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13 May 2026
Patients with congenital heart defects are more likely to suffer a heart attack at an earlier age
Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others.
12 May 2026
Lund University professor to lead Nature Medicine Commission on Data-driven Obesity Management
The Nature Medicine Commission on Data-Driven Obesity Management will bring together global experts and datasets to tackle the growing burden of obesity-related noncommunicable dis...
12 May 2026
$9 M USD for safer treatment of psychiatric and cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
A team of international researchers led by senior lecturer Åsa Mackenzie at Lund University has received a $9 million USD grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) ...
8 May 2026
A drop of blood can detect Alzheimer’s – international award
The 2026 Jeffrey L. Morby Prize has been awarded to researchers from Lund University and Washington University for a study published in Nature Medicine. The paper describes a blood...
7 May 2026
Study offers a more nuanced view of ADHD – points towards more personalised care and precision medicine
New research focused on ADHD in adults indicates a greater number of cognitive and motor symptoms.
6 May 2026
Climate change threatens public health – and the healthcare sector contributes to the emissions
Study shows that in Sweden over 60 per cent of the climate impact in intensive care is driven by the growing volume of single-use products.
29 Apr 2026
Prestigious international award for Martin L. Olsson
Martin L. Olsson has received the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Presidential Award.
28 Apr 2026
Wild flatworms heal wounds
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden collected wild flatworms from Malmö’s largest park, Pildammsparken. These creatures are masters at regenerating after injury. Now, for th...
28 Apr 2026
New initiative aims to take immunotherapy from research to patient benefit
Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a joint initiative on immunotherapy, a rapidly developing field within ca...
24 Apr 2026
New research shows how blood sugar-regulating cells change in type 2 diabetes
Researchers in Lund have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body’s blood sugar levels.
23 Apr 2026
Stiffer tumour tissue causes cancer to spread more quickly
The stiffness of tumour tissue plays a role in how cancer spreads.
20 Apr 2026
What does AI really cost biomedical research?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an everyday tool in biomedical research, helping scientists analyse data, understand diseases and develop new treatments. However, as AI mo...
16 Apr 2026
Link between male infertility and increased risk of cancer
Men with severely reduced fertility are at greater risk of developing other health conditions later in life.
15 Apr 2026
Professor Malin Parmar elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research
Malin Parmar, Professor of Cellular Neuroscience at Lund University and Director of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has been elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem...
13 Apr 2026
Early weight gain can have lifelong consequences
The results from a study from Lund University show a clear pattern: weight gain early in adulthood has the greatest impact.
10 Apr 2026
Link observed between very high PFAS exposure and asthma in children
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between exposure to PFAS and the development of asthma. The results show that among children whose mothers had v...
9 Apr 2026
From 1st Avenue, New York to Sölvegatan in Lund
It will be a big change in many ways for David Fenyö as he now gets the possibility to return to Sweden after 34 years in the US. Thanks to a grant of SEK 50 million from the Knut ...
31 Mar 2026
New AI model can detect multiple cognitive brain diseases from a single blood sample
Researchers at LU have developed an AI model showing that it is possible to detect several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample.
23 Mar 2026
New blood marker reduces the risk of a false diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any sympto...
16 Mar 2026
Mapping of gene variants which affect gut microbiota and disease risk
Studies of the gut microbiota can provide new knowledge about human health and how the risk of developing various diseases is affected.