Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:30:25 +0000Medicine/article/ai-support-breast-cancer-screening-fewer-missed-cancer-casesFri, 30 Jan 2026 05:30:25 +0000/article/ai-support-breast-cancer-screening-fewer-missed-cancer-casesThere were fewer cases of breast cancer between two screening rounds, and of the cancers that did develop, fewer were advanced or aggressive. The final results from Lund University's MASAI trial are now available, and they show further benefits of AI-supported breast cancer screening. The study has already shown that AI support in mammography screening contributes to a 29 percent increase in detected breast cancers compared to traditional screening./article/caesarean-sections-saleWed, 28 Jan 2026 12:44:34 +0000/article/caesarean-sections-saleIn a recently published review article from Lund University researchers have analysed the incidence of caesarean sections in different European countries. The results show that private hospitals in several countries have a higher proportion of caesarean sections than public hospitals, even among women in low-risk groups. The caesarean section rate varied from around 17 per cent in northern Europe to over 50 per cent in southern Europe. /article/health-benefits-if-cities-are-densified-right-wayTue, 27 Jan 2026 15:26:44 +0000/article/health-benefits-if-cities-are-densified-right-wayIt is not easy to be an urban planner. Cities must be built more densely because surrounding agricultural land and nature must be protected – while at the same time health requirements are high. Over a period of five years researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have closely studied densification plans in three cities and found keys to solving this difficult equation. /article/how-your-lifestyle-can-affect-your-risk-dementiaTue, 27 Jan 2026 14:11:46 +0000/article/how-your-lifestyle-can-affect-your-risk-dementiaAlmost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we potentially can influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which risk factors are associated with two of our most common causes of dementia – Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. /article/recipe-book-reprogramming-immune-cellsWed, 14 Jan 2026 17:26:05 +0000/article/recipe-book-reprogramming-immune-cellsIn order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the “recipe” for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created a library of the 400 factors needed for reprogramming and have begun the work of finding the right combination – the recipe – for each type of immune cell. /article/researchers-create-cells-help-brain-keep-its-coolFri, 02 Jan 2026 12:37:52 +0000/article/researchers-create-cells-help-brain-keep-its-coolResearchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain’s support cells into parvalbumin-positive cells. These cells act as the brain’s rapid-braking system and are significantly involved in schizophrenia, epilepsy and other neurological conditions. /article/machine-learning-drives-drug-repurposing-neuroblastomaMon, 29 Dec 2025 07:49:23 +0000/article/machine-learning-drives-drug-repurposing-neuroblastomaUsing machine learning and a large volume of data on genes and existing drugs, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a combination of statins and phenothiazines that is particularly promising in the treatment of the aggressive form of neuroblastoma. The results from experimental trials showed slowing of tumour growth and higher survival rates. /article/capturing-moment-cell-shuts-door-free-radicalsMon, 22 Dec 2025 12:07:36 +0000/article/capturing-moment-cell-shuts-door-free-radicalsFor the first time, researchers have been able to show how a cell closes the door to free radicals – small oxygen molecules that are sometimes needed, but that can also damage our cells. The study is published in Nature Communications and was led from Lund University./article/full-fat-cheese-linked-lower-risk-dementiaThu, 18 Dec 2025 01:30:33 +0000/article/full-fat-cheese-linked-lower-risk-dementiaEating cheese and cream with a high fat content may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. This is shown by a new large-scale study from Lund University. The researchers analysed the dietary habits of more than 27,000 people and linked these to the occurrence of dementia over a follow-up period of up to 25 years. /article/how-reduce-risk-lymphedemaWed, 17 Dec 2025 15:03:30 +0000/article/how-reduce-risk-lymphedemaLymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can persist long after cancer treatment has finished. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that patients with a low level of physical activity face a higher risk of developing lymphedema. They have also noted that a lymph scanner objectively measures changes in the condition – a method that has now been introduced in Sweden’s Southern Healthcare Region. /article/heavy-menstruation-common-among-teenage-girls-questionnaire-reveals-risk-iron-deficiencyWed, 17 Dec 2025 14:34:45 +0000/article/heavy-menstruation-common-among-teenage-girls-questionnaire-reveals-risk-iron-deficiencyMore than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire. /article/blood-test-reveals-prognosis-after-cardiac-arrestFri, 12 Dec 2025 09:55:10 +0000/article/blood-test-reveals-prognosis-after-cardiac-arrestA blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. /article/three-lund-university-researchers-awarded-major-eu-grantTue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:07 +0000/article/three-lund-university-researchers-awarded-major-eu-grantThe evolution of eyesight, how not to disrupt animal flight, and immunotherapies in cancer treatment. Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson, along with medical researcher Paul Bourgine, have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to further study these topics./article/harmful-exposure-metal-recyclingThu, 04 Dec 2025 10:26:10 +0000/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recyclingThe metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at Lund University have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. /article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatmentTue, 02 Dec 2025 12:27:10 +0000/article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatmentElectrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. /article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanomaTue, 25 Nov 2025 12:42:02 +0000/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanomaA new epidemiological study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma./article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardensMon, 24 Nov 2025 09:08:51 +0000/article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardensKompetensportalen, Lucat, Lupin, Lubas and LUCRIS. Those are the names of some of Lund University’s administrative systems. They are now also the names of five new bacteriophages that have recently been discovered in the ponds of Lund University’s Botanical