By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 1 November 2022 Photo: iStock/eyepark Locked fingers, known as trigger finger, are more common among people with diabetes than in the general population. A study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that the risk of being affected increases in the case of high blood sugar. The study has been published in Diabetes Care. Trigg

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/hands-people-diabetes-more-often-affected-trigger-finger - 2025-06-15

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 8 November 2022 The four medical students and the professor outside the cathedral. From left: Olha Zhurakivska, Oksana Tymoshchuk, Dariia Hrynevych, Viktoriia Bedei and Khrystyna Zhyhalo. Photo: Private. Professor Oksana Tymoshchuk came to Lund with her children as soon as the opportunity arose. She also wanted to

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/ukrainian-medical-students-arrive-lund-after-lightning-fast-application-process - 2025-06-15

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 23 November 2022 Photo: iStock/baranozedemir A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medici

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2025-06-15

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 23 November 2022 Photo: iStock/kan2d Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified one of the reasons why the childhood cancer neuroblastoma becomes resistant to chemotherapy. The findings are significant for how future treatments should be designed. The results have been published in Science Advances. Neuro

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/altered-cell-behaviour-behind-resistance-neuroblastoma - 2025-06-15

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 23 November 2022 Photo: iStock/mi-viri Sometimes healthcare professionals treat patients with opioids such as morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic breathlessness. A randomised Phase 3 study conducted by Swedish and Australian researchers now finds that

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-study-morphine-treatment-people-copd-and-severe-long-term-breathlessness - 2025-06-15

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 1 December 2022 Rita Charon and David Julius. Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred o

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2025-06-15

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 12 December 2022 David Julius, Professor at the University of California, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021, will be conferred an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine Lund University in May 2023. Photo: Paul Kennedy. Last year's Nobel celebration was a digital version, but this year David J

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/his-interest-natural-products-led-nobel-prize - 2025-06-15

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 16 December 2022 Kajsa M Paulsson, project director HALRIC Southern Scandinavia and Northern Germany form a leading life science region with unique research infrastructures that can help transform research into innovation. There is especially a large unused potential for industrial and clinical researchers to use these u

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/11-million-euros-life-science-research-and-innovation-infrastructure-synergies-northern-europe - 2025-06-15

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 16 December 2022 Illustration of antibody binding mechanism The two arms of the antibody can bind to two different sites on a target protein. (Illustration: Wiley Editing Services) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/antibody-discovery-paves-way-new-therapies-against-group-streptococcal-infections - 2025-06-15

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 2 January 2023 Johan Flygare and Aurélie Baudet, stem cell researchers at Lund University. Photo: Johan Persson. Stem cells programmed to produce insulin in people with type 1 diabetes or to repair the heart muscle after a heart attack. Gene and cell therapies that improve cancer treatments. These new and innovative therapies

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/advanced-treatments-future-are-soon-here - 2025-06-15

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 23 January 2023 Immunology professor Lena Uller. Photo: Agata Garpenlind For risk groups, a common cold can be life-threatening. Researchers in Lund have contributed to the development of a new biological medicinal product to treat severe asthma that is worsened by colds. The hope is that the drug will be approved

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/when-common-cold-becomes-life-threatening - 2025-06-15

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 24 January 2023 John Stegmayr. Photo: Katrin Ståhl The Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration research group is made up of about 15 researchers focusing on chronic lung disease. The group’s work includes the development of different methods to study disease models for conditions such as COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. One of th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/focusing-chronic-lung-disease - 2025-06-15

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 25 January 2023 Nurse Anna Hellman measures the blood pressure of a participant in a treatment study where researchers are investigating how the hormone vasopressin is affected by how much water we drink. Photo: Kennet Ruona. How much water do we need to drink to stay healthy? How do different diets affect our metabolism?

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/learning-more-about-endocrine-system-could-lead-fewer-cases-type-2-diabetes-and-obesity - 2025-06-15

By press [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl and Åsa Hansdotter) - published 31 January 2023 Filipe Pereira and Charlotte Ling. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Two innovation-driven research projects at Lund University have been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the European Research Council, ERC. They relate to biomarkers for predicting who benefits from metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/erc-grants-research-diabetes-and-immunotherapy - 2025-06-15

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 February 2023 Photo: iStock. For up to 40 years, nearly 800,000 people from Sweden, Norway and Austria have been tracked based on how their BMI and metabolic health – that is, their blood pressure, blood glucose levels and blood fats - affect the risk of suffering from obesity-related cancers. The study shows that th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/metabolic-health-plays-role-obesity-related-cancers - 2025-06-15

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 8 February 2023 Photo: iStock/Andy445 Certain complications during pregnancy bring an increased risk of heart disease later on. However, there is still much to learn about how arteriosclerosis develops between pregnancy and heart disease later in life. A large new study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden sho

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/complications-pregnancy-linked-increased-risk-heart-disease - 2025-06-15

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 17 February 2023 Charlotte Ling, Tina Rönn, and Karl Bacos are three of the authors of a new study that has identified an important gene that affects insulin secretion. Photo: Petra Olsson Researchers have identified 395 genes that are differently expressed in people with type 2 diabetes. One of the genes proved to be very

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/pax5-gene-strongly-associated-impaired-insulin-secretion-type-2-diabetes - 2025-06-15

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 20 February 2023 Karin Lindkvist together with Peng Huang, the first author of the study on the structure of aquaporins. Through research on the structure of proteins the research group want to understand more about how our cells work – both when we are healthy and sick. Modern imaging techniques allows researchers to map the

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/mapping-aquaporins-water-channels-cell-membranes - 2025-06-15

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 21 February 2023 Bildkälla: iStock/Pedre During the foetal stage, a number of so-called cell programs run that are vital to the development of the foetus. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers from Lund University demonstrate that one of these foetal programs appears to protect against acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-insights-foetal-development-may-protect-against-leukaemia - 2025-06-15

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lund University, Faculty of Medicine) - published 28 February 2023 On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation produ

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-15