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Forskare vid Lunds universitet visar i en studie att kraftig övervikt, obesitas, ökar risken för fler cancerformer än vad man tidigare känt till. Resultaten visar på samband mellan obesitas och risken att utveckla 31 olika cancerformer eller subgrupper till cancerdiagnoser. Kraftig övervikt, även kallat fetma eller obesitas, är en kronisk sjukdom som ofta kräver långsiktig behandling och som även

https://www.lu.se/artikel/kraftig-overvikt-kopplas-till-okad-risk-31-cancerformer - 2026-07-10

Digitala trygghetslarm, medicinrobotar och digitala lås är vanliga lösningar på äldreomsorgens växande resursutmaningar. Men hur upplever användarna själva tekniken de får i sina hem? En ny avhandling från Samantha Svärdh, doktorand i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, visar att välfärdsteknik framför allt bidrar till deras trygghet. I en enkätstudie med drygt 400 hemtjäns

https://www.lu.se/artikel/valfardsteknik-ger-trygghet-men-inte-alltid-ett-aktivt-och-delaktigt-liv - 2026-07-10

Digitala trygghetslarm, medicinrobotar och digitala lås är vanliga lösningar på äldreomsorgens växande resursutmaningar. Men hur upplever användarna själva tekniken de får i sina hem? En ny avhandling från Samantha Svärdh, doktorand i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, visar att välfärdsteknik framför allt bidrar till deras trygghet. I en enkätstudie med drygt 400 hemtjäns

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/valfardsteknik-ger-trygghet-men-inte-alltid-ett-aktivt-och-delaktigt-liv - 2026-07-10

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A scientific collaboration organised by the Department of Food Science, Copenhagen University in association with Danish Ministry of External Affairs, Danish Ministry of Food and Environment, Danish Embassy in India and Indian Embassy in Denmark. A scientific workshop was organised on 6th and 7th of September the Depa

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/report-indo-danish-workshop - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. RESEARCHER OUTREACH: Erik Ringmar gave the lecture "The Theater of Hypnosis and the Hypnosis of Theater" at the Malmö Theatre Academy on Thursday, October 8, 2015. Ringmar discussed the question of suggestibility. It has long been observed that people, especially when they find themselves the members of crowds, are ea

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/theater-hypnosis-and-hypnosis-theater - 2026-07-09

In a recent study from the Netherlands, researchers investigated whether PRP has any effect on ankle osteoarthritis. In a new study, treatment with PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for ankle osteoarthritis has been investigated. The study lasted for one year and involved 100 participants, with half randomly assigned to receive PRP treatment and the remaining participants receiving a placebo treatment. E

https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/new-study-prp-ankle-osteoarthritis - 2026-07-09

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/perpetual-uncertainty-art-and-radioactivity - 2026-07-09

Right now, two new course starts are planned under SWEAH's auspices next year. All SWEAH courses are open to all PhD students, nationally and internationally, but SWEAH affiliates are given preference. Doctoral students connected to SWEAH's research school undertake to participate in at least two of the courses on aging and health that make up SWEAH's Core Curriculum during the connection period.

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/time-plan-spring-semester - 2026-07-09

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/swedish-support-guwahati-spring-school-india-china-corridor - 2026-07-09

Maiken Røed has defended her dissertation ”Interest Group Influence on Political Parties in Western Democracies”. The dissertation concerns interest groups’ influence on political parties. Parties are central actors in elections, legislatures and governments and they are an important intermediary between voters and the state in democracies. To better understand how public policy comes about and wh

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/maiken-roed-has-defended-her-dissertation - 2026-07-09

Folkuniversitetet in southern Sweden is producing a lecture catalogue for 2027 in collaboration with Lund University. Researchers interested in sharing research-based knowledge with a wider range of audiences across the region are being sought. The lecture catalogue is aimed at libraries, museums, cultural centres, associations and other organisers in southern Sweden. Through Folkuniversitetet’s a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/would-you-give-talk-about-your-research-libraries-southern-sweden - 2026-07-10

The discussion on the University’s establishment in Science Village has continued this year, but with a new focus. During the year, the project group for Stage 2, following a proposal from the Light and materials profile area, analysed possible scopes, needs for laboratories and logistics. With the help of architects, an initial drawing has been produced of a building, which could be located next

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/light-and-materials-focus-universitys-establishment-science-village - 2026-07-10

It was not an entirely uncontroversial decision to gather cancer researchers in the abandoned AstraZeneca premises ten years ago. Carl Borrebaeck was pro vice-chancellor at the time and pushed for the move which in itself cost SEK 50 million in central university funds. “I was not very popular with the deans at that time,” he says. “But now it turns out that Medicon Village is a great success and

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/medicon-village-ten-years-after-start - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The “Lund University Communication Guide” will shortly be distributed to faculties/ departments/divisions/equivalents (with the exception of the School of Economics and Management, which has its own communication guide, and LTH, which is to produce its own). It is the first university-wide guide of its kind and is aim

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-communication-guide - 2026-07-09

After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. The message came from American entrep

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. NEW FROM OUR RESEARCHERS: Roxanna Sjöstedt has published the article "Securitization and Foreign Policy Analysis", in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Sjöstedt describes and reviews in this article the central assumptions of securitization theory in order to capture its applicability to the study of foreign p

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sjostedt-securitization-and-foreign-policy-analysis - 2026-07-09

Professor Christine Wamsler is passionate about integrating inner development into academic curricula and institutional structures in order to support students cultivate the inner capacities and practical tools they need to foster resilience, navigate complexity, and contribute to sustainable solutions. Now, she is leading a new project, ALIGN – Embedding Inner Student-Centered Exploration and Dev

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/align-embedding-inner-student-centered-exploration-and-development-higher-education - 2026-07-09

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/next-occasion-celebrating-long-and-devoted-public-service-nor-will-be-held-autumn-2025-0 - 2026-07-10

Last year's Nobel celebration was a digital version, but this year David Julius, who won the Nobel prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2021, will travel to Stockholm for the festivities. In this interview he talks about what such a prize leads to, about the joy of curiosity-driven research that, although lacking guardrails, is full of creativity and opportunities – and about the similarity between

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/his-interest-natural-products-led-nobel-prize - 2026-07-09

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Plast är ett giganriskt miljöproblem som innefattar allt från nanopartiklar som letar sig in i djur och människor till stora sopberg som flyter omkring i världshaven. För att nå ut med budskapet samarbetar skådespelare och naturvetare i projektet Sjätte kontinenten. Ett hav av plast hänger från taket på utställninge

https://www.lu.se/artikel/naturvetare-tar-till-teater-i-kamp-mot-plast - 2026-07-09