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Det finns mycket forskning om vilken kost som minskar risken för typ 2-diabetes, men det behövs mer kunskap om hur våra gener påverkar vår förmåga att bryta ner mat. Nu ger en ny studie som har letts av forskare vid Lunds universitet ökat stöd för att variationer i en gen som kallas AMY1 har betydelse för hur våra kroppar tar hand om stärkelserik mat. Ohälsosamma matvanor är en riskfaktor för att

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/brodstudie-undersoker-genernas-betydelse-att-bryta-ner-mat - 2026-07-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Tarmflorans roll för sjukdom och hälsa har seglat upp som ett av vår tids hetaste forskningsområden. I sin avhandling har Louise Brunkwall, nutritionist och forskare i genetisk epidemiologi vid Lunds universitet, studerat övervikt, fetma och kostens betydelse i relation till våra tarmbakterier. Fetma uppkommer när e

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/avhandling-om-overvikt-fetma-och-kostens-betydelse-tarmfloran - 2026-07-18

Sofia Wijk will defend her Ph.D. thesis on the 8th of September 2022, with a vision to contribute to the development of future cell-based therapies for patients with chronic lung disease. She has dedicated the last several years to better understanding the regenerative properties and processes of stem cells in our airways. In this interview, she tells us about her research, her journey in academia

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sofia-wijk - 2026-07-17

The Pufendorf theme DigiJustice has now completed its first semester. Two theme members and researchers from the Department of Informatics share their experiences with the theme so far. Miranda Kajtazi, Associate professor in informatics, is co-leading the current Pufendorf theme DigiJustice along with Professor in human rights studies Lena Halldenius. The Department of Informatics is also represe

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/autumn-digijustice-informatics-perspective - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Matching the blood of donors and recipients can be crucial to health, and sometimes even a matter of life and death. Blood researcher Martin L. Olsson wants in various ways to make this pairing as good as possible. Saranda Muhaxheri and Asma Al-Grety. Photo: Gunnar Menander Martin L. Olsson. Photo: Gunnar Menander Mos

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/blood-matching-matter-life-and-death - 2026-07-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Vi väntar allt längre innan vi planerar för barn. Men vilka samhällsekonomiska och hälsorelaterade konsekvenser kan vi förvänta oss den negativa fertilitetstrenden? Hur gör vi människor i reproduktiv ålder mer medvetna om fertilitet, levnadsvanor och en reproduktiv livsplan? Vad kan politiker göra för att vända samh

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/vad-kan-vi-gora-att-vanda-den-negativa-fertilitetstrenden - 2026-07-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Gedea Biotech har beviljats tre miljoner euro från EU-programmet Fast Track to Innovation (FTI), en del av Horizon 2020-programmet, för att utveckla antibiotikafri behandling mot vaginala infektioner. Bidraget kommer att finansiera slutförandet av det kliniska prövningsprogrammet och förberedelser för marknadsintrod

https://www.innovation.lu.se/artikel/portfoljbolaget-gedea-biotech-far-30-miljoner-fran-eus-horizon-2020 - 2026-07-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Många patienter som söker vård för långvarig höft- och ljumsksmärta blir remitterade till ortopedkirurgen. Sjukgymnasten Anders Pålssons doktorsavhandling från Lunds universitet visar att patienterna upplever låg livskvalitet och har låg fysisk funktion. Om smärtan kan ringas in och diagnosticeras redan på vårdcentr

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/tidigare-diagnostik-ger-kortare-koer-till-ortopeden - 2026-07-17

3 October – the Tuesday of the so-called Nobel Week – will go down in history as the day when LTH and Lund University received their very first Nobel Prize. At the same time, to all of us, it was a working day among many. Communication Officer Evelina Lindén, who divides her working hours between Fysicum and LTH’s secretariat, writes about what it was like to suddenly have her workplace invaded by

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2023/day-work-nobel-prize-joy-behind-scenes - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university-0 - 2026-07-17

Associate Professor Sébastien Tutenges and Researcher Susanne Boethius of the Department of Sociology at Lund University are Editor-in-Chief and Co-Editor of the Nordic Journal of Criminology since the turn of the year. Looking forward to the new job! In an interview for The Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK), the new Editor-in-Chief Sébastien Tutenges says he very much looks forward t

https://www.soc.lu.se/en/article/new-editors-nordic-journal-criminology - 2026-07-17

A place to discuss issues, to make decisions and for brainstorming ideas. Meetings are necessary for the development of a workplace. Even so, claims of the opposite is often heard. With “Why meetings matter” the writers want to acknowledge this social phenomenon that’s so important and yet so hated.  “Why meetings matter” argues that meetings are a crucial feature of modern organisations, demonstr

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/why-are-meetings-important-new-book-explains - 2026-07-17

Kerstin Johannesson, an evolutionary biologist who readily goes to sea to find answers to the big questions, and Georg Kresse, a physicist with outstanding achievements in computational science, have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Science, Lund University. Kerstin Johannesson is a professor of marine ecology at the University of Gothenburg and director of the Tjärnö Marine Labor

https://www.science.lu.se/article/biologist-involved-popular-education-and-prolifically-cited-physicist-have-been-appointed-new - 2026-07-17

What do abortion and contraceptives have to do with the environment and sustainable development? Quite a lot, actually! Breastfeeding is also of importance to the environment which is highlighted in connection with International Day of the Midwife 2024. The importance of strengthening sexual and reproductive health and rights is addressed in several of the global sustainability goals in Agenda 203

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/international-day-midwife-sustainability-focus - 2026-07-17

We had a chance to ask a few questions to Stefan Tramer as he prepares the defense of his thesis: Inoperosità – Exposing the Position of Employees and Customers in Unemployment-Related Management Literature. He has been conducting his research at the department of Business Administration and the defense will take place at EC3:207, at 13.00 on 28 March. You are about to defend your thesis, what is

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/new-thesis-three-questions-stefan-tramer - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Simon Herzog has studied what factors determine the fate of iron from boreal rivers and is now defending his thesis "Fate of riverine iron over estuarine salinity gradients". Rivers have traditionally not been considered important sources of bioavailable iron (Fe) to the marine waters, since most iron is lost by salin

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/iron-boreal-rivers - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Emissions from business travel by air dropped by 86% compared with the previous year, but energy consumption was not much affected by the pandemic. The environmental management report for 2020 has now been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and shows that 5 out of 7 relevant environmental targets were me

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/results-2020-environmental-management-report - 2026-07-17

How can Sweden better protect public health during the next pandemic? A new study from Lund University shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, new arrivals to Sweden were excluded from information, despite good intentions on the part of the authorities. This may have influenced their willingness to get vaccinated. “Information was provided, but was insufficient in terms of regularity and accessib

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemic - 2026-07-17

Olof Skoog, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, has been named the 2024 annual Anna Lindh speaker. On 19 November, he will present “Strategy of Human Rights” Time and place: 19 November 2024, at 18:00, University Auditorium, Main University Building, Paradisgatan 2, LundThe lecture is open to the public and will be held in English. No registration is required.Read more in the calender: Ann

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/anna-lindh-lecture-olof-skoog-strategy-human-rights - 2026-07-18

The war in Gaza has caused conflict at universities in Sweden and abroad. Overcoming the differences between protestors and university managements and within groups of employees is likely to take time. We met with both Lund University’s Vice-Chancellor and protestors from the encampment in Lundagård. In this edition of LUM, they share their visions of how to move forward. We have also interviewed

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/after-palestinagard-way-forward - 2026-07-18