Published 30 March 2020 Jonas Björk and Anna Axmon The frustration with not being able to contribute to the difficult situation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic led researchers at LUPOP to launch a matchmaking initiative. Their idea is to help researchers with clinical background, now needed in healthcare, by supporting their research and application work. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-19-mitigating-impact-research-through-matchmaking - 2025-04-25

Published 30 March 2020 This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Un

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2025-04-25

Published 31 March 2020 Olle Melander and Anne L’Huillier. (Photo: Mikael Risedal and Magnus Bergström) Two Lund researchers have received the prestigious European Research Council’s (ERC) Advanced Grant of approximately SEK 25 million each: Anne L’Huillier, professor of Atomic Physics and Olle Melander, professor of Internal Medicine and consultant at Skåne University Hospital. The grants are for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-erc-advanced-grants-awarded-lund-university-researchers - 2025-04-25

By emma [dot] holm [at] education [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Holm) - published 31 March 2020 Photo: Emil Langvad Many of the patients who become seriously ill with COVID-19 suffer from respiratory failure. Therefore, Lund University will train nurses within Region Skåne in advanced care for respiratory failure starting Wednesday. For healthcare, a big challenge is finding staff with the right skill s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-fast-tracks-courses-nurses - 2025-04-25

Published 2 April 2020 Our students and teachers share their stories on how to learn and teach in Sweden during the coronavirus outbreak. Better than expected, but not without its challenges, especially socially. That’s how a couple of our students and staff tell the story of how we went from campus education to distance learning methods in a matter of days. Wednesday 18 March. The campus is still

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Published 8 April 2020 Transplanted nerve cells (transplant up to the right), which were produced from human skin cells, send their nerve fibres to the cerebral cortex on the opposite side of the brain in a stroke-afflicted rat. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become n

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-successfully-repair-stroke-damaged-rat-brains - 2025-04-25

Published 14 April 2020 Photo: Hampus Du Rietz In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells where they have an effect. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a sensitive technique

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2025-04-25

Published 14 April 2020 Photo: Jenny Power Currently, all around the world, urgent research initiatives are underway in the fight against Covid-19 to find both better treatments as well as a vaccine that creates immunity. At Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, researchers have quickly launched two dedicated SARS-Cov2 labs, which are now conducting research on samples from coronavirus patients. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sars-cov2-labs-operation-lund-university - 2025-04-25

Published 15 April 2020 Springtails (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The earthy smell in spring when the fields are ploughed and the garden soil in flower beds is dug over has a previously unknown purpose. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and other institutions have examined the soil smell and were able to show that it is linked to intrica

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/story-behind-earthy-smell-spring - 2025-04-25

Published 17 April 2020 Some of the nurses taking the fast-track course (Photo: Ulla Wingren) Patients who have been so ill they have needed intensive care often have a long recovery ahead of them – both physically and mentally. The problems that can develop include unpleasant memories of nightmares and hallucinations. Previous favourite foods can suddenly taste awful. Many intensive care patients

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/after-covid-19-important-intensive-care-patients-are-followed - 2025-04-25

Published 23 April 2020 From the left, Lin Zhu, beamline scientist; Alexei Zakharov, MAXPEEM beamline manager; Axel Knutsson, Material Specialist at Alfa Laval; Oskar Darselius Berg, Alfa Laval. A team from the Swedish company Alfa Laval used MAX IV beamline MAXPEEM to gain unprecedented insights on the oxide layer of stainless steel. The information they obtained will be highly beneficial for the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/company-alfa-laval-gains-unprecedented-insights-stainless-steel-max-iv - 2025-04-25

Published 24 April 2020 Niels-Bjarne Woods, a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, has developed lung-specific mesenchymal stem cells to treat inflammation of the lungs and fibrosis. This research now may be the needed breakthrough for treatment of the severe respiratory issues related to COVID-19. A clinical study may soon be underway contingent on a successful application to the Swedish Medi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/can-stem-cells-treat-covid-19 - 2025-04-25

Published 27 April 2020 Photo by Camila Cordeiro on Unsplash We need new ways of understanding how people depend on nature in our efforts to protect biodiversity. A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden suggests that we rarely take into account people’s place-based, varied and often emotional relationships with nature. “Up to now, a common approach has been based on cost-benefit analysis, wher

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-include-human-connection-nature-biodiversity-goals - 2025-04-25

Published 28 April 2020 The Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Photo: Andreas Nord) The extreme cold, harsh environment and constant hunt for food means that Arctic animals have become specialists in saving energy. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown energy-saving method used by birds during the polar night. Researchers from Lund University and the University o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/arctic-wildlife-uses-extreme-method-save-energy - 2025-04-25

Published 29 April 2020 Download the app, log your data and help researchers fight COVID-19 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have launched a free app to help map the spread of infection in Sweden and increase knowledge of the coronavirus. “Data from the app will give us a clearer picture of the development of the disease and why some people only experience mild symptoms while others get se

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-symptom-tracker-app-launched-sweden - 2025-04-25

Published 6 May 2020 Image A is a cross section of nerves, showing both healthy and thin nerves. Image B is an incision along the nerves. Images C , D and E are of healthy nerve fibers. All images are taken with synchotron light. In an international collaboration led by Lund University in Sweden, researchers have used synchrotron light to study what happens to the nerves in diabetes. The technique

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-3d-images-reveal-architecture-nerve-fibers - 2025-04-25

Published 11 May 2020 Photo: Mostphotos Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that this may be the case. “Previous studies have shown that the same antihistamines have survival benefits in breast cancer. Now we see the same thing concerning malignant melanom

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antihistamines-may-help-patients-malignant-melanoma - 2025-04-25

Published 18 May 2020 Photo: Julien Sarazin (Unsplash) The knife rack has replaced the bookshelf as a symbol of cultural capital. However, following decades of lifestyle eating, cooking shows and palate sensations, a new food generation is starting to establish itself. Food ethnologist Håkan Jönsson sees a comeback for ready-made meals and abstemiousness. Food is more than sustenance, what role do

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/food-ethnologist-sees-new-trends-following-decades-lifestyle-eating - 2025-04-25

Published 20 May 2020 Photo: Mostphotos A new study from Lund University in Sweden has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms. Studies from other countries have previously indicated that these factors may be important in adult obesity. The areas where we live are known to be important for our health. For example, obesity is more prevalent in de

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obesity-not-related-how-close-you-live-fast-food-or-gyms - 2025-04-25

Published 24 May 2020 Six-month old infants recognize when adults imitate them, and perceive imitators as more friendly, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The babies looked and smiled longer at an adult who imitated them, as opposed to when the adult responded in other ways. Babies also approached them more, and engaged in imitating games. The research is published in PLOS O

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-babies-know-when-you-imitate-them-and-it - 2025-04-25