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There are more and more examples of the ways in which we can benefit from our bacteria. According to researcher Rolf Lood from Lund University in Sweden, this is true for the skin as well. He has shown that the most common bacteria on human skin secrete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thought to contribute to several skin diseases. The protein has an equally strong eff

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/skin-bacteria-could-protect-against-disease - 2025-11-07

Seven years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year. Other spectacular finds include a 9,000 year-ol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-underwater-stone-age-settlement-mapped-out - 2025-11-07

Lund University’s 350th anniversary is highlighted with two stamps produced by PostNord, Sweden’s postal authority. Although the stamps were first released on 10 November in Stockholm, today was the official ceremonial launch in Lund. The ceremony that took place in the main University building was attended by the Vice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz, designer Gustav Mårtensson, as well as the for

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-honoured-jubilee-stamps - 2025-11-07

In preparing for the University’s jubilee year which starts on 19 December, Lund University is now publishing a popular science book entitled “Lund University over 350 Years – History and Stories”. The book is about the University’s journey from a small provincial academy with 14 professors and 80 students to the major international university that it is today, recurrently ranked among the top 100

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jubilee-book-highlights-history-lund-university-popular-form - 2025-11-07

With the help of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors, researchers at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden have managed to “turn off” an enzyme that proved to play a key role in the regulation of the diabetes-associated TXNIP gene. The results are decreased cell death and increased insulin production in the genetically modified pancreatic beta cells. In a recent study, researchers have conducted an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/crispr-editing-pancreatic-cells-reduced-cell-death-and-increased-insulin-secretion - 2025-11-07

Anders Håkansson, of Lund University, will be the first professor of medicine in Sweden to focus specifically on gambling addiction. Research into gambling addiction and gambling problems has been enabled by an initiative financed by state-owned company Svenska Spel. The initiative began in 2015 when Anders Håkansson was appointed as a senior lecturer at Lund University to build up research into p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/swedens-first-professor-medicine-specialising-gambling-addiction - 2025-11-07

Together with his research team, Lars-Erik Wernersson, professor of nanoelectronics at Lund University in Sweden, has developed a technology for smarter transistors which could be used in electronics that operate on low energy, such as sensors for the Internet of Things. Using the new transistors on a large scale could save enormous amounts of energy. Transistors are the smallest building blocks i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/smarter-transistors-could-be-three-times-more-energy-efficient - 2025-11-07

Could online shopping help boost city centres in decline? Engineering students at Lund University in Sweden want to reinvent city commerce by bringing local shops together through a single app. WATCH VIDEO STORYMany shopping districts have experienced a decrease in revenue as customers increasingly turn to shopping malls and e-commerce.When Victor Sandberg wrote his Master’s thesis in Industrial E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-save-your-city-centre-shopping-online - 2025-11-07

Researchers at Lund and Malmö universities in Sweden have measured a biomarker in cell-free blood plasma which can be linked to an overactive stress system in suicidal individuals. This biomarker can hopefully be used in future psychiatric studies. “We don’t expect the marker to be able to predict who will try to commit suicide, but it may serve as a biological marker indicating greater stress exp

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-biomarker-higher-suicide-attempters-and-associated-stress-response - 2025-11-07

Swedish road freight companies that abide by work environment legislation, taxation regulations and environmental agreements have had a hard time surviving on a market where illegal transport operators can perform the same services at a much lower cost. A new app being developed at Lund University in Sweden makes the entire chain of transport visible to consumers. WATCH VIDEO STORY“Many consumers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-new-app-makes-transport-industry-transparent - 2025-11-07

Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law have launched a new human rights hub. The Lund Human Rights Research Hub is meant to be a core driver in developing new research, education, and dissemination of human rights to meet the most pressing human rights challenges of today. The hub was officially launched on December 8.Jonas Hafström, chairman of the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-human-rights-research-hub-launched-lund - 2025-11-07

