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Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion. Now, researchers want to investigate if it is possible to use the genetic CRISPR/Cas9 scissors to correct the gene’s activity. The research team’s scientific paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Invest

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-09-23

Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define underlying mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy. Their latest discovery, published in PNAS, could be used to devise novel therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as these, as well as other synucleiopathies in the fu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2026-09-23

New biomarkers can make Alzheimer’s disease easier to detect and diagnoses more accurate, which may be crucial as disease-modifying treatments are available. And the diagnostic toolbox could expand even further, predicts one of MultiPark’s newest research group leaders, who is working on an AI model designed to detect several different conditions linked to dementia from a single blood test. But Mu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-alzheimers-month-how-multipark-research-contributes-understanding-diagnosing-and-treating - 2026-09-23

When used as a diagnostic aid, artificial intelligence (AI) can help physicians save time and make more accurate diagnoses. However, physicians should also understand and be able to explain the computer’s decision to the patient to avoid jeopardising trust, says AI researcher Stefan Larsson. AI also puts us at a crossroads: do we want to reflect the world or change it? Stefan Larsson is a research

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-can-both-strengthen-and-undermine-trust-healthcare - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TLC has now completed the program for the autumn lecture series in collaboration with Moderna. ProgrammeThey Are Here - 20/09, 16:30-18:00 Facebook eventIeva Misevičiūtė - 04/10, 16:30-18:00Marianna Simnett - 15/11, 16:30-18:00Lili Reynaud Dewar - 12/12, 16:30-18:00  20 September 16.30: They Are HereThey Are Here (f.2

https://www.khm.lu.se/en/article/schedule-khm-x-mmm - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During 7-8 of May, 80 researchers within MERGE and BECC met to learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and how their research can be linked, and contribute, to the implementation of the goals. We are just as far from reaching the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as Burkina Faso. We just have different

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/spring-meeting-2019-merge-becc-jointly-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-09-23

Cancer is a genetic disease, caused by a change in the genes which make up our DNA. Normally one change or mutation is not enough to trigger the development of cancer, instead cancer is typically comprised of a combination of genetic mutations. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed a novel somatic gene mutation is involved in the formation and progression of acute myeloid leukemia. The

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-reveal-what-may-be-triggering-disease-progression-acute-myeloid-leukemia - 2026-09-23

Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define underlying mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy. Their latest discovery, published in PNAS, could be used to devise novel therapeutic approaches to treat neurodegenerative diseases such as these, as well as other synucleiopathies in the fu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2026-09-23

Each year, Lund Stem Cell Center presents one of its members with its Article of the Year Award. This year three distinguished nominees contended for the title. Among them, Marie Jönsson, representing the research group Molecular Neurogenetics, was awarded Article of the Year 2021, for their work in revealing how the activation of ancient viruses during brain development causes inflammation. In th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scc-article-year-award-goes - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "No matter what happens in real time politics, some damage is already done”. Researcher Torsten Krause comments on the newly elected Brasilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s plans for deforestation and exploitation of the Amazon.  Bolsonaro takes office on the first of January 2019 and has promised to open protected areas

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-exploitation-and-deforestation-brazilian-amazon - 2026-09-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We need new ways of understanding and accounting for how people depend on nature to protect and preserve our environment. Research from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) strives to diversify ways of measuring and evaluating ecosystem services to take into account people’s place-based, varied a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/current-frameworks-assess-human-nature-relationships-are-too-simplified-and-risk-compromise-human - 2026-09-23

The symptom profiles of different neurodegenerative diseases often overlap, and diagnosing age-related cognitive symptoms is complex. A patient may have multiple overlapping disease processes in the brain at the same time. Now, researchers at Lund University have developed an AI model showing that it is possible to detect several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample. The study is

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-ai-model-can-detect-multiple-cognitive-brain-diseases-single-blood-sample - 2026-09-23

ADHD is usually associated with being careless, impulsive and having difficulty concentrating. New research focused on ADHD in adults indicates a greater number of cognitive and motor symptoms, and that the effects of medication vary depending on the severity of symptoms. The results could pave the way for more personalised care and better day-to-day support. ADHD is a neuropsychiatric deficit wit

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-offers-more-nuanced-view-adhd-points-towards-more-personalised-care-and-precision-medicine - 2026-09-23

When red blood cells break down, they release heme, a component of hemoglobin, that can contribute to inflammation and damage tissues and blood vessels. Researchers at Lund University have now identified a mechanism by which heme activates an inflammatory reaction in the blood. They were also able to block this pathway in experimental models. The findings could have implications for diseases and c

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/damaged-red-blood-cells-can-trigger-inflammation - 2026-09-23

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2026-09-23

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/art-treasures-taken-out-hiding - 2026-09-23

David Gisselsson Nord and Tony Ingesson both love spy novels and have a nerdy interest in history. Their shared curiosity resulted in an interdisciplinary collaboration about how it might be possible to inspire smarter cancer treatment with the help of methods from espionage and intelligence analysis. Tony Ingesson finds it fairly easy to show a bit of attitude in front of the camera. David Gissel

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cancer-researcher-and-intelligence-expert - 2026-09-24

An investigation by Miljödata AB, the company which supplies the Adato system to Lund University, shows that the group behind the cyberattack on Adato was able to access certain information about all of the University’s employees. Former employees are also affected. This page was updated 29 September 2025.Both current and former employees of Lund University are affected, with the latter group incl

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/cyberattack-targeting-lund-universitys-system-supplier-miljodata - 2026-09-24

When researchers are working in the field, they may be faced with challenging and sometimes dangerous situations. How does Lund University prepare its doctoral students and researchers for fieldwork? When LUM asks about the faculties’ procedures, it becomes clear that the departments are primarily responsible. Dealing with dangerous situations in the field once they have arisen is not enough – the

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safe-fieldwork-who-responsible-security - 2026-09-24