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Jörgen Olofsson, Markku Rummukainen and Minchao Wu were recently featured or cited in various media. Researcher interviewed about strategies to achieve climate targetsResearcher Jörgen Olofsson, was interviewed in the daily Dagens ETC about a new book containing 100 strategies to achieve climate targets by 2050. “I’ve only skimmed through the list, but I see that, for example, the production and c
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/staff-swedish-media - 2025-09-29
Anders Lindroth was interviewed by the magazine Dagens ETC about the climate impact of forests, and about why the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing. Anders Lindroth, Professor Emeritus at the Department, was recently interviewed by Dagens ETC. In one article about about the effect of forests on the climate, he says “In principle, it would be best for the climate simply not to cut do
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/anders-lindroth-interviewed-dagens-etc - 2025-09-29
Swedish forests are important carbon sinks today, despite emissions from deforestration. The choice of management is paramount for the impacts on climate change and some of the concepts used in the climate discussion today needs to be thought over and based on research. This is the essense of an article published by Professor Anders Lindroth and Professor Christina Moberg, in DN Debatt on 11 Septe
https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dn-debatt-clear-cutting-forests-generate-large-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2025-09-29
Recent studies indicate that acquired brain injuries, such as traumatic brain injury, trigger potentially harmful responses that may lead to neurodegenerative pathology. “Acquired brain injuries and their links to neurodegeneration diseases” is a new special interest group (SIG) collaborating across research groups to elucidate molecular processes that may mediate the relation between acquired bra
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/acquired-brain-injuries-special-interest-group - 2025-09-29
Thanks to the recent development of diagnostic tools based on blood biomarkers linked to Alzheimer’s, it is possible to predict whether an individual will develop the disease. Therefore, MultiPark researchers gather across groups to investigate hidden opportunities and develop implementable tools also for other brain conditions with similar approaches. “Development and implementation of fluid biom
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/fluid-biomarkers-special-interest-group - 2025-09-29
In April, the young MultiPark working group organized a photo competition entitled "Brain in Picture". The external jury has had a hard time choosing, but now, they have appointed the best entry. Congratulations to Ellinor Molnár, bachelor student in the Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory, for a great picture and for winning the competition! The jury had the following motivation: The winning entry
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/brain-picture-winning-photo - 2025-09-29
New research is underway at Lund University, led by Dr. Vivien Horvath, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center. Supported by a new grant from the Collaborative Center for X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), Vivien aims to improve our understanding of XDP, a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by the recent insertion of a transposable element. Transposable elements, also known as '
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/exploring-role-jumping-genes-x-linked-dystonia-parkinsonism - 2025-09-29
Fredrik Nilsson defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 10, 2023. For the last four years, he has explored the use of patient-specific cells in cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease to identify strategies to safeguard these transplanted cells from disease-related degeneration. Now, he tells us about his findings, their potential implications for future therapies, and valuable insights and advi
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-replacement-therapy-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-fredrik-nilsson - 2025-09-29
One of Multipark's associated research groups has published a new study that reveals the role of astrocytes in the development of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Their findings, now in the journal Brain Communications, provide valuable insights into the cellular mechanisms of the disease and open up new possibilities for developing early diagnostics and potential interventions for patients with FTD
