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An ancient marine lizard in remarkable condition has been uncovered by a Lund University-led research team in Jordan. Its fish-like tail fin tells an evolutionary story about the species previously unknown to scientists. One of history’s most fearsome predators, the mosasaur Prognathodon, lived during the Cretaceous Period some 70 million years ago. The most spectacular aspect of the fossil find i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-fossil-marine-lizard-discovered - 2025-10-03

Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehensive information about their lifestyles and medical histories. “I am convinced that many researchers will use the biobank over the next few years,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-10-03

New research could enable better healthcare for patients with benign tumours of the adrenal glands. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the levels of cortisol produced by the tumours which are associated with higher mortality rates. Up to half of benign adrenal tumours produce excessive amounts of the hormone cortisol. Until now, researchers did not know at which levels the co

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-findings-benign-adrenal-tumours-could-improve-care - 2025-10-03

For ten years, researchers in communications engineering in Lund have worked in close collaboration with Volvo Cars and other vehicle manufacturers to study communication between vehicles. The result is robust communication solutions that function in all surroundings. There’s been an accident and rapid help is needed. If the car involved is a Volvo, it has already contacted the emergency services.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/vehicle-communication-rushing-5g-world - 2025-10-03

Is it time for a new nutritional supplement during pregnancy to prevent type 1 diabetes in the unborn child? Two new scientific studies, one from Lund University in Sweden, and another from Finland, suggest so. The research groups have analysed blood samples from umbilical cords and compared the level of a group of fats known as phospholipids. The results of the studies show that low levels of pho

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/could-supplements-during-pregnancy-reduce-child-diabetes-risk - 2025-10-03

Many school pupils are in daily contact with bullying – as victims, bullies or witnesses. We know that the reactions of people around them are very significant, but what determines whether or not other pupils come to the victim’s rescue? According to a group of Lund University researchers, the witnesses’ own anxiety is a crucial factor. In two new studies, researchers have investigated what is kno

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/anxiety-motivates-bystanders-intervene-bullying - 2025-10-03

Few conflicts today seem as difficult to resolve as the one between Israel and Palestine – a conflict concerning territory, religion and historical claims reaching back a thousand years. The recent violence between Israel and Hamas, the infected question of Jerusalem’s status and an increasing separation between the populations make the journey towards peace seem particularly long. Lisa Strömbom i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-aspects-israel-palestine-conflict - 2025-10-03

Lund University has strengthened its position as a world top 100 university, with a 67th place ranking in the 2013 QS World University Rankings, released today. Lund’s four-notch improvement places it safely in the global top 100 for the 6th year running, retaining the spot as Sweden’s top university.The QS World University Rankings evaluate 800 of the world’s top universities, giving individual r

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-improves-top-100-position - 2025-10-03

Researchers in Lund, Copenhagen and Norwich have shown that harmful mutations present in the DNA play an important – yet neglected – role in the conservation and translocation programs of threatened species. “Many species are threatened by extinction, both locally and globally. For example, we have lost about ten vertebrate species in Sweden in the last century. However, all these species occur el

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/genomics-informed-decisions-can-help-save-species-extinction - 2025-10-03

Remember the periodic table from chemistry class in school? Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have presented fresh evidence that confirms the existence of a previously unknown chemical element. The new, super-heavy element has yet to be named. An international team of researchers, led by physicists from Lund University, have confirmed the existence of what is considered a new element with

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/existence-new-element-confirmed - 2025-10-03

For the first time, a unique study conducted at Lund University in Sweden has tracked the meteorite flux to Earth over the past 500 million years. Contrary to current theories, researchers have determined that major collisions in the asteroid belt have not generally affected the number of impacts with Earth to any great extent. Researchers have been studying geological series since the 19th centur

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/earths-meteorite-impacts-over-past-500-million-years-tracked - 2025-10-03

During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every day answering questions about their health”, says Maria Gomez, Professor of physiol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2025-10-03

Lund University has been ranked 87th in the world, climbing 10 spots in the QS World University Rankings 2022. This makes Lund the top ranked university in Sweden, and one of two Swedish universities currently in the top 100. QS evaluates just over 1,600 of the world's universities and ranks 1,300 of them. In total, there are about 26,000 universities in the world. Lund University is therefore in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-climbs-global-top-100-ranking - 2025-10-03

Universal school lunch programs make students healthier, and increase their lifetime income by 3%, according to a unique study from Lund University in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies. Health disparities arise early in life and play a major role in economic outcomes among adults. Yet there are few studies on the long-term effects of school-based nutrition policies aimed at counte

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/free-and-nutritious-school-lunches-help-create-richer-and-healthier-adults - 2025-10-03

An international group of clinicians and scientists from MIT and Lund University, among others, have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool that could help tailor treatments for heart patients with inherited heart disease. The study is published in NPJ Genomic Medicine. (TEXT: Agata Garpenlind) The global study, by research

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-heart-patients - 2025-10-03

Since 2005, the guidelines for the care of unconscious cardiac arrest patients have been to cool the body temperature down to 33 degrees Celsius. A large, randomised clinical trial led by Lund University and Region Skåne in Sweden has shown that this treatment does not improve survival. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “These results will affect the current guidelines

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/induced-hypothermia-after-cardiac-arrest-did-not-improve-survival - 2025-10-03

A bracelet with a unique ”panic grip” - featuring a built-in mobile phone and GPS system - has been developed by a former industrial design student at Lund University in Sweden. The device doesn’t require a base station in your home. WATCH VIDEO STORYThe mobile bracelet can be programmed with up to seven phone numbers. When activated, the microphone and speakers are switched on, phone calls are ma

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-student-develops-bracelet-personal-safety-alarm - 2025-10-03

Spiders eat between 400 and 800 million tons of insects and springtails each year. In comparison, people worldwide eat 400 million tons of meat and fish per year. The enormous amount the spiders eat helps to regulate and control how many pest insects there are in different habitats, mainly in forests and grassland.Behind the results are Klaus Birkhofer, researcher at the Department of Biology at L

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/spiders-eat-more-insects-people-eat-meat-and-fish - 2025-10-03

The usual way of cultivating cells is to use a flat laboratory dish of glass. However, inside a human body, the cells do not grow on a flat surface, but rather in three dimensions. This has lead researchers at Lund University in Sweden to develop a porous “spaghetti” of tissue-friendly polymers with cavities in which the cells can develop in a more natural way. “When cultivating brain cells in a f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cells-grow-more-naturally-spaghetti - 2025-10-03

When the city of Copenhagen decided to build a new underground station in the Assistens Cemetery where many famous Danes are buried, they had to remove part of the entire north-eastern corner of the cemetery and re-bury the people who had been laid to rest in this area. This presented a unique opportunity for archaeologists at the Museum of Copenhagen, under the leadership of Sian Anthony from Lun

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-study-1000-modern-burials - 2025-10-03