Does your cat understand what you are saying? A new project at Lund University led by researcher Susanne Schötz will try to find out. Photo: Jonas Andersson And does your cat understand what you are saying? The new research project “Melody in human-cat communication” at Lund University in Sweden may find the answer. “We want to find out to what extent domestic cats are influenced by the language a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-do-you-understand-what-your-cat-saying - 2025-08-29

The game Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) was used to help develop a new analytical e-sports model, which can be used to generate detailed statistics about the players’ performances. A new analytical model for e-sports developed by researchers in Sweden, Denmark and Germany, not only helps game developers better understand how players perform, but can also predict the outcome of the game. E-sports i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-analytical-model-e-sports-predicts-who-winning-and-why - 2025-08-29

New research shows nanowires made from gallium arsenide and composed of different crystal structures are formed. Photo: Lund University An article published in Nature by researchers at Lund University shows how different arrangements of atoms can be combined into nanowires as they grow. Researchers learning to control the properties of materials this way can lead the way to more efficient electron

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-shows-how-nanowires-can-be-formed - 2025-08-29

Homosexuality is as common in Uganda as in other countries shows anonymous surveys done in the country, now published in the journal PLOS. Photo: Torbak Hopper Uganda has one of the harshest standpoints on homosexuality in the world. Homosexual acts are prohibited by law and have previously been suggested to warrant the death penalty. However, a study from Lund University in Sweden shows that homo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/homosexuality-common-uganda-other-countries - 2025-08-29

World Water Day is an annual event, initiated and coordinated by United Nations. The day provides an opportunity to put the spotlight on various water-related activities and projects for a more sustainable future. Photo: Tim Geers Join us in highlighting World Water Day on 22 March 2016! World Water Day takes place on 22 March and is an international observance day as well as an opportunity to lea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-highlights-world-water-day - 2025-08-29

In this study, the authors have investigated the effects of 15 000 genes on the balance between self-renewal and differentiation of the human blood stem cell (blue box). A deeper understanding would enable us to design better protocols to grow these cell An important element in getting blood stem cells to multiply outside the body is to understand which of the approximately 20 000 genes in the hum

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/quartet-genes-controls-growth-blood-stem-cells - 2025-08-29

New study from Lund University Internet Institute shows that young urban men are at particular risk of developing financial problems Approximately one in five Swedish young adults (18–25) have experienced recurring problems with paying their bills in the past year. The group with recurring payment problems tend to make more unplanned purchases, are less likely to have a social network to discuss t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-finds-every-fifth-swedish-young-adult-has-payment-problems - 2025-08-29

A number of countries in the Middle East will be under water stress by 2040. Photo: Oliver Laumann This is five quick questions about water and the Middle East answered by researcher Tareq Emtairah from Lund University. Tareq Emtairah is a researcher in renewable energy and energy efficiency, specialized in water efficiency in the Middle East at International Institute for industrial Environmental

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/five-questions-about-water-use-efficiency-and-practices-middle-east - 2025-08-29

With improved rankings for 14 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Lund University is ranked 16th in the world for geography, 38th for archaeology, 43rd for development studies and 44th for environmental sciences. In addition, Lund University was ranked in the world's top 100 fo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-qs-subject-ranking-2016 - 2025-08-29

Emilie Krite Svanberg’s studies are carried out on full-term babies, but in the future she hopes that measurements taken with the technology that detects oxygen in the lungs could be used to monitor premature babies. Photo: MostPhotos Premature babies have a hard time getting the oxygen they need as their lungs are not sufficiently developed. Today you can only use X-rays to see how much air babie

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-can-be-used-examine-lungs-premature-babies - 2025-08-29

Ultrasound can be used to check for harmful plaques in the carotid artery (white arrow). Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new and more accurate way to distinguish between harmful and harmless plaque in the blood vessels by using ultrasound. This can help healthcare providers determine the risk of strokes and heart attacks – which means avoiding unnecessary surgery for man

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-ultrasound-method-creates-better-picture-cardiovascular-health - 2025-08-29

Type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide. Through using a new type of biomarker, we are now able to better predict the risk of type 2 diabetes. Photo: MostPhotos Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new type of biomarker that can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes, by detecting epigenetic changes in specific genes through a simple blood test. The results are published today in Nat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-measures-risk-type-2-diabetes-blood - 2025-08-29

For a long time, microRNAs were thought to have no important function. But Johan Jakobsson at Lund University is convinced that it is key DNA that can affect different brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's disease or psychiatric illnesses. Research to date has talked mostly about genes but Johan Jakobsson and his research team are putting the spotlight on microRNAs. MicroRN

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-research-project-find-out-how-junkrnas-affect-brain-disorders - 2025-08-29

A proof-of-concept recently published in Science Advances shows how light of a certain wavelength can put be used to put so-called active materials into motion. Photo: A. R. Doreto Santos Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control their movement. In the future, this discovery can become significant in widely different areas such as environme

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-helps-develop-programmable-materials - 2025-08-29

Join Lund University case competition in green finance and circular economy! Interested in solving real world problems with companies in a multi-disciplinary setting? Then join the first Sustainability Forum Case Competition- an inter-disciplinary challenge inviting all students at Lund University. The competition will include a kick-off, an optional pitch event with inspiring guest speakers and a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/join-case-competition-circular-economy-and-green-finance - 2025-08-29

Study shows strong effects from climate change on common bird populations in both Europe and the USA. Photo: Likeaduck A team of international scientists has been able to show that common bird populations are responding to climate change in a similar way in both Europe and the USA: bird species expected to perform well under climate change are substantially outperforming those thought to do badly.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-will-climate-change-affect-bird-populations - 2025-08-29

Bees use light to navigate through heavy vegetation. In the future, this navigation technique could be used for robots. Photo: E. Baird After studying how insects navigate through dense vegetation, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have come up with a system that can be applied to flying robots. By adapting the system to drones, they can be made to adjust their speed to their surroundings a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/insect-eyes-enable-drones-fly-independently - 2025-08-29

Infographic illustrates the close link between increased country prosperity and greater carbon footprints that a recently released article has analysed. Graph by Aron Strandberg Must greater prosperity necessarily lead to a greater carbon footprint and increased greenhouse gas emissions? “In theory, no, but in practice this seems to be the case”, says researcher Max Koch from Lund University in Sw

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-development-does-mean-greater-carbon-footprint-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2025-08-29

New findings indicate that a previously thought harmful inflammation in the brain after a stroke might actually support self-healing. Photo: MostPhotos After a stroke, there is inflammation in the damaged part of the brain. Until now, the inflammation has been seen as a negative consequence that needs to be abolished as soon as possible. But, as it turns out, there are also some positive sides to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/immune-cells-can-help-brain-self-heal-after-stroke - 2025-08-29

New research from Lund University illustrates how targeted missiles could be used against aggressive cancer cells in the body. Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy tissue. This has been a long-standing vision in cancer research, but it has proved difficult to accomplish. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has no

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/using-targeted-missiles-against-aggressive-cancer-cells - 2025-08-29