Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:26:10 +0000Medicine & Health/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recyclingThu, 04 Dec 2025 10:26:10 +0000/article/harmful-exposure-metal-recyclingThe metal recycling industry is growing, not least due to the use of metals in green energy electronic components. Researchers at 51重口猎奇 have examined the inhaled air of workers at 13 recycling companies in Sweden. Among the results, high levels of lead in air and elevated levels of multiple metals were detected in the blood of those who work in recycling. /article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatmentTue, 02 Dec 2025 12:27:10 +0000/article/electrotherapy-offers-hope-glioblastoma-treatmentElectrotherapy using injectable nanoparticles delivered directly into the tumour could pave the way for new treatment options for glioblastoma, according to a new study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. /article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanomaTue, 25 Nov 2025 12:42:02 +0000/article/tattoos-could-be-risk-factor-melanomaA new epidemiological study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma./article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardensMon, 24 Nov 2025 09:08:51 +0000/article/fishing-phages-lund-universitys-botanical-gardensKompetensportalen, Lucat, Lupin, Lubas and LUCRIS. Those are the names of some of 51重口猎奇鈥檚 administrative systems. They are now also the names of five new bacteriophages that have recently been discovered in the ponds of 51重口猎奇鈥檚 Botanical Gardens./article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-diseaseMon, 17 Nov 2025 15:42:29 +0000/article/oral-insulin-delayed-onset-type-1-diabetes-some-children-increased-risk-diseaseAn 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 autoantibodies. The results from the POInT study are now published in The Lancet./article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosisMon, 27 Oct 2025 13:44:09 +0000/article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosisPregnancies do not weaken a woman鈥檚 skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. 鈥淭here is a dip, but the body is absolutely fantastic at making up the loss,鈥� says Kristina 脜kesson, professor of orthopedics. /article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemicWed, 15 Oct 2025 10:05:03 +0000/article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemicDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an unexpected increase in the number of cases of type 1 diabetes in Sweden, particularly among children under five and young adult men. The infection accelerated the onset of diabetes among children between the ages of five and nine. /article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-systemFri, 03 Oct 2025 12:42:25 +0000/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-systemA research team at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body鈥檚 immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system鈥檚 ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer./article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennowTue, 30 Sep 2025 11:25:23 +0000/article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennowFrom a rejected article to world-leading Alzheimer鈥檚 research. Kaj Blennow has made it possible to detect Alzheimer鈥檚 disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear 鈥� an achievement that has not only transformed research but also laid the foundation for new therapies. He has now been awarded the Eric K. Fernstr枚m Nordic Prize for his groundbreaking research./article/detective-mysterious-world-proteinsTue, 23 Sep 2025 15:39:36 +0000/article/detective-mysterious-world-proteinsGemma Atkinson has been awarded this year鈥檚 Eric K. Fernstr枚m Prize for particularly promising and successful early-career researchers at 51重口猎奇. Her research focuses on bacterial proteins in order to understand the protective mechanisms bacteria use against infecting viruses known as bacteriophages./article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-studyMon, 22 Sep 2025 17:47:34 +0000/article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-studyAnorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now underway at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, where researchers are investigating whether psychedelic drugs have an effect on young patients with the disorder. /article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgeryWed, 17 Sep 2025 15:13:56 +0000/article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgeryA project at 51重口猎奇 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鈥檚 axillary surgery procedures could be avoided./article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-diseaseWed, 17 Sep 2025 12:25:40 +0000/article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-diseaseIn a study led by 51重口猎奇 and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyse aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study 鈥� the largest ever of its kind 鈥� examines the connection between genetic predisposition, gender and age in relation to tau pathology in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. The study is published in Nature Neuroscience./article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-diseaseMon, 15 Sep 2025 09:23:25 +0000/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-diseaseResearchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. 鈥淭his digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology early in the investigation phase,鈥� says Professor Oskar Hansson, who led the study alongside Pontus Tideman./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 鈥� these are some of the future innovation stars developed at 51重口猎奇. /article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:36:46 +0000/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideProfessor Thoas Fioretos research has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. /article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infectionThu, 04 Sep 2025 13:18:45 +0000/article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infectionEach year, one in four women suffers from bacterial vaginosis, something that is currently treated with antibiotics. However, recently a gentler, antibiotic-free alternative has been authorised for sale in the EU. The chance discovery behind the innovation was made by a group of researchers from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. /article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsThu, 04 Sep 2025 10:01:12 +0000/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsInfertility, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and decentralised infrastructure. These are the research areas of the three researchers at 51重口猎奇 who are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. /article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-swedenTue, 02 Sep 2025 05:15:20 +0000/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-swedenA new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. 