obesity; with a focus on diet quality and gut microbiota. In this clip, she discusses how the three known risk factors for obesity interplay to determine your risk:

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/watch-three-risk-factors-behind-obesity - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For over 20 years, a team of researchers at Lund University has worked on developing a drug against preeclampsia – a serious disorder which annually affects around 9 million pregnant women worldwide and is one of the main causes of death in both mothers and unborn babies. Now the researchers have published a study in

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/clinical-trials-beginning-possible-preeclampsia-treatment - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers from Lund University, together with the Roche pharmaceutical company, have used a method to develop a new blood marker capable of detecting whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease. If the method is approved for clinical use, the researchers hope eventually to see it used as a diagnostic tool in pri

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-detecting-alzheimers-disease - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between osteoarthritis and mortality in an epidemiological study. It was shown that the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was higher for people with osteoarthritis than for the rest of the population. Read full length article on the Lund Unive

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-linked-higher-risk-dying-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient, extinct viruses. Transposons are normally silenced by a process known as DNA methylation, but their activation can lead to serious diseases. Very little is known about transposons but researchers in an international co

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-sheds-light-darker-parts-our-genetic-heritage - 2026-04-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An extensive study has confirmed that the risk of developing coeliac disease is connected to the amount of gluten children consume. The new study is observational and therefore does not prove causation; however, it is the most comprehensive of its kind to date. The results are presented in the prestigious journal JAMA

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/association-between-coeliac-disease-risk-and-gluten-intake-confirmed - 2026-04-27