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The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University. This may have led to incorrect results and misconceptions about ethnicity and genetic relationships. The method has been used in hundreds of thousands of studies, affecting results within medical genetics and even commercial ancestry tests. The study is published in Scienti

https://www.science.lu.se/article/study-reveals-flaws-popular-genetic-method - 2025-11-23

We are delighted to welcome four new PhDs and post-docs to LUCSUS. They will work on climate change, loss and damage, disaster risk reduction, and socio-ecological systems, across three research projects. In this article, we present our new staff members. Guy Jackson, post-doctoral researcher  Guy Jackson is a human geographer currently working on the project DICE (Recasting the Disproportionate I

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lucsus-welcomes-four-new-phds-and-postdocs-0 - 2025-11-23

Applying a peptide coating to sutures, capable of combating both bacteria and inflammation, has been identified as an effective strategy to mitigate wound complications following surgical procedures, as revealed by research led by Lund University. The study has been featured as a cover image in the renowned journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.Globally, more than 300 million surgical procedures a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/surgical-sutures-coated-peptide-reduce-infections - 2025-11-23

Filipe Pereira, professor of molecular medicine at Lund University, is awarded this year's Fernström prize for young, exceptionally promising, and successful researchers. He receives the award for his work on reprogramming blood cells and the development of immunotherapies based on this technology. It was a sheep that determined Filipe Pereira's career choice. He was in high school when he heard a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-eric-k-fernstrom-prize-young-researchers - 2025-11-23

Like learning to fly as the plane takes off.   Across the entire University, teaching staff are grappling with the transition to digital education and assessment at record speed in the unique situation caused by the coronavirus. The initial phase includes long workdays and getting the available digital tools to work in a critical situation. “We have grabbed hold of this. A lot must happen quickly

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/imposed-distance-education-puts-pressure-university-teaching-staff - 2025-11-23

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 it was now time to meet in real life. Participants on the distance-learning progra

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/scattered-risk-students-gather-lund - 2025-11-23

Researchers from Lund University, together with the Roche pharmaceutical company, have used a method to develop a new blood marker capable of detecting whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease. If the method is approved for clinical use, the researchers hope eventually to see it used as a diagnostic tool in primary healthcare. This autumn, they will start a trial in primary healthcare to te

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-detecting-alzheimers-disease - 2025-11-23

Every year, the Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation awards three diabetes researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) each a project grant of 47,500 euro. One of the researchers awarded a grant this year studies atherosclerotic plaques in patients with type 2 diabetes. These patients are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease due to plaque rupture compared to people without t

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/type-2-diabetes-researchers-receive-support-hjelt-diabetes-foundation - 2025-11-23

Researchers from Lund University have developed a promising new method for delivering biomolecules into human blood stem cells using nanotechnology. With little to no detrimental effects on target cells, this novel approach has great potential for research and clinical applications. The discovery and development of therapeutic biomolecules - such as the gene editing technology CRISPR - has rapidly

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/nanostraws-used-deliver-biomolecules-stem-cells - 2025-11-24

Doctoral dissertation defence on 2 December. Can unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption become more sustainable through corporate practices of sustainable supply chain management? Yes they can, argues Olga Chkanikova in her doctoral dissertation, focusing on how retailers purchasing strategies can contribute to promoting availability of sustainably produced food. In her disserta

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-supply-chain-management-answer-more-sustainable-food-production-and-consumption - 2025-11-24

The developers of a rapid IVF test and a methane detector are among those behind breakthrough technologies emerging from Lund University. They were recognised by the University and Sparbanken Skåne, along with professor Thoas Fioretos – the first recipient of the Lunds Innovatörspris (Lund Innovator Award) for his pioneering work in blood cancer research that is revolutionising diagnostics and tre

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pioneering-innovators-and-researchers-recognised-future-innovations-award-ceremony - 2025-11-24

Från ett rum i universitetshuset, via AF-borgen och dagens språk- och litteraturcentrum, till dagens lokaler på Geocentrum. Från början en del av historiska institutionen, till att bli två egna ämnen. Historien om geografin i Lund är nu dokumenterad i en ny, omfattande bok av Jonas Åkerman. Det finns två personer som tillsammans har träffat i princip all personal på institutionen för naturgeografi

https://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/internt/artikel/jonas-akermans-sista-exkursion-och-berattelsen-om-en-institution - 2025-11-23

Most African countries contribute only marginally to the increase of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. Nevertheless, Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The impact varies across the continent and also within individual countries. An improved set of data increases the possibilities for evaluating future risks, and how to best address

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/africas-vulnerable-ecosystem - 2025-11-23

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms (see fact box) cont

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-11-23

A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 19

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-treatment-could-result-more-donor-lungs - 2025-11-23

A social sciences centre in the Paradis quarter and a continued reinforcement of the Knowledge Highway are priorities in the new premises plan that presents the University’s intended renovations, extensions and new builds for the next five years. “It will be nice to complete the major projects that have been underway for a long time”, says Åsa Bergenudd, head of LU Estates. As the head of estates

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-premises-plan-reveals-universitys-future-building-projects - 2025-11-23

Research published in the research journal Diabetologia needs to meet a high standard of quality. Most of the manuscripts submitted are rejected. At the start of 2021, Hindrik Mulder, MD and professor at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), will take over as editor-in-chief of the journal. After just over 10 years as European and Senior Editor of Journal of Endocrinology, Hindrik Mulder finishe

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hindrik-mulder-incoming-editor-chief-diabetologia - 2025-11-23

In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More efficient use of existing pastures and alternative livelihoods are some of the factors needed to protect the rainforest, according to a new thesis by Jesica López. Colombia's rainforest is part of the Amazon and i

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2025-11-23

An international team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has identified the molecular tools needed to reprogram ordinary cells into specialised immune cells. The discovery, published in Immunity, could pave the way for more precise and personalised cancer immunotherapies. The team has taken an important step toward harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. Their work describes how

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/scientists-uncover-cellular-toolkit-reprogram-immune-cells-cancer-therapy - 2025-11-23

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows - 2025-11-23