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Läkare ska hålla så kallade brytpunktssamtal i livets slutskede med obotligt sjuka patienter. Men många gånger ges inga sådana samtal, visar en ny studie vid Lunds universitet. Ett tidsperspektiv skulle kunna hjälpa läkarna att förstå vad patienterna behöver. – Ett ramverk för samtal utifrån år, månader och dagar skulle underlätta för att låta samtal om livets slutskede vara den process det är. De

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/patienter-gar-miste-om-samtal-i-livets-slutskede - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sömnhormonet melatonin försämrar insulinfrisättningen hos personer med en vanlig genvariant, visar en ny experimentell och klinisk studie från Lunds universitet. - Detta kan förklara varför risken för typ 2-diabetes är större hos till exempel nattarbetare eller personer med sömnbesvär, säger professor Hindrik Mulder

https://www.lu.se/artikel/nya-ron-forklarar-sambandet-mellan-melatonin-och-typ-2-diabetes - 2026-05-06

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Man vet numera att inte alla cancerceller är lika aggressiva – de flesta går att oskadliggöra med strålning och cellgifter. Somliga kan dock lyckas överleva, och senare få tumören att tillväxa och sprida sig. Forskare vid Lunds universitet har nu funnit att vissa cancerceller kan samla på sig fettdroppar, som verkar

https://www.lu.se/artikel/cancerceller-blir-farligare-med-hjalp-av-fett - 2026-05-06

Är det möjligt att en endaste biomarkör kan påvisa alla typer av sjukdomar som har med dopaminbrist i hjärnan att göra? Ja, det är vad en forskargrupp i Lund är på spåren. – Vi har sett att ett enzym i ryggvätska och i blod är en användbar markör för att identifiera alla typer av Parkinsonrelaterade sjukdomar med hög träffsäkerhet, säger Oskar Hansson som lett studien. Markören det handlar om hete

https://www.multipark.lu.se/sv/artikel/ny-blodmarkor-kan-identifiera-parkinsonistiska-sjukdomar - 2026-05-07

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Långsiktig viktuppgång kan i vissa fall förklaras av nedsatt förmåga att omsätta fett, visar en ny studie från Karolinska Institutet som publiceras i den ansedda tidskriften Cell Metabolism. Känsliga individer kan behöva mer intensiva livsstilsförändringar för att undvika övervikt och typ 2-diabetes, menar forskarna

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/ineffektiv-fettnedbrytning-kan-ligga-bakom-overvikt - 2026-05-07

Är det möjligt att en endaste biomarkör kan påvisa alla typer av sjukdomar som har med dopaminbrist i hjärnan att göra? Ja, det är vad en forskargrupp i Lund är på spåren. – Vi har sett att ett enzym i ryggvätska och i blod är en användbar markör för att identifiera alla typer av Parkinsonrelaterade sjukdomar med hög träffsäkerhet, säger Oskar Hansson som lett studien. Markören det handlar om hete

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/ny-blodmarkor-kan-identifiera-parkinsonistiska-sjukdomar - 2026-05-08

In the early 1950s, no one knew what caused Parkinson's disease. Then, Arvid Carlsson's discovery of dopamine opened the door to world-leading transplantations for Parkinson's patients. Thanks to the pioneering basic research at MultiPark, stemcell-derived neural cells can now be tested in a clinical trial for the first time. In Parkinson's disease, the nerve cells in an area of the brain that con

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-transplantations-parkinsons-disease-time-travel - 2026-05-07

Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion. Now, researchers want to investigate if it is possible to use the genetic CRISPR/Cas9 scissors to correct the gene’s activity. The research team’s scientific paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Invest

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a tumour, cancer cells grow and multiply in an uncontrolled manner. However, the cancer cells also need help from other, normal cells for the tumour to develop. This network of ‘helper cells’ is the focus of Kristian Pietras’ research. Two years ago, Kristian Pietras left Karolinska Institutet for Lund, attracted b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/charting-how-normal-cells-help-cancer-cells - 2026-05-07

Learning about climate change and other sustainability challenges can make students feel anxious and stressed, often leaving them overwhelmed and unsure of how to respond or take action. A new toolbox, developed by researchers at Lund University in collaboration with experts in climate change, pedagogy, arts, and child psychology, aims to strengthen students’ resilience and help them transform fee

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/toolbox-and-teachers-guide-helping-students-move-anxiety-resilience-creativity-and-transformative - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The LERU meetings for deans are a priority for social scientists and lawyers. These meetings have provided social scientists with new ways to approach the EU, and lawyers with doctoral student exchanges with other prestigious LERU universities. So says Ann-Katrin Bäcklund – dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences for m

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leru-collaboration-opens-new-doors-eu - 2026-05-07

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/next-stop-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting - 2026-05-07

When used as a diagnostic aid, artificial intelligence (AI) can help physicians save time and make more accurate diagnoses. However, physicians should also understand and be able to explain the computer’s decision to the patient to avoid jeopardising trust, says AI researcher Stefan Larsson. AI also puts us at a crossroads: do we want to reflect the world or change it? Stefan Larsson is a research

https://www.ai.lu.se/article/ai-can-both-strengthen-and-undermine-trust-healthcare - 2026-05-07

Meningitis is a very serious brain infection with limited treatment options. In a new study performed in rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen present an alternative treatment based on immune cells that helps rinse away toxins that accumulate during the infection. Fever, headache, confusion, seizures, amputations, or death. Meningitis is a very serious brain infection that can affect

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meningitis-researchers-find-possible-treatment-strategy-without-antibiotics - 2026-05-07

Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very strongly associated with impaired insulin secretion. Now, researchers want to investigate if it is possible to use the genetic CRISPR/Cas9 scissors to correct the gene’s activity. The research team’s scientific paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Invest

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2026-05-07

Food impacts not only the body but also the brain. Researchers at Lund University strive to understand how a diet rich on fat and sugar impacts memory functions in relation to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Their new study on mice shows that although an unhealthy diet leads to memory impairment, the damage does not have to be permanent. Obesity is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes and car

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/diet-rich-fat-and-sugar-damaged-memory-mice-not-permanently - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that early adenovi

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk-children - 2026-05-07

On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund Stem Cell Center researchers at Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation product is generated from embryonic stem cells and functions to replace the dopamin

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-05-07

On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation product is generated from embryonic stem cells and functions to replace the dopamine nerve cells which are lost in the p

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2026-05-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Read our masterstudent M Nafees Emtiaz Chowdhury´s article about his experiences from his vacation in Sweden. When I came to Helsingborg in Sweden to pursue my Master program in Service Management at Lund University on 31st of August, 2019 it was autumn here. Soon the orange leaves of the trees faded away as winter ca

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation - 2026-05-07