Published 29 January 2019 What do muffins and space travel have in common? Answer: They affect our genes through altered DNA methylation patterns. Two researchers who studied this recently met at the public defence of a doctoral thesis at Lund University. Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA, has often been called the Andrew Feinberg from Johns Hopki

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By sara [dot] liedholm [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Liedholm) - published 3 December 2019 New results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study showed an association between prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells that precedes type 1 diabetes (T1D). Notably, researchers also found that

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By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 12 October 2023 Foto: Pixabay. If we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some of the most fundamental problems in physics. Finding the answers to these questions drives Ville Maisi, Associate Professor of Solid States Physics, Department of Physics. As long as he can

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/article/understanding-behaviour-light-and-matter-key-future-technologies - 2025-05-09

Published 11 December 2018 "No matter what happens in real time politics, some damage is already done”. Researcher Torsten Krause comments on the newly elected Brasilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s plans for deforestation and exploitation of the Amazon.  Bolsonaro takes office on the first of January 2019 and has promised to open protected areas and indigenous territories to mining, to relax enviro

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By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Tiina Meri) - published 22 August 2024 Science Village in north-east Lund will be an innovative and international meeting place for students, cutting-edge research and business. A new and expanded nano laboratory is planned in the area to complement Max IV and ESS. Illustration: TMRW/Science V Answers relating to diseases and accurately targeted drugs. Enh

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Published 6 March 2015 Lund University needs long-term strategies with clear priorities from the faculties of what type of research to invest in, agree the two new pro vice-chancellors Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen and Bo Ahrén. They also recognise the difficulty of achieving this at a university as comprehensive as Lund. “Our breadth is definitely our strength, but it can also present problems”, says

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-pro-vice-chancellors-want-strategic-investments-research - 2025-05-09

Published 13 October 2015 “We have to become much better at actively pursuing human rights issues in the public debate”, says Morten Kjaerum who since last spring is new director at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund. His goal is to make the Institute more visible: within the University, locally, nationally and internationally. Morten Kjaerum at Raoul Wallenberg Institute LUM’s meeting with Mo

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/raoul-wallenberg-institute-has-become-more-visible-public-debate - 2025-05-09

Published 16 November 2015 For many years, professor of Chinese Michael Schoenhals compiled a substantial archive containing material from the Cultural Revolution in China. He is now donating this unique collection to the Lund University Library. Michael Schoenhals. The Cultural Revolution took place from 1966 to 1976 – a period about which not much has been said for a long time in China. Michael

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/memories-cultural-revolution - 2025-05-09

Published 21 September 2021 Is the patient experience affected if test results are analysed by AI or a physician? This is one of several issues that researchers are investigating. When used as a diagnostic aid, artificial intelligence (AI) can help physicians save time and make more accurate diagnoses. However, physicians should also understand and be able to explain the computer’s decision to the

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By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 21 May 2024 By choosing natural materials, putting away plastic items and avoiding chemicals, we can favour biodiversity in our gardens, says researcher Maria Hansson. Photo: Johan Persson Toxins and chemicals are a major threat to our environment. The "third crisis" - the chemical crisis - is often forgotten when we t

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By Alexander [dot] doyle [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexander Doyle) - published 8 January 2021 The Regenerative Neurophysiology Research Group – (left to right) Andreas Bruzelius, Daniella Ottosson (Prinicipal Investigator), Srisaiyini Kidnapillai, Christina-Anastasia Stamouli and Efrain Cepeda-Prado. Image credit: Johan Persson A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand a sp

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Published 15 April 2019 Is Lund University doing the right things in the right way? That is the big question that project managers Freddy Ståhlberg and Mats Benner want RQ20 to answer (RQ stands for Research Quality). Photo: Kennet Ruona och Johan Bävman RQ20, the new major research quality evaluation, is underway! It is based on self-evaluations and will involve around 5 000 members of staff. In

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/research-be-evaluated-without-grades-or-gold-stars - 2025-05-09

Published 4 June 2019 Gate to Harvard. Photo: Willy Gobetz Melissa Franklin is a guest professor from Harvard University who compares her environment at Fysicum with the tv-series Friends and Seinfeld. Here she shares her views on similarities and differences between the universities. When a colleague on my 3000 person experiment at CERN whom I didn’t know, Torsten Akesson, emailed suggesting I vi

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Published 4 February 2016 Photo: IIIEE researcher Tareq Emtairah Refugee influx calls for a new university roleHow can Lund University respond to the call for action with regard to the ongoing refugee influx? Tareq Emtairah, back at the IIIEE after three years working on renewable energy in the Arab region, suggests a programme facilitating for refugee students and academics to contribute to post-

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah - 2025-05-09