Wed, 14 May 2025 09:21:02 +0000Research/article/ten-things-research-tells-us-about-global-economic-eliteWed, 14 May 2025 09:21:02 +0000/article/ten-things-research-tells-us-about-global-economic-eliteWho are the people that make up the world’s economic elite – and do they differ between countries? In a new, unique database, an international team of researchers has compiled individual data from 16 countries that together account for a third of the world’s population and more than half of the world’s GDP. /article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivfTue, 13 May 2025 09:50:50 +0000/article/higher-success-rate-using-simple-oral-swab-test-ivfResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The researchers have now developed a simple oral swab test that shows which hormone therapy is the best option for IVF treatment/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possibleThu, 08 May 2025 11:21:46 +0000/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possibleMany people wish they had more time – but is there a sustainable approach to time? Historian David Larsson Heidenblad, historian shares his best tips./article/unicellular-green-algae-may-carry-giant-virus-dna-their-genomeWed, 07 May 2025 14:22:22 +0000/article/unicellular-green-algae-may-carry-giant-virus-dna-their-genomeHumans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, scientists establish that green algae can carry latent giant virus DNA in their genome./article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeThu, 24 Apr 2025 13:53:36 +0000/article/living-air-scientists-enlist-arctic-bacteria-fight-climate-changeWhat if we could fight climate change using bacteria that live on air? That’s the vision behind a newly funded international research project led by scientists from �۶���Ƶ, the University of Tromsø, and Harvard Medical School. With support from the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), the team aims to explore how an Arctic microbe that can feed exclusively on methane could become a powerful tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions./article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patientsTue, 15 Apr 2025 07:03:22 +0000/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patientsPatients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-on treatment late, or not all. Based on the results of a study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden, many new heart attacks, strokes and deaths could be prevented. /article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-statusFri, 11 Apr 2025 08:10:14 +0000/article/ravensbruck-archive-lund-receives-memory-world-statusTen years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register./article/how-animal-life-exploded-earthWed, 09 Apr 2025 10:51:28 +0000/article/how-animal-life-exploded-earthAbout 540 million years ago, our planet suddenly erupted with life, filling our oceans with a diversity of complex life. This is known as the Cambrian explosion, and for a long time scientists agreed it was triggered by a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. But new research from Emma Hammarlund at �۶���Ƶ is turning the tables completely on what scientists thought they knew to be true – for decades. How did Hammarlund end up going down an entirely different path?/article/reptiles-are-brightest-open-habitatsMon, 07 Apr 2025 10:17:47 +0000/article/reptiles-are-brightest-open-habitatsReptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter colouration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown in a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden. The results suggest that changes in habitat and climate over millions of years have prompted animals to adapt their colouration in order to survive./article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesThu, 03 Apr 2025 12:31:36 +0000/article/reduced-climate-impact-anaesthetic-gases-worrying-trend-middle-income-countriesGases used in anaesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by �۶���Ƶ shows that greenhouse gas emissions from anaesthetic gases have decreased by 27% over the last ten years. By swapping out the anaesthetic gas with the highest climate impact, the climate impact of anaesthetic gases could have been reduced by a further 69%. /article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesightThu, 03 Apr 2025 08:19:48 +0000/article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesightRoach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-eyed freshwater migrants to find food in murky waters. This is shown in a large study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden./article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogsTue, 01 Apr 2025 08:25:02 +0000/article/surprising-number-environmental-pollutants-hedgehogsLead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden found when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. /article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-worldMon, 24 Mar 2025 14:44:10 +0000/article/ravensbruck-archive-has-been-nominated-unesco-memory-worldThe unique archive holds 500 in-depth interviews with survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp./article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-productsWed, 19 Mar 2025 14:02:54 +0000/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-productsAccording to a new study from �۶���Ƶ 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. /article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centreTue, 18 Mar 2025 10:28:25 +0000/article/lund-university-invest-sek-37-million-new-total-defence-centre�۶���Ƶ is taking an active step to meet society’s growing needs for security and crisis management. A new centre is being established at Campus Helsingborg with the aim of strengthening education, research and external engagement in total defence and preparedness on a broad front./article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impactFri, 