鈥淭he time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,鈥� says Mehreen Zaigham. /article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrenceMon, 01 Sep 2025 08:39:35 +0000/article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrenceA simple urine test that can assess the risk of kidney cancer recurrence at an early stage could spare patients from frequent imaging scans, e.g. CT-scans, and thus reduce the associated radiation, anxiety and costs. This has been shown in a new international research study led by 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. The results have now been published in European Urology Oncology./article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-diseaseMon, 25 Aug 2025 15:00:01 +0000/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-diseaseFor decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as 鈥榡unk鈥� and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases./article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordicWed, 20 Aug 2025 10:13:03 +0000/article/children-waiting-new-heart-study-shows-marked-improvement-survival-rates-and-importance-nordicIn a new observational study, researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden looked at all children listed for heart transplants in the Nordic countries between 1986 and 2023. A total of 597 children were included in the study, 461 of whom received a transplant. The results show that survival rates have increased significantly over time despite the modest volumes in the region 鈥� a development that the researchers attribute to technological advances, advanced technologies and better healthcare practices. /article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsMon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:06 +0000/article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsCarmelo D鈥橝gostino, 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/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-futureMon, 07 Jul 2025 06:10:53 +0000/article/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-futureWhen the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, the mRNA vaccines came to the rescue of many people 鈥� but in the background there was another, lesser known, hero: the lipid nanoparticle. Without these tiny 鈥渇at droplets鈥�, the vaccines could never have been delivered into the body鈥檚 cells. And the fact is that these small particles will probably have more assignments in the future. It could be what enables the delivery of gene scissors and new gene therapies into the body./article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-pathWed, 02 Jul 2025 16:40:44 +0000/article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-pathA new study led by researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, reveals that melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can in some cases be driven by mitochondrial processes, which can be effectively targeted using existing drugs. In preclinical laboratory experiments with melanoma cell cultures, researchers successfully eliminated cancer cells by using antibiotics and inhibitors of mitochondrial energy production, highlighting a potential therapeutic breakthrough./article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronaryMon, 16 Jun 2025 05:57:10 +0000/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronaryA Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at 51重口猎奇 shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries 鈥� the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause heart attacks. The study also links dietary pattern to the composition of the plaques, i.e. how potentially dangerous they are. /article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clotsThu, 05 Jun 2025 12:16:34 +0000/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clotsBlood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 percent. /article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivfTue, 13 May 2025 09:50:50 +0000/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivfResearchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman鈥檚 genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment/article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeThu, 24 Apr 2025 13:53:36 +0000/article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeWhat if we could fight climate change using bacteria that live on air? That鈥檚 the vision behind a newly funded international research project led by scientists from 51重口猎奇, the University of Troms酶, and Harvard Medical School. With support from the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), the team aims to explore how an Arctic microbe that can feed exclusively on methane could become a powerful tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions./article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patientsTue, 15 Apr 2025 07:03:22 +0000/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patientsPatients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-on treatment late, or not all. Based on the results of a study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, many new heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be prevented. /article/how-animal-life-exploded-earthWed, 09 Apr 2025 10:51:28 +0000/article/how-animal-life-exploded-earthAbout 540 million years ago, our planet suddenly erupted with life, filling our oceans with a diversity of complex life. This is known as the Cambrian explosion, and for a long time scientists agreed it was triggered by a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. But new research from Emma Hammarlund at 51重口猎奇 is turning the tables completely on what scientists thought they knew to be true 鈥� for decades. How did Hammarlund end up going down an entirely different path?/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesThu, 03 Apr 2025 12:31:36 +0000/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesGases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by 51重口猎奇 shows that greenhouse gas emissions from anaesthetic gases have decreased by 27% over the last ten years. By swapping out the anaesthetic gas with the highest climate impact, the climate impact of anaesthetic gases could have been reduced by a further 69%. /article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brainMon, 31 Mar 2025 11:45:33 +0000/article/new-reliable-blood-marker-reveals-extent-alzheimers-pathology-brainResearchers at 51重口猎奇 and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer鈥檚 pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new Alzheimer鈥檚 drugs./article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityWed, 26 Feb 2025 07:31:17 +0000/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityThe Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at 51重口猎奇.