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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a slowly progressing form of blood cancer that attacks the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. The condition requires lifelong treatment that can cause severe side effects. Rebecca Warfvinge maps stem cells in patients in the hope of identifying predictive markers for how the pat

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/tailored-therapy-chronic-myeloid-leukaemia - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The European Research Council today announced the winners of its latest Consolidator Grant competition: 301 top scientists and scholars across Europe. Funding for these researchers, part of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is worth in total EUR 600 million. Filipe Pereira at Lund University in Swede

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/prestigious-erc-grant-innovative-immunotherapy-research - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cancer patients responded better to immunotherapy and had a better prognosis if their melanoma tumours contained specific clusters of B cells, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The study is published in Nature. B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapyCancer patients responded better to

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/b-cells-linked-effective-cancer-immunotherapy - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a major study of hereditary breast cancer, a global network of researchers (including some from Lund University) has identified over 350 faults in DNA that increase an individual’s risk of developing the disease. The researchers believe that these faults can affect as many as 190 genes. Published in Nature Genetics

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/major-study-gives-most-comprehensive-map-breast-cancer-risk - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In their quest to find new and better methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group at Lund University in Sweden are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at the MAX IV laboratory. The researchers believe that limiting the cells' access to sugar will

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells where they have an effect. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have no

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By preventing sugar uptake, researchers succeeded in increasing the cancer cells’ sensitivity to chemotherapeutic treatment. The studies, led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, were carried out on cancer cells in a lab environment. The results were recently published in the research journal Haematologica. Ju

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/starved-cancer-cells-became-more-sensitive-chemotherapy - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new way of identifying cancer biomarkers has been developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The new technology allows very sensitive, quick and cost-effective identification of cancer biomarkers. The research is published in Nature Communications Biology. Today, every third person will get cancer in the

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/novel-biomarker-technology-cancer-diagnostics - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Lung tumors are ofte

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study from Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden indicates that potency-enhancing PDE5 inhibitor drugs have an anti-cancer potential with the ability to improve the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. PDE5 inhibitors include a few approved drugs in which sildenafil (Viagra) is the most well-known.

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/potency-enhancing-drugs-linked-decreased-risks-men-colorectal-cancer - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emma Hammarlund was one of six researchers from Lund University in Sweden that was granted five-year starting grants from the European Research Council. Emma Hammarlund, geobiologist and researcher at the Division of Translational Cancer Research, will investigate how life could develop on our planet. The availability

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/lucc-researcher-receive-erc-starting-grant - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the largest of its kind in the world, includes results from over 3 200 patients with breast cancer. The researchers used RNA sequencing, a sensit

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-analytical-model-detects-mutations-breast-cancer - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Every year, about 800 children in the US are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressi

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lovisa Waldner, September 3, 2021 Optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry using NaCl pellets Antanas Bukartis September 17, 2021 Mobile measurement data analysis in radiological emergency situation using BAyesian statistical methods

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/dissertations-2021-lovisa-waldner-antanas-bukartis - 2026-05-09

In a collaboration project between Medical Radiation Physics Malmö and the Division of Nuclear Physics at Lund University, we have carried out a large-scale survey program of the radiation environment around the European Spallation Source (ESS). The aim was to establish the current levels of ionizing radiation and concentration of various radionuclides, natural as well as artificial, in the surrou

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/ess-large-scale-survey-program - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Board of the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University appoints DANIEL FÖRNVIK to be an affiliated associate professor in the subject Medical Radiation Physics at Lund University Daniel Förnvik has mainly been active as a researcher in the very successful research environment at Lund University / Skåne University Hos

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/affiliated-associate-professor-daniel-fornvik - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. National meeting on radiation physics November 19, 2020 (digital gathering) Information and program 13.45 – 14.45 SFfR presents | BEST DEGREE THESES 2020  Veronica Fransson, Radiation Physics,| Iodine Quantification Using Dual Energy Computed Tomography and applications in Brain Imaging  15.15 – 15.45 SFfR presents |

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/national-meeting-radiation-physics-2020 - 2026-05-09

Lovisa Waldner's thesis is now officially on the wall together with the others Dissertation September 3rd, 2021 Optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry using NaCl pellets Faculty opponent: Professor Stephen W.S. McKeever, Oklaholma State University, USA https://lu-se.zoom.us/my/lovisadefence

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/lovisa-waldner-thesis-and-dissertation - 2026-05-09

Antanas Bukartas' thesis is now officially on the wall together with the others Dissertation September 17th, 2021 Mobile measurement data analysis in radiological emergency situation using BAyesian statistical methods Faculty opponent: dr Tzany Kokalova Wheldon, University of Birmingham Antanas Bukartas is inviting you to a scheduled LU Zoom meeting TOPIC: Antanas Bukartas' PhD Defense WHEN: Sep 1

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/antanas-bukartas-thesis-and-dissertation - 2026-05-09

Hajp eller hjälp? Vad kan AI göra för vår hälsa? Artificiell intelligens har fått en ökande närvaro i våra liv och inte minst inom vården har man uppmärksammat möjligheten att använda AI. Men hur långt har vi kommit i användandet av AI? Och hur säkert är det? Forskningens dag 2021 – Vetenskap och Hälsa (vetenskaphalsa.se) poster-forskn-dag-2021.pdf

https://www.msf-malmo.lu.se/article/forskningens-dag-2021-swedish - 2026-05-09