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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Research groups in close collaboration in Malmö have shed light on the pathway whereby a common genetic risk variant leads to impaired mitochondrial function of insulin cells. The variant in question impairs the capacity to secrete insulin and increases the risk of developing diabetes. The discovery is published in th

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/disturbance-cellular-power-plant-increases-risk-diabetes - 2026-06-27

Smokers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, but a higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a large population study led by Lund University in Sweden. The researchers followed more than 350 000 people over several decades, and the results are now published in European Urology. It is well known that smokers have an increased risk of developing various cancers, but there have

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/smoking-worsens-prognosis-men-prostate-cancer - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 19-21 April 2017, the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS) will hold its annual conference in Nottingham. The conference is hosted by Nottingham University’s Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) and Nottingham Trent University’s Postcolonial Studies Centre. The keynote speaker is Urvashi Butal

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/basas-annual-conference-2017-nottingham - 2026-06-27

Welcome to a one-day seminar in the series 'Conversations about art and science' aimed at employees and students from all parts of Lund University. This time, representatives of a number of Swedish higher education institutions have been invited, where art and culture have been highlighted in new contexts. In addition to providing an insight into how different universities have worked to include a

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/165-place-art-and-culture-swedish-universities - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The city of Helsingborg first implemented the Housing First method seven years ago. Since then, the number of homeless per 10,000 inhabitants has fallen sharply. The programme, introduced by researchers at the School of Social Work, has also brought about additional positive effects for socially vulnerable groups in H

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/seven-years-housing-first-success-story - 2026-06-27

Maysam Behravesh has successfully defended his thesis entitled 'Political Psychology of Revisionist Behavior in World Politics: State Subjectivity, Ontological (In)Security, and Iranian Foreign Policy'. Congratulations Doctor Maysam! AbstractDriven by a core curiosity about the political psychology of change and change-seeking as opposed to continuity and status quo-keeping in world politics, this

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/maysam-behravesh-has-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Diabetes is currently treated using incretin hormones to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other medical issues that the illness can trigger. Now researchers from Lund University in Sweden have noted new links between these hormones and arteriosclerosis, and believe their discovery could be significant for

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/incretin-hormone-levels-linked-arteriosclerosis - 2026-06-27

Twenty University staff members participated as test cyclists on the super cycle path between Södra Sandby and Lund over a six-week period in September and October. The results exceeded expectations and most of the test cyclists who had not commuted by bike before improved their fitness and sleep. Are you thinking about starting to cycle to work in the spring? If so, you may be inspired by a proje

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/fitness-improved-after-only-six-weeks-commuting-bike - 2026-06-28

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish wood: Innovative products for a circular economy Can Swedish wood be the answer to our future needs, from T-shirts to 10-storey apartment buildings? The challenge is not the technology, but how society can support the development of this market. It has the potential for creating both a sustainable and circular

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-ake-thidell - 2026-06-27

A unique collaboration between school children and researchers and students at LUCSUS, focusing on children’s thoughts and questions related to sustainable development, aims to contribute to the development of a future UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Vombsjö basin. The project, Ung SciShop, is a collaboration between the association ARNA (Art and Nature), researchers and students at LUCSUS and sch

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-school-children-focuses-childrens-ideas-and-questions-sustainable-development - 2026-06-27

In an infection, there are tens of thousands of peptides that provide a wealth of information about which bacteria have caused the infection and how severe it is. A research team at Lund University has now combined clinical questions with mathematical methods to systematically analyze these peptides. This scientific breakthrough has the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of infecti

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/faster-detection-dangerous-infections - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A detective work that reflects society in terms of both working life and fashion trends. This is how you could describe Cecilia Svedman’s task as a dermatologist and researcher, specialising in contact allergies. Cecilia Svedman. Cecilia Svedman is the director of the main hospital in Helsingborg, who at the same time

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/she-looking-what-itches-stings-and-peels - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University fac

https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/students-transition-distance-education-march-18-2020 - 2026-06-27

Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins between the ages of 30 and 50. In Sweden, around 1,000 people have the diagnosis and several thousand live with the risk of getting the disease. Even more people have a connection to the disease as its symptoms also affect those close to the patient to a high degree. The disease leads to premature death and there are no treatments that

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/huntingtons-complex-brain-disease-affects-movement-thoughts-and-feelings - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How come bees always find their way home, not to mention in a straight line? What is it about the insect brain that allows them to navigate so easily? Could we copy that function? A step in this direction has now been taken by a group of scientists in a project combining the fields of biology, physics, nanoscience and

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/mimicking-navigation-insect-brain - 2026-06-27

The Faculty's pilot of transcription using the Whisper AI tool has worked very well, with many hundreds of hours of interview material transcribed so far. Until there is a university-wide solution, we are therefore continuing to offer the tool through the Department of Psychology. About the offerThe Department of Psychology has purchased a powerful computer to be used for transcribing audio and vi

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/whisper-transcription-tool-still-available-spring-term - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It isn’t difficult, takes up very little space, and is healthy, fun, tasty and social! Sustainable urban farming is a project involving some 20 doctoral students on the area of grass between Gerdahallen and Sölvegatan. From ten raised beds, they have harvested lettuce, carrots, chard, spinach, pumpkins, peas, rhubarb

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/harvesting-fruits-sustainable-urban-farming-project - 2026-06-27

Moonlight determines when the red-necked nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young. A groundbreaking long-term study from Lund University shows how the migratory bird’s entire annual cycle follows the moon’s rhythm. “… the lovely, melancholy moonlight, which makes the birds dream in the trees…”The French poet Paul Verlaine was seemingly wrong in his famous poem Clair de Lune. Moonlight does no

https://www.science.lu.se/article/nocturnal-migratory-birds-follow-rhythm-moon - 2026-06-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban Transition Öresund: The IIIEE leads cooperative learning for sustainable cities The future of Europe’s growing cities depends on knowledge of planning, construction, finance and cooperation – all in a sustainable way. In the cross-sector Urban Transition Öresund project, the overall aim is advancing from models

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-lena-neij - 2026-06-27

In May and June 2020, more that 300 dead elephants were found in Botswana´s Okavango Delta. Initially it was suspected that poaching was the reason, but it was later shown that they were poisoned by cyanobacteria. This is an increasing environmental problem, and recent work to create a global dataset on algal blooms shows significant changes in the last twenty years. Toxic algal blooms in water, k

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/mapping-lacustrine-algal-blooms-globally - 2026-06-27