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Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed
Pernilla August named honorary doctor at Lund University
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11 Jul 2024
Researchers receive prestigious ERC grant
Per Augustsson at LTH and Filipe Pereira at the Faculty of Medicine have been awarded Proof of Concept grants.
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18 Jun 2024
Errors detected in several historical consumer price indices
New research has found several inaccuracies in historical CPIs in popular online databases. ”A lot of insufficient work behind many often cited CPIs”.
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9 Jun 2024
New diseases in tropical Sweden
Global warming has meant that diseases such as West Nile fever, NTM infections, and new tick-borne viruses are on their way or have already taken hold in Sweden. People are being a...
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14 May 2024
Conferences make scientists climate transgressors
Climate researchers often emphasise the fact that reducing carbon emissions is in everyone’s best interest, and should involve all of us. But how good are they at minimising their ...
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6 May 2024
Update on STEM-PD clinical trial – stem cell-based transplant for Parkinson’s disease
Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy.
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29 Apr 2024
“Incredible Hulk” lizard provides clues to understanding evolution
Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied this phenomenon in a specific ...
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18 Apr 2024
Two Lund researchers receive prestigious EU grant
Quaternary geologist Raimund Muscheler and physical geographer Thomas Pugh have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council. They will receive EUR 2.5 mill...
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17 Apr 2024
Unique field study shows how climate change affects fire-impacted forests
During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team led from Lund University in Sweden has investigated how climate change affects recen...
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15 Apr 2024
Alarmingly low financial awareness among today's youth
The strong connection between financial problems and mental health issues is well known. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that only one in five young adults could c...
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12 Apr 2024
Marine worm with outstanding vision fascinates researchers
The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is acti...
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