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Minor changes in moisture level can promote lipid molecules to reorganise themselves in biomaterial or biomembranes. This can affect how the skin, lungs and tear film protect us from dehydration. A new discovery from Lund University in Sweden could be the inspiration for smart materials and new drug delivery techniques. Imagine a membrane that separates dry air from a moist interior. When moisture

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lipid-molecules-reorganise-drying-interfaces - 2026-04-29

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) can cause more serious liver conditions, such as liver failure. A new study, led by Lund University in Sweden, presents new data that may lead to better disease management and prevention in the future. The international research team identified an altered expression of specific genes in samples from individuals with obesity, MASLD an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-identifies-potential-treatment-target-fatty-liver-disease - 2026-04-29

Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below the ground surface, in peat and organic soils. During the extremely hot summer of 2018, 324 forest fires were reported in Sweden. Using field measurements, models, and data from the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Envir

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-forest-fire-emissions-are-hidden-underground - 2026-04-29

Sweden's investments in climate-friendly green steel are a potential driving force for both European competitiveness and energy independence. However, without a sustainable, strategic industrial policy, there is a risk that the technology will instead be commercially exploited in China, according to a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden. For better or worse, industrial policy plays a decisiv

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/industrial-policy-crucial-continued-development-green-steel - 2026-04-29

Lotta Gränse, ophthalmologist and researcher Lund University and Skåne University Hospital has demonstrated that eye drops containing cortisone can prevent the development of the very serious eye disease ROP in infants. This has revolutionised treatment and means that the majority of children in Sweden’s Southern Healthcare Region with severe ROP do not need conventional treatment under anaesthesi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/drop-saves-eyesight-infants - 2026-04-29

The University has made a further major investment in the Lund University Centre for Preparedness and Resilience (LUPREP). The funding will go to the Centre’s graduate school, which will have eight new positions. The aim is to be Sweden’s leading hub for research, education and collaboration concerning preparedness and resilience. In the autumn of 2025, the University established the Lund Universi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-makes-new-investment-total-defence - 2026-04-29

A new national competence centre at Lund University will make satellite data a resource for Swedish social analysis. The centre will increase the use of Earth observation data in research and social analysis. An enormous number of images of the Earth’s surface are collected every day. When they are analysed using the right methods, they become powerful tools for research on, for example, sustainab

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-competence-centre-satellite-data-lund-university - 2026-04-29

Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous estimates and is mainly due to large carbon stocks in the soil. The study, published in the scientific journal Science, is the most comprehensive mapping of how much carbon is stored in Swedish old-growth forests to date.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-growth-forests-store-lot-more-carbon-managed-forests - 2026-04-29

The proposal from the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) would see agricultural subsidies phased out for the activities that cause the most damage to the climate, whilst increasing carbon sequestration and introducing specified pricing for emissions. Five researchers from Lund University in Sweden share their views on whether the EU’s agri-food system can cope with the t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-eu-agriculture-can-meet-climate-targets - 2026-04-29

Lund University alumnus, Professor Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), has been named the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize laureate, the world’s most prestigious award for outstanding achievements in water. Two decades ago, Professor Madani received a Master’s degree in water resources at Lund University. Today, he leads one of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-alum-receives-worlds-most-prestigious-water-prize - 2026-04-29

New blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease are making early diagnosis increasingly feasible. However, the fact that the markers being measured change long before any symptoms develop represents a challenge. Research led by Lund University in Sweden shows that a previously unused blood marker, when combined with those markers already in use, can significantly reduce the risk of misleading d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-reduces-risk-false-diagnosis-alzheimers-disease - 2026-04-29

When fish from different habitats meet, it’s not always love at first swim. New research from Lund University in Sweden in collaboration with North Carolina State University shows that aggressive females can actively repel males from the “wrong” environment. This behaviour may ultimately contribute to the emergence of new species. Understanding how species evolve is one of the most fundamental que

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/aggressive-female-fish-put-stop-mating-may-lead-new-species - 2026-04-29

How can companies make sustainable decisions that also take nature’s worth into account? The research program Mistra BIOPATH at Lund University will now receive 50 million SEK from Mistra for another four years to examine this question. The programme focuses on how biodiversity can become a natural part of corporate strategies and financial decision‑making. Today, the value of nature is often miss

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/millions-research-how-businesses-can-promote-biodiversity - 2026-04-29

The symptom profiles of different neurodegenerative diseases often overlap, and diagnosing age-related cognitive symptoms is complex. A patient may have multiple overlapping disease processes in the brain at the same time. Now, researchers at Lund University have developed an AI model showing that it is possible to detect several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample. The study is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-ai-model-can-detect-multiple-cognitive-brain-diseases-single-blood-sample - 2026-04-29

New twin research shows that innate IQ plays a major role in predicting your future socio-economic status. The study, which follows twins during the crucial early adult years, reinforces the view that heredity and genes shape our life opportunities – and the people we become. The saying “to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth” suggests that wealth and prosperity stem from the parents’ fortu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-twin-study-highlights-power-genetics - 2026-04-29

The Swedish Research Council has identified Lund University as a key actor in the next generation of strategic research areas. The university is proposed to be included in six new national research environments. “Lund University is building research for the future. The fact that the Swedish Research Council has identified us in six of eight new areas is clear proof that our research is of the high

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-proposed-receive-funding-six-eight-new-strategic-research-areas - 2026-04-29

In France, there has long been a heated debate over gender-inclusive language, with critics warning that it makes texts difficult to read. However, a new thesis shows that the forms work as intended. They make women more visible in the reader’s mind, without significantly compromising readability. In French, all nouns have a grammatical gender and are either masculine or feminine. On top of that,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-studies-challenge-debate-french-language - 2026-04-29

A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person’s genetic predisposition to different diabetes subgroups can help assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease. The team created genetic risk scores and found that the scores for one subgroup could predict coronary artery dis

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-predict-coronary-heart-disease-diabetes-subgroup - 2026-04-29

Lund University leads a new network researching law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. Eleven European universities are participating with 15 PhD students. Four of these will be based in Lund. The grant will fund the new doctoral network MINARET. The researchers will study how constitutional change unfolds in Muslim-majority societies shaped by imperial legacies.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/major-eu-grant-lund-led-phd-programme-islamic-legal-cultures - 2026-04-29

It will be a big change in many ways for David Fenyö as he now gets the possibility to return to Sweden after 34 years in the US. Thanks to a grant of SEK 50 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, he can now move his research in precision medicine to Lund University. And he is familiar with Sweden from childhood. “We came from Hungary to Sweden when I was five years old and spoke H

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/1st-avenue-new-york-solvegatan-lund - 2026-04-29