Published 26 January 2021 Photo: Unsplash Theories were introduced as far back as the 1960s about the possible existence of superheavy elements. Their most long-lived nuclei could give rise to a so-called “island of stability” far beyond the element uranium. However, a new study, led by nuclear physicists at Lund University, shows that a 50-year-old nuclear physics manifesto must now be revised. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nuclear-physicists-voyage-towards-mythical-island - 2025-01-15

Published 28 January 2021 Mikael Dolsten Lund University welcomes Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, as invited speaker to a webinar: ”Pfizer Rapid Response: Rising to Meet the Crisis” on February 12th at 15.45-17.15. Preregistration is required. Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, was recently appointed as visit

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Published 28 January 2021 Photo: Mostphotos Researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe they have identified a gene variant that can cause cerebral small vessel disease and stroke. The study is published in Neurology Genetics. ”The patients we have studied are from the same extended family, and several of them have been diagnosed with cerebral small vessel disease and suffered strokes. After

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-variant-linked-stroke - 2025-01-15

Published 2 February 2021 Researchers have discovered individual traits in fungi in their hunt for food. Maze-like structure made of silicone (Photo: Kristin Aleklett Kadish) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - behave very differently as they navigate through the earth’s micr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2025-01-15

Published 3 February 2021 Photo: Charlie Cornwallis The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C. The research, from Lund University in Sweden, is published in Nature Communications. The results show that the females lay up to 40 percent fewer eggs if the temperature has fluctuated in the days

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2025-01-15

Published 25 March 2020 Charlotta Johnsson (Photo: Tiina Meri) In the current extraordinary situation, voluntary initiatives and ideas have taken off at Lund University, at several different faculties. Everyone is helping where they can. In times of significant pressures on society, many people want to contribute to ensure the functioning of healthcare and education.  When it became apparent that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/maths-tutoring-visors-and-disinfection-volunteer-initiatives-continue-lund-university - 2025-01-15

Published 26 March 2020 While taking air measurements, Jakob Löndahl and his research colleagues wear the same protection as the staff caring for coronavirus patients – masks, face visors, gloves and protective aprons. Photo: Sara Thuresson There are many questions concerning the coronavirus and infection prevention that need to be answered as soon as possible. One of the key questions is: Is the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/air-samples-coronavirus-patient-rooms-being-analysed - 2025-01-15

Published 26 March 2020 Protective visor parts that have been 3D-printed Skåne University Hospital’s 3D Printing Centre normally produces surgical equipment and anatomical models used in health care. However, they are now producing protective visors instead, as there is a shortage at hospitals in the region. The centre, run by Region Skåne and linked to Lund University, hopes to do even more, and

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/3d-printing-centre-helping-fight-against-coronavirus - 2025-01-15

Published 27 March 2020 We find ourselves in trying times. Much of what we know and take for granted is being turned on its head. Around the world, we see the spread of the coronavirus affecting country after country. As an international student, you are far away from your loved ones at a time when your studies, mobility, travel and socialising are being severely tested. Many are also observing th

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Published 27 March 2020 The (1980s) Servo Ventilator that Björn Jonson developed in the 1960s. On the right: Björn Jonson today, busy with the development of a ventilator for COVID 19. Image source: The Medical History Society of Southern Sweden and private photo. ‘With age comes wisdom’ is an old proverb well suited to Björn Jonson, professor emeritus in clinical physiology who is about to turn 8

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Published 30 March 2020 Jonas Björk and Anna Axmon The frustration with not being able to contribute to the difficult situation surrounding the covid-19 pandemic led researchers at LUPOP to launch a matchmaking initiative. Their idea is to help researchers with clinical background, now needed in healthcare, by supporting their research and application work. As COVID-19 spreads throughout the world

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/covid-19-mitigating-impact-research-through-matchmaking - 2025-01-15

Published 30 March 2020 This article was written by Paul W Franks, Professor in Genetic Epidemiology at Lund University, and Peter Nilsson, Professor of Epidemiology at Lund University for The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/uk). It was published on March 27th 2020. A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Un

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-under-fire-relaxed-coronavirus-approach-heres-science-behind-it - 2025-01-15

Published 31 March 2020 Olle Melander and Anne L’Huillier. (Photo: Mikael Risedal and Magnus Bergström) Two Lund researchers have received the prestigious European Research Council’s (ERC) Advanced Grant of approximately SEK 25 million each: Anne L’Huillier, professor of Atomic Physics and Olle Melander, professor of Internal Medicine and consultant at Skåne University Hospital. The grants are for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-erc-advanced-grants-awarded-lund-university-researchers - 2025-01-15

By emma [dot] holm [at] education [dot] lu [dot] se (Emma Holm) - published 31 March 2020 Photo: Emil Langvad Many of the patients who become seriously ill with COVID-19 suffer from respiratory failure. Therefore, Lund University will train nurses within Region Skåne in advanced care for respiratory failure starting Wednesday. For healthcare, a big challenge is finding staff with the right skill s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-fast-tracks-courses-nurses - 2025-01-15

Published 2 April 2020 Our students and teachers share their stories on how to learn and teach in Sweden during the coronavirus outbreak. Better than expected, but not without its challenges, especially socially. That’s how a couple of our students and staff tell the story of how we went from campus education to distance learning methods in a matter of days. Wednesday 18 March. The campus is still

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/students-and-teachers-share-their-stories-distance-learning-due-covid-19 - 2025-01-15

Published 8 April 2020 Transplanted nerve cells (transplant up to the right), which were produced from human skin cells, send their nerve fibres to the cerebral cortex on the opposite side of the brain in a stroke-afflicted rat. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become n

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-successfully-repair-stroke-damaged-rat-brains - 2025-01-15

Published 14 April 2020 Photo: Hampus Du Rietz 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

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2025-01-15

Published 14 April 2020 Photo: Jenny Power Currently, all around the world, urgent research initiatives are underway in the fight against Covid-19 to find both better treatments as well as a vaccine that creates immunity. At Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, researchers have quickly launched two dedicated SARS-Cov2 labs, which are now conducting research on samples from coronavirus patients. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sars-cov2-labs-operation-lund-university - 2025-01-15

Published 15 April 2020 Springtails (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The earthy smell in spring when the fields are ploughed and the garden soil in flower beds is dug over has a previously unknown purpose. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and other institutions have examined the soil smell and were able to show that it is linked to intrica

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/story-behind-earthy-smell-spring - 2025-01-15

Published 17 April 2020 Some of the nurses taking the fast-track course (Photo: Ulla Wingren) Patients who have been so ill they have needed intensive care often have a long recovery ahead of them – both physically and mentally. The problems that can develop include unpleasant memories of nightmares and hallucinations. Previous favourite foods can suddenly taste awful. Many intensive care patients

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/after-covid-19-important-intensive-care-patients-are-followed - 2025-01-15