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Eating 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. The debate about low-fat diets has long shaped our health advice and influ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/full-fat-cheese-linked-lower-risk-dementia - 2026-10-07

Over the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,000 lakes. Major changes in the lake ecosystems are thought to be the cause. Lakes are critical components of Earth’s ecosystem. They provide habitats for aquatic and terrestrial species, support biodiversity and help mai

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impact - 2026-10-07

En Lancet-kommission för precisionshälsa lanseras för att utveckla ett heltäckande ramverk för hur precisionsbaserade metoder kan integreras i hälso- och sjukvårdssystemen. Kommissionen leds av professor Paul Franks vid Lunds universitet och kommer att undersöka hur precisionsmetoder kan förbättra vårdens effektivitet, jämlikhet och skalbarhet i olika resursmiljöer och regioner världen över. Kortf

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/framtidens-sjukvard-under-omdaning-lu-professor-leder-lancet-kommission-om-precisionsmedicin - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 1.5 million Swedes and 850 million people globally suffer from migraines, a condition that Lars Edvinsson has been researching for almost forty years. Practically every day over the past year, he has received thank you letters from all over the world from patients whose lives have been transformed thanks to new medica

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/migraine-researcher-who-bucked-trend - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hyperglycemia starts a complex chain of events that damages blood vessels and cause cardiovascular disease. Scientists at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) have now been able to demonstrate why this happens, as well as how the destructive chain can be broken. This discovery represents a crucial step towards an ef

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-mechanism-underlying-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Despite the disappointing results in trying to treat children suffering from type 1 diabetes with the GAD vaccine, the treatment has not been written off entirely. DIAPREV-IT, the study in which healthy high-risk children are vaccinated, is continuing as planned, and now with more money behind it. "I am still hopeful

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/still-hope-gad-diabetes-vaccine - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. LUCSUS Director Emily Boyd is lead author for a chapter on poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development in the Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She recently attended the first meeting of lead authors from Working Group II in Durban, South Africa. Working Group II ass

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/emily-boyd-lead-author-ipccs-sixth-assessment-report - 2026-10-07

Fanny Hellgren's solo exhibition features several paintings from the artist's latest series. The astonishing canvases radiate soothing and pleasant feelings and by contemplating these non-figurative compositions one after another, one can sense a continuous rhythm. A pulsation, emanating from layers upon layers of acrylic paint, attracts us to track and understand its language and the dialogue tha

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumn-fanny-hellgren-perpetual-pulsation - 2026-10-07

In its largest investment yet, Cancerfonden, the Swedish Cancer Society, has announced its 2025 funding decisions, awarding SEK 1 billion SEK to strengthen cancer research across Sweden. Lund University received SEK 144.8 million, including SEK 50 million for projects led by ten researchers affiliated with the Lund Stem Cell Center. Among this year’s awardees is Dr. Sandra Lindstedt, senior consul

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-invests-next-generation-cancer-diagnostics-and-treatment-research - 2026-10-07

Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, not all patients respond to the drug. Researchers at Lund University have discovered a combination of biomarkers that can predict which patients will benefit from the treatment. This work is now continuing in order to confirm the results in a larger patient group, with the intention of developi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/diabetes-research-collaboration-can-pave-way-innovation - 2026-10-07

The time has come to celebrate four and a half months of meetings between NanoLund PhD students and their mentors. In the closing workshop, the mentees reflected on the program and what they have learnt. Under the guidance of Tina Persson from Passage2pro, they looked back at the career development plan they did at the start of the program to think about how and what they would like to change or p

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/grand-finale-very-first-nanolund-mentoring-program - 2026-10-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team has discovered a treatment that dramatically reduces swelling after brain and spinal cord damage. By using an already approved drug on rats, the brain’s water channels could be manipulated with positive results. The new study offers hope to the millions of people who are affected by brai

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-brains-water-channels-offers-hope-those-brain-and-spinal-cord-damage - 2026-10-07

Join LUCSUS, Lund University and Lund municipality for this year's Sustainability week. We are organising many different events, and hope to see you there! Sustainability week is an annual event in Lund organised as a joint venture by Lund University and Lund municipality. The week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/join-lucsus-years-sustainability-week-lund-8-13-april-2024 - 2026-10-07

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/more-sustainable-travel-lund-university - 2026-10-07

https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/alumni-finissage-doubles-louise-hammer-axel-burendahl-performance-tringa-gashi - 2026-10-07

En kurs i Canvas är aldrig bättre än sin struktur. En kurs i Canvas som saknar struktur blir lätt en kurs som studenterna upplever svår. Björn Fritz, studierektor på Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper och dessutom Canvas-koordinator berättar nedan om sina tankar kring kursstruktur:  Hur ser en bra kurs ut? Under det gångna årets arbete med canvas har det gjorts många bra kurser vid Lunds universi

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/du-vet-val-att-det-ar-strukturen-som-raknas - 2026-10-07

Hållbarhetsveckan har etablerat sig som en given mötesplats och samlar i år över 60 olika event. För sjunde året samarbetar Lunds universitet och Lunds kommun tillsammans för att lyfta allt från biologisk mångfald och klimatfrågor till näringslivets roll i omställningen, konsumtion och kulturella uttryck. I mitten på april är det dags att diskutera omställningen till ett hållbart samhälle och nätv

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/hallbarhetsveckan-17-22-april - 2026-10-08

Application is now open for a tenure track position as assistant professor (called associate senior lecturer in the Swedish system) in Contemporary Korean Society. The Centre for East and South-East Asia is excited to expand its staff with an expert on contemporary Korea. The new colleague will be part of a vibrant community of scholars focusing on China, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia in

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tenure-track-position-contemporary-korean-society - 2026-10-07

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-american-patriotism-and-welfare-researcher-awarded-honorary-doctorates - 2026-10-07

Perennial crops have the potential to reduce the need for ploughing and pesticides, which in turn can lead to reduced soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, a unique research infrastructure that has the potential to transform agriculture was inaugurated by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and LUCSUS, in collaboration with SLU Alnarp. The new facility, fu

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/can-agriculture-shift-perennial-grain-crops - 2026-10-07