By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 9 December 2024 Isabel Gonçalves and Andreas Edsfeldt have analysed atherosclerotic plaques from patients who have type 2 diabetes and patients who do not have the disease. Photo: Petra Olsson People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and dying prematurely due to atherosclerosis. A

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-explanation-dangerous-atherosclerotic-plaques-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 18 December 2024 The study shows that intake of sweetened beverages showed stronger links to cardiovascular disease than any other form of sugar. Photo: Unsplash/Megan Watson An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 20 December 2024 Nicholas Leigh is a senior lecturer and researcher in regenerative immunology. In Sweden, only a few research groups in the field study salamanders. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago. In his research, he focuses on salamanders

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/seeking-shutdown-button-cancer - 2025-07-05

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 2 January 2025 In a recent study, eighty-eight per cent of the respondents said they were in favour of body checking. Sixty-four per cent said they did not think there would be more injuries. Photo: Istock/vencavolrab In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-07-05

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 3 January 2025 Concerning concussion, both female and male hockey players who reported more concussions were more likely to report elevations in various psychiatric symptoms. Photo: iStock/Gilaxia Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new stud

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussions - 2025-07-05

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 8 January 2025 Efraim Westholm and Lena Eliasson have measured levels of the protein IGFBP7 in beta cells from people with type 2 diabetes. Photo: Petra Olsson In type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to release insulin is impaired, which leads to high blood glucose levels. Research led from Lund University shows how the lev

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/protein-affects-ability-secrete-insulin-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-05

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 31 January 2025 Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg receives the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research for research on the adipose tissue. Photograph: Johan Wingborg This year's recipient of the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research maps out mechanis

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ingrid-wernstedt-asterholm-receives-leif-c-groop-award-research-adipose-tissue - 2025-07-05

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 5 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.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2025-07-05

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 10 February 2025 In a large international study the researchers found that analysis by the AI led to 14 times fewer missed diagnoses of severe arrhythmias. Photo: Bild: iStock/alexaldo. In patients with symptoms such as irregular heartbeats, dizziness, or fainting, or in individuals that physicians suspect may have atrial

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-better-humans-analysing-long-term-ecg-recordings - 2025-07-05

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.medicine.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-07-05

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 12 February 2025 Experimental scientist Ilknur Özen and Niklas Marklund, professor at Lund University and neurosurgical consultant at Skåne University hospital have in collaboration with Uppsala investigated brain tissue from 15 patients. Photo: Tove Smeds A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain inj

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cracking-alzheimers-code-how-brain-trauma-triggers-disease - 2025-07-05

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 14 February 2025 Elin Hård af Segerstad, dietitian specialised in pediatrics and researcher at Lund University. She works clinically at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. Photo: Tove Gilvad The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 18 February 2025 Assessing patients via chat functions is a means for healthcare centres to streamline care, but it requires an entirely new approach to medical evaluation. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist Assessing patients via chat functions is a means for healthcare centres to streamline care, but it requires an entirely ne

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/nurses-need-new-skills-digital-triage - 2025-07-05

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 11 March 2025 Filipe Pereira, professor at Lund University, together with Cristiana Pires and Fábio Rosa founded Asgard Therapeutics AB. Photo: Kennet Ruona Asgard Therapeutics, in partnership with Lund University and Herlev Hospital, has been awarded €2.5 million for an EIC Transition project from the European Innovation Coun

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/innovative-cancer-cell-therapy-project-lands-eu25-million-eic-funding - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 13 March 2025 The study is particularly relevant given the Swedish Work Environment Authority's recent proposal to lower the limit for exposure to hexavalent chromium from 5 to 1 microgram per cubic metre of air. Photo: iStock Unchanged since 1996, Sweden's hexavalent chromium exposure limit is higher than in several o

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cellular-changes-occur-even-below-hexavalent-chromium-limit - 2025-07-05

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 3 April 2025 Anna Falk, director of LU-ATMP, and Gisela Helenius, head of the ATMP center at Skåne University Hospital, want to develop the ATMP environment in Lund together with innovation players. Photo: Tove Smeds On April 9, Lund University's Pre-GMP Facility and Skåne University Hospital's ATMP Center - a joint rese

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/now-lunds-atmp-infrastructures-are-officially-open - 2025-07-05

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 7 April 2025 “High-income countries, such as the United States, have sharply reduced their use but the gas still accounts for more than 60% of their climate emissions from anaesthetic gases", says Talbot. Photo: iStock Gases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countries - 2025-07-05

Publicerad 28 juni 2019 Kommunikatörer har mycket att bidra med, både när det gäller att skapa förutsättningar för organisationers strategiska arbete och att få den löpande verksamheten att bli mer effektiv. Ett öppet kommunikationsklimat leder ofta till väl fungerande kommunikation. Det visar resultaten från ett av världens största forskningsprojekt inom strategisk kommunikation. – Vi har studera

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/kommunikation-spelar-en-avgorande-roll-framgang - 2025-07-05

Publicerad 29 juni 2023 Lucas, en aktiv styrelsemedlem inom Ingenjörssektionen, delar med sig av generösa tips både för dig som ny student och för dig som redan befinner dig i Helsingborg. Ta del av hans insidertips för att navigera genom studentlivet och dra nytta av allt som Helsingborg har att erbjuda. Vad är det bästa sättet att lära känna människor som ny student? Det bästa sättet att lära kä

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/lucas-delar-sina-basta-helsingborgstips-nya-studenter - 2025-07-05

Publicerad 30 juni 2023 I 23 år har Gitte Borg sett till att studenter, personal och besökare aldrig gått hungriga under en dag på Campus. Hon har sett tusentals studenter komma och gå och värnar om mötet med nya människor. – Jag tänker ofta på mitt café som campus hjärta, säger Gitte Borg och häller upp en kopp kaffe. I 23 år har hon drivit sitt café på Campus Helsingborg och sett tusentals stude

https://www.ch.lu.se/artikel/mot-campus-hjarta - 2025-07-05