By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 4 April 2024 ‘The Bridge - Lungs for Life’ initiative received EU funding to establish a centralized Danish-Swedish "renovation facility" for damaged lungs – a first-of-its-kind endeavor in Europe. Photo credit: Karl Hörnfeldt // Unsplash Many lung patients face a critical shortage of organs for transplantation. To add

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bridge-lungs-life-eu-funding-supports-oresund-lung-transplant-initiative - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 15 April 2024 High school students from Skåne, Sweden, learn how to use chicken embryos to study childhood cancer with researchers in the Mohlin lab during UniStem Day 2024. In the heart of Lund, anticipation filled the air as over 230 high school students from across Skåne, Sweden, gathered in a bustling auditorium at

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/students-scientists-never-ending-journey-stem-cell-research-begins-unistem-day-2024 - 2025-06-25

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 23 April 2024 Desiree Dickerson leads the workshop "Connecting Minds: Navigating Isolation and Building Belonging in Academic Life" with a diverse group of researchers, students, and staff from the Lund Stem Cell Center. Isolation is a major problem for many in Academia. To counteract this among researchers and doctoral

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/wellbeing-and-belonging-promote-success-academia - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 29 April 2024 Researchers studying natural killer cells present a comprehensive map of how these cells develop in humans, detailing their regulatory networks along the way. Image credit: AI-illustrated artwork via Midjourney // Dang Nghiem Vo At any given time, more than 2 billion natural killer cells patrol the adult

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/drawing-molecular-roadmap-human-natural-killer-cell-development - 2025-06-25

By press [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 7 May 2024 Photo from stem cell transplantation at Skåne University Hospital. Source: Skåne University Hospital. Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy. After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing. STEM-PD is a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/update-stem-pd-clinical-trial-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 30 May 2024 Researchers at Lund University and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen have discovered a new method that takes us one step closer to universal blood. Image: iStock/MusMuculus. Researchers at Lund University and DTU in Copenhagen have discovered enzymes in the colon that, when mixed with red bloo

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/enzymes-intestinal-bacteria-opens-universal-blood - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 4 June 2024 Anna Fossum, head of the FACS Core Facility research infrastructure, along with researchers Nicholas Leigh, Chimezie Umeano, and Marlene Johanna Oesterle, collect and analyze data on the new BD FACSDiscover. Photo: Alexis Luis. At Lund University’s Biomedical Centre, the FACS Core Facility hums with activit

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-era-flow-cytometry-arrives-facs-core-facility - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 25 June 2024 Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known as a transposable element, disrupts normal gene function in a disease called X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP). Image // Science Photo Library Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-hidden-genetic-elements-trigger-rare-disorder - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 11 July 2024 The Lund Stem Cell Center held its annual image competition from April to May 2024. In June, the 15 image entries were assessed, and the top images were selected according to the evaluators' scores. There comes a point in every researcher's work when the data goes beyond numbers and charts, transforming in

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/where-science-meets-art-inside-lund-stem-cell-centers-2024-image-competition - 2025-06-25

By info [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Faculty of Medicine) - published 11 July 2024 By reprogramming tumour cells to become the body’s defenders, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues hope to improve current cancer treatments. Photo by: Johan Persson Filipe Pereira and his research team have discovered a recipe on how to reprogram cancer cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, essential for initi

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-06-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 6 August 2024 Sofie Mohlin's research team has discovered that the MOXD1 gene is associated with neuroblastoma. Every year, about twenty children in Sweden get neuroblastoma. Most of them are diagnosed before the age of five. Some develop the disease in the fetal stage Neuroblastoma is a tumor disease that primarily af

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/gene-controls-prognosis-neuroblastoma - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 26 August 2024 In May 2024, Dr. Olle Lindvall was awarded a jubilee doctorate from Lund University in recognition of his 50-year anniversary of first earning his doctoral degree. Photo by: Mattias Lindvall. Dr. Olle Lindvall, recently awarded a jubilee doctorate from Lund University, has spent more than fifty years stu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/what-fuels-lifetime-scientific-discovery-olle-lindvall-reflects-his-journey-neuroscience - 2025-06-25

