This review covers the main principles of the Lund concept for treatment of severe traumatic brain injury. This is followed by a description of results of clinical studies in which this therapy or a modified version of the therapy has been used. Unlike other guidelines, which are based on meta-analytical approaches, important components of the Lund concept are based on physiological mechanisms ...

Prof Magnus Bruze, Head at Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Malmö. Lund University is one of northern Europe’s largest seats of learning for higher education and research and is ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. It was founded in 1666 and is the second oldest Swedish University. The two Divisions of Dermatology and Venereology belong to the Department of Clinical Sciences, ...

Introduction: The surgical management of chronic frontal sinus disorders remains a challenge for rhinologists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the result of Draf III in a series of patients who underwent this procedure.   Materials and Methods: Twenty patients were included in this study. Demographic data, history of prior surgery, asthma,  aspirin sensitivity and Lund–Mackay score were r...

To study the effects of combination therapy with oral prednisolone and topical fluticasone propionate nasal spray in patients Chronic Rhinosinusitis Nasal Polyposis (CRSwNP). improvement symptom scores, Endoscopic CT scores before after treatment therapy. This prospective observational was conducted on 50 attending Outpatient Department Otorhinolaryngology, J.L.N Hospital Research Centre, Bhila...

Methods All patients aged 10-19, visiting the Paediatric Rheumatology outpatient clinic at Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, in February to April 2010 were asked about presence of pain and how pain affected their functional capability. Pain was measured with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), 0-100 mm. Impact of pain on functional capability in daily life was measured with Functional Disabilit...

Eva Landgren1, Kerstin Fritsches2, Richard Brill3 and Eric Warrant1 Lund Vision Group, Department of Biology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 35, 22362 Lund, Sweden School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia National Marine Fisheries Service, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Sandy Hook, Highlands, N...

1 Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2 Unit of Muscle Biology, Lund Transgenic Core Facility/Reproductive Immunology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 3 Institute of Basic Sciences and Experimental Medicine (ICBME), Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 Prog...

Malin Åkerblom,1 Rohit Sachdeva,1 Isabelle Barde,2 Sonia Verp,2 Bernhard Gentner,3 Didier Trono,2 and Johan Jakobsson1 1Department of Experimental Medical Science, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center and Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden, 2School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, and 3San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for ...

Lead Authors (LA) Arnulf Grubler (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria and Yale University, USA) Thomas B. Johansson (Lund University, Sweden) Luis Mundaca (Lund University, Sweden) Nebojsa Nakicenovic (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and Vienna University of Technology, Austria) Shonali Pachauri (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis...

E ugene Patrick Kennedy died peacefully at his Cambridge home, age 92 years, on September 22, 2011. He was a giant of 20th century biochemistry, and his pioneering studies of lipid biosynthesis and function were a foundation of modern cell biology. He was also a man of immense intellect and genuine modesty, a devoted teacher who inspired his many students and colleagues, and a loving father, gr...