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The Ravensbrück Archive has been nominated as a UNESCO Memory of the World
A new reliable blood marker reveals the extent of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain
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15 Apr 2025
Simple medication can save the lives of cardiac patients
Patients 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,...
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11 Apr 2025
Ravensbrück Archive in Lund receives UNESCO Memory of the World status
Ten years’ work has paid off – UNESCO has added the unique archive of 500 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors to the Memory of the World Register. This means the Ravensbrü...
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11 Apr 2025
Ravensbrück Archive in Lund receives Memory of the World status
Ten 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.
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9 Apr 2025
How animal life exploded on Earth
About 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 tim...
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9 Apr 2025
More opportunities to test for Alzheimer’s using new analytical method
A simpler method of analysing blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease has been tested in a large multicentre study, led by Lund University in Sweden. “This is a major step in bring...
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3 Apr 2025
Reduced climate impact of anaesthetic gases – but a worrying trend in middle-income countries
Gases 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 Lund Uni...
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3 Apr 2025
Migrating roach have sharper eyesight
Roach 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-ey...
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1 Apr 2025
Surprising number of environmental pollutants in hedgehogs
Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University in Sweden found w...
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19 Mar 2025
A majority of Swedes are open to boycotting American products
According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands. The majority would consider boycotting Am...
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18 Mar 2025
Lund University to invest SEK 37 million in new total defence centre
Lund University 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...
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