Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000Health & Healthcare/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedAn innovative IVF test and a methane detector – these are some of the future innovation stars developed at 51�ؿ�����. /article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsMon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:06 +0000/article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsCarmelo D’Agostino, a researcher in traffic safety and behaviour, and stem cell researcher Paul Bourgine receive ERC Proof of Concept grants for their research into developing a new method for traffic safety assessments and finding new accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment./article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasingThu, 15 Jun 2023 10:58:02 +0000/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasingThe number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences at 51�ؿ����� in Sweden, investigating the connection between osteoarthritis and metabolic diseases in a new research project./article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-futureMon, 08 May 2023 12:29:45 +0000/article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-futureWhat inner capacities do we need to support a more sustainable society? During the past decades, focus has been on addressing societal crises through external – technical, economic or medical – solutions. But in order to create real change, we must also tackle the underlying root causes: our broken relationship to nature, other people and not least ourselves. /article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesityWed, 25 Jan 2023 08:13:09 +0000/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesityHow much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism? Studies of various hormones in the body are providing diabetes researchers with new answers to these questions. The goal is to develop individualized treatments and dietary recommendations that could lower the risk of developing obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes./article/art-displaying-right-art-healthcare-settingsThu, 17 Nov 2022 14:36:34 +0000/article/art-displaying-right-art-healthcare-settingsCan the arts and culture affect your wellbeing? The link between culture and health is an area attracting more and more interest. Max Liljefors, professor of art history at 51�ؿ�����, was tasked by Region Skåne with identifying ways in which their extensive art collection can be put to better use. /article/blood-testing-children-leads-better-understanding-type-1-diabetesTue, 23 Aug 2022 08:59:23 +0000/article/blood-testing-children-leads-better-understanding-type-1-diabetesWhy do some people develop type 1 diabetes and others do not? Worldwide, researchers are now collaborating to find the answer to this complex question.Diabetes researchers at 51�ؿ����� recently contributed data to a new study that shows that type 1 diabetes develops in three different ways in children. This improved understanding makes it possible for scientists to conduct new types of studies with the goal of preventing the disease. /article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelingsTue, 10 May 2022 10:02:47 +0000/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelingsHuntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins between the ages of 30 and 50. In Sweden, around 1,000 people have the diagnosis and several thousand live with the risk of getting the disease. Even more people have a connection to the disease as its symptoms also affect those close to the patient to a high degree. The disease leads to premature death and there are no treatments that slow its progress. /article/bodys-fantastic-defence-system-gets-help-fight-against-cancerWed, 02 Feb 2022 10:36:15 +0000/article/bodys-fantastic-defence-system-gets-help-fight-against-cancerT cells, antibodies, immune defences – concepts we have learnt more about after a couple of years of a global Covid-19 pandemic. Understanding of how the immune system works against cancer is another major issue for research and development of new treatments. ‟Antibodies have been used in cancer care for close to 25 years but it is over the past five years that new techniques and treatments have taken a new direction”, says Mats Jerkeman, consultant physician in oncology at Skåne University Hospital and professor of clinical oncology at 51�ؿ�����. /article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-careWed, 01 Dec 2021 10:57:15 +0000/article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-careWith 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT. "Anyone who wants to should be allowed to be tested for prostate cancer. Studies show that early detection lowers long-term mortality", says Anders Bjartell, one of Sweden’s leading prostate cancer researchers at 51�ؿ����� and Skåne University Hospital./article/screening-colorectal-cancer-starts-springTue, 23 Mar 2021 12:58:19 +0000/article/screening-colorectal-cancer-starts-springIn May, screening for colorectal cancer will be offered in Skåne to all those born in 1961. Subsequently, Swedes aged 60 to 74 will be tested for blood in their faeces, to detect cancer at an early stage. Once all regions in Sweden have introduced the screening, at least 300 lives are expected to be saved per year./article/new-model-human-airways-speeds-battle-against-covid-19Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:42:55 +0000/article/new-model-human-airways-speeds-battle-against-covid-19The fight against COVID-19 continues. In Lund, researchers are working to identify a compound that could be used to prevent viral infection, and thus save lives. “This model that has been developed with our collaborators will fill an important gap for current and future drug screening efforts for the upper or lower airways using human airway cells”, says Sinem Tas, associate researcher.