Lund University - News http://www.lu.se Lund University - News Breakthrough on Huntington’s disease http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6057 Researchers at Lund University have succeeded in preventing very early symptoms of Huntington’s disease, depression and anxiety, by deactivating the mutated huntingtin protein in the brains of mice. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6057 Key find for early bladder cancer treatment http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6056 Aggressive forms of bladder cancer involve the protein PODXL - a discovery that could hold the key to improved treatment, according to researchers at Lund University, Uppsala University and KTH in Sweden. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6056 EU legitimising role ‘underestimated’ http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6055 Many EU proposals in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict become widely accepted by the key players over time - proof that the EU matters in the conflict, according to research at Lund University in Sweden. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6055 Atherosclerotic disease heredity mapped http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6054 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the significance of heredity for common forms of atherosclerotic disease. No studies have previously examined whether different forms of the disease share heredity. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6054 Swedish universities best in Europe http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6053 Sweden is the 'best' provider of higher education in Europe, second only to the U.S. in the world, a global study has found. Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6053 Possible treatment for serious blood cancer http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6050 A single antibody could be the key to treating multiple myeloma, or cancer of the blood, currently without cure or long-term treatment. Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6050 New mouse model confirms how type 2 diabetes develops http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6049 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment. Long-term studies of the middle-aged mouse model will be better than previous studies at confirming how drugs for type 2 diabetes function in humans. Fri, 03 May 2013 15:35:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6049 Gastric bypass findings could lead to diabetes treatment http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6048 A Lund University research team has shed new light on why gastric bypass often sends diabetes into remission rapidly, opening the door to developing treatment with the same effect. Wed, 01 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24890&news_item=6048