By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 11 February 2022 As it is difficult to predict which pollinators may survive in a future climate or which pollinators will be needed to pollinate future crops, it is important to preserve a diversity of pollinators. Photo: iStockphoto Honeybees are common pollinators, but other insects such as hoverflies, beetles and but

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/habitat-important-wild-pollinators-under-threat - 2025-03-16

Published 15 February 2022 Illustration of of electrons transferred between aromatic and non-aromatic rings in a hydrocarbon molecule (Illustration: DANIEL STRAND/JONAS AHLSTEDT) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule. The discovery could make electric compo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-create-molecule-can-pave-way-mini-transistors - 2025-03-16

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 15 February 2022 CROCUS wants to gather knowledge about cultural and creative industries so that they can jointly apply for projects and run projects. The watercolour is painted by Cecilia Fredriksson, project manager for the network. Cultural and creative industries are steadily growing and driving regional developm

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2025-03-16

Published 16 February 2022 Tönu Pullerits and Kaibo Zheng by the laser spectroscopy setup used in the study. (PHOTO: PAVEL CHABERA) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle in reducing the levels of greenho

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-converting-co2-fuel-using-solar-energy - 2025-03-16

By marianne [dot] loor [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Marianne Loor) - published 16 February 2022 Less than ten per cent of energy intake from food should come from added sugar, according to the current Nordic Nutrition Recommendations. For adults, this corresponds to approximately 50–75 grams of added sugar per day and one can of soft drink contains approximately 30 grams of sugar. “Drinking soft dr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/better-methods-are-needed-understand-how-sugar-affects-our-bodies - 2025-03-16

Published 23 February 2022 The Crab Nebula ( NASA/ESA/J Hester Arizona State University) A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way, by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying the evolution of our galaxy

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astronomers-map-mysterious-element-space - 2025-03-16

Published 25 February 2022 Boy cycling to school through smog in Indonesia (Photo: Aulia Erlangga) How vulnerable is humanity in the face of climate change? And how have people around the world already been impacted? These are some of the questions to be answered on 28 February by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two researchers from Lund University participated in the final rep

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-how-vulnerable-are-we-and-how-can-we-adapt - 2025-03-16

Published 28 February 2022 Image: iStock/Design Cells In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of new successful immunotherapies to treat cancer. CAR T-cell therapy and antibody treatments are two types of targeted immunotherapies that have revolutionised areas of cancer care. However, there are still significant challenges in the identification of cancer cell surface prot

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-precision-technology-immunotherapy - 2025-03-16

Published 28 February 2022 A flooded village in Demak, Indonesia (Aji Styawan / Getty Images Climate Visuals Grant recipient) On Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a new report on how climate change is impacting nature and people worldwide, and on the necessity for adaptation. According to the researchers, more than three billion people live in environments

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/uns-climate-change-panel-world-must-act-now - 2025-03-16

Published 21 June 2021 Three research projects involving a total of 10 postdocs received a total of SEK 23.5 million in the first round of Lund University’s research programme for excellence, focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable development. In March this year, Lund University announced SEK100 million in funding for a research programme for excellence,focusing on Agenda 2030 and sustainable dev

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ten-postdocs-kick-excellence-programme-sustainable-development - 2025-03-16

Published 28 June 2021 “It’s 2050. Selma is dead. But before she is buried, she wants to talk to a person from 2021 and show them how, in Malmö, everything is possible. That person is you.” That is the dramatic beginning of a climate soundwalk that gives the listener the opportunity to imagine how Malmö, Sweden, might be affected by climate change over the coming 30 years. The project is a collabo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soundwalk-future-imagines-climate-transition - 2025-03-16

Published 1 July 2021 A great snipe in Jämtland, Sweden (Photo: Åke Lindström) Extreme differences in flight altitude between day and night may have been an undetected pattern amongst migratory birds – until now. The observation was made by researchers at Lund University in Sweden in a study of great snipes, where they also measured a new altitude record for migratory birds, irrespective of the sp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/astonishing-altitude-changes-marathon-flights-migratory-birds - 2025-03-16

Published 1 July 2021 The image to the far left is from sputum prior to treatment with the DNase drug. The one in the middle was taken 3.5 days after treatment, and the one to the far right was taken the day the patient was discharged. When researchers at Lund University in Sweden performed advanced analyses of sputum from the airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients, they found high levels of ne

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/drug-dissolved-net-structures-airways-severely-ill-covid-19-patients - 2025-03-16

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 6 July 2021 Cryo-EM generated image of an antibiotic resistance factor (pink) protecting the protein factory, the ribosome, (white/grey). he reistance factor pushes its "arm" into the ribosome to remove the drug. Image credit: Hauryliuk-Atkinson lab To counter the effects of antibiotics, bacteria constantly evolve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nobel-prize-winning-microscopy-technique-uncovers-mechanisms-bacterial-antibiotics-resistance - 2025-03-16

By petra [dot] olsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Petra Olsson) - published 6 July 2021 Researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre are studying whether different subgroups of diabetes need different treatment. Photo: Kennet Ruona Newborn babies are already being screened for mutations and genetic tests help families with hereditary breast cancer. Genomic-driven precision medicine (GDPM) is an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/precision-medicine-emerging-approach-complex-diseases - 2025-03-16

Published 29 July 2021 A nocturnal dung beetle climbing atop its dung ball to survey the stars before starting to roll (Photo: Chris Collingridge) For the first time, researchers have been able to prove that city lights limit the ability of nocturnal animals to navigate by natural light in the night sky. Instead, they are forced to use streetlamps, neon light or floodlights to orient themselves. T

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/artificial-light-disrupts-dung-beetles-sense-direction - 2025-03-16

Published 12 August 2021 Photo: Anton Starikov, Mostphotos Two Lund University climate scientists, Kimberly Nicholas, who has acted as an observer at two global climate summits, and Markku Rummukainen, Sweden’s IPCC representative, talk about what comes next following the recent IPCC report. What do you view as the next steps following what was concluded in the IPCC report? Kimberly: Something the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-comes-next-after-ipcc-climate-change-report - 2025-03-16

Published 16 August 2021 Arrival Days are taking place today and tomorrow. Lund University expects around 2 000 international students this autumn. (Photo: Nga Nguyen) The Arrival Days for international students who are to begin their studies at Lund University in the autumn of 2021 are Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 August. All the events during the reception days and introductory weeks have been adapt

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-arrival-days-lus-incoming-international-students - 2025-03-16

Published 18 August 2021 Photo: Mostphotos An experimental study from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells, and that the misfolded protein may then spread from cell to cell via nerve fibres. This happens at an earlier stage than the formation of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, something that is associated with the progre

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/does-alzheimers-disease-start-inside-nerve-cells - 2025-03-16

Published 19 August 2021 Sverker Sikström (Photo: Kennet Ruona) People have a hard time grasping the potential severity of psychological abuse and women's violence against men, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The research reveals discrepancies in how victims – in contrast to the rest of society - evaluate different types of violence. ”Our study could have implications for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/these-two-types-abuse-are-often-taken-less-seriously - 2025-03-16