Published 8 November 2022 Markku Rummukainen (Photo: Kennet Ruona) The UN’s annual climate change conference is currently ongoing in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the world’s nations will gather to discuss how to achieve the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement and contribute to the climate transition. At this year’s COP, the focus will be on topics such a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-conference-cop27-topics-agenda - 2025-04-21

Published 9 November 2022 Photo: Ulrika Ervander Almost one fourth of Sweden’s last unprotected old-growth forest was logged between 2003 and 2019. At this rate, all of these ecologically unique and valuable forests will be lost in about 50 years. These findings add to the growing body of evidence for widespread cryptic forest degradation across the global north. A small fraction of Sweden’s fores

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-uncovers-widespread-and-ongoing-clearcutting-swedish-old-forests - 2025-04-21

Published 11 November 2022 Oskar Hansson (Photo: Kennet Ruona) A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of n

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2025-04-21

Published 11 November 2022 Photo: iStock/kan2d Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified one of the reasons why the childhood cancer neuroblastoma becomes resistant to chemotherapy. The findings are significant for how future treatments should be designed. The results have been published in Science Advances. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, es

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/altered-cell-behaviour-behind-resistance-neuroblastoma - 2025-04-21

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 17 November 2022 That an aesthetically stimulating environment facilitates the healing process for those who are ill is nothing new. But a better functioning model is needed for art and culture to become a natural part of care. Photo: iStockphoto Can the arts and culture affect your wellbeing? The link between cultur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/art-displaying-right-art-healthcare-settings - 2025-04-21

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 21 November 2022 What happened to the generation that experienced the Jasmin revolution in Tunisia as young? How are their views different from those who were only small children and do not remember the expectations of more freedom and bread? Studies in focus groups representing both Generation Z and Millennials in the r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2025-04-21

Published 23 November 2022 Photo: iStock/mi-viri Sometimes healthcare professionals treat patients with opioids such as morphine to relieve symptoms, but there has been a lack of evidence as to whether this helps with severe chronic breathlessness. A randomised Phase 3 study conducted by Swedish and Australian researchers now finds that morphine does not reduce worst breathlessness. The study is p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-morphine-treatment-people-copd-and-severe-long-term-breathlessness - 2025-04-21

Published 23 November 2022 Courtney Stairs and Sissel Sjöberg (Photo: Emma Wallenlöw/Anders Örtegren) Biology researchers Courtney Stairs and Sissel Sjöberg have been awarded just over SEK 15 million each in starting grants from the European Research Council, ERC. Their five-year projects will study marine interactions between microorganisms and complex migratory bird behaviour. Congratulations Co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-lund-university-biologists-awarded-erc-starting-grants - 2025-04-21

Published 25 November 2022 Industrial companies need to train their employees with technologies in automation, process industry and manufacturing as well as sustainable production in order to best meet the fourth industrial revolution. Photo: iStockphoto How do we create a safe environment in which humans and robots can collaborate on handling hazardous materials? What do those working in the indu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/upskilling-swedens-engineers-through-unique-course-package - 2025-04-21

Published 28 November 2022 The researchers used ultrafast laser spectroscopy (Photo: Pavel Chabera) With the help of mirrors, placed only a few hundred nanometers apart, a research team has managed to use light more efficiently. The finding could eventually be useful for controlling solar energy conversion during photosynthesis, or other reactions driven by light. For example, one application coul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-take-first-step-towards-controlling-photosynthesis-using-mirrors - 2025-04-21

Published 29 November 2022 A microglia (Image: iStock/slevaneara) The brain's big-eating immune cells can slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. This is shown by a study that is now published in Nature Aging. The brain's own immune cells are called microglia and are found in the central nervous system. They are big eaters that kill viruses, damaged cells and infectious agents they come

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brains-immune-cells-can-be-triggered-slow-down-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-21

Published 30 November 2022 Photo: Kaleni/Pixabay Just over two weeks after the UN climate summit in Egypt, the leaders of the world’s countries are meeting again, this time to address another acute crisis facing humanity – the loss of biodiversity. The issue is less well-known than the climate crisis and no framework corresponding to the Paris agreement is in place – something that many people hop

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-conference-it-time-biodiversity-take-centre-stage - 2025-04-21

Published 1 December 2022 Rita Charon and David Julius Two world-leading American researchers known respectively for their research within medical humanities, and the sensory nervous system and perception of pain and temperature have been named honorary doctors at the Faculty of Medicine. The honorary doctorates will be conferred on 26 May 2023. Ever since David Julius’ discovery of the temperatur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honorary-doctors-named-faculty-medicine - 2025-04-21

Published 2 December 2022 Photo: Malmö City Council In political debate, the notion of climate transition is often presented as a road lined with sacrifices. Many researchers, however, paint a picture of a day-to-day life that could be better than today’s. What is experienced as good or bad varies from one person to the next, and may vary over time.  “Whether something is getting better or worse i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-city-life-will-be-if-we-reach-our-climate-goals - 2025-04-21

Published 12 December 2022 The two arms of the antibody can bind to two different sites on a target protein. (Illustration: Wiley Editing Services) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against bacteria. The discovery could e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/antibody-discovery-paves-way-new-therapies-against-group-streptococcal-infections - 2025-04-21

Published 16 December 2022 Erik Renström Southern Scandinavia and Northern Germany form a leading life science region with unique research infrastructures that can help transform research into innovation. There is especially a large unused potential for industrial and clinical researchers to use these unique facilities. The HALRIC consortium led by Lund University has now received EU funding to bu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/11-million-euros-life-science-research-and-innovation-infrastructure-synergies-northern-europe - 2025-04-21

Published 3 March 2022 The sculpture (Photo: Johan Joelsson) Geologists at Lund University in Sweden have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Using a uniquely well-preserved fossil, the team has also created the scientifically most up-to-date reconstruction of an ichthyosaur currently available. Fish lizards, or ichthyosaurs, were a very successfu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-reconstruct-ancient-fish-lizard - 2025-04-21

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 3 March 2022 The latest PISA assessment clearly shows that children and young adults have difficulties navigating the fast flow of information in society today. Photo: iStockphoto. What are opinions, what are facts and what are outright lies? The latest PISA assessment clearly shows that children and young adults hav

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-and-performers-teaching-children-question-fake-news - 2025-04-21

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 9 March 2022 Martin Adell, Technology Platform Manager at Tetra Pak and Axel Knutsson, Materials Specialist at Alfa Laval at the MAXPEEM beamline at MAX IV synchrotron. Photo: Filip Lenrick. Nanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material proper

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industry - 2025-04-21

Published 10 March 2022 To the left: Petri dishes for cell cultures in the lab. To the right: Cells from the cell line the researchers used in the study. Photo: Massimo De Marinis and Yang de Marinis. A new study from Lund University in Sweden on how the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine affects human liver cells under experimental conditions, has been viewed more than 800,000 times in just over a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/qa-covid-19-vaccine-study-gains-attention - 2025-04-21