Gardens./article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-diseaseMon, 17 Nov 2025 15:42:29 +0000/article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-diseaseAn international team of researchers has investigated whether oral insulin can prevent early signs of type 1 diabetes and clinical diagnosis in children with an increased risk of developing the disease. Although treatment with oral insulin could not prevent development of diabetes-related autoantibodies, oral insulin delayed the rate of disease progression in children who developed such autoantibodies. The results from the POInT study are now published in The Lancet./article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosisMon, 27 Oct 2025 13:44:09 +0000/article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosisPregnancies do not weaken a woman’s skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. “There is a dip, but the body is absolutely fantastic at making up the loss,” says Kristina Åkesson, professor of orthopedics. /article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemicWed, 15 Oct 2025 10:05:03 +0000/article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemicDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an unexpected increase in the number of cases of type 1 diabetes in Sweden, particularly among children under five and young adult men. The infection accelerated the onset of diabetes among children between the ages of five and nine. /article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-systemFri, 03 Oct 2025 12:42:25 +0000/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-systemA research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body’s immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system’s ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer./article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennowTue, 30 Sep 2025 11:25:23 +0000/article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennowFrom a rejected article to world-leading Alzheimer’s research. Kaj Blennow has made it possible to detect Alzheimer’s disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear – an achievement that has not only transformed research but also laid the foundation for new therapies. He has now been awarded the Eric K. Fernström Nordic Prize for his groundbreaking research./article/detective-mysterious-world-proteinsTue, 23 Sep 2025 15:39:36 +0000/article/detective-mysterious-world-proteinsGemma Atkinson has been awarded this year’s Eric K. Fernström Prize for particularly promising and successful early-career researchers at Lund University. Her research focuses on bacterial proteins in order to understand the protective mechanisms bacteria use against infecting viruses known as bacteriophages./article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-studyMon, 22 Sep 2025 17:47:34 +0000/article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-studyAnorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now underway at Lund University in Sweden, where researchers are investigating whether psychedelic drugs have an effect on young patients with the disorder. /article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgeryWed, 17 Sep 2025 15:13:56 +0000/article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgeryA project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyses previously unutilised information in mammograms and pinpoints with high accuracy the individual risk of metastasis in the armpit. A newly completed study shows that the model indicates that just over 40 per cent of today’s axillary surgery procedures could be avoided./article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-diseaseWed, 17 Sep 2025 12:25:40 +0000/article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-diseaseIn a study led by Lund University and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyse aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study – the largest ever of its kind – examines the connection between genetic predisposition, gender and age in relation to tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in Nature Neuroscience./article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-diseaseMon, 15 Sep 2025 09:23:25 +0000/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-diseaseResearchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology early in the investigation phase,” says Professor Oskar Hansson, who led the study alongside Pontus Tideman./article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedAn innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at Lund University. /article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:36:46 +0000/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideProfessor Thoas Fioretos research has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. /article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infectionThu, 04 Sep 2025 13:18:45 +0000/article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infectionEach year, one in four women suffers from bacterial vaginosis, something that is currently treated with antibiotics. However, recently a gentler, antibiotic-free alternative has been authorised for sale in the EU. The chance discovery behind the innovation was made by a group of researchers from Lund University in Sweden. /article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsThu, 04 Sep 2025 10:01:12 +0000/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsInfertility, Alzheimer’s disease and decentralised infrastructure. These are the research areas of the three researchers at Lund University who are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. /article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-swedenTue, 02 Sep 2025 05:15:20 +0000/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-swedenA new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. “The time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,” says Mehreen Zaigham. /article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrenceMon, 01 Sep 2025 08:39:35 +0000/article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrenceA simple urine test that can assess the risk of kidney cancer recurrence at an early stage could spare patients from frequent imaging scans, e.g. CT-scans, and thus reduce the associated radiation, anxiety and costs. This has been shown in a new international research study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results have now been published in European Urology Oncology./article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-diseaseMon, 25 Aug 2025 15:00:01 +0000/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-diseaseFor 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 that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases./article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordicWed, 20 Aug 2025 10:13:03 +0000/article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordicIn a new observational study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, 461 