Published 6 May 2019 The UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) global assessment on nature highlights that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. Dr. Mine Islar, one of the lead athors of the report, and senior lecturer and researcher at Lund University, explains the significance of the report’s findings. Why i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lead-author-ipbes-global-assessment-loss-biodiversity-crucial-climate-change - 2025-04-01

Published 8 May 2019 Photo: Niklas Björling During a brief visit to Sweden, the renowned US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received a jubilee honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law in a formal ceremony in Stockholm. As the honoured guest did not have the opportunity to travel to Lund, the ceremony was held at the Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm. The ceremony was followed by a conv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receives-jubilee-honorary-doctorate - 2025-04-01

Published 15 May 2019 Tomas Deierborg and Antonio Boza-Serrano (Photo: Tove Smeds) In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden now shows the de facto key role played by the protein in Alzheimer’s disease. When the researchers shut off the gene

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-01

Published 22 May 2019 Henrik Jörntell (Photo: Ingemar Hultquist) A European consortium, led from Lund University, is to receive SEK 50 million from the EU for research which is to develop our understanding of the functional mechanisms of the brain. The research project, called INTUITIVE, is one of the Innovative Training Networks within the framework of Horizon 2020. The aim of the project is to d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/additional-sek-50-million-research-brains-mechanisms - 2025-04-01

Published 24 May 2019 Anna Persson (Photo: Anna Maria Erling) The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, factors such as large-

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2025-04-01

Published 27 May 2019 Photo: Istock Optic fiber broadband expansion could be reducing companies’ performance and turnover, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The explanation proposed by the researchers is that the internet and smartphones are a distraction that reduces employee productivity, and blurs lines between personal and work-related internet use. The conclusion should

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/super-fast-broadband-may-have-negative-side-effects-companies - 2025-04-01

Published 14 June 2019 To the left: a demonstration in Lund in 1950. (Photo: Firma Hagblom-Foto, from the Lund University archives.) To the right: Erik Bengtsson. In a new study, Lund University economic historian Erik Bengtsson debunks the myth that Sweden was destined to become a social democratic country. Instead, he argues that it was actually against all odds, as Sweden in the early 1900s was

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-sweden-went-least-democratic-welfare-state - 2025-04-01

Published 19 June 2019 Researcher Louise Brunkwall at Lund University explains how three risk factors are involved in obesity. Louise Brunkwall recently defended her PhD thesis Obesity; with a focus on diet quality and gut microbiota. In this clip, she discusses how the three known risk factors for obesity interplay to determine your risk: Contact:Louise Brunkwalllouise [dot] brunkwall [at] med [d

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Published 20 June 2019 Lund University has once again been ranked as the number one university in Sweden and 92nd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2020. With 26 000 internationally recognised universities in the world, this ranking reinforces Lund University’s place in the global top tier of higher education, among 0.4% of the world’s universities.The QS World University Rankings 2

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Published 25 June 2019 The experiment (Photo: Chris Collingridge) Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in different conditions. When the sun is high, dung beetles navigate using the wind. The discovery of the dung beetles’ wind compass and how it complements the sun compass was made by an

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Published 25 June 2019 Photo: Mostphotos Researchers from Lund University, together with the Roche pharmaceutical company, have used a method to develop a new blood marker capable of detecting whether or not a person has Alzheimer’s disease. If the method is approved for clinical use, the researchers hope eventually to see it used as a diagnostic tool in primary healthcare. This autumn, they will

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-blood-test-detecting-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-01

Published 26 June 2019 Jonas Sonnenschein (Photo: Blaž Samec) New research suggests that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of the century. Green growth policies dominate the climate change mitigation discourse, but how much can they contribute to rapid decarboni

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/current-green-growth-policies-are-not-enough-reach-paris-agreement-climate-targets - 2025-04-01

Published 28 June 2019 Göran Jönsson and Cristian Bellodi. (Photo: Åsa Hansdotter) Almost 300,000 people worldwide develop malignant melanoma each year. The disease is the most serious form of skin cancer and the number of cases reported annually is increasing, making skin cancer one of Sweden’s most common forms of cancer. A research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied a protein that re

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/protein-linked-aggressive-skin-cancer - 2025-04-01

Published 5 July 2019 Researchers at Lund University have contributed to creating a uniquely detailed global climate model that will increase our understanding of climate change. It is the first time that vegetation and land use, at this level of detail, are included in climate modeling within EC-Earth, a global climate and earth system model. Previous calculations have shown that vegetation and l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-climate-model-includes-vegetation-developed - 2025-04-01

Published 8 July 2019 (Photo: Mostphotos) Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26 people die every day from overdoses. Now researchers in an international collaboration have investigated how common opioid prescriptions are for osteoarthritis patients in Sweden. It emerged that every fourth patient was prescribed opioids at some po

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-rates-opioid-prescriptions-osteoarthritis - 2025-04-01

Published 9 July 2019 The crucian carp lower down has lived near predators, and is bigger (in height). Photo: Jerker Vinterstare Predators are not only a deadly threat to many animals, they also affect potential prey negatively simply by being nearby. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied what happens to the prey’s immune system when they are forced to expend a large amount of thei

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fear-predators-increases-risk-illness - 2025-04-01

Published 16 July 2019 Niklas Mattsson There are currently no drugs that stop or inhibit Alzheimer's disease. Despite drug trials showing plaque reduction in the brain, the patients' cognitive function did not improve. Would the results be different if it were possible to design studies that intervene much earlier on in the disease, before cognition is affected? This is what an international study

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/larger-drug-trials-intervene-earlier-needed-alzheimers-disease - 2025-04-01

Published 16 July 2019 (Photo: Mostphotos) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between osteoarthritis and mortality in an epidemiological study. It was shown that the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was higher for people with osteoarthritis than for the rest of the population. Using population registers, the researchers studied approximately 469 000 people

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-linked-higher-risk-dying-cardiovascular-disease - 2025-04-01

Published 19 July 2019 More than half of our genome consists of transposons, DNA sequences that are reminiscent of ancient, extinct viruses. Transposons are normally silenced by a process known as DNA methylation, but their activation can lead to serious diseases. Very little is known about transposons but researchers in an international collaboration project have now succeeded for the first time

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-sheds-light-darker-parts-our-genetic-heritage - 2025-04-01

Published 14 August 2019 Photo: Mostphotos An extensive study has confirmed that the risk of developing coeliac disease is connected to the amount of gluten children consume. The new study is observational and therefore does not prove causation; however, it is the most comprehensive of its kind to date. The results are presented in the prestigious journal JAMA. In total, 6 600 children at increase

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/association-between-coeliac-disease-risk-and-gluten-intake-confirmed - 2025-04-01