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When David Gisselsson Nord, a cancer researcher at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden, read a history book last summer, he was struck by the similarities between how cancer and insurgencies evolve over time. Could military strategy be used as…

/article/watch-what-cancer-research-can-learn-military-strategy- 2020-09-15

Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden have used the MAX IV synchrotron in Lund – the strongest of its kind in the world - to produce images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the…

/article/never-seen-images-early-stage-alzheimers-disease- 2020-09-15

Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts. This emerges from a new study from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in…

/article/no-publication-bias-found-climate-change-research- 2020-09-15

Crashing computers or smartphones - and security loopholes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords - could be prevented if it were possible to design error-free software. To date, this is a problem that neither engineers nor…

/article/biological-supercomputers-be-powered-molecular-motors- 2020-09-15

We may soon get better insight into the microcosm and the world of electrons. Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ and Louisiana State University have developed a tool that makes it possible to control extreme UV light - light with much shorter…

/article/electrons-used-control-ultrashort-laser-pulses- 2020-09-15

The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden, in cooperation with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the University of Cambridge, have now carried out the most…

/article/first-major-study-proteins-patients-acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia- 2020-09-15

After a series of studies, researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden, together with colleagues in Italy, have shown that not only one part, but most parts of the brain can be involved in processing the signals that arise from touch. The…

/article/new-view-mechanisms-how-brain-works- 2020-09-15

The loss of animals, often due to unregulated or illegal hunting, has consequences for the carbon storage capacity of forests, yet this link is rarely mentioned in high-level climate policy discussions, according to a new study from Lund…

/article/hunting-jeopardizes-forest-carbon-storage-yet-overlooked-climate-mitigation-efforts- 2020-09-15

During a brief visit to Sweden, the renowned US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received a jubilee honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law in a formal ceremony in Stockholm. As the honoured guest did not have the opportunity…

/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receives-jubilee-honorary-doctorate- 2020-09-15

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear to researchers that the protein galectin-3 is involved in inflammatory diseases in the brain. A study led by researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden now shows the de facto key role played…

/article/researchers-block-protein-plays-key-role-alzheimers-disease- 2020-09-15

A European consortium, led from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ, is to receive SEK 50 million from the EU for research which is to develop our understanding of the functional mechanisms of the brain. The research project, called INTUITIVE, is one of the…

/article/additional-sek-50-million-research-brains-mechanisms- 2020-09-15

The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund…

/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity- 2020-09-15

Optic fiber broadband expansion could be reducing companies’ performance and turnover, according to a new study from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden. The explanation proposed by the researchers is that the internet and smartphones are a…

/article/super-fast-broadband-may-have-negative-side-effects-companies- 2020-09-15

In a new study, 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ economic historian Erik Bengtsson debunks the myth that Sweden was destined to become a social democratic country. Instead, he argues that it was actually against all odds, as Sweden in the early 1900s was…

/article/how-sweden-went-least-democratic-welfare-state- 2020-09-15

Researcher Louise Brunkwall at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ explains how three risk factors are involved in obesity. Louise Brunkwall recently defended her PhD thesis Obesity; with a focus on diet quality and gut microbiota. In this clip, she discusses…

/article/watch-three-risk-factors-behind-obesity- 2020-09-15

51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ has once again been ranked as the number one university in Sweden and 92nd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2020. With 26 000 internationally recognised universities in the world, this ranking reinforces…

/article/lu-swedens-top-ranked-university-qs-world-university-rankings-2020- 2020-09-15

Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in different conditions. When the sun is high, dung beetles navigate using the wind. The…

/article/dung-beetles-use-wind-compass-when-sun-high- 2020-09-15

New research suggests that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of the century. Green growth policies…

/article/current-green-growth-policies-are-not-enough-reach-paris-agreement-climate-targets- 2020-09-15

Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ have contributed to creating a uniquely detailed global climate model that will increase our understanding of climate change. It is the first time that vegetation and land use, at this level of detail, are…

/article/unique-climate-model-includes-vegetation-developed- 2020-09-15

Predators are not only a deadly threat to many animals, they also affect potential prey negatively simply by being nearby. Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden have studied what happens to the prey’s immune system when they are forced…

/article/fear-predators-increases-risk-illness- 2020-09-15