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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IT IS HIGH TIME that we start thinking about how we define life, according to a group of Lund University researchers. An army of intelligent robots is growing in front of us, but also opportunities to alter people’s DNA, create super babies and, perhaps, to encounter life in space.“Human beings have always dreamed of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/designer-babies-and-intelligent-robots-how-new-life-challenging-humankind - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Forskare vid Karolinska Institutet har upptäckt ett helt nytt sätt att behandla typ 2-diabetes. Metoden går ut att blockera signaleringen av proteinet VEGF-B, vilket förhindrar att fett lagras på "fel" platser i kroppen så som muskler och hjärta. I stället transporteras fettet till mindre skadliga platser - och som

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/genombrott-nytt-satt-att-behandla-diabetes - 2026-07-01

MultiPark researchers have discovered a new promising pharmacological approach stimulating recovery after stroke. Professor Tadeusz Wieloch tells about how the MultiPark Innovation Office supported the first steps in converting their academic research findings into something with commercial potential that may finally benefit the patients. Around 80% of people who suffer a stroke permanently lose s

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-academic-discoveries-therapies-how-multipark-innovation-office-helps - 2026-07-01

Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known as a transposable element, disrupts normal gene function in a disease called X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP). Published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, their findings uncover the epigenetic processes that lead to changes in gene expression linked to XDP, offering new insights into how this rare genetic

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-hidden-genetic-elements-trigger-rare-disorder - 2026-07-01

With his cycling helmet perched on his head, he rushes in like a whirlwind, fires off monosyllabic replies to emails and then asks thoughtful questions during meetings while simultaneously managing to work away on his computer. For Henrik Smith, life moves at a hundred miles an hour. But he is also a lauded professor with an awful lot to do. Henrik Smith, you see, wants to save the world. Has he g

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-visionary-who-never-slows-down - 2026-07-01

Graduation was approaching and alumnus Erik Månsson didn't know what he wanted to do. A few months later he received the diploma in his hand, as well as his first job - CEO for a start-up within Food Tech. We had a talk with Erik about his job - as well as the start-up world, student life and sources of inspiration. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Erik, tell us about what you do today!I

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/erik-mansson-alumnus-bsc-business-and-economics-2019 - 2026-07-01

Important to know before the change of telephony, smoother room bookings with Copilot and new security advice regarding AI browsers. Good to know before the telephone operator change on 10 MarchOn 10 March, Lund University will switch to Telia as its telephone service provider. Below is a summary of the most important information.You can find all the details here: New telephony services 2026SIM ca

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/it-news-telephony-change-smart-feature-outlook-ai-browser - 2026-07-02

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new collaborative research project led by researchers Torsten Krause and Barbara Schröter will investigate the global value chains of cattle (meat / leather), gold, tin and palm oil - commodities that are all imported to the European market, and originally produced in Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia. What is the proj

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/global-value-chains-meat-gold-tin-and-palm-oil-spotlight-new-research-project - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 we

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2026-07-01

Britta Padberg (PhD), former managing director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at Bielefeld University for twelve years and managing director for The New Institute in Hamburg, has been on a research sabbatical here at Pufendorf IAS for a month. She is by no means a stranger to us: Britta Padberg was part of our evaluation panel during 2024 and visited us both in May and in October 202

https://www.pi.lu.se/en/article/welcome-back-pufendorf-institute-advanced-studies-britta-padberg - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The bad news about malignant melanoma is that the disease is increasing more rapidly than most other types of cancer. The good news is that it is easy to cure, as long as it is detected in time. A research group in Lund has therefore started a project that it is hoped will make it easier to correctly diagnose suspicio

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/tape-could-simplify-skin-cancer-diagnosis - 2026-07-01

A new research project led by LUCSUS will examine immobility as an adaptation strategy. Through a novel research approach, and field work in different areas affected by sea level rise and erosion, it will shed light on the communities who are unable – or unwilling – to move despite negative effects on their environment. Average sea levels have swelled about 23 cm since 1880, with about 7 cm in the

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-research-project-examines-immobility-adaptation-strategy - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I den stora befolkningsstudien Malmö Offspring Study försöker forskare ta reda på hur vår tarmflora påverkas av kosten och vilken betydelse detta har för hälsan. – Vi har cirka ett och ett halvt kilo bakterier i tarmarna, berättar Louise Brunkwall – doktorand vid Diabetes och kardiovaskulär sjukdom och genetisk epid

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/bakterier-viktiga-magkanslan - 2026-07-01

Att skriva uppsats kan vara både ensamt och svårt att komma i gång med. För att stötta studenter i skrivprocessen har Naturvetenskapliga biblioteket och Studieverkstaden vid Lunds universitet startat ett gemensamt digitalt koncept med både frågestund och fokuserade skrivpass.– Vi såg att studenter ofta kommer med frågor som ligger i gränslandet mellan biblioteket och Studieverkstaden. Är det en fr

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/hall-kaften-och-skriv-fokuserad-digital-traff-hjalper-studenter-att-komma-i-gang-med-uppsatsen - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. I en stor internationell undersökning, i huvudsak dansk, fann forskarna ett samband mellan mammans intag av gluten under graviditeten och barnets framtida risk att insjukna i typ 1 diabetes. Sambandet var starkt och risken ökade proportionellt – ju mer gluten kvinnan hade ätit, desto större diabetesrisk. Drygt 67 00

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/fostrets-exponering-gluten-och-risken-typ-1-diabetes - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Right now, everything is focused on managing the coronavirus. However, even before COVID-19, viral pandemics around the world were increasing and the ’ordinary’ influenza virus and common cold virus cost society enormous amounts of money each year. Swedish virus researchers say they could improve the world with the he

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/virus-war - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A Dutch pilot, a safety manager from Australia, an average-adjuster from Denmark and twelve others who work with safety in high-risk industries came together a week before Christmas in Lund to hone their critical thinking skills. They are all studying the distance-learning MSc in Human Factors and System Safety, and i

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2026-07-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university-0 - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sverige rustar sig för att möta försök till oönskad informationspåverkan. Fokus ligger på valåret 2018 och nu har forskare vid Lunds universitet fått i uppdrag att ta fram en handbok för kommunikatörer på myndigheter runt om i landet. Den 2 januari gick Kristdemokraterna ut med en varning om ett falskt twitterkonto

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/ny-forskning-ska-ge-handbok-mot-desinformation - 2026-07-01

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Äldre personer som sover mindre än fem timmar per dygn har en kraftigt ökad risk att bli feta. Framför allt ökar det farliga fettet runt buken av för lite sömn. Det är sedan tidigare känt att sömnproblem eller sömnbrist hos barn och unga vuxna är förenat med ökad risk för övervikt och fetma. Mindre känt har det hitt

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/starkt-samband-somnbrist-och-fetma - 2026-07-01