聽This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666./article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracyTue, 04 Feb 2025 08:59:30 +0000/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracyNew research results now published from 51重口猎奇鈥檚 MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29 per cent more cases of cancer compared with traditional screening. More invasive cancers were also clearly detected at an early stage using AI. Now the final part of the research study will focus on breast cancer missed by screening./article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checkingThu, 02 Jan 2025 15:02:23 +0000/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checkingA first study shows that almost nine out of ten players in the Swedish women's hockey league are in favour of body checking./article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseThu, 05 Dec 2024 11:42:34 +0000/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseA team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at 51重口猎奇 has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson鈥檚 (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements 鈥攃ommonly referred to as "jumping genes"鈥攃ontribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson鈥檚 disease./article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatmentWed, 04 Dec 2024 13:19:45 +0000/article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatmentA new study led by 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has solved a years-old mystery: which patients with aggressive breast cancer are helped by a targeted cancer treatment that had been under development but was shelved. The study is important since it brings hope that the development of the drug can continue and that it will make it all the way to these patients./article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenicMon, 25 Nov 2024 14:41:23 +0000/article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenicNew study shows that the bacterium 鈥淜lebsiella pneumoniae, which is resistant to all antibiotics, is also particularly aggressive and dangerous./article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptomsThu, 07 Nov 2024 10:45:02 +0000/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptomsWhen a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives 鈥� the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a considerable difference to the patients鈥� wellbeing./article/foam-cells-brain-tumoursTue, 05 Nov 2024 13:33:19 +0000/article/foam-cells-brain-tumoursA research team at 51重口猎奇 has discovered a certain type of cells 鈥� foam cells 鈥� in patients with the aggressive brain tumour glioblastoma./article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapiesTue, 05 Nov 2024 11:20:26 +0000/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapiesMalin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant./article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completedMon, 04 Nov 2024 16:16:57 +0000/article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completedIn 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples.The study has provided new knowledge about how type 1 diabetes develops./article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussionsFri, 25 Oct 2024 14:26:53 +0000/article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussionsElite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol consumption at a risk-level. /article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThu, 17 Oct 2024 09:22:23 +0000/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThree researchers from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies./article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsiaFri, 11 Oct 2024 07:38:52 +0000/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsiaFor the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden shows that high proportion of father鈥檚 spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk of the baby being born prematurely. /article/cutting-out-sugar-and-starch-effective-ibs-current-recommendationsTue, 17 Sep 2024 10:15:57 +0000/article/cutting-out-sugar-and-starch-effective-ibs-current-recommendationsSymptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar and starch as for those who followed FODMAP 鈥� the diet currently recommended to patients. The results, presented in a new study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, also show that weight loss is greater and sugar cravings are reduced among those who follow the starch and sucrose-reduced diet. /article/no-benefits-24-hour-compared-15-hour-oxygen-therapyThu, 12 Sep 2024 16:07:10 +0000/article/no-benefits-24-hour-compared-15-hour-oxygen-therapyThere were no differences in quality of life, symptoms, hospital admissions or mortality between a group of patients with pulmonary disease and low oxygen levels in the blood that received oxygen therapy at home for 24 hours a day, and a group that received the same therapy for 15 hours a day, according to a study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden./article/injectable-heart-stimulator-emergency-situations-1Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:11:03 +0000/article/injectable-heart-stimulator-emergency-situations-1By injecting a solution of nanoparticles around the heart, a temporary heart stimulator self-assembles, which can correct heart arrhythmia in emergency situations with the help of an external power source. After treatment, the electrode spontaneously disappears from the body. The study was conducted on animals./article/groundbreaking-alzheimers-blood-test-proves-highly-effective-primary-healthcareSun, 28 Jul 2024 11:15:15 +0000/article/groundbreaking-alzheimers-blood-test-proves-highly-effective-primary-healthcareA commercially available blood test has now been trialled in routine healthcare. 鈥淭he blood test showed about 90% reliability even in primary care. This may have major implications for all those individuals who seek help for memory loss and suspected Alzheimer鈥檚,鈥� say the researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden behind the study./article/new-diseases-tropical-swedenSun, 09 Jun 2024 20:14:57 +0000/article/new-diseases-tropical-swedenGlobal warming has meant that diseases such as West Nile fever, NTM infections, and new tick-borne viruses are on their way or have already taken hold in Sweden. People are being affected by new diseases, and challenges for the health system are increasing. Among other things, everything is prepared to start screening blood donors for West Nile fever in Region Sk氓ne in southern Sweden.