Published 3 February 2020 Cancer patients responded better to immunotherapy and had a better prognosis if their melanoma tumours contained specific clusters of B cells, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The study is published in Nature. B cells linked to effective cancer immunotherapyCancer patients responded better to immunotherapy and had a better prognosis if their melan

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/b-cells-linked-effective-cancer-immunotherapy - 2025-08-11

Published 3 February 2020 In a major study of hereditary breast cancer, a global network of researchers (including some from Lund University) has identified over 350 faults in DNA that increase an individual’s risk of developing the disease. The researchers believe that these faults can affect as many as 190 genes. Published in Nature Genetics, a scientific journal, the results are said to be the

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/major-study-gives-most-comprehensive-map-breast-cancer-risk - 2025-08-11

Published 3 February 2020 In their quest to find new and better methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group at Lund University in Sweden are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at the MAX IV laboratory. The researchers believe that limiting the cells' access to sugar will make cancer cells more sensitive to treatment. Karin L

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill - 2025-08-11

Published 20 April 2020 In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells where they have an effect. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a sensitive technique that makes it possible

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2025-08-11

Published 29 June 2020 By preventing sugar uptake, researchers succeeded in increasing the cancer cells’ sensitivity to chemotherapeutic treatment. The studies, led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, were carried out on cancer cells in a lab environment. The results were recently published in the research journal Haematologica. Just like the body’s cells, cancer cells need energy like th

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/starved-cancer-cells-became-more-sensitive-chemotherapy - 2025-08-11

Published 12 October 2020 A new way of identifying cancer biomarkers has been developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The new technology allows very sensitive, quick and cost-effective identification of cancer biomarkers. The research is published in Nature Communications Biology. Carl Borrebaeck (Photo: apelöga) Today, every third person will get cancer in their lifetime, and the c

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/novel-biomarker-technology-cancer-diagnostics - 2025-08-11

Published 12 October 2020 A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Illustration of the pH-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles designed

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2025-08-11

Published 12 October 2020 A new study from Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden indicates that potency-enhancing PDE5 inhibitor drugs have an anti-cancer potential with the ability to improve the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. PDE5 inhibitors include a few approved drugs in which sildenafil (Viagra) is the most well-known. The article is published in Nature Communications. Wuq

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/potency-enhancing-drugs-linked-decreased-risks-men-colorectal-cancer - 2025-08-11

Published 12 October 2020 Emma Hammarlund was one of six researchers from Lund University in Sweden that was granted five-year starting grants from the European Research Council. Emma Hammarlund Emma Hammarlund, geobiologist and researcher at the Division of Translational Cancer Research, will investigate how life could develop on our planet. The availability of oxygen has long been the prime focu

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/lucc-researcher-receive-erc-starting-grant - 2025-08-11

Published 13 November 2020 Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a computational model which is effective in detecting and identifying genetic mutations in breast tumours. The study, the largest of its kind in the world, includes results from over 3 200 patients with breast cancer. Lao Saal (Photo Olle Dahlbäck) The researchers used RNA sequencing, a sensitive, precise tool which

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-analytical-model-detects-mutations-breast-cancer - 2025-08-11

Published 13 November 2020 A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Karin Hansson and Daniel Bexell (Photo Åsa Hansdotter) Every year, about 800 children in the US are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggress

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/promising-treatment-aggressive-childhood-cancer - 2025-08-11

Published 9 January 2025 What is the workshop about?Wavefunction methods, including multiconfigurational theory, are well-established techniques for electronic structure calculations of both ground and excited states in chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. However, these methods have been seldom applied in the context of solid-state systems due to their computationally intensive nature and the re

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/wavefunction-methods-solid-state-matter-wfs-2025-2503-2803-2025-hotel-arkon-park-gdansk-poland - 2025-08-11

Published 26 November 2024 The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund has decided to award Nabanita Mandal endowments for the Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology – Chemistry for a project on  “Unraveling Molecular Pathways of Toxic Aggregation in Amyloid Lateral Sclerosis” (100 kSEK).The Royal Physiographic Society of Lund has decided to award Gianluca Utzeri endowments for the Natural Sciences

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/nabanita-mandal-and-gianluca-utzeri-has-been-awarded-research-grants-royal-physiographic-society - 2025-08-11

Published 2 October 2024 Chemical Physics Reviews from American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, appointed Petter Persson, Associate Editor.Read more about the news on Chemical Physics Reviews Twitter/X @ChemPhysRev or AIP Publishing's website.

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/chemical-physics-reviews-american-institute-physics-aip-publishing-appointed-petter-persson - 2025-08-11

Published 20 January 2025 Ulf RydeGrant: 600 000 SEK/ year, during 2 years.TitleDevelopment of methods to treat metal sites in ligand-binding calculationsAbstractCalculating accurate estimates for the binding affinity of small molecules (e.g. drug candidates) to a macromolecular receptor is one of the most important challenges of computational chemistry. The most promising approach is free-energy

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/ulf-ryde-and-valera-veryazov-received-grants-essence - 2025-08-11

Published 28 January 2025 TitleOptimised capacitive mixing and anomalous underscreening in salt solutionsAmount1.21MSEK PurposeEstablishment of postdoc scholarship

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/jan-forsman-received-funds-olle-engkvists-stiftelse - 2025-08-11

Published 18 February 2025 The SciLifeLab research community is a dynamic, interdisciplinary network of scientists from various fields within molecular life sciences, united by the goal of addressing critical challenges in health, biodiversity, and sustainability. With a unique mandate to promote biology-, technology-, and data-driven excellence in life sciences, SciLifeLab fosters collaboration a

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/marie-skepo-has-been-appointed-scilifelab-group-leader - 2025-08-11

Published 20 March 2025 Physical Review B with DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.115103

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/physical-review-b - 2025-08-11

Published 9 April 2025 Biochemical Society announcement of 2026 awardOur 2026 Inspiration and Resilience Award goes to Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin! Alongside outstanding research at the borders between chemistry, physics & biology, @lynnkamerlin.bsky.social advocacy for science policy and gender issues establishes her as a role model for young scientists. More information about Lynn Kamerlin and

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/lynn-kamerlin-receives-biochemical-society-inspiration-and-resilience-award-2026-3 - 2025-08-11

Published 21 May 2025 Photochemical reactions in which cobalt(II) complexes catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in aqueous solution has been studied by time-resolved spectroscopy and computational modeling. More information can be found in the Research Article by P. Persson, J. Lloret-Fillol, B. Dietzek-Ivanšić, E. Nordlander and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202582801). Cover illustrat

https://www.compchem.lu.se/article/photocatalysis-research-cover-chemistry-european-journal - 2025-08-11