14 Mar 2025 15:16:18 +0000/article/lakes-worldwide-are-changing-colour-possibly-due-human-impactOver the last 40 years, the majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour, according to a new study. The research team analysed 32 million satellite observations from over 67,000 lakes. Major changes in the lake ecosystems are thought to be the cause./article/titanium-and-mysterious-jet-streams-discovered-extreme-exoplanetThu, 27 Feb 2025 12:07:50 +0000/article/titanium-and-mysterious-jet-streams-discovered-extreme-exoplanetUsing the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have made detailed observations of the mysterious exoplanet WASP-121 b. The discoveries of the element titanium and jet streams challenge our understanding of the winds and chemistry found on ultrahot planets./article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityWed, 26 Feb 2025 07:31:17 +0000/article/sek-420-million-cancer-research-lund-universityThe Mrs Berta Kamprad Foundation is donating SEK 420 million to cancer research at �۶���Ƶ. This is the largest donation to the university since its foundation in 1666./article/quantum-state-photoelectrons-measured-first-timeThu, 13 Feb 2025 09:20:35 +0000/article/quantum-state-photoelectrons-measured-first-timeFor the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter./article/soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur-analysedFri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:20 +0000/article/soft-tissue-183-million-year-old-jurassic-plesiosaur-analysedResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have analysed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it could both swim rapidly and move along rough seabeds./article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracyTue, 04 Feb 2025 08:59:30 +0000/article/ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-new-results-suggest-even-higher-accuracyNew research results now published from �۶���Ƶ’s MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29 per cent more cases of cancer compared with traditional screening. More invasive cancers were also clearly detected at an early stage using AI. Now the final part of the research study will focus on breast cancer missed by screening./article/key-takeaways-latest-research-gut-bacteriaFri, 31 Jan 2025 15:21:33 +0000/article/key-takeaways-latest-research-gut-bacteria/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaborationFri, 31 Jan 2025 13:52:16 +0000/article/lund-university-and-imperial-college-london-deepen-their-collaboration�۶���Ƶ 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. /article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumptionMon, 20 Jan 2025 11:47:46 +0000/article/fermenting-seaweed-could-boost-consumptionFermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden are now hoping that acidified seaweed, rather than today’s dried version, will signify a major breakthrough for seaweed as a food source. /article/heres-how-easily-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-airFri, 17 Jan 2025 13:16:14 +0000/article/heres-how-easily-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-airThe virus winter season has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how it spreads through the air we breathe. Research from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus./article/end-world-nighWed, 08 Jan 2025 09:13:49 +0000/article/end-world-nighApocalyptic beliefs are as old as humankind itself. So, why are we drawn to stories about the finite nature of everything?/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checkingThu, 02 Jan 2025 15:02:23 +0000/article/swedish-female-ice-hockey-players-favour-body-checkingA first study shows that almost nine out of ten players in the Swedish women's hockey league are in favour of body checking./article/virgin-birth-beyond-biblical-legendFri, 20 Dec 2024 12:42:29 +0000/article/virgin-birth-beyond-biblical-legendNow 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./article/how-mariah-carey-and-wham-became-christmas-iconsTue, 17 Dec 2024 06:49:36 +0000/article/how-mariah-carey-and-wham-became-christmas-iconsChristmas 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 own story of why it belongs to the festive season. /article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-usWed, 11 Dec 2024 15:26:44 +0000/article/climate-change-plans-include-unrealistic-land-demands-area-larger-usFor 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 change./article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-rankingTue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:04 +0000/article/lund-university-ranked-third-world-qs-sustainability-ranking�۶���Ƶ 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./article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseThu, 05 Dec 2024 11:42:34 +0000/article/52-million-sek-towards-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-diseaseA team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at �۶���Ƶ 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 of Parkinson’s disease./article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatmentWed, 04 Dec 2024 13:19:45 +0000/article/unexpected-discovery-revives-abandoned-breast-cancer-treatmentA new study led by �۶���Ƶ 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 patients./article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsTue, 03 Dec 2024 10:55:56 +0000/article/five-lund-university-researchers-receive-erc-consolidator-grantsPer Augustsson, Enrico Ronchi, Mikkel Brydegaard, Andreas Nord and Yafa Shanneik have each been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. /article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenicMon, 25 Nov 2024 14:41:23 +0000/article/pandrug-resistant-bacteria-war-ukraine-are-extremely-pathogenicNew study shows that the bacterium “Klebsiella pneumoniae, which is resistant to all antibiotics, is also particularly aggressive and