By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 27 July 2023 Bacterial species associated with early signs of atherosclerosis are linked to poor oral health in a new study. Daniel Jönsson, researcher and dentist, has examined the oral health of several of the participants. Photo: Petra Olsson. What is the link between atherosclerosis and gut and mouth bacteria? Research

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-and-mouth-bacteria-give-researchers-new-clues-about-atherosclerosis - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 3 August 2023 The green areas in the zebrafish brain indicate that the nerve cells send electrical signals when the implanted electrode transmits external stimuli. No tissue damage was observed after the injection. Researchers at Lund and Gothenburg Universities have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2025-07-05

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 3 August 2023 Kristina Lång. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist. Mammography screening supported by artificial intelligence (AI) is a safe alternative to today’s conventional double reading by radiologists and can reduce heavy workloads for doctors. This has now been shown in an interim analysis of a prospective, randomised controlled t

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-supported-mammography-screening-found-be-safe - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 9 August 2023 Heart failure is a common condition affecting 250 000 Swedes. Photo: iStock A research study at Lund University shows that there is an association between selenium deficiency and an increased risk of developing heart failure. The risk is twice as high for individuals with low selenium levels. Heart failur

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/link-between-selenium-deficiency-and-heart-failure - 2025-07-05

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 16 August 2023 Brainwaves, or neural oscillations, are periodic electrical activities that occur when large groups of neurons work together. Researchers now hope that these signals will teach us more about hallucinations and psychoses. Photo: Pär Halje Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneousl

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brain - 2025-07-05

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 17 August 2023 Researchers have studied the metabolism of people with overweight before and after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The study shows that the biggest changes occurred shortly after surgery. Photo: iStock/herjua A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric opera

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/positive-metabolic-effects-gastric-bypass-disappear-quickly - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 Researchers at Lund University, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Hannover Medical School and the biopharma company Amniotics will investigate how natural killer cells can be tailored for the treatment of AML, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Photo: iStock. As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 A new study from the universities of Lund and Gothenburg, among others, provides knowledge that can be used in individual risk assessment, preventive measures and treatment strategies for breast cancer patients. Photo: Foto: iStock/Rasi Bhadramani BRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-study-altered-guidelines-sweden - 2025-07-05

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 18 September 2023 Esther González-Padilla and Markus Heidenblad, photo: Ingemar Hultquist On September 28, the official launch of SciLifeLab Lund will take place in Forum Medicum. Lund is one of the four new sites that were established in 2022. The sites in Gothenburg, Linköping, Umeå and Lund are part of a major govern

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kick-scilifelab-lund - 2025-07-05

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 19 September 2023 Photo: iStock/Gab13. Is it possible that a single biomarker can detect all types of diseases related to dopamine deficiency in the brain? Yes, that's what a research group in Lund is discovering. "We have observed that an enzyme in cerebrospinal fluid and in blood is a useful marker for identifying all ty

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-can-identify-parkinsonian-diseases-0 - 2025-07-05

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 29 September 2023 Using a data-driven, bioinformatics approach, Lund University researchers have made it possible to take a holistic approach to how our blood group genes are regulated. Photo: iStock/choja Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understoo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-07-05

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 5 October 2023 Using precision medicine in diabetes means that treatment of the disease and its complications can become more precise and accurate. Photo: iStock An international consensus report on diabetes identifies the potential for diabetes screening, better classification of type 2 diabetes, and biomarkers that can p

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-report-opportunities-and-challenges-precision-diabetes-medicine - 2025-07-05

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 11 October 2023 The researchers behind the study on pressure-induced vascular damage, from left: Johan Holmberg, Olivia Ritsvall, Karl Swärd, Marycarmen Arévalo-Martinez and Sebastian Albinsson. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter. A research group at Lund University has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wal

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressure - 2025-07-05

Published 13 October 2023 By reprogramming tumor cells into the body's defense cells, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues aim to improve cancer treatments. Foto: Tove Smeds Filipe Pereira, professor of molecular medicine at Lund University, is awarded this year's Fernström prize for young, exceptionally promising, and successful researchers. He receives the award for his work on reprogramming blood

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-eric-k-fernstrom-prize-young-researchers - 2025-07-05

Av sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - publicerad 12 februari 2020 Ju mer socker vi äter, desto färre vitaminer och mineraler får vi i oss, visar ny forskning från Lunds universitets Diabetescentrum. Men forskarna anser inte att deras studie ensam räcker som underlag för ändra dagens kostrekommendationer om hur mycket tillsatt socker vi bör äta. Högt intag av socker är

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ju-mer-socker-desto-farre-vitaminer - 2025-07-05

Av tove [dot] gilvad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Gilvad) - publicerad 25 februari 2020 Med ökande ålder sker en generell förlust av funktioner i alla kroppens organ. Bland annat är nedsatt njurfunktion och benskörhet vanligare hos äldre. Det senare i högre grad hos kvinnor. En ny avhandling från Lunds universitet sätter ljuset på kvinnors åldrande och undersöker sambandet mellan två vanliga s

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/njurfunktion-och-benskorhet-pa-aldre-dar - 2025-07-05

Av katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - publicerad 14 februari 2020 Bildkälla: Mostphotos Forskare vid Lunds universitet har studerat sambandet mellan problematiskt spelande och överskuldsättning. Nu publiceras studien som visar att personer som spelat på nätkasino betydligt oftare skuldsatt sig för att finansiera sitt spelande, jämfört med andra spelformer. Spelproblemat

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/spelberoende-natbaserade-hogriskspel-och-skuldsattning - 2025-07-05

Publicerad 19 februari 2020 Orpheus är ett europeiskt nätverk som har åtagit sig att utveckla och sprida bästa praxis samt främja harmonisering inom forskarutbildning inom biomedicin och hälsovetenskap. Nätverket genomför utvärderingar för att säkerställa kvaliteten inom forskarutbildningar. Hittills har 10 europeiska medicinska fakulteter blivit ackrediterade, bland annat Köpenhamns universitet o

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fakultetens-forskarutbildning-ackrediterad - 2025-07-05

Av agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - publicerad 26 februari 2020 Fram med tumstocken: Första gången i Sverige äldre engageras i ett massexperiment Professor Susanne Iwarsson, koordinator för CASE och chef för forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande vid Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, är initiativtagare och vetenskapligt ansvarig för experimentet, som g

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/fram-med-tumstocken-forsta-gangen-i-sverige-aldre-engageras-i-ett-massexperiment - 2025-07-05

Av sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - publicerad 26 februari 2020 iPS-celler från människa. Bild: Johan Jakobsson Diabetes, Parkinson, Alzheimer och hjärt-kärlsjukdomar hör till våra allra vanligaste folksjukdomar. En ny biobank – den största i sitt slag ­– med stamceller från både friska individer och patienter ska bidra till ökad förståelse för hur dessa sjukdomar u

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/varldens-storsta-biobank-med-stamceller - 2025-07-05