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Neurons thrive and grow in a new type of nanowire material developed by researchers in Nanophysics and Ophthalmology at Lund University in Sweden. In time, the results might improve both neural and retinal implants, and reduce the risk of them losing their effectiveness over time, which is currently a problem. By implanting electrodes in the brain tissue one can stimulate or capture signals from d

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hopes-improved-brain-implants - 2025-11-05

Lund University has climbed from #119 to #90 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 out today. The annual ranking evaluates over 1 000 institutions out of the approximately 17 000 internationally recognised universities worldwide. This places Lund in the top 0,5% of the world’s universities.The ranking takes five areas into consideration: teaching, research, citations, i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-back-top-100-ranking - 2025-11-05

People with increased risk of type 2 diabetes need to exercise more than others to achieve the same results, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The cause of type 2 diabetes is linked to both genetics and lifestyle. If you have an immediate relative (mother, father, sibling) with type 2 diabetes, the risk of contracting the diabetes is about three times higher. Preventive tre

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/exercise-good-everyone-some-struggle-more-others - 2025-11-05

Kerstin is able to comment on the work of Henning Mankell, as well as the genre in general. Kerstin Bergman is a crime fiction scholar, literary critic, and a member of the Swedish Academy of Crime Fiction. She is the author of Swedish Crime Fiction: The Making of Nordic Noir (2014), and has also written numerous popular and scholarly articles on Swedish and international crime fiction (in English

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/expert-nordic-noir-literature-kerstin-bergman - 2025-11-05

For nearly nine years, researchers at Lund University have been working on developing implantable electrodes that can capture signals from single neurons in the brain over a long period of time - without causing brain tissue damage. They are now one big step closer to reaching this goal, and the results are published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Neuroscience. WATCH VIDEO ABOUT THE ELECTR

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-electrode-implants-brain - 2025-11-05

Premature babies, born before 30 weeks of pregnancy, often need help breathing in order to survive. X-ray is currently used to diagnose the condition of the lungs, but the technology involves risks and X-ray images can only be taken occasionally. WATCH VIDEO: Laser technique could help premature babiesResearchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a laser-based, safe method of analysi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/laser-help-premature-babies - 2025-11-05

Due to an anonymous threat to the university and its students via the app Jodel and which the police regards very seriously, the university will be closed on Monday for all students and staff at all campuses.  More information will be posted at the university websites www.lu.se and www.lunduniversity.lu.se during the day. If you have any questions you can call +46 46-222 07 00 from 8 am Monday mor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-closed-monday-12-october - 2025-11-05

A decision to reopen Lund University was taken in the afternoon of Monday 12 October following the closure that has been in force since Sunday night. Activities are expected to be running as usual from Tuesday morning. The decision is based on new information from the Region Syd police. Investigations have revealed that the threat directed at Lund University posted on the Jodel app was not a uniqu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-reopens-tuesday-13-october - 2025-11-05

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new way to capture energy from sunlight – by using molecules that contain iron. The results are presented in the latest issue of Nature Chemistry. The hope is to develop efficient and environmentally friendly solar energy applications. Solar energy is an inexhaustible resource that we currently only utilise to a very limited extent. Researchers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/breakthrough-iron-based-dyes-can-lead-cheaper-and-environmentally-friendly-solar-energy-applications - 2025-11-05

Solar storms and the particles they release result in spectacular phenomena such as auroras, but they can also pose a serious risk to our society. In extreme cases they have caused major power outages, and they could also lead to breakdowns of satellites and communication systems. According to a study published today in Nature Communications, solar storms could be much more powerful than previousl

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/traces-enormous-solar-storms-ice-greenland-and-antarctica - 2025-11-05

Our brains not only contain learning mechanisms but also forgetting mechanisms that erase “unnecessary” learning. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has now been able to describe one of these mechanisms at the cellular level. The group’s results, published in the international journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), explain a theor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/brain-forgets-order-conserve-energy - 2025-11-05

Unwanted formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) in the brain is likely to be the cause of intractable walking and balance difficulties for people who suffer from Parkinson’s disease. This conclusion is supported by new research from Lund University in Sweden. Many people with Parkinson’s disease eventually experience walking and balance difficulties, despite adequate medication. Moreover, some

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/formation-new-blood-vessels-may-explain-intractable-symptoms-parkinsons-disease - 2025-11-05

By licking a wound it heals faster – this is not simply popular belief, but scientifically proven. Our saliva consists of water and mucus, among other things, and the mucus plays an important role. It stimulates white blood cells to build a good defence against invaders, according to a group of researchers at Lund University in Sweden together with colleagues from Copenhagen and Odense in Denmark.

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/mucus-first-line-defence - 2025-11-05

An EU-funded research project is to make sausages, patties and other meat products healthier in the future. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and four other European research institutions have launched a joint project to reduce the risk of colon cancer – the most common cancer of the gastrointestinal tract in Sweden. Making processed me

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sausages-antioxidants-berries-prevent-cancer - 2025-11-05

 Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world while juggling an expanding interest from especially China and India to invest in the continent. Financial investments from these actors are have already turned into new roads and train tracks along with job openings and previously unseen opportunities in Africa. The question is if the surging capital flow is benefiting Africans

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/who-are-winners-and-losers-scramble-africas-resources - 2025-11-05

“Most digital learning tools used in schools are unsatisfactory and only test the knowledge the pupils already have”, says Björn Sjödén a PhD researcher at Lund University, who has reviewed a large number of computer programs in his doctoral thesis “What Makes Good Educational Software?” “In a pilot study, we examined the top 100 apps within math and Swedish, and barely half of them could be consi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/pupils-learn-poorly-help-computer-programs - 2025-11-05

A Special Issue celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of women in evolutionary biology by highlighting a sample of their research and accomplishments. “To my knowledge, this is the first time a scientific journal has devoted a whole Special Issue to celebrate and showcase the research of women”, says Maren Wellenreuther, Associate Professor at Lund University in Sweden and a Se

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/journal-devotes-whole-special-issue-highlight-women-science - 2025-11-05

The scholarly book isn't dead. Researchers have long been under pressure to publish articles rather than monographs, but complex issues call for a larger format than the article provides. The new Lund University Press testifies to that fact. In collaboration with the third largest University Press in Britain, it will spread top-class Lund research world-wide, publishing its books simultaneously on

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/launching-new-lund-university-press - 2025-11-05

New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia show that the air along the coasts is full of hazardous nanoparticles from sea traffic. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic emissions, while the rest is deemed to be mainly from cars but also biomass combustion, industries and natural particles from the sea. “This is the first time an

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sea-traffic-pollutes-our-lungs-more-previously-thought - 2025-11-05

In late October, Lund University arranged a follow-up seminar in Rwanda on children’s rights at school. Some 30 representatives from the school sector in six different countries in West and East Africa participated and presented change projects that they have been working on with professional supervision for almost a year. One of the mentors from the National Resource Centre for Physics Education

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-helps-strengthen-school-pupils-rights-africa-1 - 2025-11-05