Yana Litins'ka, Jonas Björk and Malin Inghammar.(Photo: Åsa Hansdotter) Researchers at Lund University want to use AI methods, population registers, mobile data and novel data sources to develop and evaluate applications that can be used to detect and combat pandemics in the future. A large collaborative project is funded by Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency. During the corona pandemic, it has b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemics - 2025-08-25

Highschool students learn how the extraordinary regenerative powers of salamanders can help us discover new ways to fight diseases in humans in a UniStem Day 2023 workshop led by researchers in the Leigh Group. Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a brain in a petri dish or how scientists use viruses to fight genetic diseases? These are just some of the fascinating topics explored on UniSt

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/inspiring-tomorrows-scientists - 2025-08-25

In our Annual Report for 2023, we have gathered highlights from the year from research, policy and engagement. We also outline key events within our PhD programme and our Education. Read the Word from our Director Barry Ness, and download our Annual Report 2023. LUCSUS Annual Report 2023Read about our development as a centre, and highlights within research, policy and impact during the year.Read t

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/read-lucsus-annual-report-2023 - 2025-08-25

90 MSEK goes to Lund when research initiative WISE invests half a billion SEK in material science for increased sustainability – the largest investment in material science in Sweden. Photo: Kennet Ruona WISE, the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, is the largest-ever investment in materials science in Sweden and is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. WISE

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/tremendous-impact-transformation-towards-sustainable-future - 2025-08-25

Elin Hård af Segerstad, dietitian specialised in pediatrics and researcher at Lund University. She works clinically at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. Photo: Tove Gilvad The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease. A particularly clear link was seen when children had eat

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-08-25

“Today’s guidelines recommend stepwise addition of lipid-lowering treatment. But it’s often the case that this escalation takes too long, it’s ineffective and patients are lost to follow-up", says Margrét LeósdóttirPhoto: Åsa Hansdotter Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-o

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2025-08-25

The NOPHO-DB-SHIP consortium at last year's meeting in Utrecht, NL. Photo: Private In June, pediatric cancer experts from 16 countries gathered in Brussels for the annual meeting of the NOPHO-DB-SHIP consortium—an EU-wide collaboration working to improve outcomes for children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). In Sweden, the trial is coordinated by Lund University and Skåne University Hospital. At

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/brussels-meeting-advancing-personalised-treatment-childhood-aml-across-europe - 2025-08-25

“An underlying question in my lab is: how did the human brain become human?” says Johan Jakobsson, professor at the Department of Experimental Medical Science and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease-0 - 2025-08-25

Researchers at Lund University show that it is possible to replace aged or defective blood stem cells in mice using a non-toxic stem cell transplantation approach. Photo // Pexels Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University have developed a stem cell-based therapy that rejuvenates the aging blood and immune systems in mice without harsh treatments like chemotherapy or radiation. Th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/non-toxic-stem-cell-therapy-prevents-age-related-blood-diseases-mice - 2025-08-25

Elsa Trolle Önnerfors, from the Faculty of Law. Photo:Jenny Loftrup The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on perseverance – for how long is unknown "I used a year's worth of creativity in the first few weeks, and lear

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2025-08-25

A brain organoid researchers in the Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics at Lund University used to study a family of transposable elements, known as LINE-1 (L1) transposons. Image by: Anita Adami, first-author of the study. For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2025-08-26

Pollinering på natten är lika viktig som den som sker på dagtid, men har ofta underskattats. Bild: Franco Patrizia från Pixabay. I över 60 år har forskare försökt avgöra om växter pollineras mer på dagen eller natten – utan att nå någon tydlig slutsats. Nu visar en stor forskningsöversikt gjord vid Lunds universitet att nattens pollinatörer gör lika stor insats som dagaktiva arter i hela 90 procen

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/pollinering-i-morker-lika-viktig-som-i-dagsljus-ny-studie-utmanar-forskningsbias - 2025-08-25

