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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Novo Nordisk Foundation recently made the announcement to grant DKK 225 million to Lund University for the construction and operation of MicroMAX, a new beamline for the MAX IV research facility in Lund, Sweden. The beamline will become one of the world’s strongest protein microscopes and an important tool for res

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/millions-invested-new-beamline-max-iv - 2026-06-21

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 - 2026-06-21

Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The largest groups are from North

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2026-06-21

By assigning a barcode to stem cells, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as individual blood cells, and study the changes over time. Among other things, they discovered that stem cells go through different stages where their ability to restore immune cells varies. The new findings provide important information for the rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/barcodes-show-blood-family-tree - 2026-06-21

Today's energy system is not equipped to deal with the extreme weather of the future, according to an international research group that tested 13 potential climate change scenarios on 30 cities in four different climate zones in Sweden. A growing share of renewable energy makes the system even more vulnerable, according to the projections published in Nature Energy. The climate is changing, and we

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/extreme-weather-could-increase-power-outages - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An influenza infection in birds gives a good protection against other subtypes of the virus, like a natural vaccination, according to a new study. Water birds, in particular mallards, are often carriers of low-pathogenic influenza A virus. Researchers previously believed that birds infected by one variant of the virus

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-become-immune-influenza - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Our brains not only contain learning mechanisms but also forgetting mechanisms that erase “unnecessary” learning. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now been able to describe one of these mechanisms at the cellular level. The group’s results, published in the international journal Proceedings of the Nat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-forgets-order-conserve-energy - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nocturnal animals can use the stars and the Milky Way to find their way during the darkest hours. While animal navigation is studied all over the world, some of the leading researchers are based at Lund University in Sweden. In a recent article they sum up the research so far and give their thoughts on challenges to c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/starry-sky-shows-nocturnal-animals-way - 2026-06-21

What keeps spaghetti from disintegrating in boiling water? The answer, according to new research, is gluten. The amount of salt in the water also has an unexpected significance. Using advanced techniques, researchers examined the internal structure of regular and gluten-free spaghetti – straight off the shelf. The results show that gluten has a crucial role in protecting the structure of pasta dur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti - 2026-06-21

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can now show that the Vikings sailed farther away from Scandinavia, and took routes farther from land, than was previously believed to have been possible. In his latest study, he has found evidence of a decentralised network of ports, located on islands and peninsulas, which pr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveries - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nowadays, the lives of the majority of all children with cancer can be spared. However, the cure for the disease comes with a price: some of the survivors will suffer long-term injury from the treatment. A study from Lund University in Sweden now shows that commonly used chemo toxins impair the eyesight in childhood c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eye-movement-affected-former-childhood-cancer-patients - 2026-06-21

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 - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten, head of research at Pfizer, who led the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, will take up the appointment of visiting professor of Pharmacology at Lund University in Sweden on 1 January 2021. “During my years as a student and researcher in Lund I had many mentors who inspired me. I

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mikael-dolsten-head-research-pfizer-appointed-visiting-professor-lund-university - 2026-06-21

Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are still missing today. One crucial obstacle for researchers is that it is impossible to examine a living brain cell in someone who is affected by the disease. With the help of a new method for cell conversion, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a way to produce diseased, aging b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-scale-production-living-brain-cells-enables-entirely-new-research - 2026-06-21

Each year, one in four women suffers from bacterial vaginosis, something that is currently treated with antibiotics. However, recently a gentler, antibiotic-free alternative has been authorised for sale in the EU. The chance discovery behind the innovation was made by a group of researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Stinging, itching and odorous vaginal discharge is a common and a stigmatise

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infection - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Artisanal interpretation of ceramics from the Bronze Age shows that a nine-year-old child could be a highly skilled artisan. This was one of the discoveries presented in a new thesis from Lund University. The thesis explores how an artisanal perspective can contribute to archaeology by providing new insights into arch

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-archaeological-method-finds-children-were-skilled-ceramists-during-bronze-age - 2026-06-21

Social media provides a new environment that makes it possible to carefully edit the image you want to project of yourself. A study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that many people are prepared to pay to ”filter out” unfavorable information. Economists Håkan Holm and Margaret Samahita have investigated how we curate our social image on the web using game theory. Previous studies have been

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/people-are-willing-pay-curate-their-online-social-image - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The traditional understanding in neuroscience is that tactile sensations from the skin are only assembled to form a complete experience in the cerebral cortex, the most advanced part of the brain. However, this is challenged by new research findings from Lund University in Sweden that suggest both that other levels in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-how-brain-handles-tactile-sensations - 2026-06-21

Obesity is commonly diagnosed using BMI, but this approach has several limitations. Researchers at Lund University and AstraZeneca show that integrating measurements such as body fat percentage and waist circumference captures disease risks missed by BMI alone.   In recent years, research has shown that there are several limitations with BMI alone when it comes to assessing adiposity quantity, dis

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-bmi-alone-does-not-fully-capture-health-risks-linked-obesity - 2026-06-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken an important step on the road to understanding the underlying mechanism of how and why animals can feel pain in connection with cold or heat. However, according to the study, temperature is just one triggering factor – horseradish, mustard, cinnamon and wasabi have a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-malaria-mosquitos-sensitive-horseradish - 2026-06-21