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More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire. As many as half of the teenage girls in the study published in PLOS On
Lymphedema after head and neck cancer is considerably more common than previously assumed and can persist long after cancer treatment has finished. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that patients with a low level of physical activity face a higher risk of developing lymphedema. They have also noted that a lymph scanner objectively measures changes in the condition – a method
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-reduce-risk-lymphedema - 2026-09-23
The Promobilia Foundation is investing SEK 25 million in a new large-scale research project targeting Parkinson’s disease. The donation enables four research groups—one at Lund University and three at Karolinska Institutet—to join forces in developing new treatment strategies that address the root causes of the disease. Using innovative approaches, including advanced gene therapies and targeted ve
Using machine learning and a large volume of data on genes and existing drugs, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a combination of statins and phenothiazines that is particularly promising in the treatment of the aggressive form of neuroblastoma. The results from experimental trials showed slowing of tumour growth and higher survival rates. The childhood cancer, neuroblastoma
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/machine-learning-drives-drug-repurposing-neuroblastoma - 2026-09-23
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain’s support cells into parvalbumin-positive cells. These cells act as the brain’s rapid-braking system and are significantly involved in schizophrenia, epilepsy and other neurological conditions. Parvalbumin cells play a central role in keeping brain activity in equilibrium. They control nerv
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-create-cells-help-brain-keep-its-cool - 2026-09-23
Professor Bo Norrving at Lund University has been awarded the World Federation of Neurology Award for Service to International Neurology, one of the highest international distinctions in the field. The award recognizes his decades-long contributions to stroke research, global health policy, and international leadership—work that has helped transform stroke from a neglected condition into a global
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/bo-norrving-receives-prestigious-international-award-lifelong-service-neurology - 2026-09-23
In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the “recipe” for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created a library of the 400 factors needed for reprogramming and have begun the work of finding the right combination – the recipe – for each type of immune cell. Our immune system consists of different typ
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/recipe-book-reprogramming-immune-cells - 2026-09-23
Our brand new organisation, Centre for Research Infrastructure in Health and Life Sciences (CRI), has gone live. It is led by SciLifeLab Lund's Director, Markus Heidenblad. Read more the vision and how the consolidation will provide new momentum. New year, new job as Director of CRI, the Centre for Research Infrastructure in Health and Life Sciences. Congrats, Markus Heidenblad!“Thank you! I’m bot
Three research groups at Lund University Diabetes Centre receive new project grants within precision medicine. The aim with the projects is to develop individualised treatment strategies that may benefit people with type 2 diabetes. One of the new projects will investigate whether it is possible to develop individualised treatment strategies for people with type 2 diabetes. The project EPIPREDIA i
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/precision-medicine-research-within-type-2-diabetes-and-dementia-receives-support - 2026-09-23
Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we potentially can influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which risk factors are associated with two of our most common causes of dementia – Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. During our lifetime, the risk of developing dementia is influenced by aspects tha
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-your-lifestyle-can-affect-your-risk-dementia - 2026-09-23
It is not easy to be an urban planner. Cities must be built more densely because surrounding agricultural land and nature must be protected – while at the same time health requirements are high. Over a period of five years researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have closely studied densification plans in three cities and found keys to solving this difficult equation. In short, the solution is t
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/health-benefits-if-cities-are-densified-right-way - 2026-09-23
In a recently published review article from Lund University researchers have analysed the incidence of caesarean sections in different European countries. The results show that private hospitals in several countries have a higher proportion of caesarean sections than public hospitals, even among women in low-risk groups. The caesarean section rate varied from around 17 per cent in northern Europe
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/caesarean-sections-sale - 2026-09-23
Bone and skeletal injuries cause extensive and long-term functional impairments worldwide. In a new study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show how a cell-free cartilage structure can safely guide bone repair without triggering strong immune responses. The transplant has been successfully tested in animal models, and the next step is to evaluate the tissue engineering approach in humans.
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/universal-method-could-transform-future-bone-transplantation - 2026-09-23
There were fewer cases of breast cancer between two screening rounds, and of the cancers that did develop, fewer were advanced or aggressive. The final results from Lund University's MASAI trial are now available, and they show further benefits of AI-supported breast cancer screening. The study has already shown that AI support in mammography screening contributes to a 29 percent increase in detec
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-support-breast-cancer-screening-fewer-missed-cancer-cases - 2026-09-23
Den 15 oktober är det dags för årets professorsinstallation då 28 nya professorer installeras vid en högtidlig ceremoni som kommer att livesändas kl. 16:00. Universitetets nya professorer installeras av rektor Erik Renström. Professorer med hemvist vid Medicinska fakulteten som installeras den 15 oktober (klicka på namnet för att se profil i Lunds universitets forskningsportal): Thomas Deierbor
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-professorer-installeras - 2026-09-23
I sjukvården används ofta behandlingar framtagna för breda patientgrupper, vilket inte alltid är effektivt. Sveriges innovationsmyndighet Vinnova har därför delat ut forskningsanslag till elva svenska innovationsmiljöer vars forskning syftar till att utveckla mer individuellt anpassad sjukvård för patienter. Stamcellsforskarna vid innovationsmiljön IndiCell har tilldelats ett stort anslag för att
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/40-miljoner-till-innovationsmiljo-skraddarsydda-stamcellsbehandlingar - 2026-09-23
Utrikesfödda kvinnor med bröstcancer deltar mer sällan i screening och rehabilitering och har även högre mortalitet än svenskfödda. Universitetsadjunkt Annette Holst-Hansson vill ta reda på varför, och nu har hon fått sex miljoner kronor i anslag från Forte till studien ReMig. I Sverige drabbas runt 8300 kvinnor årligen av bröstcancer, med en femårs-överlevnad på 92 procent. – Det är glädjande men
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/skillnader-i-rehabilitering-fran-brostcancer-ska-kartlaggas - 2026-09-23
Ingemar Gustafsson är specialist inom ögonsjukdomar vid Skånes universitetssjukhus och forskar vid Lunds universitet inom samma ämne. I början av november disputerar han med en avhandling som bland annat handlar om hur man kan förbättra diagnosticeringen av en av hornhinnans sjukdomar – keratokonus. Namnet keratokonus betyder konformad hornhinna. Ögonsjukdomen drabbar unga och påverkar hornhinnan
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/hornhinnans-sjukdomar-tidig-upptackt-viktigt - 2026-09-23
Forskarna Sophia Zackrisson och Pia Maly Sundgren får motta LMK-stiftelsens medicinpris 2021 på 1 miljon kronor för sitt innovativa och disciplinöverskridande arbete med framtidens bilddiagnostik 2021 års pristagare arbetar med bilddiagnostiska metoder och har genom gediget och nyskapande utvecklingsarbete grundat i tvärvetenskap, utvecklat sina respektive forskningsfält till nytta för tidig diagn
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/lmk-stiftelsens-medicinpris-till-framtidens-bilddiagnostik - 2026-09-23
Nio av tio återgår till idrott efter titthålskirurgi vid inklämningssyndrom i höftleden – så står det i litteraturen. Men när fysioterapeuten Tobias Wörner upptäckte att hans erfarenhet av patienternas återgång till idrott inte stämde överens vad han läst om i ämneslitteraturen började han forska om frågan. Det visade sig att endast en av fem patienter återgår till samma idrott på samma nivå som f
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/endast-var-femte-atergar-till-samma-idrott-efter-operation - 2026-09-23
