Markku Rummukainen. Photo: Kennet Ruona. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a synthesis report summarizing the reports of recent years. Markku Rummukainen, Sweden's contact person for the IPCC and also Professor of Climatology at the Center for Environmental and Climate Science at Lund University, answers five question about the new report. What does the new syn

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-climate-report-near-term-action-crucial - 2025-09-09

Elin Hård af Segerstad, dietitian specialised in pediatrics and researcher at Lund University. She works clinically at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. Photo: Tove Gilvad The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease. A particularly clear link was seen when children had eat

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-09-09

Riksteatern Crea's technical know-how offers many possibilities for the avatar to be projected anywhere on the stage, approaching from the side or appearing behind the actor's shoulder. With enormous eyes, a huge mouth and defined, prominent eyebrows, an avatar in the form of a ghost using sign language in real time takes the stage. During 2022, Riksteatern Crea – one of the world’s leading sign l

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/avatar-provides-live-signing-stage-unique-project - 2025-09-09

Yana Litins'ka, Jonas Björk and Malin Inghammar.(Photo: Åsa Hansdotter) Researchers at Lund University want to use AI methods, population registers, mobile data and novel data sources to develop and evaluate applications that can be used to detect and combat pandemics in the future. A large collaborative project is funded by Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency. During the corona pandemic, it has b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemics - 2025-09-09

Highschool students learn how the extraordinary regenerative powers of salamanders can help us discover new ways to fight diseases in humans in a UniStem Day 2023 workshop led by researchers in the Leigh Group. Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a brain in a petri dish or how scientists use viruses to fight genetic diseases? These are just some of the fascinating topics explored on UniSt

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/inspiring-tomorrows-scientists - 2025-09-09

“Even with the simpler method of analysis, the blood test gives highly accurate results for Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” says Sebastian Palmqvist, associate professor and senior lecturer in neurology at Lund University. Photo: iStock 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 majo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-opportunities-test-alzheimers-using-new-analytical-method - 2025-09-09

“An underlying question in my lab is: how did the human brain become human?” says Johan Jakobsson, professor at the Department of Experimental Medical Science and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics. Photo:Tove Smeds. For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund Univers

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2025-09-09

Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the National Swedish ATMP Research School. Photo: Agata Garpenlind. Johan Flygare, Coordinator of the Swedish National ATMP Research School talks about ATMP, about the school and explains why you should apply. Deadline: 15 February. –  ATMP is personally very important to me. Since I started as Deputy Coordinator of the Stem Cell Center, a specific task I have focused

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/call-applications-swedish-national-atmp-research-school - 2025-09-09

Aprile Clark says that the university libraries can help to find out if an OA magasine is genuine or not. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter The idea of publishing research findings in open access journals is in many ways an asset in the research community. Unfortunately, it has also entailed the emergence of many unprofessional agents on the market. Their only purpose is to trick researchers into giving them

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/always-check-magasine-carefully - 2025-09-09

Niclas Nilsson does not need injections after being treated with gene therapy for haemophilia . Photo: Åsa Hansdotter If you look carefully at Niclas Nilsson’s hands and arms, you can still see the scars from all the injections he has received through the years for his haemophilia, although they have faded considerably since January 2020. That was when he got his last injection. Indeed, since his

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/i-wore-hockey-helmet-until-i-was-four-years-old - 2025-09-09

“Today’s guidelines recommend stepwise addition of lipid-lowering treatment. But it’s often the case that this escalation takes too long, it’s ineffective and patients are lost to follow-up", says Margrét LeósdóttirPhoto: Åsa Hansdotter Patients suffering from myocardial infarction who receive early add-on lipid-lowering medication have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive add-o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/simple-medication-can-save-lives-cardiac-patients - 2025-09-10

Brain organoid. Photo: Anita Adami For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as ‘junk’ and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show that the repetitive part of the human genome plays an active role during early brain development and may also be relevant for understanding brain diseases. DNA carries the comple

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-repetitive-dna-matters-human-brain-evolution-and-disease - 2025-09-10

Tramway in Lund. Photo: Johan Persson As governments around the world ramp up subsidies to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, a key question remains: Do these policies deliver the economic and environmental benefits they promise? New research by Kajsa Ganhammar sheds light on the unintended consequences of one popular tool, green certificate schemes, revealing that when dominant produc

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-renewable-energy-subsidies-can-affect-electricity-prices - 2025-09-09

According to a new study from LUSEM 69 per cent of those who bought Coca-Cola at least once, can envisage switching out the brand for an alternative. Photo: iStock 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 American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-09-09

Helene Tånnander is delighted that people of all ages exercise together at Gerdahallen. Photo: Johan Persson For 40 years, students, employees and other Lund residents have flocked to Gerdahallen for training and exercise. After some tough years, the enthusiasts behind the fitness centre are now looking to the future. “Are you ready? Let’s go! Roll your shoulders back, bend your knees, weight on y

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/40-years-name-fitness - 2025-09-10

The storm in combination with high water levels damaged this beach on the south coast of Sweden. Photo: Caroline Hallin It is half past three in the morning on one of the last nights of October. Storm Babet is raging and most people are trying to sleep through the sound of the wind, but coastal researchers at LTH are wide awake. Strong winds combined with high water levels are a warning sign for c

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/chasing-storm - 2025-09-10

Kia Olsson och Ann-Catrin Johansson facilitate so that as many students as possible participate in the education. Photo: Minna Wallén-Widung The number of students with some form of impairment at Lund University has increased by almost 300 per cent in the last ten years. “My staff have more to do every year,” says Kia Olsson, head of office for Student Support and Advising Services. Lund Universit

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/significant-increase-students-need-learning-support - 2025-09-10

When the researchers examined each type of fibre individually, it didn’t seem to matter what kind of fibre it was. It was the proportion of fibre the children ate that seemed to influence the risk of coeliac disease. Photo: iStock The results of an observational study from Lund University in Sweden are clear: up to the age of two, a more fibre-rich diet seems to reduce the risk of coeliac disease.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-track-higher-amounts-dietary-fibre-age-two-can-reduce-later-risk-coeliac-disease - 2025-09-10

Photo: SYDA PRODUCTIONS 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 American products such as Coca-Cola in favour of European or Swedish alternatives. A study conducted by brand researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Norstat Sweden, shows that

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-09-10

Lund University is driving a unique initiative to recruit top international researchers. Help us to convince prospective colleagues from around the world to choose Lund. In recent times, many countries have seen a decline in opportunities to conduct research and get a university education. This is due to cutbacks in grants as well as stricter immigration rules that have made it more difficult for

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/we-are-looking-new-colleagues - 2025-09-10