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Me time, couple time and more free time in everyday life. Many people wish they had more time – but is there a sustainable approach to time? Historian David Larsson Heidenblad is looking for the answer. In many Swedish homes there is a well-thumbed copy of Bodil Jönsson’s book Ten Thoughts about Time, a book that sold over 600,000 copies 20 years ago. In the book, the author discussed clock time,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sustainable-relationship-time-it-possible - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Oats contain more fat than other cereals, and oat oil has a unique composition. A new study from Lund University, Härröd Research and Swedish Oat Fiber AB, shows a special oat oil preparation can produce greater satiety. WATCH: why oat oil supplement makes you feel fullerThe study followed 34 healthy individuals who w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/oat-oil-preparation-makes-you-feel-fuller - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In many cases it is the colour of the prey that helps predatory birds to detect, pursue and capture them. In a new study, biologists at Lund University in Sweden show that the Harris’s hawk has the best colour vision of all animals investigated to date – and in certain situations, even better than humans. The findings

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/colour-vision-makes-birds-prey-successful-hunters - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. International sustainability policies set out clear goals for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, but how to actually achieve these goals remains elusive in practice, as biodiversity loss continues at an alarming rate. A new study published in the journal Nature Sustainability by an international team of 32 scient

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clear-goals-murky-path-ecosystem-sustainability-key-knowledge-gaps-identified - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How can a bee fly straight home in the middle of the night after a complicated route through thick vegetation in search of food? For the first time, researchers have been able to show what happens in the brain of the bee. Bees and many other animals use what is known as optical flow to determine how fast they are goin

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-bees-find-their-way-home - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The loss of animals, often due to unregulated or illegal hunting, has consequences for the carbon storage capacity of forests, yet this link is rarely mentioned in high-level climate policy discussions, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Many wildlife s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/hunting-jeopardizes-forest-carbon-storage-yet-overlooked-climate-mitigation-efforts - 2026-07-21

In a study led by Lund University and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyse aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study – the largest ever of its kind – examines the connection between genetic predisposition, gender and age in relation to tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. The study is published in Nature Neuroscie

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/largest-ever-taupet-study-alzheimers-deepens-understanding-disease - 2026-07-21

More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire. As many as half of the teenage girls in the study published in PLOS On

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/heavy-menstruation-common-among-teenage-girls-questionnaire-reveals-risk-iron-deficiency - 2026-07-21

Lund University is initiating collaboration with two higher education institutions in the West Bank in Palestine. This makes it possible for Palestinian students, doctoral students and teaching staff to come to Lund on exchanges with their living costs covered by grants. "There is a great deal of knowledge and expertise at the Palestinian universities, and increasing interchange among both staff a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-expands-collaboration-higher-education-institutions-palestine - 2026-07-21

By assigning a barcode to stem cells, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as individual blood cells, and study the changes over time. Among other things, they discovered that stem cells go through different stages where their ability to restore immune cells varies. The new findings provide important information for the rese

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/barcodes-show-blood-family-tree - 2026-07-21

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body’s blood sugar levels. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, shows how chemical changes to DNA affect both insulin-producing beta cells and glucagon-producing alpha cells – and how these patterns change in type 2 diabetes. All cells in the body have t

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-shows-how-blood-sugar-regulating-cells-change-type-2-diabetes - 2026-07-21

Seeds and fat balls do more than just fill small birds’ stomachs. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that feeding during the wintertime causes birds to be healthier, since they do not have to expend as much energy fighting infections. A small change in body temperature can be fatal for humans. Small birds, meanwhile, lower their body temperature at night by several degrees during th

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bird-feeding-helps-small-birds-fight-infection - 2026-07-21

Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are still missing today. One crucial obstacle for researchers is that it is impossible to examine a living brain cell in someone who is affected by the disease. With the help of a new method for cell conversion, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a way to produce diseased, aging b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/large-scale-production-living-brain-cells-enables-entirely-new-research - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found - whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased weight gain. The Scandinavian berries also produced lower blood sugar levels and cholesterol. VIDEO: Is the Scandinavian lingonberry the re

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lingonberries-halt-effects-high-fat-diet - 2026-07-21

A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth’s navigation. It is absolutely amazing considering the length of the journey. It’s the equivalent of a h

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2026-07-21

Solo living in your own home places a greater strain on the planet’s resources than living with others, as everyone needs their own appliances – a toaster, a washing machine and so on. The Nordic countries stand out: almost half of all households are solo living households. Sustainability researcher Tullia Jack interviewed people who live alone about the reasons for this and hopes for new forms of

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/why-we-live-alone-and-what-it-means-climate-and-our-sense-community - 2026-07-21

Swapping concrete and asphalt for trees, ponds and green roofs is an example of how cities can be adapted to cope with heavy rain and climate change. But time is running out. For nature-based solutions to have a global impact, we need to act fast, according to researchers. A late summer’s day in August 2014, 100 mm of rain fell over the course of a 24-hour period in the Sofielund area in Malmö. Ba

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nature-model-greener-cities - 2026-07-21

Stem cells from umbilical cords in Skåne are improved with nanotubes. By cross-pollinating nanotechnology with stem cell biology, researchers are creating gentle methods to ensure that more cells perform better. Blood stem cells are altered without showing that they have been modified. “If you are interested in working with blood stem cells in Sweden, this is the place to be.” So says Martin Hjort

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/kind-methods-mean-happy-cells - 2026-07-21

For over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night — without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major research review from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that nighttime pollinators play just as significant a role as daytime species in 90 percent of the cases studied. Most of us know how important bees, birds, and butter

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleagues - 2026-07-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sea urchins lack eyes, but can see with their tentacle-like tube feet instead, previous research has indicated. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tested their vision in a new study, and shown that while sea urchins have fairly low resolution vision - it is good enough to fulfil their basic needs. “Sea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sea-urchins-see-their-feet - 2026-07-21