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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 tod

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-human-rights-research-hub-launched-lund - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 hig

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breast-cancer-study-predicts-better-response-chemotherapy - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 ar

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-celebrates-350-years - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University in Sweden has two new honorary doctors in science. One is an entertaining and creative circus artist in the subject of physics. The other is a chemistry professor who is passionate about providing students with an early link to qualified research. The Faculty of Science at Lund University has now annou

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-science-lund-university - 2026-09-09

Professor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in Economics and Management. Professor Bertrand will receive the prize and hold a lecture on 12 March in Lund, Sweden. “Marianne Bertrand is one of the world’s most prominent applied micro-economists,” says Fredrik Andersson, dean at Lund University School of E

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economist-focus-inequality-receives-new-swedish-prize-economics-and-management - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is potentially better suited for recycling. Almost all plastic is made from crude oil, and plastic production currently accounts for 4-6% of global oil consumption. The devel

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/promising-bioplastic-derived-poo-molecule - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites. It is the first time researchers have successfully shown that body-painting has this effect. Among indigenous peoples who wear body-paint, the markings thus provide a certain protection against

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/body-painting-protects-against-bloodsucking-insects - 2026-09-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in recreating how birds see colours in their surroundings. The study reveals that birds see a very different reality compared to what we see. Human colour vision is based on three primary colours: red, green a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-camera-enables-researchers-see-world-way-birds-do - 2026-09-09

“We must understand the ageing process itself in order to help people with conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, and to possibly enable us to prevent these diseases from arising”, says Henrik Ahlenius of the Stem Cell Centre at Lund University. His aim is to develop an experimental model for human nerve cell ageing that enables the researchers to understand why a disease is triggered. In th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-do-dementia-diseases-affect-our-brains - 2026-09-09

Our health in later life is shaped not only by the way we live, what our childhood was like or our time in our mothers’ wombs. Even our parents’ health and lifestyle at the time of our conception may affect our health. Peter M Nilsson, professor of clinical cardiovascular research at Lund University, is calling for a major investment in health and lifestyle advice for adolescents and those plannin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/live-healthily-sake-your-future-children - 2026-09-09

Parkinson’s disease, a condition whose complications worsen as the years go by, can mean that getting older becomes particularly challenging. How can life be made easier for these individuals, so that they can continue to be active and participate in society? This is the aim of a multi-year study that examines the interplay between health and home among people ageing with Parkinson’s disease. Sinc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/living-parkinsons-challenge-everyday-life - 2026-09-09

Even though childhood cancer is rare, it affects around 350 children and adolescents under the age of 18 each year in Sweden. That is almost one child every day. Due to improved treatment, 80 per cent of these children survive their cancer. Why do children develop cancer? That mystery has yet to be solved. Children suffer from other types of cancer than adults and the determining factor is the gen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-survival-rate-after-childhood-cancer-what-cost - 2026-09-09

Lao Saal has a mission; to make it possible to – just by testing a blood sample – reveal, not only if you have cancer, but also which therapies may be most effective, and how well is the cancer actually responding to treatment. His idea is to trace the genetic material that escapes from tumours and into the blood circulation. “It’s a great feeling when you can go the whole way from having an idea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/service-cancer-patients - 2026-09-09

In the major population survey, Malmö Offspring Study, researchers are trying to discover how our intestinal flora is affected by diet and the consequences this has on health. “We have about one and a half kilos of bacteria in our intestines”, says Louise Brunkwall – doctoral student in the research group Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease – Genetic Epidemiology. The Malmö Offspring Study is base

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-important-gut-feeling - 2026-09-09

The climate issue is one of the biggest global societal challenges of our time. Research on where the climate is heading is an important part of that work, both to monitor the impact of emission reductions agreed between countries worldwide in Paris 2015, but also to be better prepared for the elements of climate change we will not be able to avoid. A climate model developed by researchers from Lu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/climate-models-point-way-towards-future - 2026-09-09

The robot at the hospital somewhere in Sweden is connected and ready to operate. The surgeon, who is in another country, controls the advanced surgery. This is the future: wireless surgery via the internet. But will we be able to trust the speed and security of this wireless connection through the cloud?It should work, with the help of the faster 5G technology and by bringing the cloud closer to t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fast-and-secure-computer-power-when-needed - 2026-09-09

We were all small, newborn infants once. But some of us were perhaps too small as newborns? A child that is born “small for gestational age” means that they have not grown according to their normal curve during the foetal period. By studying the group of small newborns in epidemiological, or register, studies, researchers follow what happens to these infants later in life. This knowledge is of gre

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/even-sprat-can-thrive-being-born-small-gestational-age - 2026-09-09

When war is over it is crucial to make the right infrastructure decisions to avoid future conflicts and social tensions. At MECW the research project “Infrastructure choices in post-conflict situations: Opportunities for sustainability and resilience?” looks into the rebuilding process in the Middle East and investigates how to make informed choices for energy, water, transport systems and agricul

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/learning-past-looking-towards-future-mending-societies-after-fighting-stops - 2026-09-09

Birds are masters of flight and can even outperform aircraft. Bar-tailed godwits, for example, can fly from Alaska to New Zealand – 11 600 km – in one eight-day, non-stop flight! To manage this, the birds must be able to fly very efficiently. How do they do it? What does a feather have that an aircraft wing does not? One of the greatest challenges in today’s society is to reduce the consumption of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/making-aircraft-wing-feather - 2026-09-09

Variations and changes in the genetic code in our cells are of great significance for many of the most widespread diseases. In recent years, researchers have made important progress in finding new ways to correct the genes that are causing problems. They have developed a technique that enables changes to the genetic sequence in living cells.  “It is possible to cut out the bad genes and paste in n

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-gene-technique-inspired-bacterias-immune-defence - 2026-09-09