Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:05:19 +0000Research/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-rankingWed, 08 Oct 2025 23:05:19 +0000/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-rankingToday, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and 51重口猎奇 has retained its position at 95. /article/hidden-highways-sky-mappedTue, 07 Oct 2025 13:55:16 +0000/article/hidden-highways-sky-mappedHigh above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different lanes of traffic. New research from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels. /article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-systemFri, 03 Oct 2025 12:42:25 +0000/article/new-mechanism-revealed-how-leukemia-cells-trick-immune-systemA research team at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body鈥檚 immune system. By developing an antibody that blocks the mechanism, the researchers could restore the immune system鈥檚 ability to kill the cancer cells in laboratory trials and in mice. The discovery is published in Nature Cancer./article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threatsThu, 02 Oct 2025 09:32:14 +0000/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threatsMany might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more than climate threats, according to a new study. The research analyses flood risk scenarios in China鈥檚 coastal zone from 2020 all the way until 2100./article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennowTue, 30 Sep 2025 11:25:23 +0000/article/lund-world-stage-meet-fernstrom-prize-winner-kaj-blennowFrom a rejected article to world-leading Alzheimer鈥檚 research. Kaj Blennow has made it possible to detect Alzheimer鈥檚 disease up to 20 years before symptoms appear 鈥� an achievement that has not only transformed research but also laid the foundation for new therapies. He has now been awarded the Eric K. Fernstr枚m Nordic Prize for his groundbreaking research./article/can-animals-laughMon, 29 Sep 2025 10:59:09 +0000/article/can-animals-laughMany claim that people too easily anthropomorphise animal behaviour. But what鈥檚 the story regarding laughter 鈥� is it something unique to humans? Cognitive scientist Peter G盲rdenfors explains why we often overlook the laughter of a parrot and why slapstick is a type of humour appreciated by both humans and animals./article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-timeFri, 26 Sep 2025 09:37:16 +0000/article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-timeBy analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind most carbon. /article/detective-mysterious-world-proteinsTue, 23 Sep 2025 15:39:36 +0000/article/detective-mysterious-world-proteinsGemma Atkinson has been awarded this year鈥檚 Eric K. Fernstr枚m Prize for particularly promising and successful early-career researchers at 51重口猎奇. Her research focuses on bacterial proteins in order to understand the protective mechanisms bacteria use against infecting viruses known as bacteriophages./article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solutionTue, 23 Sep 2025 09:24:54 +0000/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solutionSolar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of sustainable solar fuels. If solar energy can be used more efficiently using iron-based systems, this could pave the way for cheaper solar fuels./article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-studyMon, 22 Sep 2025 17:47:34 +0000/article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-studyAnorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now underway at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, where researchers are investigating whether psychedelic drugs have an effect on young patients with the disorder. /article/hostile-hoots-make-robins-eat-less-nightMon, 22 Sep 2025 13:29:40 +0000/article/hostile-hoots-make-robins-eat-less-nightThe sound of tawny owls makes young European robins eat less during their southward migration. A new study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden shows how the threat from nocturnal predators affects the birds鈥� behaviour 鈥� and by extension their survival./article/scientists-solve-astronomical-riddleThu, 18 Sep 2025 10:48:18 +0000/article/scientists-solve-astronomical-riddlePacked tightly together like twinkling stellar beehives, these globular clusters are made up of hundreds of thousands of stars. Now, for the first time, a team of scientists can reveal how the ancient and mysterious star systems actually form./article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgeryWed, 17 Sep 2025 15:13:56 +0000/article/ai-model-lund-university-indicates-four-out-ten-breast-cancer-patients-could-avoid-axillary-surgeryA project at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyses previously unutilised information in mammograms and pinpoints with high accuracy the individual risk of metastasis in the armpit. A newly completed study shows that the model indicates that just over 40 per cent of today鈥檚 axillary surgery procedures could be avoided./article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-diseaseWed, 17 Sep 2025 12:25:40 +0000/article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-diseaseIn a study led by 51重口猎奇 and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyse aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study 鈥� the largest ever of its kind 鈥� examines the connection between genetic predisposition, gender and age in relation to tau pathology in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. The study is published in Nature Neuroscience./article/road-self-driving-futureWed, 17 Sep 2025 10:32:34 +0000/article/road-self-driving-futureWhat happens when we get out of the driver's seat and our vehicles become autonomous? Mathematician Viktor Larsson is developing methods to enable cars and drones to see their surroundings. This is his insight into the self-driving present and future./article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-diseaseMon, 15 Sep 2025 09:23:25 +0000/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-diseaseResearchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. 