Från vänster till höger på bilden: Blerim Emruli, Erik Påander, Jordina De Sousa, Iván Ortiz Del Noval & Alfriyadi Rafles. Photo: Carla Böhme. Studenter på Magisterprogrammet i informationssystem har möjlighet att få värdefulla certifikat i business analytics för att stärka sina CV. Det internationella Magisterprogrammet i informationssystem på Institutionen för informatik, Ekonomihögskolan vid Lu

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/studenter-utrustas-med-karriarframjande-certifikat - 2025-08-25

Foto: Carla Böhme Experter från olika områden inom universitetet samt ett antal gästforskare kommer inom Pufendorf-temat "DigiJustice: Digitala ojämlikheter och mänskliga rättigheter i den artificiella intelligensens tid" att demonstrera ett tvärvetenskapligt förhållningssätt till digital rättvisa och utformningen av en inkluderande framtid. Temat, som leds av Miranda Kajtazi, docent i informatik,

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/digijustice-en-tvarvetenskaplig-strategi-digital-rattvisa - 2025-08-25

En människa ärver gener från båda föräldrar och generna styr vilka egenskaper vi ska ha. Forskarna bakom en ny studie har studerat hur egenskaper som är viktiga för ämnesomsättningen förs vidare från mammor och pappor till barn. Foto: Kennet Ruona Forskning vid Lunds universitet visar att de biologiska föräldrarnas gener påverkar barnets insulinfunktion samt förmågor att reglera blodsockernivåer o

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-foraldrars-metaboliska-egenskaper-kan-paverka-barnets-halsa-over-tid - 2025-08-26

Naturvetenskapliga fakultetens dekan Sven Lidin på den vildvuxna åkern som snart kommer att påbörja sin metamorfos till vetenskapsmeckat Science Village. En katalysator som kommer att modernisera naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, både i Brunnshög och på Sölvegatan. Dekan Sven Lidin må ha blivit ”närsynt, lönnfet och medelålders” under sina tio år i symbios med Science Village. Men hans framtidsvision

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/fakultetens-fard-mot-vetenskapsbyn-i-brunnshog - 2025-08-25

Pollinering på natten är lika viktig som den som sker på dagtid, men har ofta underskattats. Bild: Franco Patrizia från Pixabay. I över 60 år har forskare försökt avgöra om växter pollineras mer på dagen eller natten – utan att nå någon tydlig slutsats. Nu visar en stor forskningsöversikt gjord vid Lunds universitet att nattens pollinatörer gör lika stor insats som dagaktiva arter i hela 90 procen

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/pollinering-i-morker-lika-viktig-som-i-dagsljus-ny-studie-utmanar-forskningsbias - 2025-08-25

"Jag vill bjuda in alla att besöka oss på Campus Helsingborg i sommar. Vi har skapat en riktigt spännande forskningsfestival, ta chansen att ta del av den fantastiska bredd och kunskap våra forskare delar med sig av under den här veckan." Det säger Charlo Kan mode någonsin bli hållbart? Hur ställer vi om till miljösmart e-handel? Och vilken roll ska universiteten ha i framtidens samhälle? Det är n

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/hallbara-stader-och-samhallen-i-fokus-pa-ny-forskningsfestival - 2025-08-25

The newly established Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC), at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), and led by Professor Daniel Hjorth, is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Malmö Academy of Music (MHM), the Inter Arts Center (IAC) and the research cluster on “Creativity, AI, and the Human” at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), University of E

https://www.iac.lu.se/article/bridging-performing-art-ai-creativity-and-entrepreneurship-abc-mhm-iac-and-efi-research-cluster - 2025-08-25

Oskar Hansson and Sara Linse collaborate across faculties and their research has recently localised a drug that could potentially slow the progress of Alzheimer’s and be made available to the market next year. Photo: Johan Joelsson She is a chemist. He is a medic. Together they are behind some of the major breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research in recent times. Sara Linse and Oskar Hansson

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/top-duo-want-solve-mystery-alzheimers - 2025-08-25