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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between osteoarthritis and mortality in an epidemiological study. It was shown that the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was higher for people with osteoarthritis than for the rest of the population. Using population registers, the researchers studied approximately 469 000 people living in Skåne, Sweden, who in 2003 were

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-linked-higher-risk-dying-cardiovascular-disease - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An antibody that did not fulfil its purpose against the disease multiple sclerosis, MS, instead made its big break in cancer research and is now starring in southern Sweden’s largest licensing agreement in Life Science history. The “father” of the antibody is Professor Carl Borrebaeck. It is one of the windiest days i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/successful-antibody-behind-billion-crown-life-science-deal - 2026-07-09

Nanotechnology and nanoscience offer a key to the development of materials as well as new knowledge about different material properties and limitations. Nanotechnology provides tools to make it possible to find solutions to significant societal challenges such as safe, clean and efficient energy or next generation electronics or medical technology. A close collaboration between researchers in sust

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-collaboration-model-sustainable-production-industry - 2026-07-09

Universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from Lund University in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies. Health disparities arise early in life and play a major role in economic outcomes among adults. Yet there are few studies on the long-term effects of school-based nutrition policies aimed at counte

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/free-and-nutritious-school-lunches-help-create-richer-and-healthier-adults - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial infections. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen may have identified such an alternative treatment for bacterial meningitis, a serious infect

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-non-antibiotic-strategy-treatment-bacterial-meningitis - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/assessing-40-years-reform-and-opening-china-conference - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Carbon offsetting can be strongly questioned as an environmental strategy, due to major challenges in reconciling climate benefits with local needs, participation and development. This is the view taken by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, who studied a tree-planting project in Uganda, through which a number

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/planting-trees-africa-dubious-environmental-strategy-study - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University in Sweden has two new honorary doctors in science. One is an entertaining and creative circus artist in the subject of physics. The other is a chemistry professor who is passionate about providing students with an early link to qualified research. The Faculty of Science at Lund University has now annou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-science-lund-university - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have long wondered how our cells navigate inside the body. Two new studies, in which Lund University researcher Pontus Nordenfelt has participated, have now demonstrated that the cells use molecular force from within to steer themselves in a certain direction. This knowledge may be of great significance in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-cells-are-able-turn - 2026-07-09

For the first time, researchers have identified a previously unrecognized metabolic defence mechanism in aggressive brain tumours: a sugar-rich shield that surrounds tumour cells and protects them against a particularly destructive form of cell death. Aggressive brain tumours grow in an extreme environment characterised by oxygen and nutrient deficiencies, low pH and chronic cellular stress. Insid

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aggressive-brain-tumours-build-protective-sugar-shield-survive-extreme-stress - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The University’s new jubilee sculpture, created by Charlotte Gyllenhammar, was unveiled on Saturday 21 October, as part of LU’s 350th anniversary celebrations. The sculpture, Meteorite, is made of black-patinated bronze and is located to the right of Palaestra, as seen from the Lund University main building. Around 10

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fallen-meteorite-new-jubilee-sculpture-lundagard - 2026-07-09

A new study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that cities negatively affect the diversity of birds. There are significantly fewer bird species in urban forests compared with forests in the countryside - even if the forest areas are of the same quality. The researchers examined 459 natural woodlands located in or near 32 cities in southern Sweden. They counted the occurrence of different bird

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/less-bird-diversity-city-forests - 2026-07-09

Using water wisely will be increasingly important in the future, particularly within agricultural production. The agricultural water management research project WATERAGRI, which is coordinated by the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded SEK 74 million from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme with the aim to improve agricultural water management and nutrient recovery fr

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/agricultural-water-research-project-receives-large-eu-grant - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Osteoarthritis treatment conducted digitally via an app costs around 25% of what conventional care costs, according to a study from Lund University in Sweden published in the research journal PLOS ONE. The researchers have previously shown that osteoarthritis patients were able to halve their pain in just 6 months, us

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-savings-possible-app-based-osteoarthritis-treatment - 2026-07-09

A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics. Lung tumors are often difficult to remove using current surgical techniques due to their location in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-promising-treatment-uses-smart-nanoparticles-target-lung-cancer - 2026-07-09

Does negotiating Sweden's NATO membership mean that the government is prepared to tinker with basic human rights and values? According to two political scientists, there is a risk of this happening. In the summer of 2022, Turkey, Sweden and Finland proposed an agreement that would see Turkey's NATO applications approved. The agreement was signed at a NATO meeting in Madrid. Although Turkey suspend

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sweden-must-stand-turkey-conflict-over-values - 2026-07-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hidden-infection-shortens-life - 2026-07-09

Per Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. Enrico Ronchi, a researcher in fire safety engineering, is developing new ways to create an inclusive evacuation design for buildings. The research concerns investigating emergency evacuation solutions that are suitable for vulnerable groups such as older

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grants - 2026-07-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Fifty per cent of all pregnant women in need of a C-section are unable to get one. Most people around the world still do not have access to safe surgery, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities each year. As a paediatric surgeon, Lars Hagander wanted to find ways to help, and has travelled the world to perfor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lack-surgeons-threat-global-health - 2026-07-09

Birds are masters of flight and can even outperform aircraft. Bar-tailed godwits, for example, can fly from Alaska to New Zealand – 11 600 km – in one eight-day, non-stop flight! To manage this, the birds must be able to fly very efficiently. How do they do it? What does a feather have that an aircraft wing does not? One of the greatest challenges in today’s society is to reduce the consumption of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/making-aircraft-wing-feather - 2026-07-09