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 6 September 2024 Researchers are developing a new cancer immunotherapy that reprograms cancer cells into dendritic cells using an adenoviral vector. The image shows how this new approach, tested In preclinical studies, works. Image credit: Joana Carvalho. Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2025-06-25

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 3 October 2024 PhD student Luís Oliveira drew resounding applause for his presentation on how he reprograms cancer cells. Photo: Bodil Malmström. By describing his research as a battle between good and evil and likening himself to a hacker who attacks cancer cells to make them kind, PhD student Luís Oliveira took home the win

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/research-reprogramming-cancer-cells-won-presentation-competition-research-grand-prix - 2025-06-25

Publicerad 21 september 2009 Att barn till typ 2 diabetiker har en ökad risk att själva insjukna är väl känt. Nu visar ett internationellt forskarlag att de långt innan de insjuknar har såväl försämrad förmåga att utsöndra insulin som nedsatt känslighet för insulinet. Typ 2 diabetes orsakas av insulinbirst som kan bero på två olika faktorer. Dels en otillräcklig förmåga hos de insulinproducerande

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/barnen-arver-daliga-insulinceller - 2025-06-25

Publicerad 22 september 2009 Åtta av tio unga har kvar egen insulinproduktion ett år efter diagnosen typ 1 diabetes. En av tio till och med efter mer än fem år med sjukdomen. Detta är viktigt, blodsockret är lättare att kontrollera och risken för komplikationer senare i livet är lägre. Fyndet att så många så länge har kvar överlevande insulinproducerande betaceller går emot den gamla uppfattningen

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/vanligt-med-overlevande-betaceller-hos-unga - 2025-06-25

Publicerad 23 september 2009 Vid nyupptäckt typ 2 diabetes bör behandlingen med blodsockersänkande läkemedel starta tidigare än den ofta gör idag. För dem som haft sjukdomen ett antal år är strikt sockerkontroll inte lika självklar. Det är två av de slutsatser SBU gör i en ny rapport. Den nya rapporten, tillsammans med tre andra från SBU (Statens beredning för medicinsk utvärdering) fungerar som v

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/bra-med-tidig-tuff-behandling-vid-typ-2-diabetes - 2025-06-25

Publicerad 24 september 2009 Jämförelsen av syskon som föddes före respektive efter mammans fetmkirurgi visar stora skillnader i riskprofil för barnens framtida hälsa, till exempel för typ 2 diabetes och hjärt- kärlsjukdomar. - När fostret inte har exponerats för den skadliga miljö livmodern hos en fet kvinna är ser vi en dramatisk och långvarig skillnad för fetma och störningar av ämnesomsättning

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/mammas-fetmaoperation-raddar-barnens-framtida-halsa - 2025-06-25

Av sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - publicerad 22 juni 2020 I en ny gemensam rapport från de amerikanska och europeiska diabetesorganisationerna American Diabetes Association (ADA) och European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) beskrivs den största satsningen någonsin på precisionsmedicin inom diabetes. Rapporten innehåller en detaljerad översikt av preci

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/satsning-pa-precisionsmedicin-och-diabetes - 2025-06-25

Publicerad 28 september 2009 Man skulle kunna beskriva henne som kartritare. Eller som upptäcktsresande. En som söker sätta landmärken i en mycket vidsträckt och till stora delar okänd terräng. En som söker identifiera genetiska riskmarkörer bland 30 000 gener och tre miljarder DNA-bokstäver. - Genetiken gör mycket stora framsteg. Tekniken för att göra riktigt breda genetiska kartläggningar blir a

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/kartritare-i-nastan-okant-land - 2025-06-25