of whom received a transplant. The results show that survival rates have increased significantly over time despite the modest volumes in the region – a development that the researchers attribute to technological advances, advanced technologies and better healthcare practices. /article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsMon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:06 +0000/article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsCarmelo D’Agostino, a researcher in traffic safety and behaviour, and stem cell researcher Paul Bourgine receive ERC Proof of Concept grants for their research into developing a new method for traffic safety assessments and finding new accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment./article/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-futureMon, 07 Jul 2025 06:10:53 +0000/article/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-futureWhen the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, the mRNA vaccines came to the rescue of many people – but in the background there was another, lesser known, hero: the lipid nanoparticle. Without these tiny “fat droplets”, the vaccines could never have been delivered into the body’s cells. And the fact is that these small particles will probably have more assignments in the future. It could be what enables the delivery of gene scissors and new gene therapies into the body./article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-pathWed, 02 Jul 2025 16:40:44 +0000/article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-pathA new study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, reveals that melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can in some cases be driven by mitochondrial processes, which can be effectively targeted using existing drugs. In preclinical laboratory experiments with melanoma cell cultures, researchers successfully eliminated cancer cells by using antibiotics and inhibitors of mitochondrial energy production, highlighting a potential therapeutic breakthrough./article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronaryMon, 16 Jun 2025 05:57:10 +0000/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronaryA Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at Lund University shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries – the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause heart attacks. The study also links dietary pattern to the composition of the plaques, i.e. how potentially dangerous they are. /article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clotsThu, 05 Jun 2025 12:16:34 +0000/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clotsBlood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 percent. /article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivfTue, 13 May 2025 09:50:50 +0000/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivfResearchers at Lund University in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment/article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeThu, 24 Apr 2025 13:53:36 +0000/article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeWhat if we could fight climate change using bacteria that live on air? That’s the vision behind a newly funded international research project led by scientists from Lund University, the University of Tromsø, and Harvard Medical School. With support from the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), the team aims to explore how an Arctic microbe that can feed exclusively on methane could become a powerful tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions./article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patientsTue, 15 Apr 2025 07:03:22 +0000/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patientsPatients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-on treatment late, or not all. Based on the results of a study from Lund University in Sweden, many new heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be prevented. /article/how-animal-life-exploded-earthWed, 09 Apr 2025 10:51:28 +0000/article/how-animal-life-exploded-earthAbout 540 million years ago, our planet suddenly erupted with life, filling our oceans with a diversity of complex life. This is known as the Cambrian explosion, and for a long time scientists agreed it was triggered by a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. But new research from Emma Hammarlund at Lund University is turning the tables completely on what scientists thought they knew to be true – for decades. How did Hammarlund end up going down an entirely different path?/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesThu, 03 Apr 2025 12:31:36 +0000/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesGases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows that greenhouse gas emissions from anaesthetic gases have decreased by 27% over the last ten years. By swapping out the anaesthetic gas with the highest climate impact, the climate impact of anaesthetic gases could have been reduced by a further 69%. /article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brainMon, 31 Mar 2025 11:45:33 +0000/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brainResearchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer’s drugs./article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityWed, 26 Feb 2025 07:31:17 +0000/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityThe Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at Lund University. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666./article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracyTue, 04 Feb 2025 08:59:30 +0000/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracyNew research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29 per cent more cases of cancer compared with traditional screening. More invasive cancers were also clearly detected at an early stage using AI. Now the final part of the research study will focus on breast cancer missed by screening./article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checkingThu, 02 Jan 2025 15:02:23 +0000/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checkingA first study shows that almost nine out of ten players in the Swedish women's hockey league are in favour of body checking./article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseThu, 05 Dec 2024 11:42:34 +0000/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseA team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease./article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatmentWed, 04 Dec 2024 13:19:45 +0000/article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatmentA new study led by Lund University in Sweden has solved a years-old mystery: which patients with aggressive breast cancer are helped by a targeted cancer treatment that had been under development but was shelved. The study is important since it brings hope that the development of the drug can continue and that it will make it all the way to these patients.