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Supported lipid bilayers are formed at a faster rate on light-guiding nanowires of high curvature than on conventional planar substrates, with single-vesicle resolution that proves their potential for studying relevant cellular phenomena. This is shown in a recent study by researchers Julia Valderas, Ruby Davtyan, Christelle Prinz, Emma Sparr, Peter Jönsson, Heiner Linke, and Fredrik Höök. “We des

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/role-nanowires-support-formation-model-lipid-membranes - 2025-10-01

A few days after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the former Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine told BBC that his parents-in-law did not dare to go to a refugee shelter because they were afraid to contract Covid-19. This vivid example links violence and forced displacement with the Covid-19 pandemic. Sepahvand and Verwimp study this link using unique detailed panel data from

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-does-violent-conflict-affect-spread-covid-19 - 2025-10-01

Everyone knows about source criticism, but researchers Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin want to emphasise source confidence. “There has been an intensive focus on the critical aspect. Pupils leave school with the attitude that you cannot trust anything, so source confidence is an important complement to source criticism. There must be confidence in our social institutions”, says Jutta Haider. Olof Sun

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/they-strike-blow-source-confidence - 2025-10-01

The dream of finding the “diabetes gene” is dead. However, partly thanks to Leif Groop – professor and multiple award recipient for his ground-breaking research – we will look at type 2 diabetes in a whole new way in the future. He is now retiring, and in an interview with diabetesportalen.se he looks back on his eventful career in research. The study that since 2006 has been the central hub of th

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/time-burie-lada-interview-leif-groop - 2025-10-01

It has previously been difficult to identify DNA mutations in sperm, as these changes are rare, and most sequencing techniques have a large margin of error. Now a research study led from Lund University, have conducted a pilot study in which they examined sperm DNA and it’s similarity to mutations in children, using the advanced technique called duplex sequencing. Nearly 80 percent of all new muta

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-method-enables-identification-mutations-sperm - 2025-10-01

During the summer, Kristina Lång's research received a lot of attention in the media, nationally as well as internationally. The study showed that AI-assisted breast cancer screening is a safe alternative to radiologists' double-reading, reducing the workload of the overburdened profession by as much as 44 percent. We asked Kristina Lång about her experiences. Also, tips on how to increase outreac

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/increasing-outreach-cancer-research-about-ai-assisted-screening-attracts-media - 2025-10-01

Using lipidomics, a technique that measures the composition of blood lipids at a molecular level, and machine learning, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a blood lipid profile that improves the possibility to assess, several years in advance, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The blood lipid profile can also be linked to a certain diet and degree of physical activity.

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/blood-lipid-profile-predicts-risk-type-2-diabetes-better-obesity - 2025-10-01

Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with something like "It fits the pattern, but we can't say for sure that this particular event is worse because of climate change"? Weather attribution is a new phenomenon that is changing this. Climate scientist Wilhelm May at Lund University helps us ge

https://www.merge.lu.se/article/weather-attribution-climate-scientist-wilhelm-may-helps-us-get-grips-concept - 2025-10-01

During his stay, Professor Detlef F. Sprinz focused on collaboration on the project LiMa – A Liquid Market for Forest Carbon. The project’s goal is to elucidate whether forest carbon can be a major component in the transition towards a greenhouse gas future where net emissions approach zero. Professor Detlef F. Sprinz is a leading expert on climate governance from the Potsdam Institute for Climate

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/guest-researcher-prof-detlef-f-sprinz-working-topic-forest-carbon-removals-becc - 2025-10-01

Have you noticed that when scientists are asked whether or not a particular extreme weather event is due to climate change, they usually respond with something like "It fits the pattern, but we can't say for sure that this particular event is worse because of climate change"? Weather attribution is a new phenomenon that is changing this. Climate scientist Wilhelm May at Lund University helps us ge

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/weather-attribution-climate-scientist-wilhelm-may-helps-us-get-grips-concept - 2025-10-01

The BECC annual meeting was held October 22nd-23rd in Halmstad. At the meeting keynote speakers with expertise in interdisciplinary and and transdisciplinary research presented their research, followed by participant presentations of interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary research. The two days were filled with presentation and discussions to give inspiration and disseminate the object of inter- and

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/becc-annual-meeting-2019-interdisciplinarity-research-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-changing - 2025-10-01

Meet Ioana-Gabriela Deneș from Romania, currently studying the Master's program i Service Managament, Tourism. Why did you choose Lund University and your programme? I was interested in Tourism programmes, so I did some research online and found this one which seemed quite interesting. I also got accepted to an Austrian university, but I decided to come to Lund, mainly because of its reputation, a

https://www.ch.lu.se/en/article/agora-and-stampus-make-sure-your-student-experience-constantly-its-peak - 2025-10-01

During the course “Service Development and Entrepreneurship” the Master’s students of the Culture and Creativity management specialisation worked on a project together with the City of Helsingborg. With the project, the students explore the conditions, challenges, and opportunities for cultural and creative entrepreneurship in Helsingborg. Helsingborg is a multifaceted city with a vision of a stro

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/students-exploring-cultural-and-creative-entrepreneurship-helsingborg - 2025-10-01

The University's Sustainability Plan has been revised and will now replace the previous plan. The Sustainability Plan more firmly establishes the areas and overall goals identified in the University’s Sustainability Strategy within first, second and third-cycle education, research, external engagement and management and administrative services. As part of this revision, new goals and activities ha

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/sustainability-plan-2020-2026-has-been-revised - 2025-10-02

Next week, a major renovation of our bicycle parking outside Forum Medicum will begin. More and better bicycle racks, benches and signs will reduce the dangers and make it easier for cyclists and others. Akademiska Hus, together with its land contractor, will supplement with an additional approximately 120 bicycle parking spaces adjacent to Forum Medicum. Mariana Johansson is Head of the Property

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/remake-hoping-end-bicycle-chaos-november - 2025-10-01

A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 19

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-treatment-could-result-more-donor-lungs - 2025-10-01

One third of the population is more sensitive to melatonin and face a higher risk of getting typ 2-diabetes. Why this is so is a question for Claire Lyons to answer. Learn more about her and her research. Our body clock, or circadian rhythm, controls our daily activities over a 24h period but sometimes this rhythm can become disturbed by shift work, jet lag or even our genetics. The hormone melato

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/easd-melatonin-and-risk-type-2-diabetes - 2025-10-01

Bioelectronics research and development of implants made of electrically conductive materials for disease treatment is advancing rapidly. However, bioelectronic treatment is not without complications. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken another step forward by developing a refined method to create detailed and tissue-friendly bioelectronics. In a study published in Advanced Science

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/using-light-create-bioelectronics-inside-body - 2025-10-01

In Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, almost half of all male deaths are attributable to a mysterious kidney disease. In El Salvador, it the second most common cause of death among men. In Sri Lanka, it is believed to have caused about 25 000 deaths over the past decade. Working in heat is a common factor, so the problem is expected to increase along with global warming. The condition in question is the myst

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/heat-exhaustion-behind-mysterious-kidney-disease - 2025-10-01

The theme for the first online Transformations Conference (17 – 18th June 2021), co-organised by LUCSUS, is about enabling positive tipping points for sustainability transformations. In this interview, conveners J. David Tàbara (GCF) and Diego Galafassi (LUCSUS), speak on key aims and hopes for the upcoming conference, and emphasise how a positive framing of the future can replace fear, social clo

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/transformations-conference-2021-enabling-positive-tipping-points-sustainability - 2025-10-01