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A research initiative at LUCSUS examines how inner dimensions and transformation can support people to live more sustainably and drive change. Addressing (the causes and effects of) climate change is one of the most important societal challenges of our time. The demands for political action are becoming stronger from all levels of society, including individuals, social movements, businesses, and g
“Important contributions include insights into potential strategies that developing countries may deploy to meet the proliferating regulations formulated and enforced by international organisations.” This is how Wenjun Wen’s thesis is described by the Research Education Council at LUSEM in their motivation for why he is commended with the annual LUSEM thesis prize. The thesis “Rethinking Accountin
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-research-accounting-professionalisation-china-receives-lusem-2021-thesis-prize - 2025-12-02
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the abnormal accumulation and spread of the tau protein in the brain. An international study can now show how tau spreads according to four distinct patterns that lead to different symptoms with different prognoses of the affected individuals. The study was published in Nature Medicine. “In contrast to how we have so far interpreted the spread of tau in the
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-composed-four-distinct-subtypes - 2025-12-01
A project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyses previously unutilised information in mammograms and pinpoints with high accuracy the individual risk of metastasis in the armpit. A newly completed study shows that the model indicates that just over 40 per cent of today’s axillary surgery
Inflammatory responses in the brain have long been suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but are challenging to monitor in the living human brain. An international collaboration including researchers at MultiPark, Lund University has made it possible to detect elevated levels of Galectin-3, a protein expressed in the immune cells inside the brain. The results were published in Acta N
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/biomarker-reveals-inflammatory-changes-brain-alzheimers-disease - 2025-12-01
At the end of October 2022, the Swedish Medical Products Agency gave the go-ahead for a clinical trial of the stem cell-based therapy STEM-PD for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The cells, generated from embryonic stem cells, have been in development for several years and will now be transplanted into patients with Parkinson’s to replace nerve cells lost due to the disease. The clinical tria
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/nerve-cells-could-transform-treatment-parkinsons - 2025-12-01
IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of diseases and medical conditions. The project, led by researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University, is now celebrating its second anniversary. Launched in 2021 with funding from Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Age
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovation-environment-customised-stem-cell-treatments-turns-two - 2025-12-01
A project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyses previously unutilised information in mammograms and pinpoints with high accuracy the individual risk of metastasis in the armpit. A newly completed study shows that the model indicates that just over 40 per cent of today’s axillary surgery
Within the next few years, Lund Nano Lab will move into new premises in Science Village that are twice the current size. The new investment will provide unique opportunities for research and collaboration with the goal of improving conditions for human life and the climate through nanotechnology. “Now it’s really happening. We are using nanotechnology solutions in everyday life throughout society,
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-nanotechnology-everyone-nanolund-makes-new-investment - 2025-12-01
Impaired insulin secretion is closely associated with type 2 diabetes, but the process is not yet fully understood. A new study by researchers at Lund University shows that the Piezo1 ion channel regulates insulin secretion, which means it may be an important target for new diabetes treatments. Type 2 diabetes often occurs because the pancreatic beta cells are unable to produce enough effective in
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-shows-piezo1-ion-channel-plays-important-role-insulin-secretion - 2025-12-01
Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune system fight cancer. Their approach, now published in the journal Science, could lead to more effective treatments for hard-to-treat cancers. Reprogramming Cancer Cells into Immune Cells Earlier research by the team showed that three special
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-tumor-cells-cancer-fighting-immune-cells-living-beings - 2025-12-01
Impaired insulin secretion is closely associated with type 2 diabetes, but the process is not yet fully understood. A new study by researchers at Lund University shows that the Piezo1 ion channel regulates insulin secretion, which means it may be an important target for new diabetes treatments. Type 2 diabetes often occurs because the pancreatic beta cells are unable to produce enough effective in
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/study-shows-piezo1-ion-channel-plays-important-role-insulin-secretion - 2025-12-01
Tomas Bergström, Head of Department of Political Science, explains the rule of thumb of a 40-60 percent ratio between female and male authors represented in course reading lists. "Only one of many tools for generating awareness of gender issues among the department’s staff and students." How are reading lists adopted at the Department of Political Science?In light of the information about the Depa
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/objective-serves-tool-reflection-not-straightjacket - 2025-12-01
Several Qur’an burnings occurred in Sweden this summer leading to protests in Muslim-majority countries. The repercussions might be limited in the short-term with the strong reactions from governments and Islamic organisations mostly being of a symbolic nature. However, the increasing perception in many countries in the MENA region that Swedish state and society are hostile to Islam endangers Swed
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-mena-responses-quran-burnings-sweden - 2025-12-01
Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research from Lund University shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in Europe currently have different, often conflicting priorities for sustainable agriculture. The researchers propose a way forward built on shared priorities. – We identified precisely where the major gaps between research, policy, and
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/identifying-common-ground-sustainable-agriculture-europe - 2025-12-01
An international team of researchers has investigated whether oral insulin can prevent early signs of type 1 diabetes and clinical diagnosis in children with an increased risk of developing the disease. Although treatment with oral insulin could not prevent development of diabetes-related autoantibodies, oral insulin delayed the rate of disease progression in children who developed such autoantibo
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-disease - 2025-12-01
Giant Cell ArthritisA new study is pblished where we present a detailed evaluation of the safety regarding visual function and patient tolerability in healthy subjects, and define the spectral signature in the healthy temporal artery. Photoacoustic imaging did not affect the best corrected visual acuity, colour vision (tested with Sahlgren's Saturation Test or the Ishihara colour vision test) or t
https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/new-publications - 2025-12-01
An innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at Lund University. Since its launch in 2017, the Future Innovations Award has recognised ideas that can “change our world for the better”. This year, the awards were worth a total of SEK 800,000 from Sparbanken Skåne. The top prize this year goes to Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, professor at the F
https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebrated - 2025-12-01
This CMES Regional Outlook (2025:3) by Karin Aggestam examines the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas. The recent ceasefire, described as the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” announced on 29 September 2025, represents an important yet fragile step towards ending the ongoing war in Gaza. While the agreement has facilitated the release of Israeli hostages and
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-ceasefire-gaza-and-trumps-20-point-plan - 2025-12-01
It is not easy to make ends meet for many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Everyday life is a complex management of many activities, especially for women, such as providing, preparing and cooking food; provide water and energy for cooking; manage farm activities; rearing children; and not least ensure that the family is healthy. Ill-health can easily tip families into abject poverty. Imp
https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-building-capacity-and-improving-everyday-life-sub-saharan-africa - 2025-12-01
