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Honorary lecturer Feng Zhang: CRISPR research – a treasure hunt in nature
25 April 2019
Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary...
First major study of proteins in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
25 April 2019
The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with...
How lifestyle affects our genes
23 April 2019
In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund...
Geology professor releases new book about… heavy metal
23 April 2019
Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological...
More evidence that blood tests can detect the risk of Alzheimer’s
23 April 2019
A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analysed...
LU student named "Global Swede 2019"
17 April 2019
Congratulations to Salma Kikhia, a student at the Master’s programme in Public Health at Lund University, who will be awarded the title Global Swede...
Abnormal proteins correlate with criminal behaviour in dementia
12 April 2019
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease...
WATCH: Lund University students develop smart living plant wall
11 April 2019
A team of former Lund University students have developed a smart plant wall, that can be monitored via an app and therefore minimizes the amount of...
New non-antibiotic strategy for the treatment of bacterial meningitis
10 April 2019
With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial...
Remains of a planet found orbiting dead star
5 April 2019
Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a planet orbiting a dead star in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets. The...
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