Published 18 December 2018 IIIEE staff, board members, former board members, students and alumni. After nine years, I have decided to leave my assignment as Director at the IIIEE. Together with you I have had the privilege to further develop the Institute in being an innovative and creative arena for interdisciplinary education and research within Lund University. It has been a time of engagement

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/thank-you-all - 2025-07-01

Published 26 February 2024 Photo: Mostphotos Recommendations from the WHO on limiting screen time for children under the age of five are almost impossible to follow, and risk causing unnecessary anxiety and stigmatisation of parents of young children. This according to a study from Lund University in Sweden on the digital media habits of young children. Instead, the researchers recommend that pare

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recommendations-young-childrens-screen-time-do-more-harm-good - 2025-07-01

Published 12 October 2016 Social and economic factors have led to a dramatic rise in type 2 diabetes and obesity around the world. In a review in Science, Mark McCarthy, professor at the University of Oxford, UK, and Paul Franks, professor at Lund University, Sweden, examine the knowledge of the actual causes and the interplay between genetics and lifestyle factors. By studying how our genes expre

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/review-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity-what-do-we-really-know - 2025-07-01

By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 25 October 2024 Researcher Jesica López flew over a fire-ravaged Amazon during fieldwork in Colombia. The fires are a consequence of climate change and expanding cattle breeding. Photo: Private Colombia is the world’s most dangerous country for those fighting to protect the rain forest and the environment. Last year, 7

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/safe-fieldwork-important-plan-thoroughly - 2025-07-02

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 28 November 2022 It is a big problem that culture and education are singled out as obstacles by foresters who want to use continuous cover forestry methods, according to the researchers. It shows how norms impact sustainable transitions. Photo: Torsten Krause. For decades, the Swedish forest have been intensely managed through

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/norms-make-transition-forestry-without-major-clear-cutting-difficult - 2025-07-01

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 25 January 2023 Nurse Anna Hellman measures the blood pressure of a participant in a treatment study where researchers are investigating how the hormone vasopressin is affected by how much water we drink. Photo: Kennet Ruona. How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism?

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity - 2025-07-01

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 25 January 2023 Nurse Anna Hellman measures the blood pressure of a participant in a treatment study where researchers are investigating how the hormone vasopressin is affected by how much water we drink. Foto: Kennet Ruona How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? St

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity - 2025-07-01

Published 16 November 2023 Andreas Bruzelius defended his Ph.D. thesis "Generating GABAergic interneurons through reprogramming and differentiation strategies" on Friday, 20 October 2023. Andreas Bruzelius, a Ph.D. student at Lund University, defended his PhD thesis on Friday, 20 October 2023. Andreas' research focuses on generating brain cells, specifically interneurons, in the lab, which has sig

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/generating-gabaergic-interneurons-phd-interview-andreas-bruzelius - 2025-07-01

Published 15 June 2023 Amongst those 65 and over, as many as one in three suffer from the disease, with the most common symptoms being pain in the knees, hips, hands and feet. Photo: iStockphoto The number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasing - 2025-07-01

Published 11 October 2023 Jacob in his natural laboratory environment. While it "might not seem very exciting" at first glance, the science brewing inside certanly is! (Photo by Jacob Vogel) Welcome to the first "WCMM fireside chat" article. This is a new series is dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We st

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-jacob-vogel - 2025-07-01

Published 31 May 2022 Faith, Nahid, David and Pamla came from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Photo: Anna Löthman 18 people came from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Why come all this way? And what knowledge will they bring back? Meet Pamla, Faith, Nah

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/africa-lund-joining-course-lusem - 2025-07-01

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 29 May 2022 Faith, Nahid, David and Pamla came from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Photo: Anna Löthman 18 delegates traveled from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Why come all

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/africa-lund-joining-course-lusem - 2025-07-01

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 25 July 2023 “What are the fundamental mechanical causes of osteoarthritis? And how can we slow or reverse its progression? These are the questions asked by professors Martin Englund and Hanna Isaksson. Photo: Johan Persson. Through molecular studies of knee tissue and advanced synchrotron radiation imaging techniq

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobank - 2025-07-01

Publicerad 6 mars 2025 Sjön Yamzho Yumco i den autonoma regionen Tibet i Kina – en av sjöarna som tack vare minimal mänsklig påverkan inte genomgått några större färgförändringar. Foto: Zheng Duan De senaste 40 åren har majoriteten av jordens sjöar ändrat färg. Det visar en ny studie där 32 miljoner satellitobservationer från drygt 67 000 vattendrag analyserats. Orsaken är omfattande förändringar

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/artikel/sjoar-andrar-farg-mansklig-paverkan-kan-ligga-bakom - 2025-07-01

Av kommunikation [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - publicerad 1 november 2024 Detektorn SHREC inspekteras av sin upphovsman Pavel Golubev, som är universitetslektor i kärnfysik vid Lunds universitet. Foto: Dirk Rudolph. Nu har forskare hittat en alternativ väg för att framställa atomer av det väldigt tunga grundämnet livermorium. Den nya metoden öppnar för möjligheten att skapa ett

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/lyckat-experiment-banar-vag-nytt-grundamne - 2025-07-01

Publicerad 10 maj 2011 Dagligt intag av en mjölksyrabakterie, som fått namnet Lactobacillus plantarum HEAL19, ser ut att kunna förebygga fetma och minska kroppens så kallade låggradiga inflammation. Åtminstone när det gäller råttor. Caroline Karlsson, doktorand i Livsmedelshygien vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola, har kunnat konstatera att råttor som fick denna mjölksyrabakterie, eller laktobacill, från

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/bra-tarmflora-kan-forebygga-fetma - 2025-07-01

Av tord [dot] ajanki [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tord Ajanki) - publicerad 4 april 2022 I många länder är det framför allt inom forskningsprojekt som deltagare screenas för typ 1-diabetes. Sedan många år går det att med blodprov screena barn som har ett förstadium till typ 1-diabetes. Screening görs i forskningsprojekt men inte i vården. Priset för att identifiera ett barn i riskzonen är knappt 10

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-visar-vad-det-kostar-att-screena-typ-1-diabetes - 2025-07-01

Publicerad 24 juni 2015 Doktoranden ska ingå i ett FORTE-finanasierat projekt (dnr 2014-2364), ”Ett värdigt liv: Hur hanterade danska och svenska beslutsfattare sexualitet och funktionshinder i slutet av 1900-talet?” HÄR kan du söka tjänsten. Arbetsuppgifter:Doktoranden ska ingå i ett FORTE-finanasierat projekt (dnr 2014-2364), ”Ett värdigt liv: Hur hanterade danska och svenska beslutsfattare sexu

https://www.genus.lu.se/artikel/doktorand-pa-genusvetenskapliga-institutionen - 2025-07-01

By paulina [dot] nordling [at] thm [dot] lu [dot] se (Paulina Nordling) - published 23 February 2024 The participants in the MA Performing Arts as Critical Practice have started their independent Work in the Field projects this Spring. The eight participants have partnered up with performing arts venues and will conduct artistic investigations, involving different communities and organizations in

https://www.thm.lu.se/en/article/work-field-students-ma-performing-arts-critical-practice - 2025-07-01

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 3 June 2024 CASE researchers joined a whole-week workshop with participants from 13 different countries including researchers, national policymakers and technical experts from the World Health Organization, WHO. Photo: Susanne Iwarsson CASE researchers Arlind Reuter and Susanne Iwarsson were invited to take part in an ex

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/learning-about-experiences-ageing-across-globe - 2025-07-01