By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 20 April 2023 Illustration of the bacteria Clostridioides difficile (Image: iStock) A species of ordinary gut bacteria that we all carry flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics. Since the bacteria is naturally resistant to many antibiotics, it causes problems, particularly in healthcare s

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/revealed-molecular-superpower-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria - 2025-04-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 20 April 2023 iStock/koto_feja Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus. The modified antibodies have been tested in human cells and with

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2025-04-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 24 April 2023 Anil Seth, professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at University of Sussex, will visit Lund University in May to give this year's prestigious Segerfalk lecture. (Image source: Anil Seth) Almost 14 million viewers have watched Anils Seth’s TED Talk “Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality”. In

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hello-there-anil-seth - 2025-04-25

By johanna [dot] erlandson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johanna Erlandson) - published 24 April 2023 Rita Charon, pioneer in medical humanities, and David Julius, recipient of the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the temperature and pain receptor TRPV1, will give an open lecture on May 24. A Nobel laureate and a pioneer have been appointed honorary doctors 2023 at our faculty. On May 24, they offer

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/understanding-sensitivities-body-and-mind-open-lecture-2023-honorary-doctors-faculty-medicine - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 2 May 2023 Several Nobel laureates, renowned scientists, and successful biotech entrepreneurs are coming to Lund in May to participate in the Lund Spring Symposium, an international symposium on drug research. Medications are the physician's primary tool when treating their patients, and understanding how drugs work is

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/superstars-coming-lund-drug-and-pharmaceutical-symposium - 2025-04-25

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 20 June 2023 Isabel Goncalves, Jiangming Sun, and Andreas Edsfeldt studying two atherosclerotic plaques (Photo: Petra Olsson) A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund Universit

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 20 June 2023 Håkan Axelson anresearch group is part of the large EU-funded KATY project, which focuses on the most common type of kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which is one of the ten most common types of cancer worldwide. Image: iStock. What happens when you mix a group of tumor biology researchers w

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kicking-kidney-cancer - 2025-04-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 24 July 2023 Researchers led by Lund University in Sweden have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded patients treated in hospitals. The results, which were recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, reveal that many of the patients were affected by bacteria t

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/alarming-antibiotic-resistance-discovered-war-torn-ukraine - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 July 2023 Illustration of a Lewy body.(Image: istock.com/Marcin Klapczynski) Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The stu

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2025-04-25

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 27 July 2023 Bacterial species associated with early signs of atherosclerosis are linked to poor oral health in a new study. Daniel Jönsson, researcher and dentist, has examined the oral health of several of the participants. Photo: Petra Olsson. What is the link between atherosclerosis and gut and mouth bacteria? Research

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/gut-and-mouth-bacteria-give-researchers-new-clues-about-atherosclerosis - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 3 August 2023 The green areas in the zebrafish brain indicate that the nerve cells send electrical signals when the implanted electrode transmits external stimuli. No tissue damage was observed after the injection. Researchers at Lund and Gothenburg Universities have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery - 2025-04-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 3 August 2023 Kristina Lång. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist. Mammography screening supported by artificial intelligence (AI) is a safe alternative to today’s conventional double reading by radiologists and can reduce heavy workloads for doctors. This has now been shown in an interim analysis of a prospective, randomised controlled t

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ai-supported-mammography-screening-found-be-safe - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 9 August 2023 Heart failure is a common condition affecting 250 000 Swedes. Photo: iStock A research study at Lund University shows that there is an association between selenium deficiency and an increased risk of developing heart failure. The risk is twice as high for individuals with low selenium levels. Heart failur

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/link-between-selenium-deficiency-and-heart-failure - 2025-04-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 16 August 2023 Brainwaves, or neural oscillations, are periodic electrical activities that occur when large groups of neurons work together. Researchers now hope that these signals will teach us more about hallucinations and psychoses. Photo: Pär Halje Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneousl

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brain - 2025-04-25

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 17 August 2023 Researchers have studied the metabolism of people with overweight before and after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The study shows that the biggest changes occurred shortly after surgery. Photo: iStock/herjua A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric opera

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/positive-metabolic-effects-gastric-bypass-disappear-quickly - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 Researchers at Lund University, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Hannover Medical School and the biopharma company Amniotics will investigate how natural killer cells can be tailored for the treatment of AML, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Photo: iStock. As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2025-04-25

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 A new study from the universities of Lund and Gothenburg, among others, provides knowledge that can be used in individual risk assessment, preventive measures and treatment strategies for breast cancer patients. Photo: Foto: iStock/Rasi Bhadramani BRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-study-altered-guidelines-sweden - 2025-04-25

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 18 September 2023 Esther González-Padilla and Markus Heidenblad, photo: Ingemar Hultquist On September 28, the official launch of SciLifeLab Lund will take place in Forum Medicum. Lund is one of the four new sites that were established in 2022. The sites in Gothenburg, Linköping, Umeå and Lund are part of a major govern

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kick-scilifelab-lund - 2025-04-25

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 19 September 2023 Photo: iStock/Gab13. Is it possible that a single biomarker can detect all types of diseases related to dopamine deficiency in the brain? Yes, that's what a research group in Lund is discovering. "We have observed that an enzyme in cerebrospinal fluid and in blood is a useful marker for identifying all ty

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-can-identify-parkinsonian-diseases-0 - 2025-04-25

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 29 September 2023 Using a data-driven, bioinformatics approach, Lund University researchers have made it possible to take a holistic approach to how our blood group genes are regulated. Photo: iStock/choja Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understoo

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzle - 2025-04-25