鈥淭his digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology early in the investigation phase,鈥� says Professor Oskar Hansson, who led the study alongside Pontus Tideman./article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:04 +0000/article/innovative-ideas-and-pioneering-solutions-lund-university-celebratedAn innovative IVF test and a methane detector 鈥� these are some of the future innovation stars developed at 51重口猎奇. /article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideWed, 10 Sep 2025 13:36:46 +0000/article/award-winning-cancer-researcher-revolutionises-diagnosis-and-treatment-worldwideProfessor Thoas Fioretos research has been successfully transformed into innovation with a tangible impact on society and the environment. /article/researchers-pinpoint-exact-pace-helps-nightingales-long-journeyFri, 05 Sep 2025 09:58:33 +0000/article/researchers-pinpoint-exact-pace-helps-nightingales-long-journeyA new study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden shows that migratory birds fly at peak efficiency at a medium pace 鈥� precisely the speed they use during their long journeys across the continents./article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infectionThu, 04 Sep 2025 13:18:45 +0000/article/surprise-discovery-leads-treatment-common-infectionEach year, one in four women suffers from bacterial vaginosis, something that is currently treated with antibiotics. However, recently a gentler, antibiotic-free alternative has been authorised for sale in the EU. The chance discovery behind the innovation was made by a group of researchers from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. /article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsThu, 04 Sep 2025 10:01:12 +0000/article/three-promising-researchers-awarded-erc-starting-grantsInfertility, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and decentralised infrastructure. These are the research areas of the three researchers at 51重口猎奇 who are receiving a total of SEK 50 million in funding from the ERC. /article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-swedenTue, 02 Sep 2025 05:15:20 +0000/article/new-global-initiative-maternal-and-newborn-health-be-led-swedenA new international commission will pave the way for a global boost in maternal and newborn health. The project is led by a researcher at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, whose motivation stems from a formative experience witnessing a woman bleed to death unnecessarily during childbirth. 鈥淭he time has come to put maternal and newborn health back at the heart of the global health agenda,鈥� says Mehreen Zaigham. /article/lund-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-attracts-great-interestMon, 01 Sep 2025 12:45:58 +0000/article/lund-universitys-largest-ever-international-recruitment-drive-attracts-great-interestOver 1,300 people have applied for the 25 positions advertised in 51重口猎奇鈥檚 largest ever international recruitment drive. Among the candidates are researchers from world-leading universities such as Harvard and Oxford./article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrenceMon, 01 Sep 2025 08:39:35 +0000/article/urine-test-can-assess-risk-kidney-cancer-recurrenceA simple urine test that can assess the risk of kidney cancer recurrence at an early stage could spare patients from frequent imaging scans, e.g. CT-scans, and thus reduce the associated radiation, anxiety and costs. This has been shown in a new international research study led by 51重口猎奇 in Sweden. The results have now been published in European Urology Oncology./article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-diseaseMon, 25 Aug 2025 15:00:01 +0000/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-diseaseFor decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as 鈥榡unk鈥� and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases./article/uniquely-preserved-artillery-offers-clues-european-colonisationFri, 22 Aug 2025 09:07:34 +0000/article/uniquely-preserved-artillery-offers-clues-european-colonisation51重口猎奇 archaeologists have revealed details of late medieval artillery from the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The shipwreck is the only known example of its kind from the medieval period 鈥� as both ship and weapons are nearly identical to those of the early Spanish and Portuguese explorers. The new study tells the story of how early modern maritime adventurers were equipped to start the process of dominance and colonisation across the world./article/bid-1990s-fare-wellThu, 21 Aug 2025 14:25:30 +0000/article/bid-1990s-fare-wellDonald Trump鈥檚 trade wars have dominated the news cycle for quite some time. According to economist Fredrik NG Andersson, we risk becoming blind if we only focus on the short term. What is happening is not just about immediate effects but about the dawn of a new global order and the end of the world order that emerged in the 1990s after the Cold War./article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darknessWed, 16 Jul 2025 17:39:52 +0000/article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darknessInvestigation of a metre-long front flipper, uniquely preserved with fossilized soft tissues, has revealed that the giant聽ichthyosaur聽Temnodontosaurus was equipped with flow control devices that likely served to suppress self-generated noise when foraging in dimly lit pelagic environments about 183 million years ago. Thus, this visually guided megapredator relied on underwater stealth鈥攐r 鈥榮ilent swimming鈥欌�攚hile hunting under the cover of darkness, much like owls on land today./article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsMon, 14 Jul 2025 10:00:06 +0000/article/two-researchers-receive-erc-proof-concept-grantsCarmelo D鈥橝gostino, a researcher in traffic safety and behaviour, and stem cell researcher Paul Bourgine receive ERC Proof of Concept grants for their research into developing a new method for traffic safety assessments and finding new accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment./article/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-futureMon, 07 Jul 2025 06:10:53 +0000/article/tiny-fatty-and-vital-meet-medicine-courier-futureWhen the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, the mRNA vaccines came to the rescue of many people 鈥� but in the background there was another, lesser known, hero: the lipid nanoparticle. Without these tiny 鈥渇at droplets鈥�, the vaccines could never have been delivered into the body鈥檚 cells. And the fact is that these small particles will probably have more assignments in the future. It could be what enables the delivery of