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A 30-year-old genetic mystery has been solved. It has previously been established that touch can trigger stress reactions in plants. However, the molecular models for explaining this process have been quite spartan so far. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found genetic keys that explain how plants respond so strongly to mechanical stimuli. Cracking this code could help lead to hig

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-happens-when-plants-have-stress-reactions-touch - 2025-12-18

A new study by researchers at Lund University supports the notion that patients with type 2 diabetes patient should be divided into subgroups and given individualised treatment. The study demonstrates that there are distinct epigenetic differences between different groups of patients with type 2 diabetes. The epigenetic markers are also associated with different risks of developing common complica

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/epigenetic-markers-predict-complications-patients-type-2-diabetes - 2025-12-18

The ostrich is genetically wired to adapt to rising or falling temperatures. However, when the temperature fluctuates more often, as it does with climate change, the flightless bird with a 40-gram brain finds it much more difficult. A research team at Lund University has shown that the ostrich is very sensitive to fluctuating temperatures in terms of whether it reproduces. If the temperature rises

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ostriches-can-adapt-heat-or-cold-not-both - 2025-12-18

The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, has led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal. However, a new study that pieces together evidence stretching back 9,000 years, suggests that the current changes aren’t unique, and that a reversal may not be in the cards after all. The study is pub

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/earths-magnetic-poles-not-likely-flip-study - 2025-12-18

The year is 2072, and the worst storm in two hundred years is about to hit Scania, in the south of Sweden. In Skanör-Falsterbo, a family is celebrating Christmas when the storm alarm sounds. The waves draw closer to the house, and the family dash towards the nearby church. What happens next is the result of many decades of decisions: did we work together, or did the lines of conflict become even d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soundwalk-imagines-climate-future - 2025-12-18

Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found a group of stars in the Milky Way disk, that are most likely remnants from an unknown baby galaxy that was swallowed by the Milky Way over 10 billion years ago. Nothing like it has been discovered in the galaxy disk before. After the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, space was a veritable Wild West. Stars formed inside huge gas clouds that collide

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-find-ten-billion-year-old-ghost-stars-swallowed-galaxy - 2025-12-18

On-trend clothes that you only wear a few times – in the beginning of the 2000s the fashion industry started speeding up production. Today, it accounts for around 10 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions and criticism is being directed at the industry for not taking responsibility for its social and environmental impact. The big question is; can fashion become sustainable? Technological deve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fast-fashion-has-huge-impact-environment - 2025-12-18

We usually associate ageing with a shrinking life span, sickness and death. The difficulty of imagining ourselves as old means that we go to great lengths to avoid planning for later life. Yet researchers argue that we have everything to gain by looking at life as a journey where preparations for the future provide opportunities for living a full life – until it really is over. We are all aware th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-time-new-approach-ageing - 2025-12-18

Through molecular studies of knee tissue and advanced synchrotron radiation imaging techniques, researchers hope to gain new insights into the early development of osteoarthritis. The hope is to pave the way for new treatments. For almost five years, researchers in Lund have been collecting knee tissue from over 700 people in a biobank. With the support of the Skåne University Hospital Tissue Bank

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/causes-osteoarthritis-mapped-new-biobank - 2025-12-18

When Spain assumes the presidency of the European Union in July, cultural and creative industries will emerge as one of its top priorities. Building on this momentum, ekip, the European Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform, coordinated by Lund University and supported by the European Commission, will be unveiled in Barcelona. Ekip, a consortium of 17 partners comprising univ

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-leads-new-initiative-europes-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-12-18

Despite a widespread and outdated view of older people, and an abundance of stereotypes, awareness of what is known as ageism is limited. A new short guide gives tips for how you can use your communication to counter discrimination against older people. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) have been highlighting ageism for almost 20 years. Put simply, ageism can be descr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/6-ways-combat-ageism - 2025-12-18

Lund University has been ranked 85th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has published university rankings annually since 2004 and the ranking is done in collaboration with Elsevier. On 27 June, QS published its latest list (Ranking 2024) in which 2,963 institutions were evaluated and 1,503 universities were ranked. Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-qs-world-university-ranking - 2025-12-18

Researchers led by Lund University in Sweden have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded patients treated in hospitals. The results, which were recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, reveal that many of the patients were affected by bacteria that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance. “I am quite thick-ski

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/alarming-antibiotic-resistance-discovered-war-torn-ukraine - 2025-12-18

Different species of migrating bird have different genetically programmed procedures that signal when it is time to head off and when it is time to return. It may have to do with factors such as daylight, temperature, weather and the Earth’s magnetic field. These migration programmes have been studied before, but new technology and computational capacity make it possible to process large amounts o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-improving-understanding-migratory-birds-internal-clock-map-and-compass - 2025-12-18

Transistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors. With standard transistors approaching the limit for how small they can be, having more functions on the same number of units becomes increasingly important in enabling the development of small, energy-efficient circuits for improved memory and more powerful computers. Researchers at Lund

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cutting-edge-transistors-semiconductors-future - 2025-12-18

Gaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm. The method has previously been introduced for adults, and a study led by researchers from Lund University has now explored whether the method could also be used for children and young people. The results are published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Most children and young people

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brief-admissions-self-referral-can-help-adolescents-self-harming-or-suicidal-behaviour - 2025-12-18

An international group of researchers has been studying a group of microorganisms called Asgard archaea for several years. According to the research, these unique organisms are the origin of all complex life forms that we see around us today. The first life forms that evolved on Earth were called prokaryotes – a group of single-celled organisms that include bacteria. However, between two and three

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/were-all-asgardians-mysterious-microorganisms-unveiled-key-origin-complex-life - 2025-12-18

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow’s climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint. Termite mounds have a sophisticated ventilation system that e

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-friendly-air-conditioning-inspired-termites - 2025-12-18

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test. The studies are published in Nature Medicine, where the researchers also demonstrate that reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before ot

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lewy-body-disease-can-be-detected-symptoms - 2025-12-18

The dry summer of 2018 hit Swedish forests hard - and hardest affected were the managed secondary forests. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Northern boreal forest ecosystems are predicted to experience more frequent summer droughts in the future. The majority of Swedish forest are secondary forests that are managed commercial forests with little diversity in species an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/secondary-forests-more-sensitive-drought - 2025-12-18