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14 Nov 2024
Cancer detection through hair analysis makes prestigious list
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has released its list of ongoing Swedish research projects with the potential to create societal benefit, dubbed the “100 li...
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7 Nov 2024
New GPS system for microorganisms could revolutionise police work
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system...
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7 Nov 2024
Heart transplant patients need support in managing severe symptoms
When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives – the transplantation is deemed a success. However, healthcare overlooks heart recipients who suffer from lo...
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5 Nov 2024
Foam cells in brain tumours
A research team at Lund University has discovered a certain type of cells – foam cells – in patients with the aggressive brain tumour glioblastoma.
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5 Nov 2024
ERC Synergy Grant awarded for the development of custom-made stem cell therapies
Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant.
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4 Nov 2024
New knowledge about type 1 diabetes – the large-scale TEDDY study will soon be completed
In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples.The study has provided new knowledge about how type 1 diabetes develops.
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25 Oct 2024
Professional ice hockey: Depressive symptoms and burnout linked to more concussions
Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five f...
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24 Oct 2024
Lund University tops patent ranking
Swedish higher education institutions excel in patents from academia, with Sweden ranking fifth in Europe. Lund University claims the top spot on the Swedish list.
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24 Oct 2024
Successful experiment paves the way for new element
Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be t...
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23 Oct 2024
Eric K. Fernström Nordic Prize to genetics pioneer
Kári Stefánsson, professor emeritus at UI CEO of deCODE genetics, has been awarded Lund University’s Eric K. Fernström Foundation Nordic Prize.
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17 Oct 2024
Three Lund researchers awarded Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation grants
Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors fo...
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15 Oct 2024
Research offers no evidence to support tougher sentencing
Despite harsher sentences and increased resources for the criminal justice system, research shows nothing to indicate that this leads to reduced criminality. “We wanted to problema...
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14 Oct 2024
AI lacks common sense – why programs cannot think
Can AI think? The short answer is no, at least not in the way humans think. AI does not have incentives, opinions, or empathy. Even two-year-olds possess something that our artific...
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14 Oct 2024
Extinct brittle stars named after death metal bands
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered thirteen new species of extinct brittle stars on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The fossils were dug out of rocks from the ...
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11 Oct 2024
Defective sperm doubles the risk of preeclampsia
For the first time, researchers have linked specific frequent defects in sperm to risk of pregnancy complications and negative impacts on the health of the baby. The study from Lun...
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9 Oct 2024
Lund University in the top 100 in THE ranking
Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published their latest ranking and Lund University has been ranked 95. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year. This means tha...
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3 Oct 2024
Anne L'Huillier's year as a science rockstar
A year has passed since Anne L'Huillier became Lund University's first Nobel laureate. Since then, she has tried to use the attention to revive interest in research. But she has al...
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28 Sep 2024
Early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans revealed
By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Nors...
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26 Sep 2024
Grazing zooplankton severely impacted by nanoplastic particles
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to...
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23 Sep 2024
Lund University is the 8th most attractive employer, according to recruitment agency
Recruiter Academic Work annually conducts the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI) survey, in which they ask young people in various occupations which employer they would mos...