It is known from previous research that the ER-beta estrogen receptor often has a protective effect. A new study from Lund University in Sweden has found that this effect is more pronounced in patients that undergo chemotherapy. “If the finding is confirmed in further studies, it could contribute to women with the highest risk getting more frequent check-ups and/or additional treatment besides che

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-study-predicts-better-response-chemotherapy - 2025-11-07

With a ceremony inside the main University building, Lund University’s 350th anniversary has now officially begun, and the extensive jubilee programme packed with more than 250 public events over the next 13 months has been released. The jubilee will last from 19 December 2016 until 28 January 2018, and these dates are based on the founding and inauguration of the University. “Obviously, this is a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-celebrates-350-years - 2025-11-07

Jämfört med andra flyttfåglar följer tornseglare ett mycket ovanligt mönster när de flyttar från häckningsområdena i Europa till övervintringsplatserna söder om Sahara. Det konstaterar forskare i en stor internationell studie som pågått i elva år och där de även upptäckt skillnader i storlek och antal ungar beroende på var i Europa tornseglarna häckar. Forskarna har följt 102 tornseglare (Apus apu

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-kartlagger-unik-kedjeflytt-i-luften - 2025-11-07

Forskare vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet och biologiska institutionen i Lund får 28,6 miljoner kronor från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse för att undersöka mikro- och nanostruktur hos fossila växter från dinosauriernas tid och ge svar på hur de skiljer sig ifrån, men även liknar, dagens växter. Forskarna kommer speciellt att fokusera på växternas överlevnadsförmågor i samband med katastrofala

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/286-miljoner-att-studera-vaxters-overlevnadsstrategier - 2025-11-07

Anders Hedenström vid biologiska institutionen får 22,9 miljoner kronor från Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse. Tillsammans med kollegorna Christoffer Johansson och Susanne Åkesson ska han ta ett helhetsgrepp på de faktorer som påverkar flyttfåglar och deras flygning från en del av världen till en annan. Projektet löper över fem år. För fåglar kostar det mycket energi att flyga. Därför är det e

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/229-miljoner-mojliggor-helhetsgrepp-pa-flyttfaglar - 2025-11-07

Insekter är dåliga på att hantera klimatförändringens högre temperaturer. Risken är stor att de blir överhettade. Både överlevnaden och förmågan att reproducera sig påverkas kraftigt av ökande temperaturer även i områden högt uppe på norra halvklotet, enligt en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Insekter kan inte reglera sin egen kroppstemperatur, som istället starkt påverkas av temperaturen i den

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/ny-studie-utrotning-hotar-insekter-nar-klimatet-blir-varmare - 2025-11-07

Knappt 6400 forskare i världen har fått bevis på att de tillhör de allra mest citerade. Johannes Rousk är en av dem. The Web of Science Group står bakom utnämningen Highly cited researcher 2020. Endast omkring en procent av forskarna inom ett vetenskapligt fält får utnämningen. Johannes Rousk är stolt. Utnämningen är ett bevis på att forskningen är viktig och har haft genomslag. Att resultaten ans

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/johannes-ar-en-av-varldens-mest-citerade-forskare - 2025-11-07

Svålen på julskinkan är bättre än saffransgula lussekatter. Det säger Andreas Nord om vad som är bra respektive mindre bra fågelmat i vinterkylan. Det är en myt att saffransbullar dödar fåglar. Långt innan mängden saffran blir dödlig har fåglarna blivit mätta och slutat äta. Det berättar Andreas Nord apropå det seglivade påståendet att saffran är jättefarligt för fåglar och att de kan dö av små mä

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/andreas-tipsar-om-julgottis-faglar - 2025-11-07

Fjärilarnas vingar är unikt stora och breda i förhållande till resten av kroppen jämfört med vingarna hos andra flygande insekter och hos fåglar. Nu har forskare vid Lunds universitet studerat aerodynamiken när fjärilarna flyger. Resultaten förklarar nyttan med den extrema vingformen och de flexibla vingarna och kan komma till användning vid tillverkning av små drönare. Lundaforskarna har i detalj

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/fjarilens-vingslag-overraskar-forskare - 2025-11-07