dangerous./article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-waterFri, 22 Nov 2024 09:05:57 +0000/article/lund-university-start-new-un-collaboration-focusing-water�۶���Ƶ and the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) are establishing a joint hub, focusing on water. The initiative will strengthen �۶���Ƶ’s connection with the UN, and also offer a unique UN track for students./article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-workThu, 07 Nov 2024 11:12:22 +0000/article/new-gps-system-microorganisms-could-revolutionise-police-workA research team led by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it identifies the geographical source of microorganisms. This means you can use bacteria to determine whether someone has just been to the beach, got off the train in the city centre or taken a walk in the woods. This opens up new possibilities within medicine, epidemiology and forensics./article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptomsThu, 07 Nov 2024 10:45:02 +0000/article/heart-transplant-patients-need-support-managing-severe-symptomsWhen a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. New research at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that simple support in symptom management can make a considerable difference to the patients’ wellbeing./article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapiesTue, 05 Nov 2024 11:20:26 +0000/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapiesMalin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant./article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussionsFri, 25 Oct 2024 14:26:53 +0000/article/professional-ice-hockey-depressive-symptoms-and-burnout-linked-more-concussionsElite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes reported an alcohol consumption at a risk-level. /article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-elementThu, 24 Oct 2024 10:39:50 +0000/article/successful-experiment-paves-way-new-elementScientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the world so far: number 120./article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThu, 17 Oct 2024 09:22:23 +0000/article/three-lund-researchers-awarded-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grantsThree researchers from �۶���Ƶ 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./article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencingTue, 15 Oct 2024 12:26:24 +0000/article/research-offers-no-evidence-support-tougher-sentencingDespite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to problematise the notion that punishment is the best option,” says Tova Bennet, researcher in Criminal Law at �۶���Ƶ. /article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-thinkMon, 14 Oct 2024 15:14:32 +0000/article/ai-lacks-common-sense-why-programs-cannot-thinkCan AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artificial systems lack – the capacity to think in terms of cause and effect, according to Peter Gärdenfors, professor of Cognitive Science at �۶���Ƶ./article/extinct-brittle-stars-named-after-death-metal-bandsMon, 14 Oct 2024 12:51:28 +0000/article/extinct-brittle-stars-named-after-death-metal-bandsResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have discovered thirteen new species of extinct brittle stars on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The fossils were dug out of rocks from the Silurian Period (around 444 to 419 million years ago). The species have now been named after several famous hard rock musicians and bands./article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsiaFri, 11 Oct 2024 07:38:52 +0000/article/defective-sperm-doubles-risk-preeclampsiaFor the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from �۶���Ƶ in Sweden shows that high proportion of father’s spermatozoa possessing DNA strand breaks is associated with doubled risk of preeclampsia in women who have become pregnant by IVF. It also increases the risk of the baby being born prematurely. /article/lund-university-top-100-rankingTue, 08 Oct 2024 23:05:37 +0000/article/lund-university-top-100-rankingToday, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and �۶���Ƶ has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means that �۶���Ƶ has made strong progress in all three major rankings this year. /article/anne-lhuilliers-year-science-rockstarThu, 03 Oct 2024 08:45:41 +0000/article/anne-lhuilliers-year-science-rockstarA year has passed since Anne L'Huillier became �۶���Ƶ's first Nobel laureate. Since then, she has tried to use the attention to revive interest in research. But she has also had to come to terms with the oddity of becoming a science rock star asked for selfies all over town. /article/early-interactions-between-europeans-and-indigenous-north-americans-revealedSat, 28 Sep 2024 10:25:17 +0000/article/early-interactions-between-europeans-and-indigenous-north-americans-revealedBy examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic Indigenous peoples were probably meeting and trading ivory in remote parts of High Arctic Greenland, several centuries before Christopher Columbus “discovered” North America. The study is now published in Science Advances./article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particlesThu, 26 Sep 2024 11:20:16 +0000/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particlesResearchers at �۶���Ƶ in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, while others – such as cyanobacteria that contribute to algal blooms – are completely unaffected./article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-movesThu, 19 Sep 2024 08:28:36 +0000/article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-movesDung beetles are among the strongest animals in the world. They also possess an exceptional ability to cooperate. Research shows that female and male spider dung beetles together are able to move large dung balls across difficult obstacles. However, same-sex attempts to do the same always ended in aggressive fights.