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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a completely new stimulation method, using ultra-thin microelectrodes, to combat severe pain. This provides effective and personalised pain relief without the common side effects from pain relief drugs. The study, which was conducted on rats, has been published in the research journal Science Advances. The lack of a side effect-free treatment

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pain-relief-without-side-effects-promising-technique - 2025-12-07

New research from Lund University shows that insufficient infrastructure was key in American car manufacturers choosing gasoline cars over electric cars in the early 20th century. If electricity grids had spread just 15 or 20 years earlier, a majority of producers would have likely opted for electric cars, according to the study published in Nature Energy. A broad political commitment to a univers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lack-power-grids-sealed-fate-early-electric-cars - 2025-12-07

On October 31st, representatives from across the globe will gather in Glasgow for two weeks to attend the UN climate change conference COP26. Expectations are high following last year's cancelled conference, and the IPCC report released in August. What can we expect from the meeting? Five Lund researchers give answers. How far do countries' climate ambitions go? As part of the Paris Agreement in 2

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/glasgow-climate-summit-what-it-about-and-why-does-it-matter - 2025-12-07

You rush into the supermarket; your mother-in-law is coming for dinner. But which products end up in your shopping basket and why? Researchers have previously tracked eye movements to understand which products attract you in a shop. In order to get closer to the truth, they now want to use new computational models in which the brain’s cognitive processes also play a major role. As you stand in the

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-take-decision-new-research-shows-way - 2025-12-07

A World War II pilot has been laid to rest in his hometown in Maine, following a complex recovery mission led by Lund University archaeologist Brendan Foley. US Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau was on a B-17 bomber that came under attack in 1944, and sank off the coast of Croatia. 77 years later, he has been brought home. WATCH VIDEO STORY “It was an honor to participate in this recovery

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-marine-archaeologist-leads-wwii-pilot-recovery - 2025-12-07

In a recent study, a group of geology researchers at Lund University unveiled three newly discovered species of conodonts, a type of jawless ancient fish. One of the species has been named Drepanoistodus iommii - a tribute to Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. About 470 million years ago, eel-like fish swam around in the Baltoscandian basin - a shallow sea that covered parts of present-day Scandi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-name-ancient-eel-species-after-black-sabbath-guitarist - 2025-12-07

If you wander off the lane or touch the lane marking, your car tells you about it, and the most recent models can even gently take you back to the middle of the lane. Research in ELLIIT has shown that if the car also provides help during swift avoi- dance manoeuvres, the number of accidents could be reduced by around 80%. “Completely autonomous and driverless traffic on conventional roads and unde

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/leaving-avoidance-manoeuvres-car-reduces-risk-accident - 2025-12-07

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 been necessary for the authorities to act quickly and use available popul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ai-help-combat-future-pandemics - 2025-12-07

The most common tests for COVID-19 are PCR tests, involving a nose and throat sample taken with a cotton swab. The procedure is often unpleasant, and the tests results require laboratory analysis. In a new study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers have now investigated whether rapid antigen testing can be used on saliva instead of swabbing the nasal cavity. The results are published in Inf

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-covid-19-tests-using-saliva-could-be-easier-alternatives - 2025-12-07

Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, not all patients respond to the drug. Researchers at Lund University have discovered a combination of biomarkers that can predict which patients will benefit from the treatment. This work is now continuing in order to confirm the results in a larger patient group, with the intention of developi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/diabetes-research-collaboration-can-pave-way-innovation - 2025-12-07

Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new Manage PD tool and the PD Pal study, Per Odin, professor at Lund University and senior attending physician at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, hopes to be able to improve the care of Parkinson’s patients. Eve

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2025-12-07

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease. The study is published in Nature Communications. Type 2 diabetes is a growing global epidemic, with 6% of the world population suffering from the disease. However, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes can be greatly reduced

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-many-years-diagnosis - 2025-12-07

How does migration and globalisation shape the lives of individuals in various countries and how does it affect the children of immigrants in terms of integration, identity, and cultural expressions? Do they themselves use the word integration? These questions occupy sociologist Dalia Abdelhady who is about to conclude a study of three populations in the US, in France and in Germany, based on thei

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/other-sides-story-how-immigrants-children-experience-life - 2025-12-08

A regional project led by Lund University called Make Space för Verkstad has mapped out around 70 creative spaces and labs around Skåne with the aim of highlighting a common infrastructure. The spaces range from artists´workshops to testbeds, labs and hubs within academia or with external partners who can drive the development of new innovations. – These spaces are vital if we are to have a divers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mosaic-creative-spaces-connects-knowledge-and-innovation - 2025-12-08

Lund University has been ranked 95th in the world in the QS World University rankings, making it the top ranked comprehensive university in Sweden. QS has ranked almost 1 500 universities, placing the top 100 within the top 7%. The universities are assessed using five indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international student & faculty

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-top-100-global-ranking - 2025-12-08

When asthmatics’ respiratory tracts are exposed to dust mites, their immune response becomes less effective, which can lead to a weaker immune system. People who suffer from asthma associated with infection may therefore be more susceptible to secondary viral or bacterial infections. According to the researchers, the results suggest that asthmatics should avoid house dust mites and that patients w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-dust-mites-and-respiratory-infections - 2025-12-08

Art and culture have the capacity to make us aware of our relationship to ourselves and others, our world and our time. Using existential sustainability as an umbrella term, we can investigate new angles and open the way for new collaborations, according to Anna Lyrevik, senior adviser to the Vice-Chancellor, who has broad experience of delivering cultural projects in various forms. “My mission is

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/art-and-culture-bring-us-existential-awareness - 2025-12-08

When you take a dip in a Swedish lake, it is not unusual to find you cannot see the lake bottom. Lake water coloured brown by organic material can be an inconvenience for swimming tourists, but mainly causes problems for the ecosystem and drinking water. Focusing on Lake Bolmen, researchers, public authorities and local organisations are now joining forces in a research project to find methods tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/many-reasons-take-care-lake-water - 2025-12-08

During Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 August international students are arriving in Lund. The autumn's Arrival Days take place in newly renovated premises in AF-borgen. Arrival Days aim to welcome international students to Lund University, provide them with information and ensure that they are settled in before the start of their studies. For two days, staff from Lund University welcome students at Kast

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/arrival-days-welcome-international-students-lund-university - 2025-12-08

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders. The researchers have focused on the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease and the results have now been published in the journal Brain. Basic medical research often faces the challenge of developing disease models that correspond to specific disease mechanisms or the disease to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-reprogram-human-skin-cells-aged-neurons-study-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2025-12-08