Tue, 13 May 2025 09:50:50 +0000Medicine/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 �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s 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’s the vision behind a newly funded international research project led by scientists from �۶���Ƶ, the University of Tromsø, 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 �۶���Ƶ 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 �۶���Ƶ is turning the tables completely on what scientists thought they knew to be true – 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 �۶���Ƶ 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/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 �۶���Ƶ. 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 �۶���Ƶ’s 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 �۶���Ƶ has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s 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 �۶���Ƶ 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 “Klebsiella 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 – 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 �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a considerable difference to the patients’ wellbeing./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/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 �۶���Ƶ 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 �۶���Ƶ 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 �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s 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 – the diet currently recommended to patients. The results, presented in a new study from �۶���Ƶ 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 �۶���Ƶ 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. “The 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’s,” say the researchers at �۶���Ƶ 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 Skåne in southern Sweden./article/possible-association-between-tattoos-and-lymphoma-revealedFri, 24 May 2024 10:58:09 +0000/article/possible-association-between-tattoos-and-lymphoma-revealedA new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a risk factor for cancer in the lymphatic system, or lymphoma. Now, the researchers underline the need for more research on the topic. /article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announcedTue, 26 Mar 2024 11:18:14 +0000/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announcedTwelve researchers at �۶���Ƶ have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. /article/plant-waste-be-transformed-food-new-lab-lundMon, 11 Dec 2023 10:46:09 +0000/article/plant-waste-be-transformed-food-new-lab-lund�۶���Ƶ and Tetra Pak Processing are joining forces to build one of the largest precision fermentation research facilities in the Nordics. Microorganisms will be selected, fine-tuned and trained to convert inedible waste into food and materials for a growing population. /article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-beesThu, 30 Nov 2023 14:38:54 +0000/article/commonly-used-pesticides-are-still-harming-bees/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-strokeThu, 30 Nov 2023 11:44:56 +0000/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-strokeResearchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke recovery therapy. “Communication between nerve cells in large parts of the brain changes after a stroke and we show that it can be partially restored with the treatment”, says Tadeusz Wieloch, senior professor of neurobiology at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden./article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants-0Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:28:18 +0000/article/three-lund-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants-0Daniel Bexell, Joan Yuan and Andreas Nilsson have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. They will spend five years conducting research on childhood cancer neuroblastoma, the crucial role of B cells in our immune system and the Earth’s magnetic field./article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventionsThu, 23 Nov 2023 09:39:28 +0000/article/children-breath-holding-spells-undergo-unnecessary-diagnostic-interventionsBreath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care. This is because there are no national or international guidelines on how to assess children in these cases. A team of researchers at �۶���Ƶ, Sweden has now proposed guidelines to reduce the number of emergency and unplanned medical visits and to provide more equitable and structured care for children with breath-holding spells./article/men-experience-less-pain-when-woman-chargeTue, 14 Nov 2023 14:14:07 +0000/article/men-experience-less-pain-when-woman-chargeA man who is exposed to physical pain feels less severe pain if he is subjected to pain by a woman compared with a man, according to new research from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden. In addition, men experience less pain after surgery when asked about it by a woman than by a man./article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infectionWed, 08 Nov 2023 17:25:15 +0000/article/temperature-increase-triggers-viral-infectionResearchers at �۶���Ƶ, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. "When the temperature rises, the virus's genetic material changes its form and density, becoming more fluid-like, which leads to its rapid injection into the cell," says Alex Evilevitch who led the study. /article/negative-attitudes-towards-breastfeeding-public-still-issueFri, 13 Oct 2023 14:19:39 +0000/article/negative-attitudes-towards-breastfeeding-public-still-issueInternational law supports women’s right to breastfeed in the public. However, women report having been subjected to negative responses and judgmental looks when breastfeeding outside the home. This is according to a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, based on surveys answered by women living in Sweden, Ireland and Australia./article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressureThu, 12 Oct 2023 10:44:53 +0000/article/how-your-blood-vessels-tolerate-high-blood-pressureA research group at �۶���Ƶ has studied how a molecular sensor located in the blood vessel wall, controls how the vessel compensates for high blood pressure. As we age, the sensor deteriorates, which can worsen vascular damage caused by high blood pressure and consequently lead to secondary diseases affecting the heart, brain, or other organs. In mice, the researchers demonstrate that the absence of the sensor leads to the development of aortic aneurysms. Several key findings have also been confirmed in human blood vessels./article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-imagesWed, 04 Oct 2023 14:16:05 +0000/article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-imagesIn today's scientific world, microscopic images have become a powerful resource for research. With access to advanced microscopes, researchers can now create unique images of structures and objects. Beautiful and captivating images that can also convey complex context to a wider audience./article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzleFri, 29 Sep 2023 10:52:28 +0000/article/new-bioinfomatics-pipeline-solves-50-year-old-blood-group-puzzleCurrently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person to another. This can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden has developed a toolbox that finds the answer – and in doing so, has solved a 50-year-old mystery. /article/new-blood-marker-can-identify-parkinsonian-diseasesTue, 