Published 26 March 2019 Dmitrii Pankratov, Lo Gorton and Galina Pankratova (Photo: Maryam Saati) In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode has not been efficient at all. Now, researchers from institutions including Lund Univers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-could-become-future-source-electricity - 2025-03-15

Published 28 March 2019 Anna Nieto, Olivia Arbab and Shubha Vasavada The whisked liquid left over when boiling beans and chickpeas – aquafaba – can replace egg whites in providing the right consistency for mayonnaise, cakes and desserts. It has therefore become a popular alternative among vegans, but within the food industry it is rare to find aquafaba as an ingredient. Now, a group of Masters’ de

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/students-whip-crispy-crackers-waste-product - 2025-03-15

Published 3 April 2019 Daniel Conley and Anders Rantzer Two researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been awarded almost EUR 5 million in total from the European Research Council. One of the research projects focuses on the early growth of diatoms in the ocean 250 million years ago, and the subsequent global effects of the algae growth. The other grant will go towards research on the automati

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-awarded-prestigious-erc-grants - 2025-03-15

Published 5 April 2019 This planetary fragment is orbiting around the white dwarf among the debris from the earlier solar system. The image is an artistic impression. Illustration: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick 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 planetary fragment could offer clues

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/remains-planet-found-orbiting-dead-star - 2025-03-15

Published 10 April 2019 Photo: Tirthankar Mohanty With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial infections. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen may have identified such an alternative treatment for bacterial meningitis, a serious infection that can lead to sepsis. Th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-non-antibiotic-strategy-treatment-bacterial-meningitis - 2025-03-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 11 April 2019 Living in a community with access to clean water and functioning sanitation is a basic requirement for people’s good health. In Kazakhstan in Central Asia, people cannot depend on a reliable water supply and many are at risk of contracting serious infectious diseases. However, the country now wants to focus on im

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/access-clean-water-not-option-everyone-lund-researchers-are-helping-rural-areas-kazakhstan - 2025-03-15

By Noomi [dot] Egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 11 April 2019 One cannot come up with anything fundamentally new if one focuses only on optimizing what is already consolidated and developed, says Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and director of NanoLund. Photo: Kennet Ruona The energy sector is one of the sectors that need to undergo both rapid and far-reaching transf

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-make-solar-energy-more-efficient - 2025-03-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 11 April 2019 The forest trees can be refined into many other products that are now made of oil. But how big is the environmental impact? Photo: Shutterstock Living forests with diverse plants and animals, forests where you can hike, hunt or pick berries and mushrooms – will they still be there when the pressure on forestry pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/forest-under-strain-many-directions - 2025-03-15

Published 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 maintenance needed. The smart wall measures things like indoor temperature, humidity and water levels to make sure the plants are thriving - and therefore improving the indoor environment. Erik Wilson, a Lund University Master’s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-lund-university-students-develop-smart-living-plant-wall - 2025-03-15

By Noomi [dot] Egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 April 2019 More knowledge of how the climate affects agriculture and vice versa can provide important input into political decisions and legal frameworks, say the researchers in Lund. Photo: Shutterstock Currently, it can take weeks and even months to produce results on how the future climate could affect agriculture. Now,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-much-land-do-we-need-produce-enough-food-bioenergy-and-forest-new-digital-technology-provides - 2025-03-15

Published 12 April 2019 Madeleine Liljegren Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed a correlation between certain proteins and dementia sufferers’ tendency to commit criminal acts. “This study is unique in that we studied deceased patients, somethi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/abnormal-proteins-correlate-criminal-behaviour-dementia - 2025-03-15

Published 17 April 2019 Salma Kikhia, a student at Master’s Program in Public Health at Lund University, will be awarded the title Global Swede at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute in May. 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 at a ceremony at the Swedish Institute in May. Salma Kikhia,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-student-named-global-swede-2019 - 2025-03-15

Published 23 April 2019 Niklas Mattsson (Photo: Björn Martinsson) A new study confirms that a simple blood test can reveal whether there is accelerating nerve cell damage in the brain. The researchers analysed neurofilament light protein (NFL) in blood samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Recently published in JAMA Neurology, the study suggests that the NFL concentration in the blood co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-evidence-blood-tests-can-detect-risk-alzheimers - 2025-03-15

Published 23 April 2019 Mats E. Eriksson Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological fossils and heavy metal music. Researching microscopic fossils and attempting to reconstruct several hundred million-year-old ecosystems is Mats E. Eriksson’s day job as a professor of geology at Lund University

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/geology-professor-releases-new-book-about-heavy-metal - 2025-03-15

Published 23 April 2019 Charlotte Ling and Tina Rönn (Photos: Stig-Åke Jönsson and Sara Liedholm) In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund University have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in a review article published in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-lifestyle-affects-our-genes - 2025-03-15

Published 17 January 2019 Human models used in the experiment (Photo: Gabor Horvath) A study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites. It is the first time researchers have successfully shown that body-painting has this effect. Among indigenous peoples who wear body-paint, the markings thus provide a certain protection agai

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/body-painting-protects-against-bloodsucking-insects - 2025-03-15

Published 22 January 2019 The image to the right was taken with the specially designed camera (Photo: Cynthia Tedore) Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in recreating how birds see colours in their surroundings. The study reveals that birds see a very different reality compared to what we see. Human colour vision is based o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-camera-enables-researchers-see-world-way-birds-do - 2025-03-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 August 2018 “We must understand the ageing process itself in order to help people with conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, and to possibly enable us to prevent these diseases from arising”, says Henrik Ahlenius of the Stem Cell Centre at Lund University. His aim is to develop an experimental model for human nerve c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-do-dementia-diseases-affect-our-brains - 2025-03-15

By Pia [dot] romare [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Romare) - published 23 August 2018 Our health in later life is shaped not only by the way we live, what our childhood was like or our time in our mothers’ wombs. Even our parents’ health and lifestyle at the time of our conception may affect our health. Peter M Nilsson, professor of clinical cardiovascular research at Lund University, is calling

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/live-healthily-sake-your-future-children - 2025-03-15

Published 5 February 2021 Mats Urde is Outstanding Case Teacher 2021. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Mats Urde, brand researcher at Lund University School of Economics and Management, has been named Outstanding Case Teacher 2021. He has been a committed advocate of the case methodology throughout his professional life. Now, he is rewarded for his efforts. On “World Case Teaching Day” 5 February, he is named

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mats-urde-wins-prestigious-teaching-excellence-award - 2025-03-16