https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/goran-gustafsson-prize-fight-against-antibioticresistance - 2025-08-27

Vikas Yadav, Jan Nilsson, and Filiz Serifler at Lund University Diabetes Centre have contributed to the studies of the antibody that neutralises oxidised LDL particles. Photograph: Petra Olsson A treatment that has reduced plaque development in animals has now been tested in people with psoriasis. Jan Nilsson at Lund University is one of the researchers behind the clinical study that showed a redu

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-atherosclerosis-may-reduce-risk-heart-attack - 2025-08-27

Three of the Lund University researchers that studied the brain environment of patients during an ongoing stroke. From left: Andreas Enström, Gesine Paul-Visse and Arne G. Lindgren. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist. By analysing small microvesicles that cells release to communicate with their surroundings in the blood, researchers at Lund University map what happens in the brains of stroke patients. The s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cell-specific-biomarkers-blood-reflect-what-happens-brain-during-stroke - 2025-08-27

Foto: iStock/Magda Tymczyj. The EAT-Lancet diet is a framework designed to promote environmental sustainability while also preventing common diseases such as type 2 diabetes. How do we know if the diet actually works? An international research team studied seven dietary scores and found that two of them were particularly good at evaluating adherence to the diet. Reliable diet scores are important

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-paves-way-sustainable-dietary-guidelines - 2025-08-27

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 research team at Lund University in Sweden has now identified molecular mechanisms that may

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-explanation-dangerous-atherosclerotic-plaques-type-2-diabetes - 2025-08-27

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. Major hockey nations are now following Lund University's research on the consequences of tougher

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-08-27

Three of the Lund University researchers that studied the brain environment of patients during an ongoing stroke. From left: Andreas Enström, Gesine Paul-Visse and Arne G. Lindgren. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist By analysing small microvesicles that cells release to communicate with their surroundings in the blood, researchers at Lund University map what happens in the brains of stroke patients. The st

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-specific-biomarkers-blood-reflect-what-happens-brain-during-stroke - 2025-08-27

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/forests-destroyed-wildfires-emit-carbon-long-after-flames-die - 2025-08-27

Arsenic and bismuth atoms on surface terraces of a GaAs nanowire. The red structures are GaBi islands. Figure: Johan Knutsson / Lund University / Nature Communications Site-selected crystal material synthesis at the atomic scale has been a long-standing challenge. NanoLundians Rainer Timm and Yi Liu use nanowire crystal phase heterostructures as templates for self-selective growth of one- and two-

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/novel-nanostructure-formation-atomic-scale-precision - 2025-08-27

ChatGPT is one of the AI services used in cheating. Academic misconduct has increased with about 200% during the past covid years. As a precaution Lund University has started a project to prevent deception and misleading in examination, whether it’s unauthorized cooperation, plagiarism, or non-allowed aids. In every study environment there is a unique culture, with boundaries to what is considered

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/ai-forces-teachers-change-way-courses-are-examined - 2025-08-27

The study was a joint effort between doctoral student and first author Ninoslav Pandiloski (centre), postdoctoral researcher Vivien Horvath from the Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics (left), and PI Christopher Douse (right). Photo by: Alexis Luis. Researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have made a new discovery about how the human genome protects itself from disruption during c

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-research-gives-insights-human-genomes-defence-mechanisms - 2025-08-27

This year's final surpassed even last year's in terms of excitement and impressive serves—and last year's final was already in a class of its own! Photo: Anna Löthman On 2 April, it was time for the the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament again, and this year also marked its 10th anniversary! The competition first started in 2013 but has had three breaks over the years, which is why the 10-year cel

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/who-made-it-podium-years-fek-table-tennis-tournament - 2025-08-27

Illustration: Axel Brechensbauer One of the biggest perks of teaching at university? Supervising students and seeing them grow into their role. That is at least according to senior lecturers Olof Hallonsten and Anna Jonsson. Detectives with magnifying glasses and catching and preparing a fish. Those are two of the metaphors that Anna Jonsson and Olof Hallonsten use to explain the relationship betw

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/comic-strips-and-metaphors-help-students-reflect - 2025-08-28

Trump’s attack on US universities and their research is actually a broader attack on democratic values, according to historian of knowledge Johan Östling. By destroying them, the Trump administration is paving the way for a very different kind of society.  “We need to understand the breadth and depth of this offensive,” says Johan Östling.Could you put Trump’s actions against universities in the U

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researcher-johan-ostling-attack-us-universities-unprecedented - 2025-08-28

Annika Olsson, dean of LTH, Magnus Genrup, head of the Department of Energy Sciences, and Karolina Isaksson, Head of Finance at LTH. Photo: Kennet Ruona, Johan Persson and private Lund University’s researchers are good at applying for and obtaining external research grants. But many funding bodies require faculties and departments to co-fund research projects, something that is becoming a major fi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/co-funding-increasingly-difficult-challenge - 2025-08-28

Afsaneh Taei har undersökt hur äldre personer som bor i utsatta områden hanterar livet. Foto: Lill Eriksson I samhällsdebatten gestaltas ofta äldre som sköra och passiva. Men nu visar en ny avhandling av CASE-anslutna doktor Afsaneh Taei, i forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande, att äldre personer i utsatta områden tvärtom är aktiva och delaktiga i att försöka göra sitt närområde bättre och

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/aldre-i-utsatta-omraden-kampar-att-skapa-trygghet - 2025-08-27

https://www.cfe.lu.se/artikel/eus-framtida-utmaningar-fran-ett-svenskt-perspektiv - 2025-08-27

Afsaneh Taei har undersökt hur äldre personer som bor i utsatta områden hanterar livet. Foto: Lill Eriksson I samhällsdebatten gestaltas ofta äldre som sköra och passiva. Men nu visar en ny avhandling av SWEAH-anslutna doktor Afsaneh Taei, i forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande, att äldre personer i utsatta områden tvärtom är aktiva och delaktiga i att försöka göra sitt närområde bättre oc

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/aldre-i-utsatta-omraden-kampar-att-skapa-trygghet - 2025-08-27

Vi var väldigt förväntansfulla inför resan till London, man hör ofta att London leder utvecklingen av miljözoner i Europa tack vare sina omfattande, strikta och ambitiösa policyer för att minska utsläpp och förbättra luftkvaliteten. Stadens Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) är en av de mest omfattande i världen och täcker hela stor London sedan augusti 2023. Zonen mäter 1 500 km² och omfattar ca nio

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-stadslogistik-inspiration-fran-londons-grona-omstallning - 2025-08-27

Tre bilder – tillika metaforer för en del av uppsats- och handledningsprocessen – från boken Metaphors we supervise by. Förlag: Studentlitteratur. Illustration: Axel Brechensbauer En av de främsta fördelarna med att vara universitetslärare? Att handleda och se studenter växa i sin roll. Det tycker i alla fall redaktörerna till en nyutkommen bok. Detektiver med förstoringsglas och att fånga och til

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/de-handleder-studenter-med-metaforer-som-redskap - 2025-08-27