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-astrocytes-role-frontotemporal-dementia - 2025-09-29
Summer is the right period for recharging our batteries through vacations and travels. It also seems to be an attractive time to organize scientific conferences… Here are some warm summer wishes from three MultiPark research group leaders and the MultiPark management team attending the World Parkinson Congress in Barcelona. Every third year, the World Parkinson Coalition organizes a breathtaking m
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/summer-greetings-multipark-world-parkinson-congress - 2025-09-29
Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2025-09-29
Researchers at Lund and Gothenburg Universities have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems. The method, now published in Nature Communications, opens up a future where bioelectronics can be implanted in and removed from the body without surgery. Electrotherapy is a medical treatment method that uses electrical currents to sti
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2025-09-29
Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons when the rats are given psychedelic drugs. The results show an unexpected and simultaneous synchronisation among neurons in several regions of the brain. In light of the develo
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brain - 2025-09-29
Hur kreativ är forskarutbildningen? Vad kan man göra för att den ska bli mer kreativ? Samuel West är inte bara doktorand utan också forskar om just kreativitet... Universitetet var inte en lika kreativ arbetsplats som Samuel West hade föreställt sig. Samuel West hade arbetat som psykolog i många år när han för fyra år bestämde sig för att doktorera. Nu ser han sin snart färdiga forskarutbildning i
https://www.lu.se/artikel/han-soker-kreativ-kraft-utanfor-universitetet - 2025-09-29
Allt mer forskning hanterar stora datamängder även inom samhällsvetenskap och humaniora. Vad betyder det för metoder, teorier och kunskapssyn? Hur öppen ska den datadrivna forskningen vara? Och kan till exempel forskare som arbetar med registerdata garantera sina informanter sekretess? Tvärvetenskap är vägen framåt om den akademiska forskningen ska förbli relevant i ett digitaliserat samhälle – de
https://www.lu.se/artikel/nyttig-oppen-saker-big-data-utmanar-humanister-och-samhallsvetare - 2025-09-29
Förväntningarna på big data är enorma. Vissa talar om en ny upplysningstid och förutspår ett vetenskapligt paradigmskifte. Men data kan inte ersätta kunskap och teorier. Tanken och perspektivet kommer alltid att vara avgörande för analysen. Däremot förändrar digitaliseringen vår syn på kunskap. Det menar fyra forskare som LUM träffat längs ”kunskapsstråket” Sölvegatan. Kollegor längs Sölvegatan: T
https://www.lu.se/artikel/risk-att-kvalitativ-forskning-kommer-i-skuggan-av-big-data - 2025-09-29
Humanister hanterar allt större mängder data, säger Marianne Gullberg, professor i psykolingvistik och föreståndare för Humanistlaboratoriet. Ungefär så här bör en krigare ha svingat sitt svärd för att åstadkomma de skador som arkeologerna hittat på människoben… Men sysslar humanister inte med big data? – Det beror på hur man definierar big data. Datamängden ökar kraftigt inom vårt fält, men vi är
https://www.lu.se/artikel/big-data-inom-humaniora-ger-nya-mojligheter - 2025-09-29
Efter open access kommer open data. Ett förslag från Vetenskapsrådet väcker dubbla känslor bland forskarna. Många tycker det är viktigt att vara öppen med forskningsdata. Andra befarar att deras data ska missbrukas eller att ämnen som humaniora och teologi underordnas nya rutiner och inrapporteringskrav mallade efter de våta områdenas sätt att forska. Det är viktigt att humanisterna engagerar sig
https://www.lu.se/artikel/forslag-om-oppna-forskningsdata-vacker-dubbla-kanslor - 2025-09-29
Säkerhetsaspekten har setts som mycket viktig i Epihealth, ett forskningssamarbete mellan universiteten i Lund och Uppsala. Projektets register innehåller för närvarande data om 18.000 svenskar mellan 45 och 75 år. Syftet är att studera sambanden mellan å ena sidan gener, livsstil och miljöfaktorer, å andra sidan de stora folksjukdomarna hos medelålders och äldre personer, berättar professor Sölve
https://www.lu.se/artikel/sakerheten-viktig-nar-halsodata-lagras - 2025-09-29
– Vi är bara i början av en enorm global digitalisering, men det går undan nu, säger Stefan Larsson, rättssociolog och föreståndare för Lund University Internet Institute. – Jag tror att vi kommer att se en omfattande metodutveckling inom samhällsvetenskap och humaniora som har med digitalisering att göra, både kvalitativt och kvantitativt. Och där spelar stora, komplexa data troligtvis en viktig
https://www.lu.se/artikel/vi-ar-bara-i-borjan-av-en-enorm-global-digitalisering - 2025-09-29
