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There is no magic formula for who is going to win a Nobel Prize, but there are many common denominators among Nobel Prize winners, according to Pauline Mattsson from the School of Economics and Management at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ. According to…

/article/nobel-prize-winners-rock-stars-week- 2020-09-15

By analysing almost daily water samples taken from the same river from 1940 until today, researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden have confirmed their hypothesis that the browning of lakes is primarily due to the increase in coniferous…

/article/unique-data-confirms-why-water-turns-brown- 2020-09-15

Despite creative efforts to tackle it, belief in conspiracy theories, alternative facts and fake news show no sign of abating. This is clearly a huge problem, as seen when it comes to climate change, vaccines and expertise in general –…

/article/conspiracy-theories-how-belief-rooted-evolution-not-ignorance- 2020-09-15

A new study from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden shows that plant-eating insects affect forest ecosystems considerably more than previously thought. Among other things, the insects are a factor in the leaching of nutrients from soil and…

/article/plant-eating-insects-disrupt-ecosystems-and-contribute-climate-change- 2020-09-15

Extremely acute vision and the ability to rapidly process different visual impressions – these two factors are crucial when a peregrine falcon bears down on its prey at a speed that easily matches that of a Formula 1 racing car: over 350…

/article/falcons-see-prey-speed-formula-1-car- 2020-09-15

The risk of experiencing financial difficulties due to medical care costs is relatively small in Sweden. This is revealed in a recent report from the World Health Organization, where researchers from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ have investigated the…

/article/who-report-healthcare-sweden-among-most-affordable-europe- 2020-09-15

Advocate General Sylvaine Laulom, Cour de Cassation, France, Professor Anne Ruth Mackor, University of Groningen, and Assistant Professor Anders Nordgaard, Linköping University, have been appointed honorary doctors at the Faculty of Law at…

/article/new-honorary-doctors-law-lund-university- 2020-09-15

Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden have used a neuropeptide to successfully reduce seizure-like activity in tissue from patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. One challenge facing researchers who study brain diseases is that for…

/article/peptide-reduced-epileptic-seizures-human-brain-tissue- 2020-09-15

Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden have developed a new hydrogel based on the body’s natural peptide defense. It has been shown to prevent and treat infections in wounds. The formulation kills multi-resistant bacteria, something that…

/article/next-generation-wound-gel-treats-and-prevents-infections- 2020-09-15

Different views and values within an organisation can complicate collaborations with other organisations. However, leaders who are prepared for this may be more successful in navigating their way through the storm unscathed. This is…

/article/distrust-and-hope-characterise-innovation-collaborations- 2020-09-15

Harvard professor Nathan Nunn, creative economist, is the 2020 recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Nunn will receive the Prize on SEK 1 million in Lund, Sweden, and give a lecture on his…

/article/prize-pioneering-knowledge-africas-development- 2020-09-15

Researchers from Sweden and the USA have discovered a substance in beetroot peel that is highly effective in combatting mosquitoes. The substance, geosmin, is extremely expensive and difficult to get hold of. The new discovery changes all…

/article/beetroots-combat-mosquitoes- 2020-09-15

In their quest to find new and better methods to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment, Karin Lindkvist and her research group at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden are looking into the world of molecules, using the X-rays at the MAX IV…

/article/researchers-believe-sugar-and-obesity-can-make-cancer-cells-more-difficult-kill- 2020-09-15

Psychology researchers from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden, McGill University in Canada, and Royal Holloway in the UK, have found that a magic trick can lead Democrats and Republicans alike to believe that they are more open-minded towards…

/article/both-republicans-and-democrats-become-less-polarized-after-simple-magic-trick- 2020-09-15

A new epidemiological study from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ and SkÃ¥ne University Hospital in Sweden shows that there is a connection between high levels of the gastrointestinal hormone GIP in the blood, and an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease…

/article/gut-hormone-can-increase-risk-cardiovascular-disease- 2020-09-15

The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes to current…

/article/more-sugar-less-vitamins-we-eat-study-shows- 2020-09-15

Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this…

/article/worms-discovered-brain-lizard-embryos-first-time- 2020-09-15

Professor Kristina Sundquist's research group at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden has been awarded USD 2 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. Kristina Sundquist,…

/article/large-grant-research-genetics-alcoholism- 2020-09-15

By performing a few simple physical exercises daily, and receiving information about their disease regularly, 500 osteoarthritis patients were able to on average halve their pain in 6 months - and improve their physical function. The…

/article/app-helps-reduce-osteoarthritis-pain- 2020-09-15

An international research team from Sweden and Hungary have discovered an entirely new sense in dogs: using their cold, wet nose tips, dogs can sense the heat from other animals or a human. “It has taken a rather long time to discover this…

/article/dogs-can-detect-heat-noses-study-finds- 2020-09-15