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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Neuroscientists and stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a research model that allows studying human hippocampal neurons, the brain cells primarily affected by Alzheimer’s disease pathology. The study has been published in Stem Cell Reports. In Alzheimer’s disease the hippocampus, a brain

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-research-paves-way-developing-therapies-could-slow-down-alzheimers - 2026-06-27

Researchers from Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) will play a key role in a long-term grant from FORTE to establish a new national research centre. Lund University has received a long-term grant from FORTE to establish a new national research centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research on cancer and equity in women’s health. The centre, known as CIRCE (Centre for Inter

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusem-part-winning-proposal-national-research-centre-womens-health - 2026-06-28

The mandate Head of Department rarely spans more than six years. Matthias Baier held it at the Sociology of Law Department for eleven. This spring, the former prefect resumed his position as Senior Lecturer. Accompanied by his partner and two dogs in their rural home outside of Lund, Matthias Baier spent the spring semester phasing himself out of the department's top managerial position and back t

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/matthias-baier-has-stepped-down-head-department-and-back-classroom - 2026-06-27

Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern lifestyle. The causes may vary, but an increasing number of people are suffering from atopic eczema. In particular, children from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are at higher risk of developing the condition. However, there is help available and it is important to apply treatment early says Laura von Kobyletzki, a researcher at Lun

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2026-06-27

We now welcome the visiting professors recruited to the Faculty of Science through last year's international call for applications. Their collective expertise and international experience will strengthen the academic environment and create conditions for continued development in research, education and collaboration. To provide an overall picture of their backgrounds and assignments, all participa

https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/our-new-visiting-professors-and-their-expertise - 2026-06-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vissa ämnen skrivs det särskilt ofta i media om under sommaren. Här finns en lista över forskare vid Lunds universitet som kan svara på vanliga sommarfrågor. Medicin, mat och hälsaAktivt och hälsosamt åldrande
Det finns många viktiga forskningsfrågor på området aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande t ex boendefrågor, äldres

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-universitets-sommarlista-2017-massor-av-experter-pa-sommarens-fragor - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In our course Contemporary South Asian Societies we have the pleasure of having one of our former students, Emilija Zabiliute, as a lecturer. Emilija was a student on our masters programme between 2008-2010 and received her PhD from the University of Copenhagen in 2016.  Could you please tell us a bit about yourself?I

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumna-emilija-zabiliute - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our researchers, Devrim Umut Aslan and Cecilia Fredriksson, have just released their book about ongoing transformations in city retail. We asked Devrim to tell us a little about the book. This book is based on the changing relationship between retail and cities. In recent decades, retail has changed in several fundame

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-book-about-city-retail-transformation - 2026-06-27

New research shows that it is possible to induce new bone formation around orthopaedic implants in osteoporotic patients. The study has been published in Acta Biomaterialia. The study, which was led from Lund University in Sweden, is a collaboration with researchers from Lithuania, Germany and China.The Nordic region has the highest incidence of osteoporosis, a disease that makes bone prone to fra

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/making-bone-alive-ceramic-material-transforming-new-bone-tissue-osteoporotic-patients - 2026-06-27

What do the Assistant Heads of Departments do? What responsibilities do they have, what decisions do they make and which of your questions might they answer? Helena Filipsson, Assistant Head of Department with responsibility for scientific infrastructure. What do you do in your role, and what are your main responsibilities?I am part of the department’s management group together with the other assi

https://www.mgeo.lu.se/internal/article/roles-assistant-heads-departments - 2026-06-27

For Marcus Ascard, the interest in artificial intelligence (AI) started in his early studies – he was fascinated by how a computer could play a computer game by itself. Today, the engineering student has gained working experience in artificial intelligence from two different companies, and pictures a future career within AI. Marcus is in his fifth and final year of the civil engineering program in

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/marcus-ascard - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When then medical student Jonatan Wistrand met a patient who was seriously ill with cancer a few years ago he was extremely moved. On November 29 he defended his doctoral thesis at Lund University with his thesis “The doctor as the patient – documentary and literary statements during the 20th and 21st century”. “I did

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/situation-conflict-when-doctor-becomes-patient - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden studied self-grooming rats in order to better understand how the brain chooses what comes next in a sequence of actions. The study shows that when they switch from one action to the next in the grooming chain, the signalling in different parts of the brain changes. The results,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/self-grooming-rats-offered-clues-how-brain-chooses-behaviour - 2026-06-27

PhD student Tilde Krusberg is using creative future visioning methods to transition the Swedish food system to fossil-free energy as part of the AgroDrive project. She is motivated by how these methods allow for more radical imaginations of the future and for rethinking our present society. What attracted you to the position and to LUCSUS?I had been curious about LUCSUS for a long time and even co

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-tilde-krusberg-using-creative-future-visioning-methods-transition-swedish-food-system - 2026-06-27

A lot of research explains which diets may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Much research remains to be done about how our genes respond to the foods we eat. A new study led by researchers at Lund University adds to evidence that variations in the AMY1 gene may affect the way the body breaks down starchy foods. Unhealthy food habits are risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. An

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bread-study-examines-role-genes-breaking-down-food - 2026-06-27

Kriget i Gaza har skapat konflikter på universitet i Sverige och i andra länder. Motsättningarna mellan demonstranter och universitetsledningar och mellan grupper av anställda lär ta tid att överbrygga. Vi har träffat både LU:s rektor och demonstranter från tältlägret i Lundagård. I LUM ger de sin syn på vägen framåt. Vi har också intervjuat Lundaforskare med vitt skilda specialiteter och frågat h

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/efter-palestinagard-vad-hander-nu - 2026-06-28

Danmark har ett försprång på 30 år när det gäller arbetet mot gängkriminalitet. Och deras kriminalitet ser annorlunda ut, något som svenska politiker bör ha i åtanke när de sneglar på danskt polisarbete. Det menar kriminologen David Sausdal som forskat om danskt gängvåld och brottslighet över landsgränser. – Att man i Danmark gjort många saker rätt när det gäller att få bukt med gängvåld är helt u

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/danmark-har-ett-30-arigt-forsprang-i-arbetet-mot-gangvald - 2026-06-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Nio av tio är positiva till säkerhetskameror på gator och torg. Det visar en ny opinionsundersökning, som därmed stärker resultatet från förra årets undersökning. – Inte nog med att allmänheten är fortsatt starkt positiv till kameraövervakning. De uttrycker även en tydlig önskan om fler kameror, säger Markus Lahtine

https://www.lu.se/artikel/fortsatt-starkt-stod-kamerabevakning-pa-allman-plats - 2026-06-27

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Ett viktigt genombrott inom hjärnforskningen har skett vid Lunds universitet. I höstas kunde forskare vid Lunds universitet visa att det går att tillverka dopaminceller från stamceller som fungerar lika bra som de nervceller som finns i människans egen hjärna. – Vi har lagt grunden för att föra stamcellstransplantat

https://www.lu.se/artikel/lunds-senaste-professor-oppnar-upp-ny-behandling-av-parkinsons - 2026-06-27

K2 – Sveriges nationella centrum för forskning och utbildning om kollektivtrafik– grundades i Lund 2013. Sedan dess har K2 producerat mycket forskning, utbildning och arrangerat mängder av arrangemang med målet att sprida kunskap om kollektivtrafikens roll för en hållbar utveckling. Nu går K2 in i sitt sista år med den ursprungliga finansieringen men allt tyder på att verksamheten fortsätter, om ä

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/nationellt-centrum-forskning-och-utbildning-om-kollektivtrafik-gar-i-ny-fas - 2026-06-27