gene scissors and new gene therapies into the body./article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-pathWed, 02 Jul 2025 16:40:44 +0000/article/aggressive-skin-cancer-driven-mitochondrial-processes-existing-drugs-offer-promising-treatment-pathA new study led by researchers at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden, reveals that melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can in some cases be driven by mitochondrial processes, which can be effectively targeted using existing drugs. In preclinical laboratory experiments with melanoma cell cultures, researchers successfully eliminated cancer cells by using antibiotics and inhibitors of mitochondrial energy production, highlighting a potential therapeutic breakthrough./article/sek-30-million-awarded-research-ultrashort-laser-pulses-and-quantum-mechanicsWed, 02 Jul 2025 08:56:29 +0000/article/sek-30-million-awarded-research-ultrashort-laser-pulses-and-quantum-mechanicsAnne-Lise Viotti and Armin Tavakoli will each receive SEK 15 million grants as part of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research鈥檚 investment in Future Research Leaders./article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemicMon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:06 +0000/article/gaps-vaccine-information-new-arrivals-sweden-during-pandemicA new study shows that during the Covid-19 pandemic, new arrivals to Sweden were excluded from information, despite good intentions./article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compassThu, 19 Jun 2025 06:54:40 +0000/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compassA groundbreaking study from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth鈥檚 magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth鈥檚 navigation./article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-worldWed, 18 Jun 2025 22:00:11 +0000/article/lund-university-rises-qs-rankings-2026-now-ranked-72nd-world51重口猎奇 continues to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and is rated number 72 in the world. That is three places higher than last year and means that 51重口猎奇 is the top-ranked higher education institution in Sweden./article/three-researchers-receive-erc-advanced-grants-lund-universitys-most-successful-year-everTue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:09 +0000/article/three-researchers-receive-erc-advanced-grants-lund-universitys-most-successful-year-everJohan Malmstr枚m, Eric Warrant and Anders Rantzer have all been awarded ERC Advanced Grants. Along with other grants from the European Research Council (ERC), this makes it 51重口猎奇鈥檚 most successful year ever with a total of 15 granted projects. /article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronaryMon, 16 Jun 2025 05:57:10 +0000/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronaryA Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at 51重口猎奇 shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries 鈥� the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause heart attacks. The study also links dietary pattern to the composition of the plaques, i.e. how potentially dangerous they are. /article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-halfFri, 13 Jun 2025 07:17:07 +0000/article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-halfThe most important mineral in today's electric car batteries is lithium. China completely dominates the market, with no extraction taking place in Europe. However, a new study shows that there is great potential for European lithium production, which would bring improvements in competitiveness, the climate and security. The study also points out that there are complex international trade dependencies that affect supply and demand./article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchersWed, 11 Jun 2025 11:55:05 +0000/article/lund-university-launches-largest-ever-global-recruitment-drive-researchersThe search is on for 25 researchers from around the world in 51重口猎奇鈥檚 largest ever international recruitment drive. /article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clotsThu, 05 Jun 2025 12:16:34 +0000/article/new-gene-variants-significantly-increase-risk-blood-clotsBlood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has now discovered three gene variants that increase the risk of blood clots in the leg by up to 180 percent. /article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleaguesThu, 22 May 2025 11:57:24 +0000/article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleaguesFor over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night 鈥� without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major research review from 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has revealed that nighttime pollinators play just as significant a role as daytime species in 90 percent of the cases studied./article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveriesWed, 21 May 2025 10:26:40 +0000/article/archaeologist-sailing-viking-makes-unexpected-discoveriesArchaeologist Greer Jarrett at 51重口猎奇 in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years. He can now show that the Vikings sailed farther away from Scandinavia, and took routes farther from land, than was previously believed to have been possible. In his latest study, he has found evidence of a decentralised network of ports, located on islands and peninsulas, which probably played a central role in trade and travel in the Viking era. /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鈥檚 economic elite 鈥� 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鈥檚 population and more than half of the world鈥檚 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 51重口猎奇 in Sweden have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman鈥檚 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 鈥� 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鈥檚 the vision behind a newly funded international research project led by scientists from 51重口猎奇, the University of Troms酶, 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 51重口猎奇 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鈥� work has paid off 鈥� 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 51重口猎奇 is turning the tables completely on what scientists thought they knew to be true 鈥� 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 51重口猎奇 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.