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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Low age, the number of hours spent on the internet/social media, feelings of loneliness and thoughts about seeking treatment for mental illness. All of these are associated with problem gaming over the internet. This is one of the findings of a study recently published by researchers at Lund University that includes a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-screen-games-mental-illness-and-addiction - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It’s Friday night in Lund and soon Mikael Dolsten, acclaimed head of research and visiting professor of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, is about to tell the incredible but true story of how, in just nine months, his company developed one of the vaccines that could save us from the pandemic. It would have take

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/our-visiting-professor-tells-astonishing-story-vaccine-can-save-world-pandemic - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the early 1970s, Lars Edvinsson stepped through the doors of Lund University for the first time. More than 50 years later, he is awarded the world's most prominent prize in brain research, "The Brain Prize", which is awarded annually by the Lundbeck Foundation. He receives the award for his pioneering research on m

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/migraine-pioneer-awarded-prestigious-brain-prize - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on the genetic scissors CRISPR-Cas9, that facilitates antibody development. The discovery is published in Nature Communica

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-facilitates-development-antibody-based-drugs - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jan Sundquist, Professor at the Center for Primary Health Care Research, a collaboration between Lund University and Region Skåne, has been awarded a $3 million grant by the National Institutes of Health, NIH, USA. The grant is awarded for research of heredity and the importance of the environment regarding the opioid

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/opioid-epidemic-and-other-drug-abuse - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have designed a new bioink which allows small human-sized airways to be 3D-bioprinted with the help of patient cells for the first time. The 3D-printed constructs are biocompatible and support new blood vessel growth into the transplanted material. This is an important first step towards

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioink-brings-3d-printing-human-organs-closer-reality - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Sophia Zackrisson has been appointed as the new LUCC coordinator for a 3-year period. She replaces Kristian Pietras as coordinator from March 1st 2021. Sophia Zackrisson is part of the LUCC steering group and currently one of the heads in the LUCC strategic network with focus on Imaging & nuclear medicine/ra

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-coordinator-lund-univeristy-cancer-centre - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Christmas and New Year holidays did not turn out the way Caroline Nilsson intended. Instead of taking time off from her job as a research nurse in the POInT study, she had to step in and help out in a COVID-19 ward at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. For six weeks, Caroline Nilsson and two other colleagues from

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/research-nurse-caroline-her-time-covid-19-ward - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many patients seeking treatment for chronic hip and groin pain are referred to an orthopaedic surgeon. Physiotherapist Anders Pålsson’s doctoral thesis from Lund University shows that these patients perceive a low quality of life and have low physical functioning. If their pain can be pinpointed and diagnosed at an ea

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/earlier-diagnosis-shortens-queues-orthopaedics - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. …a Lund University alumna who has taken a new position as director of the Big Data Institute in Oxford! “Thank you! I am very excited about this”, says Cecilia Lindgren. She describes the managerial role at the Big Data Institute (BDI) as a new chapter, but on something in which she is strongly rooted. Ever since she

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/congratulations-cecilia-lindgren - 2026-08-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Collaboration between the worlds of industry and academia promotes the dissemination of knowledge and technology in society. This is why the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) is investing SEK 30 million in industrial doctoral students. The grant covers the study period for the doctoral students and must

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/industrial-doctoral-student-research-initiative-collaboration-between-industry-and-academia - 2026-08-25

CMES researcher Anne Lene Stein has recently published an research article in Babylon – Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier. An agonistic approach to ethnography illuminates the complexities of researching in Palestine, where violent Israeli border regimes create pro- found socio-political divides. This framework highlights the methodological challenges and the transformative potential of ethn

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/agonism-and-ethnography-palestine - 2026-08-25

New article from CMES. Article written by Mahmoud A. Abd El-Basir, Yasser Hamed, Tarek Selim, Ronny Berndtsson, Ahmed M. Helmi.Read the full article here: Link to external website.Abstract:Arid mountainous regions are vulnerable to extreme hydrological events such as floodsand droughts. Providing accurate and continuous rainfall records with no gaps is crucialfor effective flood mitigation and wat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/developing-rainfall-spatial-distribution-using-geostatistical-gap-filled-terrestrial-gauge-records - 2026-08-25

CMES director Karin Aggestam has recently published an article in Forskning och Framsteg. She presents the article at a public event on justice at Playhouse Theatre, Stockholm, 6 October, 7pmRead the article (in Swedish) here: https://fof.se/artikel/ar-en-rattvis-fred-mellan-israel-och-palestina-mojlig/Read more about the public event: https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/251006-fof-en_kvall_om_rat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/prospect-just-peace-israel-palestine-0 - 2026-08-25

CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund have published a new policy brief: From Conflict to Peace: The PKK’s Disarmament and the Green Potential of Peace in the Middle East. The PKK’s decision to disarm in 2025 presents a historic opportunity to transform peacebuilding in the Middle East. Beyond ending decades of armed conflict, this moment allows for addressing the deep ecological damage left

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/conflict-peace-pkks-disarmament-and-green-potential-peace-middle-east - 2026-08-25

The ECO-Syria research team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), Lund University, convened its second and final workshop on 15–16 September 2025 at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in Lund. Titled “ECO-Syria: Exploring Conflict–Environment Interactions for Sustainable Development and Conservation”, the event formed part of the ECO-Syria research project funded by t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/eco-syria-workshop-explores-environmental-politics-and-civil-society-post-conflict-syria - 2026-08-25

The Dialogue Police Units in Lund and Malmö visited CMES for a guest lecture on Israel-Palestine by CMES director Karin Aggestam. The Dialogue Police are tasked with maintaining order and ensuring safety for all participants in demonstrations. They also act as a channel of communication and knowledge between the police and groups organizing public expressions of opinion. A central part of their wo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dialogue-police-visiting-cmes-lecture - 2026-08-25

New article from CMES HighlightsBubbler system enhances sustainable water and salinity management in the Jemna oasis.HYDRUS-1D simulated irrigation scenarios under present and future climate conditions.Optimal irrigation scheduling increases yields and reduces salinity during fruit stages.Climate change may cut yields by 45 %, highlighting the need for sustainable practices.Read full article hereA

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/strategies-present-and-future-bubbler-irrigation-system-management-saharan-date-palm-oasis-under - 2026-08-25

Associate Professor Pinar Dinc (Department of Political Science), together with colleagues from several faculties at Lund University and external partners, has received seed funding from the Strategic Research Areas of Lund University for the project Extreme-Loss: Agricultural Workers’ Livelihoods under Climate Change-Related Extreme Weather Events and Biodiversity Loss. The project brings togethe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/extreme-loss-new-project-receives-seed-funding-explore-farming-futures-changing-climate - 2026-08-25

Writing retreat spring & autumn 2026 Apply by 20 november 2025 The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. 4 writing retreats will be granted during 2026. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimula

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-writing-retreats-1 - 2026-08-25