19 Sep 2023 15:30:06 +0000/article/new-blood-marker-can-identify-parkinsonian-diseasesIs 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 types of Parkinson's-related diseases with high accuracy," says Oskar Hansson, who led the study./article/new-method-offers-hope-fewer-fracturesWed, 13 Sep 2023 14:23:22 +0000/article/new-method-offers-hope-fewer-fracturesThousands of people could be spared from a hip fracture each year if a new method to identify the risk of osteoporotic fractures were to be introduced in healthcare. This is the view of the researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden who are behind a new 3D-simulation method. The results were recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research./article/sepsis-common-cancer-deadly-heart-attackThu, 31 Aug 2023 13:21:54 +0000/article/sepsis-common-cancer-deadly-heart-attackA research team at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden has found that more than four percent of all hospital admissions in southern Sweden are associated with sepsis. It is a significantly underdiagnosed condition that can be likened to an epidemic. Now the European Sepsis Alliance has assigned the researchers with mapping the prevalence of sepsis in the rest of Europe./article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancerThu, 24 Aug 2023 11:13:14 +0000/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancerAs certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselves in the body, it often means that patients with aggressive cancers experience a recurrence of the cancer after treatment. By programming genetically modified killer immune cells to seek and destroy the hiding tumor cells and tumor stem cells, it is hoped that we can develop more effective treatment options. An international research project, with key technologies developed by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden will be used to advance immunotherapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), glioblastoma, and pancreatic cancer. This consortium has been granted approximately 40 million SEK by EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe./article/breast-cancer-study-altered-guidelines-swedenWed, 23 Aug 2023 20:49:17 +0000/article/breast-cancer-study-altered-guidelines-swedenBRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associated with a significantly increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. However, there are an additional eleven genes associated with elevated risk for these types of cancer. A multi-year Swedish study now reveals that the proportion of women with genetically confirmed hereditary breast cancer doubled by including all genes in the screening test./article/electrotherapy-without-surgery-possibleMon, 21 Aug 2023 12:00:02 +0000/article/electrotherapy-without-surgery-possibleResearchers at �۶���Ƶ and Gothenburg University have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems. The method, now published in Nature Communications, opens up a future where bioelectronics can be implanted in and removed from the body without surgery./article/positive-metabolic-effects-gastric-bypass-disappear-quicklyThu, 17 Aug 2023 10:07:41 +0000/article/positive-metabolic-effects-gastric-bypass-disappear-quicklyA new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly after surgery. Just a year after the operation, the concentration of metabolites and fats had returned to almost the same levels as before the procedure. /article/why-killer-bacteria-affect-some-people-more-severelyWed, 16 Aug 2023 22:16:52 +0000/article/why-killer-bacteria-affect-some-people-more-severelyWhy are certain people more severely affected than others by invasive streptococcal infections? According to a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, the answer lies in our genome. Carriers of a certain variant of the STING gene are at greater risk, particularly if they encounter the bacterial strains that have increased in the western world since the 1980s. The findings, published in Nature Communications, could pave the way for better treatments in cases where disease development is often rapid and fatal./article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brainTue, 08 Aug 2023 14:21:16 +0000/article/how-psychedelic-drugs-affect-rats-brainResearchers at �۶���Ƶ have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons when the rats are given psychedelic drugs. The results show an unexpected and simultaneous synchronisation among neurons in several regions of the brain./article/ai-supported-mammography-screening-found-be-safeTue, 01 Aug 2023 23:13:24 +0000/article/ai-supported-mammography-screening-found-be-safeMammography 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 trial, which addressed the clinical safety of using AI in mammography screening. The trial, led by researchers from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, has been published in The Lancet Oncology. /article/6-ways-combat-ageismTue, 25 Jul 2023 08:20:36 +0000/article/6-ways-combat-ageismDespite a widespread and outdated view of older people, and an abundance of stereotypes, awareness of what is known as ageism is limited. A new short guide gives tips for how you can use your communication to counter discrimination against older people./article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobankTue, 25 Jul 2023 07:59:00 +0000/article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobankThrough molecular studies of knee tissue and advanced synchrotron radiation imaging techniques, researchers hope to gain new insights into the early development of osteoarthritis. The hope is to pave the way for new treatments./article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptomsTue, 18 Jul 2023 17:21:07 +0000/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptomsLewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from �۶���Ƶ has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before other clear symptoms have developed. The findings are also reported simultaneously at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference./article/brief-admissions-self-referral-can-help-adolescents-self-harming-or-suicidal-behaviourMon, 03 Jul 2023 12:51:33 +0000/article/brief-admissions-self-referral-can-help-adolescents-self-harming-or-suicidal-behaviourGaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm. The method has previously been introduced for adults, and a study led by researchers from �۶���Ƶ has now explored whether the method could also be used for children and young people. The results are published in The Lancet Psychiatry./article/alarming-antibiotic-resistance-discovered-war-torn-ukraineThu, 29 Jun 2023 09:29:50 +0000/article/alarming-antibiotic-resistance-discovered-war-torn-ukraineResearchers led by �۶���Ƶ 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 that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance./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 �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, investigating the connection between osteoarthritis and metabolic diseases in a new research project./article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatmentsMon, 12 Jun 2023 08:57:38 +0000/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatmentsA 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 �۶���Ƶ have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzyme, a marker, that they hope will help predict who is at risk of having a myocardial infarction or a stroke due to a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque.