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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Brain research is constantly taking new steps forward and currently permeates large parts of the University. Brain research is in a phase of rapid development, not least thanks to the continuous emergence of new technology. During the Science Week The Amazing Brain from 4 to 10 September (link to programme on lunduniv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dizzying-dive-human-brain - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Physical aggression among people with dementia is not unusual. A study from Lund University in Sweden showed that one-third of patients with the diagnosis Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia were physically aggressive towards healthcare staff, other patients, relatives, animals and complete strangers. This

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/differences-aggression-among-people-dementia - 2026-06-17

A large amount of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-06-17

On September 28, the official launch of SciLifeLab Lund will take place in Forum Medicum. Lund is one of the four new sites that were established in 2022. The sites in Gothenburg, Linköping, Umeå and Lund are part of a major governmental investment in national research infrastructure. The vision is for Sweden to be a world-leading research nation in molecular life sciences. Site coordinator Esther

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/kick-scilifelab-lund - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A common variant of the melatonin receptor gene increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This discovery was made by two research groups at Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), and reveals a completely new mechanism underlying diabetes. The finding, presented in the latest issue of the scientific journal Na

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/unexpected-link-between-diabetes-and-sleep-hormone-melatonin - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. She is a new ‘Hedda’ professor, but has a long career behind her. Biologist Ellen van Donk now hopes that she can serve as a role model for female students who dream of a future career in research. Biologist Ellen van Donk is a new professor in Hedda Andersson’s name. LUM meets ecology researcher Ellen van Donk on a b

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-professor-wants-be-role-model-female-students - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the next four years, Lund University will coordinate a new exchange programme with India. Over 100 Indian scholarship recipients will get the chance to study or do research in Europe. Lund University hopes that many of them will choose Lund as their destination. “We are pleased that the European Commission has put

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-coordinate-new-eu-exchange-india - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Pear-shaped atomic nuclei can reveal clues as to why the Universe is made up of more matter than anti-matter. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll’s research on this type of atomic nucleus has now made it onto the top 10 of breakthroughs in physics from 2013. Professor of Physics Joakim Cederkäll talks about the hunt

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pear-shaped-atomic-nuclei-top-10-break-throughs-physics - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 babies’ lungs contain, but, according to research from Lund University in Sweden, in the future, these types of tests could be done using laser light. “Multipl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/light-can-be-used-examine-lungs-premature-babies - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The question of how small, dwarf galaxies have sustained the formation of new stars over the course of the Universe has long confounded the world’s astronomers. An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has found that dormant small galaxies can slowly accumulate gas over many billions of years. W

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-stars-form-smallest-galaxies - 2026-06-17

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/epigenetic-disorder-can-be-eliminated - 2026-06-17

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 - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Applications are now open for 2 postdoctoral fellowships in China’s, Japan’s, and/or Korea’s contemporary society at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University. Starting date 1 October 2020, or by agreement. DutiesThe person employed is expected to work independently but should also cooperate wi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/applications-open-2-postdoctoral-fellowships - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new research study has shed light on the underground interaction between tree roots and fungi. In order to understand how this important symbiosis came about, an international team of researchers have sequenced the genomes of different fungi that live underground. The study shows that in the course of evolution, the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lost-genes-make-fungi-dependent-trees - 2026-06-17

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/more-detailed-findings-confirm-coffee-protects-against-breast-cancer-recurrence - 2026-06-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Tomosynthesis detects 40% more breast cancers than traditional mammography does, according to a major screening study from Lund University, Sweden. This is the first large-scale study to compare the screening method with regular mammograms. The 3D X-ray technique is also more comfortable for women, as breast compressi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-method-detects-more-breast-cancer-screening - 2026-06-17

The work in SWEAH's management continues with high energy. At the turn of the year, some new people entered as members of the graduate school's board. In addition, alumni have been granted assignments in their postdoctoral career development. The graduate school SWEAH is led by a board consisting of members from SWEAH's partner universities. Affiliated PhD students and a SWEAH alumnus also partici

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-commitment-new-year - 2026-06-17

A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used in the future. The researchers have launched a pilot study to investigate whether the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 organs are donated in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-treatment-could-result-more-donor-lungs - 2026-06-17

One percent of the world’s population accounts for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from passenger air travel. Thus, there is good reason to view air travel in a new light. It is actually an elitist activity, rather than what the aviation industry would like us to believe – that everyone flies. This is claimed by Stefan Gössling at Lund University and Linnaeus University in a new art

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/one-percent-worlds-population-accounts-more-half-flying-emissions - 2026-06-17

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 - 2026-06-17