Unexpected study results on testosterone – no reduction in fracture risk

Testosterone treatment is known to increase bone density and bone quality. However, a study now suggests that supplementation with the male sex hormone does not...

Raised millions to develop a treatment for ´butterfly children´

Fragile as a butterfly’s wing – that’s how people living with Epidermolysis Bullosa are usually described. The Lund-based company Xinnate recently raised SEK 10...

High-performance Slide Scanner for Fluorescence, Brightfield and Polarization

ZEISS Axioscan 7 combines high speed digitization and outstanding image quality.

Första studien om apkoppor hos kvinnor visar delvis andra smittvägar

Bland kvinnor som fått apkoppor är det vanligare att de smittats på andra sätt än via sex än vad det är bland män. Det visar den första studien om apkoppor blan...

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Studie: Totalresistenta Klebsiella-bakterier mycket smittsamma

Totalresistenta Klebsiella-bakterier som undersökts i krigets Ukraina bar på gener som gör dem mer smittsamma, enligt en studie från Lunds universitet. ”Skrämma...

Stanford-program öppnar dörrar för Neola i USA

Lundabolaget Neola Medical har valts ut till att få stöd av Stanford Universitys program för teknisk innovation inom barn- och mödravård.

Did you know that not every sphere is really a round sphere?

ZEISS Metrology Expert Tip.

The new ZEISS Celldiscoverer 7 has been launched

Adaptable automation for advanced workflows.

To build trust, one must be able to say “I don’t know” – whether human or AI

Will AI strengthen or break down trust? It depends on whether we can understand and accept its limitations, and our own, writes Sarah Lidé in a column.

Standardisation in automation

B. Braun Melsungen had a great idea and implemented it throughout the plant. Production for infusion solutions was to be largely standardised. B. Braun hoped th...

Munskydd effektiv åtgärd mot spridning av covid-19 enligt metastudie

Att bära munskydd kan, vid sidan av vaccinering, vara den enskilt mest effektiva åtgärden mot covid-19, enligt en global metaanalys.

Behandling mot ulcerös kolit får EU-godkännande

Abbvies behandling Skyrizi har fått tummen upp för ytterligare en indikation i EU. Behandlingen godkänns nu för behandling av ulcerös kolit.

Clean solutions - Handling viscose substances with precision

Laboratories in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food technology industries are increasingly relying on automation for sample preparation. The Mo...

Anna Törner: “My quantified life”

“The expression ‘you can’t see the forest for the trees’ feels newly relevant in the context of wearables. One can easily get caught up in the idea that the mor...

Tougher competition as the Novo Nordisk Foundation broadens its programme

Søren Nedergaard has worked with innovation at the Danish Government Offices and the University of Copenhagen. Today, he is COO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, ...

From the sea of Åland to a self-test for lithium

Four years ago, a meeting on the sea of Åland resulted in the development of a self-test for lithium levels in the blood. The hopes are that the test will be av...

Ny studie: Ingen effekt av ivermektin mot covid-19

Det omdiskuterade antiparasitläkemedlet ivermektin har förts fram som en alternativ behandling mot covid-19. Men enligt en ny studie har behandlingen ingen effe...

Tre gånger så många har dött av covid-19 enligt ny studie

18 miljoner människor – så många kan ha dött under pandemin, säger forskare bakom ny stor internationell studie. Det är tredubbelt fler än vad som tidigare rapp...

Bought a tablet factory – and built his own empire

In 1995, Thomas Eldered was CEO of one of Pharmacia’s factories in the Stockholm area when the Swedish pharmaceutical giant, after a takeover, decided to move i...

The Swedish Research Council gets go-ahead for more long-term funding

Following a government decision, the Swedish Research Council will soon be able to approve ten-year grant periods for funding research infrastructure, which may...

Suing the company – for NOT developing a new HIV drug

Was Gilead putting a steady flow of profits from its cash cow ahead of developing a new and safer drug? According to a large number of US HIV patients in a lega...

Venom from the deathstalker carries radiopharmaceuticals to the brain

In order to target cancerous brain tumours with radionuclides, the problematic blood-brain barrier must first be crossed. Life Science Sweden has visited a KI r...