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Living forests with diverse plants and animals, forests where you can hike, hunt or pick berries and mushrooms – will they still be there when the pressure on forestry production increases? Is it possible to increase production in a sustainable way, without reducing the possibility of achieving environmental and sustainability goals? Great hopes are being placed in the forest to provide the raw ma

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/forest-under-strain-many-directions - 2026-07-05

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2026-07-05

Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus. The modified antibodies have been tested in human cells and with mice. Many antibodies used to treat covid infection during the pandemic have been so-called neutralizin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cocktail-modified-antibodies-provides-strong-effect-against-sars-cov-2 - 2026-07-05

Obesity is associated with reduced muscle mass and impaired metabolism. Epigenetic changes that affect the formation of new muscle cells may be a contributing factor, according to new research from Lund University, Sweden. In a new study, doctoral student Cajsa Davegårdh has studied so-called DNA methylation in muscle stem cells in both obese and non-obese individuals. DNA methylation is an epigen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obesity-reprogrammes-muscle-stem-cells - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die young, at least in species where parents are

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2026-07-05

Deeper relationships with colleagues we were already close with, while others drifted further away. During the pandemic, spontaneous meetings decreased, and we created social filter bubbles. This is shown by a study from Lund University in Sweden that investigated how we managed our work relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, many colleagues were reduced to tiny digital f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubbles - 2026-07-05

Cultural and creative industries are steadily growing and driving regional development in Sweden. The CROCUS network at Campus Helsingborg wants to strengthen knowledge exchange for students and researchers as well as for those involved and interested in this sector. "The network's ability to quickly mobilise researchers means that when an opportunity arises, we can act immediately", says project

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crocus-flourishing-network-culture-and-creativity - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A researcher from Lund University in Sweden has managed to install a huge curtain in a remote cloud forest in South America. The aim is to study how these valuable forests are affected if clouds are elevated due to global warming. The world’s cloud forests are facing the threat of rapid climate change, as global warmi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/giant-curtain-will-help-scientists-study-threats-against-cloud-forests - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Arctic climate change research relies on field measurements and samples that are too scarce, and patchy at best, according to a comprehensive review study from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers looked at thousands of scientific studies, and found that around 30% of cited studies were clustered around only two

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-lack-vital-knowledge-rapid-arctic-climate-change - 2026-07-05

With the help of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors, researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden have managed to “turn off” an enzyme that proved to play a key role in the regulation of the diabetes-associated TXNIP gene. The results are decreased cell death and increased insulin production in the genetically modified pancreatic beta cells. In a recent study, researchers have conducted an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crispr-editing-pancreatic-cells-reduced-cell-death-and-increased-insulin-secretion - 2026-07-05

According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that virtually all Swedish c

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Is Africa rising? That’s one of many questions covered in LUSEM’s newly launched open global online course (MOOC) – African development, from the past to the present. Taking on an economic history perspective of the continent, the course covers the past centuries – with an emphasis on the past hundred years. With more

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/newly-launched-mooc-africas-development - 2026-07-05

Eight days. That's how long it takes for skin cells to reprogram into red blood cells. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues at Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, have successfully identified the four genetic keys that unlock the genetic code of skin cells and reprogram them to start producing red blood cells instead. "We have performed this experiment on mi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genetic-code-red-blood-cells-discovered - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed a correlation between certain proteins and dementia sufferers’ tendency to commit criminal acts. “This study is unique in that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/abnormal-proteins-correlate-criminal-behaviour-dementia - 2026-07-05

Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has awarded SEK 835 million in grants to 30 projects in medicine, the natural sciences and engineering

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grants - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A group of Lund University students are behind a ’universal remote control’ called Unified Remote, an app that enables you to control your computer with your smart phone. After millions of downloads, they’re now looking at breaking into the the gaming world - by turning your phone into a joystick. WATCH VIDEO STORYTwo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-students-behind-successful-remote-control-app-eye-gaming - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic human

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Both Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University have been labelled as “success stories” by the European Commission. The Master’s programme in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) already received this label of quality last summer and the Master’s in Food Innovation and Product De

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/two-joint-masters-programmes-engineering-are-labelled-success-stories - 2026-07-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A unique way of combining satellite imaging methods has shown that regional agricultural growth is slowly taking place within North Korea. A Lund University research team has identified an expansion of agricultural land far away from the ruling elite in Pyongyang. WATCH: How Lund University researchers found a way of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-growth-happening-north-korea - 2026-07-05

Researcher Marwa Dabaieh from Lund University in Sweden has come up with a way to adapt the so-called Trombe wall – a passive solar building design from the 19th century – to not only heat but also cool buildings, while drastically reduce associated carbon emissions. The new design is now being tested by locals in Saint Catherine, Egypt. “In Egypt, fossil fuels account for 94% of all energy. There

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/adapted-trombe-wall-now-used-both-cool-and-heat-buildings-using-renewable-energy-sources - 2026-07-05