Published 19 February 2020 Martin Magnusson (Photo: Kennet Ruona) A new epidemiological study from Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the intestinal hormones GIP and GLP-1 are important for insulin producti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-07-03

Published 26 February 2020 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases arise. “The goal is for researchers to be able to develo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched - 2025-07-03

By david [dot] ekberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (David Ekberg) - published 2 March 2020 As the body ages, there is a general loss of function in all organs. Among other things this leads to declining renal function and osteoporosis among the elderly, the latter to a greater extent among women. A new doctoral dissertation from Lund University illuminates women’s aging and investigates the relation

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kidney-function-and-osteoporosis-elderly - 2025-07-03

Published 2 March 2020 How accessible are Swedish homes to the elderly? Pensioners, teachers and students all over Sweden will be helping researchers at the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments (CASE) at Lund University to find out in the ForskarFredag (Researchers’ Friday) 2020 mass experiment – the Housing Experiment. Professor Susanne Iwarsson, coordinator for CASE and head of the Acti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/out-tape-measure-first-time-sweden-mass-experiment-involving-elderly - 2025-07-03

Published 3 March 2020 Oskar Hansson (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is often difficult, as several other conditions can cause similar symptoms. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now discovered a blood marker that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s in the early stages of the disease. ‟This is a major breakthrough. I believe this blood test can be used clinically i

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/blood-test-enables-early-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2025-07-03

Published 3 March 2020 Kristina Sundquist (Photo: Johan Bävman) Professor Kristina Sundquist's research group at Lund University in Sweden has been awarded USD 2 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. Kristina Sundquist, together with Professor Kenneth Kendler's research group at Virginia Commonwealth University, will

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/large-grant-research-genetics-alcoholism - 2025-07-03

Published 30 March 2020 The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends that people over the age of 70 should limit their contact with other people as much as possible for a period of time, the length of which is uncertain. How should the elderly and their relatives behave during this crisis? Eldercare researcher Lisa Ekstam of CASE is doing her best to provide advice and answers. According to the P

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/elderly-and-coronavirus-crisis-striving-maintain-everyday-routines-and-balance-activities - 2025-07-03

Published 30 March 2020 Ulrika Wijk, a PhD student at Lund University and an occupational therapist at the Hand Surgery Clinic at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. Photo: Tove Gilvad Losing a body part can have a major impact on both function and feeling, with so-called phantom sensations. However, prosthetics research has made great progress in recent years. Among other advances, artificial sen

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/sensory-impressions-artificial-hand-without-surgery - 2025-07-03

Published 30 March 2020 Thérése Jönsson defended her thesis on the subject of nursing science specialising in physiotherapy on March 20. One in four people suffer from osteoarthritis, a chronic joint disease. Although guidelines have long existed regarding how osteoarthritis should be treated, only half of patients undergo the recommended basic treatment. A new thesis from Lund University shows th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-osteoarthritis-school-can-reduce-pain-and-increase-quality-life - 2025-07-03

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 20 April 2020 Sara Wettemarks studies abroad are being pursued from home in Sweden. Photo: Private In mid-December 2019, Sara Wettemark took a flight to Vancouver, Canada, for a semester of Master’s studies in Biomedicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She intended to return home in May but, like so many othe

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/studying-abroad-during-coronavirus-epidemic - 2025-07-03

Published 24 April 2020 Orpheus is a European network that has committed to developing and disseminating best practice as well as promoting harmonisation within PhD education in biomedicine and health sciences. The network carries out evaluations to ensure quality within PhD programmes. So far, 10 European medical faculties have become accredited, including the University of Copenhagen and Karolin

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/faculty-phd-programme-gains-accreditation - 2025-07-03

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 29 April 2020 Download the app, log your data and help save lives now (Swedish) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2025-07-03

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 29 April 2020 The Prize for Internationalisation of Teaching and Learning in First and Second Cycle Education at Sweden’s Medical Faculties for 2020 has been awarded to Kristina Orban at the Department of Health Sciences, Lund University. The citation for the award stated “Since 2016, Kristina Orban has led the Mirots proj

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/prize-internationalisation-teaching-and-learning - 2025-07-03

Published 13 May 2020 "The function we’re performing is to lighten the load for regular staff so they have the energy to last longer. It feels important," says Hanna Djerf, a medical student who works two days a week in an intensive care unit with Covid-19 patients in Malmö" One of the medical students who has begun working at Skåne University Hospital to strengthen Skåne's health service in the f

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/you-want-help - 2025-07-03

Published 26 May 2020 Image A is a cross section of nerves, showing both healthy and thin nerves. Image B is an incision along the nerves. Images C , D and E are of healthy nerve fibers. All images are taken with synchotron light. In an international collaboration led by Lund University in Sweden, researchers have used synchrotron light to study what happens to the nerves in diabetes. The techniqu

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/unique-3d-images-reveal-architecture-nerve-fibers - 2025-07-03

Published 26 May 2020 Photo: Mostphotos A new study from Lund University in Sweden has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms. Studies from other countries have previously indicated that these factors may be important in adult obesity. The areas where we live are known to be important for our health. For example, obesity is more prevalent in de

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/obesity-not-related-how-close-you-live-fast-food-or-gyms - 2025-07-03

By johanna [dot] sandahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Sandahl) - published 26 May 2020 Image of a human embryo surrounded by placenta, around 7 weeks of age. (Hill, M.A. (2020, May 18) Embryology Stage13 bf4.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Stage13_bf4.jpg) Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new research model

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-unique-insight-development-human-brain - 2025-07-03

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 27 May 2020 From left: Lisa Påhlman, Nicholas Leigh and Andreas Edsfeldt. Three researchers joined the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University (WCMM LU) during the spring. In total, there are now 24 research team leaders recruited to the WCMM at Lund University – 14 clinical researchers and 10 basic res

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/three-new-researchers-wcmm - 2025-07-03

By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 29 May 2020 Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2025-07-03

By alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 1 June 2020 Neuroblasts (green) in the aged brain traveling from the subventricular zone (SVZ) to the olfactory bulb (OB) via the rostral migratory stream (RMS). Proliferating cells are shown in red. Image from Jonas Fritze. Neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons are formed, dramatically declines in the aging

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-identify-novel-regulator-neurogenesis-aged-brain - 2025-07-03