Published 9 June 2021 Helena Elding Larsson and Robin Kahn. Photo: Johan Persson and Kennet Ruona. Children rarely get seriously ill in COVID-19. However, they can suffer from troublesome secondary diseases, the most serious being MIS-C, a hyper-inflammatory condition that often requires intensive care. In Skåne, around 30 children have been affected by MIS-C. Skåne University Hospital is leading

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-skane-university-hospital-shed-light-mis-c - 2025-07-01

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 14 June 2021 Computer method to help predict outcomes and tailor treatments for patients with inherited heart diseases. Illustration: Mostphotos An international group of clinicians and scientists, including MIT and Lund University , have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The research

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-and-tailor-treatments-heart-patients - 2025-07-01

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 16 June 2021 Cardiovascular and lung disease increase the risk of complications in COVID-19. Therefore, the Heart-Lung Foundation has granted SEK 3.1 million for five research projects at Lund University that will contribute to more knowledge about the effects of COVID-19. One of the researchers, Jonas Erjefält, pr

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/five-lund-researchers-received-grants-deepen-knowledge-about-effects-covid-19 - 2025-07-01

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 5 July 2021 Researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre are studying whether different subgroups of diabetes need different treatment. Photo: Kennet Ruona Newborn babies are already being screened for mutations and genetic tests help families with hereditary breast cancer. Genomic-driven precision medicine (GDPM) is an

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/precision-medicine-emerging-approach-complex-diseases - 2025-07-01

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 5 July 2021 Cryo-EM generated image of an antibiotic resistance factor (pink) protecting the protein factory, the ribosome, (white/grey). he reistance factor pushes its "arm" into the ribosome to remove the drug. Image credit: Hauryliuk-Atkinson lab To counter the effects of antibiotics, bacteria constantly evolve

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-winning-microscopy-technique-uncovers-mechanisms-bacterial-antibiotics-resistance - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 25 August 2021 Among other things, the results indicated that individuals without siblings had an increased frequency of heart problems and that first-born children had a lower risk of heart problems such as heart attack and stroke. Photo: Mosthphotos. First-born children are at lower risk of heart attack and stroke than the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/number-siblings-may-be-linked-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 25 August 2021 Up to 20 percent of Swedish couples have difficulty having children. Now a new research project will seek to find the answer to the riddle of infertility. In a group effort to combat involuntary childlessness, researchers within the Öresund collaboration ReproUnion are creating a register that includes 5,000 S

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/reprounion-joins-forces-combat-involuntary-childlessness-creating-biobank - 2025-07-01

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 6 September 2021 Photo: Kennet Ruona Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2025-07-01

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 6 September 2021 Professor Lena Uller was awarded a gold medal. The original ceremony was planned to be held in Barcelona, but had to be downsized to Zoom due to current circumstances. Europe's largest respiratory society, ERS, has awarded its winners for 2021. By doing so the society wishes to recognise the achiev

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/european-gold-medal-respiratory-medicine-awarded-professor-lund - 2025-07-01

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 8 September 2021 Children who had autoantibodies before falling ill with type 1 diabetes have also had an imbalance in their intestinal flora, previous research shows. In a new study conducted within the framework of a European research network, researchers at Lund University and Region Skåne will investigate whether the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-can-probiotics-prevent-type-1-diabetes - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 8 September 2021 Congratulations, Katarina Steding-Ehrenborg, Docent at Lund University! You’re one of six sports researchers who will take part in a two-year development program in which the Swedish Olympic Committee is now investing. What will the investment mean for you? – The support from the SOC means that we can carry ou

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-researcher-joins-olympic-offensive - 2025-07-01

Published 8 September 2021 During September and October, schoolchildren, seniors and other interested parties are examining the obstacles that exist in Swedish housing. Their tools in this work are a ruler and a mobile app. Photo: Martin Bergman/VA (Public & Science) During September and October, schoolchildren, seniors and other interested parties are examining the obstacles that exist in Swedish

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/help-researchers-measure-your-home - 2025-07-01

Published 20 September 2021 The international Alzheimer day takes place on 21 September. About 100 000 people in Sweden suffer from Alzheimer, a disease which also affect many family members and relatives. At the same time promising research brings new hope, with many of the international recognized findings originating from Lund University. Since the beginning of 2021 the strategic research area

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bigger-picture-alzheimers-disease - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - published 22 September 2021 Photo: Tove Smeds Congratulations Anna Blom, Professor of Medical Protein Chemistry at Lund University and the recipient of the Swedish Society of Medicine’s Berzelius Medal in Gold 2021 for innovative research in the field of medical chemistry. How does it feel to receive this prestigious award? – It’s a g

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/anna-blom-receives-2021-berzelius-medal-advances-medical-chemistry - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 22 September 2021 Peter Bentzer, Professor of Anaesthesiology at Lund University and an anaesthesiologist at Helsingborg Hospital, is being honoured by the Swedish Society of Medicine for initiatives that reduce climate impact. You are being awarded the prize for the best possible care with the least possible environmental imp

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honoured-best-possible-care-least-possible-environmental-impact - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 October 2021 Johan Malmström. Foto: Tove Smeds. On behalf of the Swedish Government, SciLifeLab develops and provides advanced technologies, instruments and expertise to researchers in academia, industry and healthcare throughout Sweden. Johan Malmström has served as Scientific Director of Integrated Structural Biology (ISB)

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/johan-malmstrom-scientific-director-scilifelab-platform-isb - 2025-07-01

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 5 October 2021 Thoas Fioretos. Foto: Åsa Hansdotter. Since 1 June of this year, Thoas Fioretos, Professor of Clinical Genetics at Lund University and Senior Physician in Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Region Skåne, is leading the work of the national research infrastructure Clinical Genomics within SciLifeLab. SciLifeLab

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-lead-work-scilifelabs-clinical-genomics-platform - 2025-07-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 5 October 2021 Christer Betsholtz, professor at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the major Nordic Prize for 2021 by the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. Photo: Göran Ekeberg. Christer Betsholtz, professor at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the major Nordic Prize for 202

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prize-worth-millions-awarded-leading-blood-vessel-researcher - 2025-07-01

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 October 2021 Karl Bacos, a researcher in diabetes and epigenetics, receives a generous grant from the Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. Photo: Petra Olsson Three researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) receive generous grants from the Hjelt Diabetes Foundation in 2021. Ola Hansson, Karl Bacos and Malin Fex have b

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hjelt-foundation-grants-mechanistic-studies-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-01

Published 19 October 2021 Anna Falk. Photo: Stefan Zimmerman. In healthcare, treatments developed for broad patient groups are often used. This is not always an effective approach. Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova has therefore distributed research grants to eleven Swedish innovation environments whose research aims to develop more individually adapted healthcare for patients. The stem cell rese

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sek-40-million-innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments - 2025-07-01