By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 12 December 2023 Tina Rönn, Charlotte Ling, and Karl Bacos have led the work on a study that examines whether epigenetic changes contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. Photo: Petra Olsson Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by resea

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/epigenetic-changes-can-cause-type-2-diabetes - 2025-07-05

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 15 February 2024 Anna Blom and Ben C King have discovered that C3 protein protects insulin-producing cells. Photo: Rebecca Rosberg Much research on diabetes focuses on understanding what happens when the insulin-producing cells are destroyed. Researchers at Lund University have instead chosen to investigate what protects t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/protein-protects-insulin-producing-cells - 2025-07-05

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 18 April 2024 Vikas Yadav, Jan Nilsson, and Filiz Serifler at Lund University Diabetes Centre have contributed to the studies of the antibody that neutralises oxidised LDL particles. Photograph: Petra Olsson A treatment that has reduced plaque development in mice has now been tested in people with psoriasis. Jan Nilsson at

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-treatment-atherosclerosis-may-reduce-risk-dying-heart-attack - 2025-07-05

Published 3 July 2023 The millimeter-sized chip on which the transistors are located. (Photo: Anton Persson) Transistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors. With standard transistors approaching the limit for how small they can be, having more functions on the same number of units becomes increasingly important in enabling the developm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2025-07-05

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

Published 17 October 2016 Peace-building, mediation and justice issues have always been on the agenda. But the researcher path was not the obvious choice for Karin Aggestam, who has now been appointed to the prestigious Pufendorf chair. She is both the first woman and the first political scientist to obtain it – and she hopes to pave the way for an international Master’s programme in diplomacy. Ka

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/peace-and-justice-always-agenda-new-pufendorf-professor - 2025-07-05

By jenny [dot] loftrup [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jenny Loftrup) - published 18 February 2019 Every chair is taken and the leaders of the workshop have had to turn participants away. Among doctoral students, there is clearly great interest in the topic – to finish your thesis on time and feel good along the way.   “I think the workshop is great, it opens your mind and the techniques see

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Published 7 December 2018 A new EU project in the program area Öresund-Kattegatt-Skagerak (ÖKS) has been approved. Hanseatic League of Science (HALOS) will build a unique collaboration between Hamburg and South-West Scandinavia, bring together the four unique research facilities MAX IV, ESS, DESY and European XFEL, and create a centre for integrated, world-leading Life Science innovation and resea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/halos-unique-collaboration-life-science - 2025-07-05

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 2 May 2022 Fluorescent microscope image of control MBP-positive oligodendrocytes (in green) co-stained with alpha-synuclein (in red). It is possible to observe neurites positive for alpha-synuclein. Photo Credit: Carla Azevedo. Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define u

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2025-07-05

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 15 February 2022 CROCUS wants to gather knowledge about cultural and creative industries so that they can jointly apply for projects and run projects. The watercolour is painted by Cecilia Fredriksson, project manager for the network. Cultural and creative industries are steadily growing and driving regional developm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2025-07-05

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 9 March 2022 Martin Adell, Technology Platform Manager at Tetra Pak and Axel Knutsson, Materials Specialist at Alfa Laval at the MAXPEEM beamline at MAX IV synchrotron. Photo: Filip Lenrick. Nanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material proper

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industry - 2025-07-05

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-about-airborne-virus-particles-could-help-hospitals - 2025-07-05

Published 20 October 2014 Off the coast at Haväng, forests several thousands of years old are hidden below the sea. When researchers dive down to examine the well-preserved tree-trunks, they are literally diving deep into human history. Arne Sjöström gets ready for another sea dive. The morning sun is glittering on the calm surface of the Baltic Sea at Haväng in Österlen. Down on the beach, the re

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/studying-stone-age-forest-under-sea - 2025-07-05

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 11 October 2023 An illustration depicting the different steps that need to be taken to bring a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, from the lab to the clinic. Illustration by Katrine Bech Lauritzen. A recent publication by researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center, gives a closer look

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/closer-look-making-novel-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease - 2025-07-05

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström (English translation by Linda Eitrem Holmgren)) - published 19 October 2022 CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund were part of a group that put together a photo exhibition on forest fires in the garden of the Pufendorf Institute in Lund. Photo: Bodil Malmström Scientists all over the world agree: the earth is getting hotter

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/world-fire-how-do-we-adapt-warmer-planet - 2025-07-05

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Evelina Lindén) - published 7 November 2024 Brunnshög in north-east of Lund is no ordinary construction site – a world-leading environment for research and innovation is emerging here. The nanolab is paving the way for the university’s establishment at Science Village between MAX IV and ESS. The procurement process is concluded. It has been decided that Ve

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/vectura-landlord-future-nanolab-science-village - 2025-07-05

Published 29 May 2017 Four researchers have been awarded grants from The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. The grant consists of Euro 50 000 each and are aiming towards better treatments and prevention of type 2-diabetes. Improved life expectancy and quality of people with diabetesDiabetes affects millions of patients around the world. The two main types of the disease, type 1 and type 2,

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/200000-euro-diabetes-research - 2025-07-05

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