Published 4 December 2024 Photo: iStock/Pradit_Ph A new study led by Lund University in Sweden has solved a years-old mystery: which patients with aggressive breast cancer are helped by a targeted cancer treatment that had been under development but was shelved. The study is important since it brings hope that the development of the drug can continue and that it will make it all the way to these p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatment - 2025-05-02

Published 5 December 2024 A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation, to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-05-02

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 5 December 2024 As students at Lund University, they studied the effects of climate change. As alumni, they are now negotiating the future of climate policy on behalf of the EU and the Swedish government. Lund University alumni headed to the COP29 negotiations in Azerbaijan with differing titles, goals and aims. Af

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lu-alumni-leave-cop29-climate-summit-feeling-hopeful - 2025-05-02

Published 10 December 2024 Lund University continues its climb towards the top of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which ranks sustainable development at universities around the world. The University is now ranked 3rd in the world out of approximately 1,750 ranked universities. This places the University second in Europe, and number one in Sweden. QS World University Rankings: Sus

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking - 2025-05-02

Published 11 December 2024 Image: Pixabay For the first time, an international team of scientists have calculated the total land area that the countries of the world have included in their individual plans for climate action, known as nationally determined contributions. The results show a big divide between the countries' expected land use and the actual potential of land to mitigate climate chan

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-us - 2025-05-02

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 16 December 2024 Photocred: Crimfants, CC BY-SA 2.0 Angry children can be a feature of Christmas. The fact is that the disappointment children feel is a great opportunity to train them for challenges later in life. This is according to Elia Psouni, professor of developmental psychology. A friend not turning up on t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dealing-kids-disappointment-their-christmas-presents - 2025-05-02

By ellen [dot] albertsdottir [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Ellen Albertsdóttir) - published 17 December 2024 Santa's sleigh is ready for both celebration and melancholy. Photo: Irena Carpaccio/Unsplash Christmas music is more than background noise to the hustle and bustle. From Mariah Carey’s Christmas cracker ‘All I Want For Christmas’ to Wham’s lost love in ‘Last Christmas’, each song tells its ow

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-mariah-carey-and-wham-became-christmas-icons - 2025-05-02

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 18 December 2024 The study shows that intake of sweetened beverages showed stronger links to cardiovascular disease than any other form of sugar. Photo: Unsplash/Megan Watson An observational study from Lund University in Sweden examining sugar consumption has attracted considerable international attention. The study s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/questions-and-answers-lund-university-sugar-study - 2025-05-02

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 2 January 2025 In a recent study, eighty-eight per cent of the respondents said they were in favour of body checking. Sixty-four per cent said they did not think there would be more injuries. Photo: Istock/vencavolrab In 2022, Sweden became the first country in the world to allow body checking in women's ice hockey

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checking - 2025-05-02

Published 20 December 2024 Now that Christmas is just around the corner, thoughts inevitably turn to an expectant Mary in the stable. However, she is not alone in the sphere of life-giving without the involvement of both sexes. In the animal kingdom, there are many species that engage in immaculate conception. What we refer to as virgin birth means that an unfertilized egg can develop into a new i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/virgin-birth-beyond-biblical-legend - 2025-05-02

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 8 January 2025 The four horsemen from the Book of Revelation. Byline: Viktor Vasnetsov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Apocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything? A group of researchers is trying to get to grips with the issue. “In

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/end-world-nigh - 2025-05-02

Published 13 January 2025 Monday 13 January marks Arrival Day – the day when Lund University welcomes new international students for the spring semester. A total of 767 students have been admitted to the university for studies in spring 2025. Students from around the worldThe new international students come from 64 different countries, representing a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. The larg

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-welcomes-new-international-students-arrival-day - 2025-05-02

Published 17 January 2025 A few minutes in the same room as an infected person is enough to catch the virus yourself. Here, aerosol researcher Malin Alsved collects virus aerosols from an infected person in a mobile laboratory during the pandemic. Photo: Jakob Löndahl The virus winter season has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heres-how-easily-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2025-05-02

Published 20 January 2025 Seaweed is not only healthy. The aquatic plant can also clean the Baltic Sea and other oceans, as it uses carbon dioxide found in seawater. It also absorbs nitrogen and phosphorus and therefore does not need any fertilizer – or watering. Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at Lund University in Sweden are now

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumption - 2025-05-02

By sanna [dot] trygg [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Sanna Trygg) - published 29 January 2025 FOTO: MARIA_SBYTOVA/Smartphotos Most women will experience menopause at some point in their working lives. How can a workplace be set up to make things easier for employees going through their menopausal transition? A pilot project at Lund University is investigating the issue. Sweating, mood swings

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-can-lund-university-become-more-menopause-friendly-workplace - 2025-05-02

Published 31 January 2025 Hugh Brady, President, Imperial College London and Erik Renström, Vice Chancellor of Lund University. Lund University and Imperial College London are strengthening their collaboration in research, education and innovation. A new agreement between the two universities will create opportunities for researchers. The agreement will make it easier for researchers at Lund Unive

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaboration - 2025-05-02

Published 31 January 2025 Frida Hållenius and Åsa Håkansson, here in front of an intestinal simulator where the journey of food through the gastrointestinal tract can be studied. Photo: Hilde Skar Olsen Seeing a lot of talk about the importance of gut health? These are the latest findings, including those on food and supplements Weighing in at nearly two kilos, our gut bacteria seem to play an eve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/key-takeaways-latest-research-gut-bacteria - 2025-05-02

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 4 February 2025 Pre-cancerous lesions, known as in situ cancers, were also more likely to be detected with AI – 51 per cent more such cases were found (68 people compared with 45). Photo: iStock New research results now published from Lund University’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracy - 2025-05-02

Published 7 February 2025 Reconstruction of the new plesiosaur with scales on the flipper and smooth scale-less skin along the body as informed by this new plesiosaur fossil. This is a significant update to how we reconstruct plesiosaurs (Image: Joschua Knüppe) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur-analysed - 2025-05-02

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 11 February 2025 Atopic eczema is one of the most common chronic skin diseases in Sweden and affects just over 25 per cent of all children and 10 per cent of all adults. More than half of sufferers contract the disease before the age of two. Photo: iStock Cold weather, dry air, an overactive immune system or our modern

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/atopic-eczema-widespread-disease - 2025-05-02